Insulin Translocates PKC-ε and Phorbol esters induce and persistantly translocates PKC-β2 in BC3H-1 myocytes

  • M. L. Standaert
  • , A. Avignon
  • , Thomas Paul Arnold
  • , S. I. Saba
  • , D. R. Cooper
  • , J. C. Watson
  • , X. Zhou
  • , L. Galloway
  • , R. V. Farese

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    Abstract

    <p> Initial studies suggested that insulin increases diacylglycerol and activates protein kinase C (PKC) in BC3H-1 myocytes. In these earlier studies, insulin was found to translocate PKC-&beta;, but the presence of PKC-&varepsilon; was not appreciated. More recently, the presence of PKC-&varepsilon; was documented, but PKC-&beta; was not detected, and it was questioned whether insulin activates PKC in BC3H-1 myocytes [Stumpo, D.J., Haupt, D.M. and Blackshear, P.J. (1994) <em> J. Biol. Chem. </em> <strong> 269 </strong> :21184&ndash;21190]. We questioned whether insulin translocates PKC-&varepsilon; in BC3H-1 myocytes, and re-evaluated the question of whether myocytes truly contain a PKC-&beta; isoform whose existence can be verified by its response to phorbol ester treatment. We found that PKC-&varepsilon; was acutely translocated by insulin and phorbol esters from the cytosol to the membrane fraction in BC3H-1 myocytes; in addition, PKC-&varepsilon;, like PKC-&alpha;, was depleted by chronic phorbol ester treatment. We also found that BC3H-I myocytes containing a 76,000 M <em> r </em> PKC-&beta; isoform that is acutely translocated and subsequently depleted by phorbol esters. Moreover, chronic phorbol ester treatment induced an 84,000 <em> Mr </em> PKC- <em> &beta; </em> 2 isoform that appeared to be persistently translocated and activated, as suggested by studies of myristoylated arginine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) phosphorylation. We conclude that: (1) insulin acutely translocates PKC-&varepsilon;, as well as PKC-&beta;, in BC3H-1 myocytes; and (2) PKC-&beta; is not truly downregulated by phorbol esters in BC3H-1 myocytes.</p>
    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalCellular Signalling
    Volume8
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 1996

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    • Medicine and Health Sciences

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