Involvement of protein kinase C and cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate-dependent kinase in steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression and steroid biosynthesis in Leydig cells

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作者
Jo, Y
King, SR
Khan, SA
Stocco, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas Tech Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biochem & Cell Biol, Lubbock, TX 79430 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Urol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Clark Atlanta Univ, Ctr Canc Res & Therapeut Dev, Atlanta, GA 30314 USA
关键词
cAMP; CREB; kinases; Leydig cells; PKA; PKC; PMA; progesterone; signal transduction; StAR; steroid biosynthesis; testosterone;
D O I
10.1095/biolreprod.104.037721
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This study investigated the roles of the protein kinase C (PKC) and protein kinase A (PKA) pathways in regulating constitutive steroidogenesis and steroidogenic acute regulatory (STAR; herein designated by its common name, StAR) protein in R2C Leydig tumor cells. Inhibition of PKC and phospholipase C resulted in significant decreases in steroid production, phosphorylation of cAMP-responsive element binding (CREB) protein, and Star gene transcription under basal conditions in R2C cells. These observations were corroborated in MA-10 and mLTC-1 Leydig tumor cell lines, in which activation of PKC by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA, 10 nM) increased CREB phosphorylation and total StAR (tot-StAR) protein expression. However, induction of StAR protein by PMA did not result in the expected concomitant increase in steroids because PKC failed to phosphorylate StAR, the biologically active form of the protein. However, in conjunction with PMA, minor increases in PKA activity using sub-maximal doses of (Bu)(2)cAMP (0.05-0.1 mM; a concentration range insufficient for induction of StAR), were able to stimulate dramatic increases in both phospho-StAR (P-StAR) and steroid production. Human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation also resulted in a further enhancement in P-StAR and progesterone production when added to PMA-treated MA-10 cells. Similar results for tot-StAR and P-StAR expression were observed in primary cultures of immature rat Leydig cells treated with PMA and submaximal doses of (Bu),cAMP. in summary, the present study demonstrates that basal activities of both PKC and PKA play important roles in the constitutive steroidogenic characteristics of R2C cells. This study also demonstrates for the first time a role for PMA-induced PKC in StAR protein regulation and the requirement for submaximal doses of cAMP to produce steroids in Leydig cells.
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