title: Overexpression of LIM kinase 1 renders resistance to apoptosis in PC12 cells by inhibition of caspase activation.
abstract: LIM kinases (LIMKs) regulate actin polymerization by phosphorylating cofilin and are predominantly expressed in neural tissue. In this study, the effect of LIMK1 overexpression in PC12 cell apoptosis was investigated. PC12 cells overexpressing the wild-type LIMK1 were more resistant to serum-withdrawal-induced cell death and the level of caspase 3 activation in these cells was lower than in the control PC12 cells or than in the PC12 cells expressing a mutant LIMK1 lacking the kinase domain. The inhibition of JNK activation was observed in the PC12 cells overexpressing the wild-type LIMK1 after serum withdrawal. These results suggest that the LIMK1 might allow resistance to apoptosis in PC12 cells by inhibiting JNK activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, and Institute for Immunology and Immunological Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D053148:Caspase 3; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000235:genetics; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free / Q000494:pharmacology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D054461:Lim Kinases; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; D054461:Lim Kinases; C515894:Limk1 protein, rat; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C505410:Casp3 protein, rat; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases