title: Effect of inhibitors of protein phosphatase 1 and 2A on erythroid colony formation: an investigation of the specificities of inhibitors.
abstract: To investigate the possible involvement of protein phosphatase (PP)1 and PP2A in the process of erythropoiesis, we assessed the effect of PP1 and PP2A inhibitors on erythroid colony formation using an in vitro colony formation assay. Okadaic acid (OKA), calyculin A (Cal-A) and tautomycin suppressed colony formation but 1-nor-okadaone did not. These results suggest that PP1 and PP2A both play an important role in erythropoiesis. Furthermore, higher concentrations of tautomycin were needed to suppress colony formation compared to concentrations of OKA and Cal-A. The target enzyme of inhibitors in erythropoiesis may be PP2A.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakuraya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D011714:Pyrans; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008387:Marine Toxins; D010080:Oxazoles; D011714:Pyrans; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C053079:tautomycin; D019319:Okadaic Acid; C059041:calyculin A; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1