title: Activation of protein kinase C delta by IFN-gamma.
abstract: Engagement of the type II IFN (IFN-gamma) receptor results in activation of the Janus kinase-Stat pathway and induction of gene transcription via IFN-gamma-activated site (GAS) elements in the promoters of IFN-gamma-inducible genes. An important event in IFN-gamma-dependent gene transcription is phosphorylation of Stat1 on Ser(727), which is regulated by a kinase activated downstream of the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase. Here we provide evidence that a member of the protein kinase C (PKC) family of proteins is activated downstream of the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase and is engaged in IFN-gamma signaling. Our data demonstrate that PKCdelta is rapidly phosphorylated during engagement of the type II IFNR and its kinase domain is induced. Subsequently, the activated PKCdelta associates with a member of the Stat family of proteins, Stat1, which acts as a substrate for its kinase activity and undergoes phosphorylation on Ser(727). Inhibition of PKCdelta activity diminishes phosphorylation of Stat1 on Ser(727) and IFN-gamma-dependent transcriptional regulation via IFN-gamma-activated site elements, without affecting the phosphorylation of the protein on Tyr(701). Thus, PKCdelta is activated during engagement of the IFN-gamma receptor and plays an important role in IFN-gamma signaling by mediating serine phosphorylation of Stat1 and facilitating transcription of IFN-gamma-stimulated genes.
authors.affiliation: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center and Division of Hematology-Oncology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Dilip K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sassano
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lekmine
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majchrzak
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kambhampati
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Eleanor N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Fish
authors.forename: Leonidas C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Platanias
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008698:Mesylates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology; D017471:Receptors, Interferon / Q000378:metabolism; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D001578:Benzopyrans; D002227:Carbazoles; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D007211:Indoles; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008698:Mesylates; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D010768:Phosphoserine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D011725:Pyridines; D011758:Pyrroles; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000096743:Interferon gamma Receptor; C434605:5,21 - 12,17-dimetheneo-18H-dibenzo(i,o)pyrrolo(3,4-1)(1,8)diazacyclohexandecine-18,10(19H)dione,8((dimethylamino)methyl)-6,7,8,9,10,11-hexahydro,monomethanesulfonate; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; C081021:Go 6976; C085746:rottlerin; C497258:PRKCD protein, human; C093642:SB 203580