title: Modulation of ERK1/2 activity is crucial for sphingosine-induced death of glioma C6 cells.
abstract: In this study the contribution of the ERK1/2 pathway to sphingosine-induced death and morphological changes of the actin cytoskeleton in glioma C6 cells was investigated. Surprisingly, the level of ERK1/2 phosphorylation does not change after incubation of cells with sphingosine. Despite this, sphingosine induces rounding and detachment of cells without formation of apoptotic bodies. To shed light on this process, a specific inhibitor of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, U0126, was used. Cells incubated simultaneously with sphingosine and U0126 not only detached, but also exhibited formation of apoptotic-like blebs. These data suggest that during sphingosine-induced glioma C6 cell death apoptotic blebbing is dependent on ERK1/2 signalling and occurs only when ERK1/2 activity is decreased or abolished.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warszawa, Poland. pkrzemin@nencki.gov.pl
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krzemiński
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002070:Butadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005910:Glioma; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002070:Butadienes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009570:Nitriles; C113580:U 0126; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D013110:Sphingosine