title: Adhesion induced expression of the serine/threonine kinase Fnk in human macrophages.
abstract: Members of the polo subfamily of protein kinases play crucial roles in cell proliferation. To study the function of this family in more detail, we isolated the cDNA of human Fnk (FGF-inducible kinase) which codes for a serine/threonine kinase of 646 aa. Despite the homology to the proliferation-associated polo-like kinase (Plk), tissue distribution of Fnk transcripts and expression kinetics differed clearly. In contrast to Plk no correlation between cell proliferation and Fnk gene expression was found. Instead high levels of Fnk mRNA were detectable in blood cells undergoing adhesion. The transition of monocytes from peripheral blood to matrix bound macrophages was accompanied by increasing levels of Fnk with time in culture. Neither treatment of monocytes with inducers of differentiation nor withdrawal of serum did influence Fnk mRNA levels significantly, suggesting that cell attachment triggers the onset of Fnk gene transcription. The idea that Fnk is part of the signalling network controlling cellular adhesion was supported by the analysis of the cytoplasmic distribution of the Fnk protein and the influence of its overexpression on the cellular architecture. Fnk as fusion protein with GFP localized at the cellular membrane in COS cells. Dysregulated Fnk gene expression disrupted the cellular f-actin network and induced a spherical morphology. Furthermore, Fnk binds to the Ca2+/integrin-binding protein Cib in two-hybrid-analyses and co-immunoprecipitation in assays. Moreover, both proteins were shown to co-localize in mammalian cells. The homology of Cib with calmodulin and with calcineurin B suggests that Cib might be a regulatory subunit of polo-like kinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Holtrich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bereiter-Hahn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kauselmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andreesen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuhl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strebhardt
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D019556:COS Cells; D019703:Calcineurin / Q000737:chemistry; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000737:chemistry; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003470:Culture Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free / Q000494:pharmacology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D005810:Multigene Family; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020298:U937 Cells; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1; D000097868:Polo-like Kinases
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D019703:Calcineurin; D002118:Calcium; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002147:Calmodulin; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1; C109198:CIB1 protein, human; C491605:Cib1 protein, mouse; C486256:PLK3 protein, human; D000097868:Polo-like Kinases