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P2Y 2 receptor‐mediated proliferation of C 6 glioma cells via activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway
Author(s) -
Tu MingTze,
Luo ShueFen,
Wang ChuanChawn,
Chien ChinSung,
Chiu ChiTso,
Lin ChihChung,
Yang ChuenMao
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703182
Subject(s) - mapk/erk pathway , p2y receptor , protein kinase c , pertussis toxin , mek inhibitor , protein kinase a , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , kinase , phosphorylation , mitogen activated protein kinase , signal transduction , chemistry , purinergic receptor , extracellular , g protein
Extracellular purine and pyrimidine nucleotides have been implicated in the regulation of several cellular functions including mitogenesis. In this study, experiments were conducted to characterize the P2Y receptor on C 6 glioma cells responsible for stimulating cell proliferation associated with mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. UTP and ATP produced a similar effect on [ 3 H]‐thymidine incorporation in a time‐ and concentration‐dependent manner, suggesting the involvement of P2Y 2 receptor in mediating proliferation of C 6 glioma cells. In response to UTP, both p42 and p44 MAPK were activated in a time‐ and concentration‐dependent manner using Western blot analysis with an anti‐phospho‐p42/p44 MAPK antibody. The phosphorylation reached maximal levels after 5 min and declining by 30 min. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin (PTX) did not change these responses to UTP. Both DNA synthesis and phosphorylation of MAPK in response to UTP were attenuated by tyrosine kinase inhibitors, genistein and herbimycin A, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors, staurosporine and GF109203X, and removal of Ca 2+ by addition of BAPTA/AM plus EGTA. UTP‐induced [ 3 H]‐thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation was completely inhibited by PD98059 (an inhibitor of MEK1/2). Furthermore, we showed that overexpression of dominant negative mutants of Ras (RasN17) and Raf (Raf‐301) completely suppressed MEK1/2 and p42/p44 MAPK activation induced by ATP and UTP. These results conclude that the mitogenic effect of UTP is mediated through a P2Y 2 receptor that involves the activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway. UTP‐mediated MAPK activation was modulated by Ca 2+ , PKC, and tyrosine kinase associated with cell proliferation in cultured C 6 glioma cells.British Journal of Pharmacology (2000) 129 , 1481–1489; doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703182