title: Growth factor-induced signaling of the pancreatic epithelium.
abstract: Activated signaling proteins regulate diverse processes, including the differentiation of the pancreatic islet cells during ontogeny. Here we uncover the in vivo phosphorylation status of major growth factor-activated signaling proteins in normal adult mice and during pancreatic islet regeneration. We report elevated phospho-mitogen-activated protein kinase (phospho-MAPK), phospho-c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase (phospho-JNK), and phospho-p38 MAPK expression during pancreatic regeneration. Immunoblotting experiments demonstrated elevated phosphorylation of p52 Src-homology/collagen (SHC) in the ductal network as well, substantiating the activation of this pathway. Furthermore, protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), a key signaling protein in the anti-apoptotic pathway, was phosphorylated to a greater extent in the ductal network from regenerating pancreas. We observed fibroblast growht factor (FGF)10 and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)AA expression in embryonic as well as regenerating adult pancreas. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and PDGFAA stimulated MAPK and Akt phosphorylation, while FGF10 stimulated MAPK but not Akt phosphorylation in a time-dependent manner in freshly isolated cells from the adult ductal network. These data suggest that a heightened level of expression and stimulation of key signaling proteins underlie the expansion and differentiation processes that support pancreatic ontogeny and regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kayali
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stotland
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Gunst
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kritzik
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dabernat
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarvetnick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000502:physiology*; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D012038:Regeneration; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C496464:Fgf10 protein, mouse; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; C075278:platelet-derived growth factor A; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D013006:Growth Hormone; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases