ISSN:
1573-4919
Keywords:
ACTH
;
phorbol ester
;
dibutyryl cAMP
;
adrenocortical cells
;
steroidogenic response
;
c-fos proto-oncogene induction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We previously reported that ACTH, but not dibutyryl cAMP, rapidly induces the c-fos proto-oncogene in Y-1 adrenocortical cells. Here we show that PMA induces c-fos with similar kinetics when compared with ACTH (0.5–1 h peak) but reaches only 60% of the maximal ACTH induction and dcAMP is a weak c-fos inducer (15% of ACTH). However, combination of PMA and dcAMP has a synergistic effect leading to maximal c-fos induction. c-fos expression may play a role in the RNA synthesis-dependent corticosteroidogenesis response and/or growth regulation by ACTH. We also show that, in contrast to dcAMP, PMA is a poor steroidogenesis stimulator (15 to 17% of maximum ACTH-stimulated level), its activity being completely dependent on RNA synthesis. Combination of dcAMP and PMA yields an additive steroidogenesis stimulation, an effect that is also dependent on RNA synthesis. Although no strict correlation was found between c-fos induction and early steroidogenesis stimulation, particularly with respect to cAMP derivatives, the results suggest that a PKC pathway is likely to cooperate with the classical cAMP-PKA pathway in adrenal cells' RNA-dependent steroidogenesis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01096378
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