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Redox‐regulation of Erk1/2‐directed phosphatase by reactive oxygen species: Role in signaling TPA‐induced growth arrest in ML‐1 cells
Author(s) -
Traore Kassim,
Sharma Rajni,
Thimmulappa Rajesh K.,
Watson Walter H.,
Biswal Shyam,
Trush Michael A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.21403
Subject(s) - reactive oxygen species , dephosphorylation , nadph oxidase , phosphatase , mapk/erk pathway , mitochondrial ros , phosphorylation , microbiology and biotechnology , kinase , chemistry , signal transduction , mitochondrion , biochemistry , biology
Extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (Erk)1/2 activity signals myeloid cell differentiation induced by 12‐O‐tetradecanoyl‐phorbol‐13‐acetate (TPA). Previously, we reported that Erk1/2 activation (phosphorylation) induced by TPA required reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a second messenger. Here, we hypothesized that ROS generated in response to TPA inhibit Erk1/2‐directed phosphatase activity, which leads to an increase phosphorylation of Erk1/2 to signal p21 WAF1/Cip1 ‐mediated growth arrest in ML‐1 cells. Incubation of ML‐1 cells with TPA resulted in a marked accumulation of phosphorylated Erk1/2, and is subsequent to H 2 O 2 generation. Interestingly, post‐TPA‐treatment with N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) stimulated a marked and a rapid dephosphorylation of Erk1/2, suggesting a regeneration of Erk1/2‐directed phospahatase activity by NAC. ROS generation in ML‐1 cells induced by TPA was suggested to occur in the mitochondrial electron transport chain (METC) based on the following observations: (i) undifferentiated ML‐1 cells not only lack p67‐phox and but also express a low level of p47‐phox key components required for NADPH oxidase enzymatic activity, (ii) pretreatment with DPI, an inhibitor of NADH‐ and NADPH‐dependent enzymes, or rhein, an inhibitor of complex I, blocked the ROS generation, and (iii) examination of the microarray analysis data and Western blot analysis data revealed an induction of MnSOD expression at both mRNA and protein levels in response to TPA. MnSOD is a key member of the mitochondrial defense system against mitochondrial‐derived superoxide. Together, this study suggested that TPA stimulated ROS generation as a second messenger to activate Erk1/2 via a redox‐mediated inhibition of Erk1/2‐directed phosphatase in ML‐1 cells. J. Cell. Physiol. 216: 276–285, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.