title: Glutamate activation of Oct-2 in cultured chick Bergmann glia cells: involvement of NFkappaB.
abstract: Glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, is critically involved in gene expression regulation at the transcriptional and translational levels. Its activity through ionotropic as well as metabotropic receptors modifies the protein repertoire in neurons and glial cells. In avian cerebellar Bergmann glia cells, glutamate receptors trigger a diverse array of signaling cascades that include activity-dependent transcription factors such as the activator protein-1, the cAMP response-element binding protein, and Oct-2. We analyze the upstream regulatory elements involved in Oct-2 activation. Our results demonstrate that Ca2+ influx, protein kinase C, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, Src, and nuclear factor (NF)kappaB are involved in this signaling pathway. Our findings link alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) receptor activation to a negative phase of chkbp gene regulation, controlled by NFkappaB.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios, Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México.
authors.forename: J Alfredo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Bayghen
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000502:physiology*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D027701:Organic Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D027701:Organic Cation Transport Proteins; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium