title: Extracellular catalytic subunit activity of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase in prostate cancer.
abstract: The role of cAMP in cell growth and differentiation, gene expression, and neuronal function is mediated by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). Differential expression of type I and type II PKA has been correlated with neoplastic transformation and differentiation, respectively. PKA is primarily an intracellular enzyme. However, it has been demonstrated that PKA may be associated with the plasma membrane and is exposed to the extracellular environment. Here we report the first evidence for the presence of a free extracellular kinase activity of PKA in the growth media of cultured prostate and other cancer cells, as well as in plasma samples from prostate cancer patients. This PKA activity is specific due to its phosphorylation of the PKA-specific substrate kemptide and its inhibition by the potent and specific PKA inhibitor PKI, but not by other protein kinase-inhibitory peptides. Intriguingly, this exoprotein kinase activity is cAMP independent, suggesting that only the catalytic subunit is secreted, and therefore the kinase activity is not modulated by the regulatory subunit of PKA. Western blot analysis of the culture supernatant from prostate cancer cells indicates the presence of the catalytic subunit. This increase in extracellular PKA catalytic subunit activity in prostate cancer may have profound effects on the tumorigenesis of prostate cancer and may serve as a novel marker and therapeutic target for the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cvijic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: DiPaola
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D006224:Cricetinae; D003470:Culture Media; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C015482:protein kinase modulator; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen