title: Calmodulin kinase II activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase in PC12 cell following all-trans retinoic acid treatment.
abstract: Previous studies have shown that apoptosis can be mediated by activation of either calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) or mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), ERK and p38. In the present study, we investigated whether CaMKII is involved in activation of ERK and p38 in response to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment in PC12 cells. Results showed that ATRA-induced activation of ERK and p38 occurred later than that of CAMKII. Knockdown of CAMKII by siRNA significantly suppressed ATRA-induced activation of ERK and p38. These results demonstrated that activation of ERK and p38 following ATRA exposure is CAMKII-dependent. Treatment with ATRA also resulted in cell death characterized by apoptosis in PC12 cells. Results suggest that CaMKII-dependent activation of ERK and p38 is related to apoptotic cell death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
authors.forename: Jiangong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Quanren
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Wan-I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002843:Chromatin; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014212:Tretinoin; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases