title: The role of protein turnover in regulating MKP-1 levels in rat pinealocytes.
abstract: We have previously shown that mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) is induced at night under the control of a photoneural system in the rat pineal gland. Because of the established roles of MAPKs, glucocorticoids and proteasome activity in regulating MKP-1 expression in other cell types, their relative contributions to MKP-1 regulation were investigated in rat pinealocytes. We found that neither inhibition of MAPKs nor treatment with dexamethasone affected norepinephrine-stimulated MKP-1 expression. In contrast, treatment with proteasome inhibitors increased norepinephrine-stimulated MKP-1 protein levels and abolished the decline in norepinephrine-stimulated MKP-1 protein levels caused by inhibition of transcription or translation, or blockade of alpha-adrenergic receptors. Taken together, our results indicate that in rat pinealocytes, the continuous and rapid turnover of MKP-1 protein allows for its rapid induction but is not sufficient to generate the sustained increase in MKP-1 expression post-adrenergic stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, 7-26 Medical Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Terriff
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chik
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D054638:Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D003907:Dexamethasone; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D054638:Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1; C517021:Dusp1 protein, rat; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D009638:Norepinephrine