title: The calcium-sensing receptor stimulates JNK in MDCK cells.
abstract: The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) stimulates ERK1 in rat fibroblasts, but its effect on other MAP kinases is not known. We used a model of renal distal tubule, the MDCK cell, to determine the effects of CaR stimulation on Jun kinase (JNK) activity. Stimulation of the CaR with 5 mM Ca(2+) resulted in a time-dependent increase in JNK activity. Activation of JNK occurred preferentially with stimulation on the basal surface relative to the apical surface. Basal administration of the CaR agonist gadolinium (30 microm) also stimulated JNK activity. Pertussis toxin blocked the ability of both CaR agonists to stimulate JNK, indicating that the effect was mediated through G(ialpha) class G proteins. Finally, we used confocal microscopy to determine that the CaR was located predominantly on the basal surface. These studies demonstrate for the first time that the CaR stimulates JNK activity.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Signaling Group, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rane
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McLeish
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004285:Dogs; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D051381:Rats; D044169:Receptors, Calcium-Sensing; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044169:Receptors, Calcium-Sensing; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C473605:extracellular calcium cation-sensing receptor, rat; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins