title: Intranuclear 3'-phosphoinositide metabolism and apoptosis protection in PC12 cells.
abstract: Lipid second messengers, particularly those derived from the polyphosphoinositide metabolism, play a pivotal role in multiple cell signaling networks. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) generates specific 3'-phosphorylated inositol lipids that have been implicated in a multitude of cell functions. One of the best characterized targets of PI3K lipid products is the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt (protein kinase B). Recent findings have implicated the PI3K/Akt pathway in cancer progression because it stimulates cell proliferation and suppresses apoptosis. Evidence accumulated over the past 15 years has highlighted the presence of an autonomous nuclear inositol lipid cycle, and strongly suggests that lipid molecules are important components of signaling networks operating within the nucleus. PI3K, its lipid products, and Akt have also been identified at the nuclear level. In this review, we shall summarize the most updated findings about these molecules in relationship with suppression of apoptotic stimuli in PC12 cells.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche Umane e Fisiopatologia dell'Apparato Locomotore, Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Cell Signaling Laboratory, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. amartell@biocfarm.unibo.it
authors.forename: Alberto M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evangelist
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Billi
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzoli
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cocco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000502:physiology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000502:physiology*; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; C060974:phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; C418731:Agap2 protein, rat; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D018631:ras Proteins