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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Signaling by the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) is essential for B lymphocyte homeostasis and immune function. In immature B cells, ligation of the BCR promotes growth arrest and apoptosis, and BCR-driven balancing between pro-apoptotic extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and anti-apoptotic phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent Akt seems to define the final cellular apoptotic response. Dysfunction of these late BCR signaling events can lead to the development of immunological diseases. Here we report on novel cyclic AMP-dependent mechanisms of BCR-induced growth arrest and apoptosis in the immature B lymphoma cell line WEHI-231. BCR signaling to ERK1/2 and Akt requires cyclic AMP-regulated Epac, the latter acting as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rap1 and H-Ras independent of protein kinase A. Importantly, activation of endogenously expressed Epac by a specific cyclic AMP analog enhanced the induction of growth arrest (reduced DNA synthesis) and apoptosis (nuclear condensation, annexin V binding, caspase-3 cleavage and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase processing) by the BCR. Our data indicate that cyclic AMP-dependent Epac signals to ERK1/2 and Akt upon activation of Rap1 and H-Ras, and is involved in BCR-induced growth arrest and apoptosis in WEHI-231 cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenylate Cyclase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Akt1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bacterial Toxins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epac protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rapgef4 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/lethal toxin LT, Clostridium..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1873-3913
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
609-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Adenylate Cyclase, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Bacterial Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Lymphoma, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19167486-rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
B cell receptor-induced growth arrest and apoptosis in WEHI-231 immature B lymphoma cells involve cyclic AMP and Epac proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany. maria.grandoch@uk-essen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't