title: Independence of angiotensin II-induced MAP kinase activation from angiotensin type 1 receptor internalization in clone 9 hepatocytes.
abstract: The agonist-induced internalization of several G protein-coupled receptors is an obligatory requirement for their activation of MAPKs. Studies on the relationship between endocytosis of the angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor (AT1-R) and Ang II-induced ERK1/2 activation were performed in clone 9 (C9) rat hepatic cells treated with inhibitors of endocytosis [sucrose, phenylarsine oxide (PAO), and concanavalin A]. Although Ang II-induced endocytosis of the AT1-R was prevented by sucrose and PAO, and was partially inhibited by concanavalin A, there was no impairment of Ang II-induced ERK activation. However, the specific epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) kinase inhibitor, AG1478, abolished Ang II-induced activation of ERK1/2. Sucrose and PAO also inhibited EGFinduced internalization of the EGF-R in C9 cells, and the inability of these agents to impair EGF-induced ERK activation suggested that the latter is also independent of receptor endocytosis. In COS-7 cells transiently expressing the rat AT1A-R, Ang II also caused ERK activation through EGF-R transactivation. Furthermore, a mutant AT1A-R with truncated carboxyl terminus and impaired internalization retained full ability to activate ERK1/2 in response to Ang II stimulation. These findings demonstrate that Ang II-induced ERK1/2 activation in C9 hepatocytes is independent of both AT1-R and EGF-R endocytosis and is mediated by transactivation of the EGF-R.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4510, USA.
authors.forename: Bukhtiar H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alberto Olivares-Reyes
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yesilkaya
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Catt
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000494:pharmacology; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011799:Quinazolines; D051381:Rats; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011799:Quinazolines; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D020032:Tyrphostins; C029341:oxophenylarsine; D003208:Concanavalin A; D000804:Angiotensin II; C101044:RTKI cpd; D013395:Sucrose; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases