Abstract
Cell growth is regulated by various peptide growth factors through receptor-linked multiple intracellular signal-transduction pathways, such as the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) pathway. cAMP activates cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) either to stimulate or inhibit cell growth. The effect on growth is determined by the presence of two isoforms of the regulatory (R) subunit of PKA; activation of RIα-type PKA leads to stimulation of growth, activation of RIIβ-type inhibits cell growth. We determined whether the effect of gastrin on the growth of human colon cancer cells is determined by cell-specific content of PKA. We utilized two human colon cancer cell lines: LoVo, growth of which is stimulated by gastrin, and HCT116, growth of which is inhibited by gastrin. Activation of both types of PKA with 8-Br-cAMP mimicked the regulation of growth by gastrin; preferential activation of RIIβ-type PKA with 8-Cl-cAMP inhibited growth of both cell lines. LoVo cells possess the predominantly RIα isoform of PKA at the mRNA and protein level; HCT116 cells possess predominantly the RIIβ-type PKA. The cAMP-mediated regulation of growth (either stimulatory or inhibitory) by gastrin on these human colon cancer cells was determined by the predominant isoform of PKA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-70 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Regulatory Peptides |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 31 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colon cancer
- Cyclic AMP
- Regulatory subunit
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience