title: Regulation of tumor suppressor PDCD4 by novel protein kinase C isoforms.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) induces apoptosis in normal hepatocytes and hepatoma cells. PDCD4 is involved in TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis via the Smad pathway. The tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbor-13-acetate (TPA), a protein kinase C stimulator, inhibits TGF-beta1-induced apoptosis. However, the mechanisms of TPA action on PDCD4 expression remain to be elucidated. Therefore. the regulatory mechanism of PDCD4 expression by PKC was investigated. The treatment of the human hepatoma cell line, Huh7 with TPA suppressed PDCD4 protein expression and TGF-beta1 failed to increase the PDCD4 protein expression. PKC inhibitors Ro-31-8425 or bisindolylmaleimide-1-hydrocholoride (pan-PKC inhibitors) and rottlerin (PKCdelta inhibitor), but not Go6976 (PKCalpha inhibitor), enhanced the induction of PDCD4 protein by TGF-beta1. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated knockdown of PKCdelta and epsilon, but not PKCalpha, augmented the TGF-beta1-stimulated PDCD4 protein expression. However, TPA or pan-PKC inhibitor did not alter the PDCD4 mRNA expression either under basal- and TGF-beta1-treated conditions. The down-regulation of PDCD4 by TPA was restored by treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG132. These data suggest that two isoforms of PKCs are involved in the regulation of the PDCD4 protein expression related to the proteasomal degradation pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamajima
authors.forename: Jinghe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwane
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kwaguchi
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Iwata
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuhashi
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007527:Isoenzymes; C114487:PDCD4 protein, human; D061988:Proteasome Inhibitors; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate