title: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulation results in phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein through activation of pp90RSK.
abstract: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) activates several kinases and transcription factors through interaction with a heterodimeric receptor complex. We previously demonstrated that phosphorylation of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element-binding protein, CREB, occurs through a protein kinase A-independent pathway and is required for GM-CSF-induced transcriptional activation of the immediate early gene, early growth response-1 (egr-1). Recent reports indicate that receptor tyrosine kinases can induce CREB phosphorylation through activation of pp90RSK. We performed immune complex kinase assays in the human myeloid leukemic cell line, TF-1, which revealed that GM-CSF induced pp90RSK activation and phosphorylation of CREB within 5 minutes of stimulation. Transfection with the kinase-defective pp90RSK expression plasmid demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in transcriptional activation of a -116 CAT/egr-1 promoter construct in response to GM-CSF. Furthermore, activation of pp90RSK, CREB and egr-1 in GM-CSF-treated cells was inhibited by the presence of the inhibitor, PD98059. In this study, we report that GM-CSF induces CREB phosphorylation and egr-1 transcription by activating pp90RSK through an MEK-dependent signaling pathway. (Blood. 2000;95:2552-2558)
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatric, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raines
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blenis
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010766:Phosphorylation; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases