title: Activation of MAPKs by 1alpha,25(OH)2-Vitamin D3 and 17beta-estradiol in skeletal muscle cells leads to phosphorylation of Elk-1 and CREB transcription factors.
abstract: The mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been classified into at least six subfamilies, among which ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38 MAPK are the most extensively studied. The steroid hormones 1alpha,25-dihydroxy-Vitamin D(3) and 17beta-estradiol promote biological responses through activation of MAPK cascades in various cell types. We previously reported that 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) rapidly (within 1 min) activates p38 MAPK in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. In this work, using the same muscle cell line, we demonstrate that 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) or 17beta-estradiol phosphorylate and activate ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK after longer treatment intervals, maximal effects seen at 90 and 30 min (ERK1/2) and at 60 and 15 min (p38 MAPK) for these hormones, respectively. Hormone-dependent ERK and p38 activation was abolished by MAPK specific inhibitors U0126 and SB203580. 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) and 17beta-estradiol also induced the phosphorylation of CREB and Elk-1 transcription factors in an ERK1/2-dependent manner. Simultaneous addition of both hormones potentiated CREB phosphorylation. 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)- and 17beta-estradiol-induced c-fos expression, which was mediated by p38 phosphorylation. The action of 17beta-estradiol on c-fos levels was also dependent on ERK1/2. These results suggest that MAPK signalling pathways play an important role in regulating early gene expression through CREB and Elk-1 activation in skeletal muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur. 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ana C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ronda
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buitrago
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colicheo
authors.forename: Ana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: de Boland
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roldán
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D050807:ets-Domain Protein Elk-1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D050807:ets-Domain Protein Elk-1; D004958:Estradiol; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D002117:Calcitriol