title: Involvement of PKC alpha in PMA-induced facilitation of exocytosis and vesicle fusion in PC12 cells.
abstract: Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate, a stable analog of the important signaling membrane lipid diacylglycerol (DAG), is known to potentiate exocytosis and modulate vesicle fusion kinetics in neurons and endocrine cells. The exact mechanisms underlying the actions of PMA, however, is often not clear, largely because of the diversity of the DAG/PMA receptors involved in the exocytotic process, which include, most notably, various isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC). In this study, the roles of PKC alpha in PMA-mediated regulation of exocytosis were investigated by over-expressing wild-type PKC alpha (wt-PKC alpha) or dominant negative PKC alpha (dn-PKC alpha). Amperometric measurements based on carbon fiber microelectrodes demonstrated that PKC alpha has a key role in the PMA-mediated facilitation of exocytosis and vesicle fusion in neuroendocrine PC12 cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bioengineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Block N1.3, Singapore 637457, Singapore.
authors.forename: Renhao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yanying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D022162:Cytoplasmic Vesicles / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D005089:Exocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D008561:Membrane Fusion / Q000187:drug effects*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate