title: Permissive role of protein kinase C alpha but not protein kinase C delta in sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced Rho A activation in C2C12 myoblasts.
abstract: Rho GTPases participate in various important signaling pathways and have been implicated in myogenic differentiation. Here the first evidence is provided that in C2C12 myoblasts sphingosine 1-phosphate (SPP) rapidly and transiently induced membrane association of Rho A in a pertussis toxin-insensitive manner. The bioactive lipid preferentially relocalized the GTPase to Golgi-enriched membrane. Translocation of Rho A was abolished by inhibition or down-regulation of protein kinase C (PKC). Notably, treatment with Gö6976, an inhibitor of conventional PKCs, which selectively blocked PKC alpha in these cells, prevented SPP-induced Rho A translocation. Conversely rottlerin, a selective inhibitor of PKC delta, was without effect, demonstrating that SPP signaling to Rho A involves PKC alpha but not PKC delta activation. This novel functional relationship between the two proteins may have a role in SPP-mediated regulation of downstream effectors.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche, Università di Firenze, Viale G. B. Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy. biocell@scibio.unifi.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meacci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cencetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romiti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruni
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D008301:Maleimides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D001578:Benzopyrans; D002227:Carbazoles; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D008301:Maleimides; C081021:Go 6976; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; C085746:rottlerin; C497259:Prkcd protein, mouse; C496630:Prkca protein, mouse; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein; C070515:bisindolylmaleimide I; D013110:Sphingosine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate