We report that TGF alpha induces activation of the p90 ribosomal S kinase (RSK), which results in the phosphorylation of rat C/EBP beta on Ser-105 and of mouse C/EBP beta on Thr-217 and concomitantly stimulates proliferation in differentiated hepatocytes. Moreover, C/EBP beta(-/-) mouse hepatocytes respond to TGF alpha when wild-type C/EBP beta is reexpressed, whereas they remain refractory to the growth effect of TGF alpha when expressing phosphoacceptor mutants rat C/EBP beta Ala-105 or mouse C/EBP beta Ala-217. In contrast, C/EBP beta(-/-) hepatocytes expressing the phosphorylation mimic mutants, rat C/EBP beta Asp-105 or mouse C/EBP beta Glu-217, exhibited marked proliferation in the absence of TGF alpha. Thus, a site-specific phosphorylation of the transcription factor C/EBP beta is critical for hepatocyte proliferation induced by TGF alpha and other stimuli that activate RSK.
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SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLANDSOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLAND
Puddicombe, SM
Wood, L
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Wood, L
Chamberlin, SG
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Davies, DE
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Puddicombe, SM
Wood, L
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SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLANDSOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLAND
Wood, L
Chamberlin, SG
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Chamberlin, SG
Davies, DE
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SOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLANDSOUTHAMPTON GEN HOSP, CANC RES CAMPAIGN MED ONCOL UNIT, SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD, HANTS, ENGLAND