title: Crosstalk between cAMP and MAP kinase signaling in the regulation of cell proliferation.
abstract: Hormonal stimulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and the cAMP-dependent protein kinase PKA regulates cell growth by multiple mechanisms. A hallmark of cAMP is its ability to stimulate cell growth in many cell types while inhibiting cell growth in others. In this review, the cell type-specific effects of cAMP on the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (also called extracellular signal-regulated kinase, or ERK) cascade and cell proliferation are examined. Two basic themes are discussed. First, the capacity of cAMP for either positive or negative regulation of the ERK cascade accounts for many of the cell type-specific actions of cAMP on cell proliferation. Second, there are several specific mechanisms involved in the inhibition or activation of ERKs by cAMP. Emerging new data suggest that one of these mechanisms might involve the activation of the GTPase Rap1, which can activate or inhibit ERK signaling in a cell-specific manner.
authors.affiliation: Vollum Institute and the Dept of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA. stork@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Philip J S
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / Q000378:metabolism; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020827:rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src); D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020827:rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins