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In NG108-15 cells, AT2 receptor activation or PKC alpha inhibition decreased p21ras activity and cell proliferation, facilitating signaling through p42/p44mapk to induce neurite outgrowth.
In NG108-15 cells, PKC alpha is a primary target of the AT2 receptor, and its inhibition decreases p21ras activity and cell proliferation, facilitating neurite outgrowth.
No immediate clinical implications; leaves open whether PKCα inhibition promotes neurite outgrowth in vivo.
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms may be among the putative candidates implicated in the primary effects of the Ang II type 2 (AT2) receptor. Western blot analyses revealed the presence of PKC alpha,epsilon, iota, and zeta in NG108-15 cells. After a 3-d treatment with 3 nm Gö6976, a specific inhibitor of classical PKC isoforms, cells were characterized by the presence of one elongated process similar to that observed after treatment with Ang II or with CGP42112, a selective AT2 receptor agonist. Similar findings were observed in cells expressing a dominant-negative mutant of PKC alpha (K368A). Inhibition of PKC alpha in NG108-15 cells also decreased cell number and proliferation. In conditions of acute stimulation, Ang II induced a time-dependent and transient inhibition of PKC alpha activity, as well as a decrease in PKC alpha levels associated with the membrane. Treatment of cells with Gö6976 was also found to inhibit p21(ras) (between 1-10 min) but stimulated Rap1 activity (1-5 min) in a time-course similar to that of Ang II. Incubation of NG108-15 cells with Gö6976 (3 nm) inhibited basal p42/p44(mapk) phosphorylation, but failed to interfere with its activation by the AT(2) receptor, indicating that inhibition of PKC alpha is not directly involved in the Rap1-MEK-p42/p44(mapk) cascade. Taken together, these results indicate that PKC alpha is a primary target of the AT2 receptor. Inhibition of PKC alpha leads to a decrease in both p21(ras) activity and cell proliferation, which may facilitate AT2 receptor signaling through p42/p44(mapk), thereby leading to neurite outgrowth.
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Beaudry et al. (2006) studied NG108-15 cells. Gö6976 and Angiotensin II was evaluated on PKC alpha activity, cell proliferation, and neurite outgrowth. In NG108-15 cells, AT2 receptor activation or PKC alpha inhibition decreased p21ras activity and cell proliferation, facilitating signaling through p42/p44mapk to induce neurite outgrowth.
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