title: siRNA-mediated depletion of endogenous protein phosphatase 2Acalpha markedly attenuates ceramide-activated protein phosphatase activity in insulin-secreting INS-832/13 cells.
abstract: The sphingolipid ceramide (CER) and its metabolites have been recognized as important mediators of signal transduction processes leading to a variety of cellular responses, including survival and demise via apoptosis. Accumulating evidence implicates key regulatory roles for intracellularly generated CER in metabolic dysfunction of the islet beta cell. We have previously reported localization of an okadaic (OKA)-sensitive CER-activated protein phosphatase (CAPP) in the islet beta cell. We have also reported immunological identification of the structural A subunit, the regulatory B56alpha subunit, and the catalytic C subunit for CAPP holoenzyme complex in insulin-secreting INS-1 cells. Herein, we provide the first evidence to suggest that siRNA-mediated knockdown of the alpha isoform of the catalytic subunit of PP2Ac (PP2Acalpha) markedly reduces the CAPP activity in INS 832/13 cells. Potential significance of the functional activation of CAPP holoenzyme in the context of lipid-and glucose-induced metabolic dysfunction of the islet beta cell is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Giridhar Rao
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Jangati
authors.forename: Rajakrishnan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Veluthakal
authors.forename: Anjaneyulu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kowluru
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002518:Ceramides / Q000494:pharmacology; D007340:Insulinoma; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; C514014:Ppp2ca protein, rat; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2