title: Role of protein kinase C alpha and mitogen-activated protein kinases in endothelin-1-stimulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 in iris sphincter smooth muscle.
abstract: We have investigated the roles of protein kinase C (PKC) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) in the phosphorylation and activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in endothelin-1- (ET-1) stimulated cat iris sphincter smooth muscle (CISM) cells. We found that in these cells both PKC and p38 MAP kinases play a critical role in ET-1-induced cPLA, phosphorylation and arachidonic acid (AA) release. Our findings indicate that stimulation of the endothelin-A- (ET(A)) receptor leads to: (1) activation of Gq protein which stimulates phospholipase C to hydrolyze the polyphosphoinositide PIP, into diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol trisphosphate (IP3), the DAG may then activate PKC to phosphorylate and activate cPLA2; and (2) activation of Gi protein, which, through a series of kinases, leads to the stimulation of p38 MAPK and subsequently to phosphorylation and activation of cPLA2. The ability of the activated ET(A)-receptor, which is coupled to both Gq and Gi proteins, to recruit and activate this complex signal transduction mechanism remains to be clarified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Latif
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yousufzai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007498:Iris / Q000201:enzymology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000502:physiology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000201:enzymology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2