The activation of eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)2B by growth factors in PC12 cells requires MEK/ERK signalling
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- 3 July 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 476 (3) , 262-265
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01743-9
Abstract
Epidermal and nerve growth factors (EGF and NGF) activate protein synthesis and initiation factor eIF2B in rat phaeochromocytoma (PC12) cells. The activation of protein synthesis by EGF or NGF depends upon extracellular regulated kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular regulated kinase signalling. Here we show that PD98059, an inhibitor of MEK activation, blocks the activation of eIF2B by EGF or NGF. It is known that eIF2B activity can be inhibited by phosphorylation at Ser535 in its ϵ‐subunit by glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)‐3. We find that inactivation of GSK‐3 by EGF or NGF is blocked by PD98059. However, neither EGF nor NGF caused a detectable change in phosphorylation of Ser535 of eIF2Bϵ. Thus, the EGF‐ and NGF‐induced activation of eIF2B in PC12 cells involves regulatory mechanisms distinct from dephosphorylation of the GSK‐3 site.Keywords
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