title: Regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated transcription of the immediate early gene Arc by intracellular calcium and calmodulin.
abstract: The induction of the immediate early gene Arc is strongly implicated in synaptic plasticity. Although the role of ERK has been demonstrated, the regulation of Arc expression is largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the major signaling pathways underlying brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-mediated Arc transcription in cultured cortical neurons. The BDNF-stimulated Arc transcription was regulated solely by the Ras-Raf-MAPK signaling through ERK, but not by phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and PLC-gamma activities. Although it was demonstrated that BDNF might promote calcium entry through calcium channels and NMDA receptors, chelating extracellular calcium with EGTA failed to block Arc transcription. In contrast, chelating intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) by BAPTA-AM abolished BDNF-mediated Arc up-regulation. Surprisingly, BAPTA-AM did not block ERK activation, indicating that [Ca(2+)](i) and Ras-Raf-MAPK are not coupled, and the activation of ERK alone is not sufficient to up-regulate Arc transcription. Moreover, we found that inhibition of calmodulin (CaM) by W13 blocked both Arc transcription and ERK activation, revealing a Ca(2+)-independent function of CaM. These data suggested novel functions of [Ca(2+)](i) and CaM in BDNF signaling. Comparison of the Arc transcription profiles between Ca(2+)-stimulated and BDNF-stimulated neurons demonstrated that the regulatory mechanisms were distinctively tailored to the complex features of neuronal activity. Specifically, PI3K and CaM-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) activity were required for Ca(2+)-stimulated Arc transcription through regulating ERK signaling. Such cross-talks between PI3K, CaMK, and ERK was absent in BDNF-stimulated neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yongneng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hongbing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D017781:Genes, Immediate-Early; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk / Q000502:physiology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D002147:Calmodulin; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C092069:activity regulated cytoskeletal-associated protein; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D002118:Calcium
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