title: TNF-alpha and leptin activate the alpha-isoform of class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase.
abstract: The class II PI 3-kinases are known to be activated by growth factors and chemokines but to date there are no reports of cytokine mediated regulation. Further, the intracellular signalling mechanisms regulating the class-II PI 3-kinases are poorly understood. We investigated the effects of the cytokines TNFalpha and leptin on the activity of the alpha isoform of the class II PI 3-kinase (PI3K-C2alpha) and find that these stimulate the enzyme 2-fold and 3-fold, in CHO cells and J774.2 macrophages, respectively. The stimulation by leptin was not accompanied by recruitment of any tyrosine phosphorylated proteins to PI3K-C2alpha and no shift in electrophoretic mobility was noted. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the actions of both cytokines are blocked by the MEK inhibitor PD98059. These findings indicate that the cytokines activate PI3K-C2alpha and do so by a mechanism that requires activation of the ERK pathway and thus differs from the mechanism used by insulin to activate the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower St, WC1E 6BT, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ktori
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D020738:Leptin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D051379:Mice; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D020738:Leptin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one