The mitogen-activated/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase 1/2 inhibitor U0126 induces glial fibrillary acidic protein expression and reduces the proliferation and migration of C6 glioma cells.
The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway has been implicated in diverse cellular functions. ERK and its activating kinase, mitogen-activated/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK), are downstream of cell surface receptors known to be up-regulated in many malignant gliomas. We sought to investigate the role of ERK in glioma cell migration, proliferation and differentiation using the rat-derived C6 glioma cell line and the MEK inhibitor, U0126. Treatment of C6 cells with U0126 caused a significant concentration-dependent reduction in cell proliferation and migration and also induced expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein, a marker of astrocytic differentiation. These results suggest that the ERK pathway regulates glioma cell proliferation, migration and differentiation.
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Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gray
C W
CW
Pearson
A G
AG
Cameron
R E
RE
O'Carroll
S J
SJ
Narayan
P J
PJ
Lim
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J
Dragunow
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