title: MIP-1alpha induces activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase that associates with Pyk-2 and is necessary for B-cell migration.
abstract: The chemokine macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha [MIP-1alpha] causes migration of B cells and also induces changes in antibody secretion. However, the signal transduction pathways leading to these phenotypic changes remain undefined. We have identified a signal transduction pathway initiated by MIP-1alpha in B cells. Here we report that stimulation of tonsil B cells with MIP-1alpha induces phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase [PI3-K] activation. Kinase activity was transient with peak induction occurring within 2.5 to 5 min after stimulation and was dose-dependent. In addition stimulation with MIP-1alpha induces tyrosine phosphorylation of the proline-rich tyrosine kinase Pyk-2. Immunoprecipitation analysis showed a constitutive association between Pyk-2 and PI3-K and pretreatment of MIP-1alpha-stimulated B cells with wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of PI3-K, resulted in a loss of PI3-K activity. The PI3-K inhibitor wortmannin prevented B cells from migrating in response to MIP-1alpha. Hence, PI3-K and Pyk-2 seem to be components of a signal transduction pathway induced by stimulation of B cells with MIP-1alpha, and this pathway may play a role in B-cell migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rumsey
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Teague
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Benedict
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051418:Focal Adhesion Kinase 2; D006801:Humans; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014066:Palatine Tonsil; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D054405:Chemokine CCL3; D054407:Chemokine CCL4; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D051418:Focal Adhesion Kinase 2; D019402:Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000077191:Wortmannin