title: Noradrenaline induces clock gene Per1 mRNA expression in C6 glioma cells through beta(2)-adrenergic receptor coupled with protein kinase A - cAMP response element binding protein (PKA-CREB) and Src-tyrosine kinase - glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (Src-GSK-3beta).
abstract: Astrocytes in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus, site of the master circadian pacemaker, play an essential role in the regulation of systemic circadian rhythms. To evaluate involvement of noradrenergic systems in regulation of circadian variation of clock-genes in astrocytes, we investigated effects of noradrenaline (NA) on expression of several clock genes in C6 glioma cells by using real-time PCR analysis. Treatment with NA (10 microM) induced transient expression of Per1 mRNA, but not of Per2, Bmal1, Clock, Cry1, or Cry2 mRNA, through activation of beta(2) adrenoceptors. Action of NA was partially blocked by H-89 [protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor] or KG-501 [inhibitor of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)]. We found that pretreatment with genistein or PP2 (general or Src tyrosine kinase inhibitors, respectively) or LiCl [inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta)] significantly inhibited NA-induced Per1 mRNA expression. In addition, treatment with H-89 and either genistein or LiCl completely blocked NA stimulatory effects. NA markedly induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Src and GSK-3beta via activation of beta(2) adrenoceptors. Phosphorylation of GSK-3beta by NA was completely eliminated by genistein or PP2. These results primarily suggest that two distinct NA-mediating pathways, PKA-CREB and Src-GSK-3beta, play crucial roles in regulation of Per1 expression in astroglial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. mnori@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Norimitsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokuhara
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dohi
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakata
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C539024:Per1 protein, rat; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D019061:src-Family Kinases; D000071679:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; C000605508:Gsk3b protein, rat; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3; D009638:Norepinephrine