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Bobrovskaya, L. et al.

Tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells: the role of MAPKs after angiotensin II stimulation.

Angiotensin II (AII, 100 nM) stimulation of bovine adrenal chromaffin cells (BACCs) produced angiotensin II receptor subtype 1 (AT1)-mediated increases in extracellular regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and stress-activated p38MAPK (p38 kinase) phosphorylation over a period of 10 min. ERK1/2 and p38 kinase phosphorylation preceded Ser31 phosphorylation on tyrosine hydroxylase ( TOH). The inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2) activation, PD98059 (0.1-50 microM) and UO126 (0.1-10 microM), dose-dependently inhibited both ERK2 and Ser31 phosphorylation on TOH in response to AII, suggesting MEK1/2 involvement. The p38 kinase inhibitor SB203580 (20 microM, 30 min) abolished Ser31 and Ser19 phosphorylation on TOH and partially inhibited ERK2 phosphorylation produced by AII. In contrast, 1 microM SB203580 did not affect AII-stimulated TOH phosphorylation, but fully inhibited heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) phosphorylation produced by AII. Also, 1 microM SB203580 fully inhibited Ser19 phosphorylation on TOH and HSP27 phosphorylation in response to anisomycin (30 min, 10 microg/mL). The results suggest that ERKs mediate Ser31 phosphorylation on TOH in response to AII, but p38 kinase is not involved. Previous studies suggesting a role for p38 kinase in the phosphorylation of Ser31 are explained by the non-specific effects of 20 microM SB203580 in BACCs. The p38 kinase pathway is able to phosphorylate Ser19 on TOH in response to anisomycin, but does not do so in response to AII.[1]

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Tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells: the role of MAPKs after angiotensin II stimulation. Bobrovskaya, L., Odell, A., Leal, R.B., Dunkley, P.R. J. Neurochem. (2001) [Pubmed]

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