Activation of stress-activated protein kinases correlates with neurite outgrowth induced by protease inhibition in PC12 cells |
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Authors: | Giasson B I Bruening W Durham H D Mushynski W E |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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Abstract: | PC12 cells are well characterized for their ability to differentiate into neuronal-like cells when challenged with nerve growth factor. It has been reported that the calpain and proteasome inhibitor N-acetyl-Leu-Leu-norleucinal (CI) is also able to induce neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. In this study, we report that the inhibitor of proteasomal chymotrypsin-like activity, carbobenzoxy-Ile-Glu-(O-tert-butyl)-Ala-Leu-aldehyde (PSI), can also induce differentiation of PC12 cells. Induction of neurite outgrowth with PSI, CI, or its close analogue, carbobenzoxy-Leu-Leu-leucinal (MG132), was associated with stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) activation. Neurite formation induced by protease inhibition was independent of mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38/reactivating kinase, or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activities. The exact mechanism by which protease inhibition activates SAPKs remains to be elucidated; however, our results suggest that the SAPK signal transduction cascade may be an alternative and/or parallel pathway in the regulation of neuronal differentiation. |
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Keywords: | Neurite elongation Stress-activated protein kinase Proteasome inhibitors PC12 cells |
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