Nuclear signalling by rac GTPase: essential role of phospholipase A2.
In: The Biochemical journal, Jg. 326 ( Pt 2) (1997-09-01), S. 333-7
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Rac, one member of Rho family GTPases, stimulates c-fos serum response element (SRE)-luciferase reporter gene in Rat-2 fibroblast cells. By transient transfection analysis, we demonstrated that the activation of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and the subsequent production of arachidonic acid (AA) are essential for Rac-induced c-fos SRE activation, implying a critical role for PLA2 in the Rac-signalling pathway to the nucleus. Either pretreatment with mepacrine, a specific inhibitor of PLA2, or co-transfection with the expression plasmid of lipocortin-1, a proposed inhibitory protein of PLA2, selectively abolished RacV12-induced SRE activation. Further, we demonstrated that subsequent metabolism of AA, a major product of Rac-activated PLA2, by lipoxygenase (LO) is essential for Rac-induced c-fos SRE activation. In agreement with the role of the PLA2-AA-LO cascade as a potential mediator of Rac signalling to the nucleus, the addition of exogenous AA stimulated c-fos SRE-luciferase activity in an LO-dependent manner. Together, our results demonstrate that 'Rac-activated PLA2 and subsequent AA metabolism by LO' constitute a novel and specific pathway in Rac GTPase-induced c-fos SRE activation.
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Nuclear signalling by rac GTPase: essential role of phospholipase A2.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Kim, BC ; Kim, JH |
Zeitschrift: | The Biochemical journal, Jg. 326 ( Pt 2) (1997-09-01), S. 333-7 |
Veröffentlichung: | London, UK : Published by Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society, 1997 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0264-6021 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1042/bj3260333 |
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