title: MAP kinase activation by mu opioid receptor involves phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but not the cAMP/PKA pathway.
abstract: The involvement of protein kinases was studied in mu opioid receptor activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase using cells transfected with the receptor clone. The cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway is known to be the major biochemical pathway for mu opioid receptor signaling. However, our data showed that stimulating adenylyl cyclase or activating PKA had no effect on mu receptor enhancement of MAP kinase activity, suggesting that the cAMP/PKA pathway is not involved in mediating the mu receptor activation of MAP kinase. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase reduced mu receptor enhancement of MAP kinase activity, suggesting PI 3-kinase involvement. Together, these results show that cross-talk between the mu opioid receptor and the MAP kinase cascade is not mediated by the cAMP/PKA pathway, but involves PI 3-kinase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5251, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008301:Maleimides / Q000494:pharmacology; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002867:Chromones; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D019833:Genistein; D007211:Indoles; D008301:Maleimides; D009020:Morphine; D009025:Morpholines; D009270:Naloxone; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009294:Narcotics; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013873:Thionucleotides; D000077191:Wortmannin; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; C015929:8-((4-chlorophenyl)thio)cyclic-3',5'-AMP; C070515:bisindolylmaleimide I; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one