title: Overexpression of atypical PKC in PC12 cells enhances NGF-responsiveness and survival through an NF-kappaB dependent pathway.
abstract: Removal of atypical PKC blocks NGF-induced differentiation of PC12 cells.1 We now examine the consequences that overexpression of atypical PKCs had upon NGF responses. PC12 cells were stably transfected with either PKC-iota or PKC-zeta. Overexpression of atypical PKCs markedly enhanced NGF- induced neurite outgrowth as well as enhanced NGF-stimulated JNK kinase. Cotransfection of HA-JNK1 along with increasing concentrations of PKC-iota, resulted in dose-dependent phosphorylation of GST c-Jun (1 - 79). NGF treatment of PC12 cells resulted in activation of NF-kappaB. In comparison, overexpression of atypical PKC-iota was by itself sufficient to activate NF-kappaB and shift the kinetics of NGF-induced kappaB activity. Furthermore, transfection of full-length antisense PKC-iota blocked basal and NGF-stimulated NF-kappaB. Differentiated and undifferentiated PC12 cells overexpressing atypical PKC-iota were protected from serum deprivation-induced cell death. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that atypical PKC-iota lies in a pathway that regulates NF-kappaB and contributes to both neurotrophin-mediated differentiation and survival signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Alabama, USA. mwwooten@ag.auburn.edu
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wooten
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Seibenhener
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vandenplas
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D015870:Gene Expression; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000099293:Protein Kinase C-lambda; D000099221:Protein Kinase C zeta
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D016328:NF-kappa B; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000099293:Protein Kinase C-lambda; D000099221:Protein Kinase C zeta