GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE PROTEIN-KINASE-C IN SOMATOTROPHS

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作者
FRENCH, MB [1 ]
MOOR, BC [1 ]
LUSSIER, BT [1 ]
KRAICER, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT PHYSIOL,LONDON N6A 5C1,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR; 2ND MESSENGER; PROTEIN KINASE-C; PHORBOL ESTER; DIACYLGLYCEROL; (PURIFIED RAT SOMATOTROPH);
D O I
10.1016/0303-7207(91)90104-Z
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to investigate the involvement of protein kinase C in growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) action by directly measuring the effect of GRF on protein kinase C activity in purified male rat somatotrophs. Somatotrophs were incubated with GRF (10(-7) M) for 0.33, 1, 3, 10, 30 and 90 min. Protein kinase C present in soluble and particulate fractions was partially purified using DEAE-cellulose chromatography, and protein kinase C activity was assayed. In control experiments, to insure protein kinase C activity could be activated, two known protein kinase C activators, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and dioctanoyl-rac-glycerol (diC8) were added for 3 min. Protein kinase C activity is present in somatotrophs. Under basal conditions the majority of the enzyme activity is located in the cytosol (approximately 90%). The protein kinase C activators caused a significant translocation of protein kinase C activity from soluble to particulate fractions at 3 min. GRF did not cause a translocation of protein kinase C activity even though GH release was significantly increased by 3 min. GRF did not significantly alter the specific activity of protein kinase C in the soluble or particulate fractions, except for a small (approximately 10%) increase in soluble activity at 90 min. We conclude that protein kinase C is present in the somatotrophs of the anterior pituitary. Protein kinase C, however, does not mediate the action of GRF and its role in signal transduction in somatotrophs awaits elucidation.
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页数:8
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