kinase glycogen synthase kinase and mitogen activated protein kinase signalling cascades in neuronal cell survival what the neurotrophins have taught us and implications for neuropsychiatric disorders
... of the input was loaded on to the gel and represents the amount of HIS-tagged proteins used forthe assay Thein vitro binding assays were repeated twice using recombinant proteins prepared independently ... subdomains VII and VIII [8,9] Such as OXI, other AGC kinases of the AGC VIII subgroup have been shown to be involved in various signalling pathways, including blue light signalling [10] and auxin signalling ... group [8,9] The AGC kinases were named on the basis of their homology to the mammalian cAMP-dependent proteinkinase A, cGMP-dependent proteinkinase G and phospholipid-dependent proteinkinase C...
... of the inhibitors forthe kinases calcium ⁄ calmodulin-dependent proteinkinase (CaMKII), extracellular signal-regulated kinase ⁄ (ERK1 ⁄ 2), p38 mitogen- activatedproteinkinase (MAPK), protein ... coordinated signaling involving the p38 mitogen- activatedproteinkinase (MAPK) pathway and caspase activation [18] Several mechanisms have been found forthe inhibitory action of ATP on cancer cell ... This is indicated by the massive increase of cells inthe S phase, the reduction incell proliferation, andthe decrease in bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation into newly synthesized DNA In addition,...
... suggesting that the binding of fibrinogen to the αIIbβ3 integrin is the final common pathway for agonistinduced platelet aggregation Therefore, we further evaluated whether or not simvastatin directly ... approved by the Institutional Review Board of Taipei Medical University and conformed to the principles outlined inthe Helsinki Declaration, and all human volunteers provided informed consent In brief, ... Simvastatin (30 and 50 μM) did not significantly affect FITC-triflavin binding to the αIIbβ3 integrin in platelet suspensions (c, 4.8 ± 0.1; d, 4.9 ± 0.1) (Fig 1C), indicating that the inhibitory...
... fied: the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), the cJun amino-terminal protein kinases (JNKs) andthe p38 kinases MAPKs have been shown to be activatedin animal models of reperfusion injury ... Activation of mitogen- activatedprotein kinases and activator protein- 1 in myocardial infarction in rats Cardiovasc Res 1998, 38:116-124 Chang L, Karin M: Mammalian MAP kinasesignallingcascades ... stress -activated mitogen- activatedprotein kinases and c-jun N-terminal kinases are activated by ischemia/reperfusion Circ Res 1996, 79:162-173 Abe J, Baines CP, Berk BC: Role of mitogen- activated protein...
... membrane-associated proteins to the actin cytoskeleton Due to the abundant expression of dematin inthe brain, we searched for dematin-interacting proteins by screening a human brain cDNA library using the yeast ... Dematin and Ras-GRF2 associate in mouse brain lysate andin transfected epithelial cells To test whether Ras-GRF2 and dematin associate in vivo, we examined their association in mouse brain lysate ... binding interface and its stability within the core domain of dematin The inability of dematin to bind to the DH domain of human Ras-GRF1, as well as lack of binding between limatin (abLIM) and...
... determines the cell- cycle timing of the G1–S transition (Start), maintaining cells inthe pre-Start state until they have attained the minimal critical mass required to initiate thecell cycle In addition, ... sequentially activatedprotein kinases, namely, MAPK kinasekinase (MAP3K), MAPK kinase (MAP2K), and MAPK The extracellular signals are mediated intracellularly as an activation of MAP3K that further ... Cdc2 kinase inhibitor The p25rum1 protein is known to inhibit thekinase activity of a complex of Cdc2 and B type cyclin and thereby regulate thecell cycle of fission yeast Consistently, GST fusion...
... (1999) Mitogenactivated protein (MAP) kinases are involved in interleukin-1 (IL-1)-induced IL-6 synthesis in osteoblasts: modulation not of p38 MAP kinase, but of p42/p44 MAP kinase by IL-1 -activated ... MEK and MKK isoforms Science 267, 682 –685 Enslen, H., Raineaud, J & Davis, R.J (1998) Selective activation of p38 mitogen- activatedprotein (MAP) kinase isoforms by the MAP kinasekinase MKK3 and ... ERK and p38 MAP kinasein HCS-2/8 cells We analyzed the effects of rCTGF/Hcs24 on the phosphorylation of two major types of MAP kinases, ERK and p38 MAP kinase, by Western blotting in HCS-2/8 cells...
... in endothelial cells andinthe lining layer [10] Inhibition of p38 MAPK therefore could provide an interesting target for intervention in inflammation, as it occurs inthe synovia in RA In vitro ... N-terminal kinase, and p38 mitogen- activatedprotein kinase, in synovial tissue and cells in rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Rheum 2000, 43:2501-2512 Ebringer A, Wilson C: HLA molecules, bacteria and ... are rare, and these drugs have side effects [7,8] The importance of mitogen- activatedprotein kinases (MAPKs) incell biology has been reported in many studies concerning different inflammatory...
... by increasing cell proliferation in addition to decreasing cell death Our observations in vitro using OA chondrocytes have strong implicationsfor our understanding of the mechanisms underlying ... ± standard deviation Results Expression of CD95 and CD95 ligand To determine whether CD95 and its ligand were involved in induction of cell death in cartilage, we examined their expression in ... & Therapy Vol No Wei et al p38 Mitogen- activatedproteinkinase (MAPK) belongs to a family of stress kinases that are activated by proinflammatory cytokines and environmental stresses including...
... and findings on conventional MRI Nine patients tested positive for IgM aCLs, nine for IgG aCLs and 13 for Lac, yielding a comparison of nine versus nine patients for IgM aCL, nine versus nine ... aCLs, in addition to contributing to overt brain infarcts, may also contribute to widespread microscopic damage inthe brain Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... [26-31], spin-spin relaxation time measurements [32] and diffusion-weighted imaging [33] A recent study combining these MRI techniques [10] indicated that the presence of neuronaland axonal injury,...
... the lining layer However, S100A8/A9 staining was negligible in CD68-negative cells inthe sublining layer, including lymphocytes and vascular endothelial cells Immunostaining of the S100A8 and ... ampicillin for 24 hours; the cells produced the proteins as inclusion bodies The harvested cells were solubilized with BPER™ Bacterial Protein Extraction Reagent (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA) The inclusion ... (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL-1) [15] These two cytokines, produced at high levels by macrophages localized inthe lining layer and at the pannus lesion, induce the synthesis of numerous inflammatory...
... on them for their survival and, consequently, undergo apoptosis following inhibition of EGFR tyrosine kinase by gefitinib Gefitinib has been shown to inhibit cellsurvivaland growth signaling ... selective proteinkinase C inhibitor, Ro-31-8220, inhibits mitogen- activatedproteinkinase phosphatase-1 (MKP1) expression, induces c-Jun expression, and activates Jun N-terminal kinase J Biol ... responsible forthe AG1478-induced apoptosis in PC-9 cells Stress stimuli that induce apoptosis, including UV- and c-irradiation, heat shock, protein synthesis inhibitors, DNA-damaging agents and the...
... (2000) The pyridinyl imidazole inhibitor SB203580 blocks phosphoinositide-dependent proteinkinase activity, proteinkinase B phosphorylation, and retinoblastoma hyperphosphorylation in interleukin-2-stimulated ... promoting binding of the von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor protein, which acts as the ubiquitin ligase for HIF-a proteins, leading to the degradation by the proteasome [20] Any HIF-a escaping this ... disorders by activating two signaling pathways: one is the HIF-dependent pathway that leads to the induction of VEGF, resulting in hypervascularity inthe liver; andthe other is the HIF-independent...
... hDlg in ERK cascade O Maıga et al ¨ Introduction The mitogen- activatedprotein kinases (MAPKs) are a family of S ⁄ T -protein kinases, including p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinaseand extracellular ... C-terminus of MEK2 fused to the GAL4 activating domain (C) The PDZ-1-2 domains of hDlg fused to the GAL4 DNA-binding domain were co-expressed in yeasts with the C-terminus of MEK2, encompassing the ... adenomatous polyposis coli, andthe motor proteins kinesin and dynein, has also been previously highlighted in different cell types [19,21,22] In this context, hDlg controls intracellular trafficking and...
... mitogen- activatedproteinkinasekinase kinases in signal integration Oncogene 26, 3159–3171 Zarubin T & Han J (2005) Activation and signaling of the p38 MAP kinase pathway Cell Res 15, 11–18 ... Hansen et al cascade consisting of the MAPK kinasekinase (MAP3K), the MAPK kinase (MKK or MAP2K) andthe MAPK The MAPKs are activated upon phosphorylation of Thr and Tyr inthe activation loop by ... MAP kinase kinases by specific MAP kinasekinase kinases Mol Cell 18, 295–306 Winter-Vann AM & Johnson GL (2007) Integrated activation of MAP3Ks balances cell fate in response to stress J Cell...
... MAP kinasekinase kinase, MAP kinasekinaseand MAP kinase Curr Opin Genet Dev 4, 82±89 15 Hill, C.S & Treisman, R (1995) Transcriptional regulation by extracellular signals: mechanisms and speci®city ... to increase intracellular ACh levels via increasing ChAT protein levels Furthermore, even though the MAPK signaling is required for CNTF-mediated activation of certain genes inthe CNS [26], in ... speci®c for JAK kinases in vitro and signi®cantly reduces the DNA binding activity of Stat3 in vivo [32] First, we tested the ability of the inhibitor to block the Jak2/Stat3 pathway in SN56T17 cells...
... Q, Steiner G: Activation, differential localization, and regulation of the stress -activated protein kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-JUN N-terminal kinase, and p38 mitogen- activated ... et al proteinkinase activity, proteinkinase B phosphorylation, and retinoblastoma hyperphosphorylation in IL-2-stimulated T cells independently of p38 mitogen- activatedproteinkinase J Biol ... human inducible nitric oxide synthase gene (AdiNOS) were used in some studies to facilitate evaluation of the effects of NO independent of other actions of iNOS inducing cytokines on thecell The...
... containing a serine/threonine proteinkinase that interacted with the cytoplasmic domain of β1 integrin [51] Furthermore, Liu and Lioté [37] found that, within a few minutes, MSU crystals activated ... pepstatin, aprotinin and leupeptin) After sonication, the cells were incubated on ice for 15 and centrifuged at 14,000 rpm for 10 at 4°C The supernatants containing cell lysates were collected, and ... treated with various pharmacological inhibitors for 60 min, and then stimulated by various doses of OCP crystals or IL-1β Forthe indicated times inthecell cultures and days later inthe cartilage...
... proteinkinase (MAPKAPK2 or MK2) [126] MAP kinase- activatedproteinkinase (MK3) [127] MAP kinase interaction proteinkinase (MNK1) [128] p38 regulated /activated kinase (PRAK) [129] Mitogen- and ... After ligand binding, STAT proteins are recruited to the cytokine receptors and phosphorylated on tyrosine residues by Janus tyrosine kinases (Jaks) [76] Interestingly, in addition to tyrosine phosphorylation, ... LoGrasso P: Signallingforsurvivaland death in neurones: the role of stress -activated kinases, JNK and p38 Cell Signal 2001, 13:299-310 Rincon M, Flavell RA, Davis RA: The JNK and p38 MAP kinase...
... amino-terminal kinase (JNK) and total JNK, (b) p-p38 and total p38, and (c) p-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and total ERK1/2 were used to visualize mitogen- activatedproteinkinase ... interleukin-1 beta-stimulated matrix metalloproteinase-13 gene expression in human chondrocytes: suppression of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, p3 8mitogen- activatedproteinkinaseand activating protein- I ... explaining the increased level of phosphorylation of ERK1/2 Nevertheless, glucosamine was ineffective in preventing phosphorylation of this kinase JNK and p38 are involved in cellular stress; they...