title: Angiotensin II promotes the phosphorylation of cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) at Ser133 through an ERK1/2-dependent mechanism.
abstract: In cells from the adrenal medulla, angiotensin II (AII) regulates both the activity and mRNA levels of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes whose expression is thought to be under the control of cAMP-responsive element (CRE) binding protein (CREB). In this study, we evaluated the effect of AII stimulation on CREB phosphorylation at Ser133 (pCREB) in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells (BACC). We found that AII produces a rapid and AII type-1 receptor (AT1)-dependent increase in pCREB levels, which is blocked by the MEK1/2 inhibitor U0126 but not by H-89, SB203580 or KN-93, suggesting that it is mediated by the extracellular-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and not by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) or Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) dependent pathways. Gel-shift experiments showed that the increase in pCREB levels is accompanied by an ERK1/2-dependent upregulation of CRE-binding activity. We also found that AII promotes a rapid and reversible increase in the activity of the non-receptor tyrosine kinase Src and that the inhibition of this enzyme completely blocks the AII-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, the CREB kinase (p90)RSK and CREB. Our data support the hypothesis that in BACC, AII upregulates CREB functionality through a mechanism that requires Src-mediated activation of ERK 1/2 and (p90)RSK.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Neuroscience Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cammarota
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bevilaqua
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Dunkley
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rostas
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D002070:Butadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019808:Losartan / Q000494:pharmacology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000187:drug effects*; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / Q000378:metabolism; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000502:physiology; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000804:Angiotensin II; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D001596:Benzylamines; D002070:Butadienes; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D007546:Isoquinolines; D019808:Losartan; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D009570:Nitriles; D010768:Phosphoserine; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src); D011725:Pyridines; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D013449:Sulfonamides; D019061:src-Family Kinases; C113580:U 0126; C072105:KN 93; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides; C063509:N-(2-(4-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; C093642:SB 203580