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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Angiotensin II (ang II) induces c-fos gene expression in part via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). However, little is known about the mechanisms by which protein kinase C regulates nuclear functions. We examined the ability of ang II to phosphorylate nuclear lamina proteins in VSMC and the possibility that protein kinase C is involved in these putative phosphorylation events. Ang II stimulated the phosphorylation of Triton X-100- and high salt-insoluble nuclear envelope proteins with molecular weights of 70,000, 67,000, and 60,000. These proteins were identified as lamins A, B, and C, respectively, based on their mobilities on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and interaction with antibodies to lamins as detected by immunoblot analyses. After a 2-min delay, phosphorylation levels of lamins increased, peaked at 20-30 min, and were sustained for at least 60 min after ang II stimulation. The threshold, half-maximal, and maximal concentrations of ang II which induced phosphorylation of lamins were 0.1, 0.5-1, and 100 nM, respectively. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate also induced these reactions, whereas ionomycin did not. Down-regulation of protein kinase C by prolonged treatment with phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate attenuated ang II-induced phosphorylation of lamins. In vitro phosphorylation of nuclear envelope proteins by protein kinase C revealed that lamins served as substrates for this enzyme. These results indicate that ang II induces phosphorylation of lamins in cultured VSMC and suggest that protein kinase C is either directly or indirectly involved in these reactions. The results raise the possibility that phosphorylation of nuclear proteins is one of the important steps by which the protein kinase C signaling pathway regulates agonist-induced nuclear events.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1165-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin II stimulates phosphorylation of nuclear lamins via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.