title: Phospholipase C-gamma1 is required for survival in heat stress: involvement of protein kinase C-dependent Bcl-2 phosphorylation.
abstract: The consequences of heat-induced phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) phosphorylation are not known. We investigated the role of PLC-gamma1 activation and its downstream targets during the cellular response to heat stress using mouse embryonic fibroblasts genetically deficient in PLC-gamma1 (Plcg1 null MEF) and its wild type (wt MEF) as models. Treatment of wt MEF with heat resulted in temperature- and heating duration-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of PLC-gamma1. HSP70 synthesis and the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) increased equally following heat treatment in both cell lines. However, heat-induced protein kinase C (PKC) activation was dramatically reduced in Plcg1 null MEF compared with wt MEF. Importantly, the mitochondrial localization of PKCalpha, PKC-dependent phosphorylation of Bcl-2, and cell viability in Plcg1 null MEF following heat treatment, were significantly decreased compared with the wild type. Furthermore, pretreatment with bryostatin-1, a PKC activator, enhanced Bcl-2 phosphorylation and cellular resistance to heat-induced apoptosis in Plcg1 null MEF. Taken together, these results suggest that PLC-gamma1 activation enhances cell survival through the PKC-dependent phosphorylation of Bcl-2 during the cellular response to heat stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Medical Genetics, The First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China. xiaochunbai@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xiao-chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: An-ling
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zhi-peng
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Qun-sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Shen-qiu
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D014443:Tyrosine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma