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Beta‐adrenergic Stimulation Activates Protein Kinase Cε through Epac in Cardiomyocytes
Author(s) -
Duquesnes Nicolas,
Li Lin,
Morel Eric,
Metrich Mélanie,
Matéo Philippe,
Lucas Alexandre,
Fortin Dominique,
Lezouac'h Frank,
Crozatier Bertrand
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.815.1
Subject(s) - protein kinase c , stimulation , microbiology and biotechnology , activator (genetics) , phospholipase c , chemistry , medicine , signal transduction , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , receptor
Protein kinase C (PKC) activation is classically considered as independent of the β‐adrenergic pathway. However, the cAMP‐ activated exchange factor Epac was recently shown to activate phospholipase C. βA stimulation is thus likely to stimulate PKC. We evaluated in cardiomyocytes whether βA stimulation could activate PKCε. Rat neonatal cardiomyocytes were subjected to isoproterenol stimulation (ISO). Inositol trisphosphate production was increased by 34% by 1µM ISO (p<0.05) and PKCε was translocated to particulate fractions (PF, western blot) in the perinuclear area (confocal microscopy) in a PKA‐independent manner since it was not inhibited by an infection with an adenovirus encoding a PKA inhibitor. Instead, PKCε activation was Epac dependent since 8‐CPT, an Epac activator, induced the same PKCε translocation as ISO and siRNAs of Epac completetly inhibited PKCε activation. The same translocation of PKCε in PF induced by βA stimulation was found in adult isolated rat hearts perfused by ISO with a sarcolemmmal membrane localization. This was associated with a phosphorylation of connexin‐43 on ser368 that was blocked by the PKC inhibitor BIM. In conclusion, these data demonstrate a new interconnection between β‐adrenergic and PKC pathways via Epac in cardiac cells with a potential role in cell‐to‐cell communications.