Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase-1 (MSK1) is directly activated by MAPK and SAPK2/p38, and may mediate activationofCREB
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- 3 August 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 17 (15) , 4426-4441
- https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/17.15.4426
Abstract
We have identified a novel mitogen‐ and stress‐activated protein kinase (MSK1) that contains two protein kinase domains in a single polypeptide. MSK1 is activated in vitro by MAPK2/ERK2 or SAPK2/p38. Endogenous MSK1 is activated in 293 cells by either growth factor/phorbol ester stimulation, or by exposure to UV radiation, and oxidative and chemical stress. The activation of MSK1 by growth factors/phorbol esters is prevented by PD 98059, which suppresses activation of the MAPK cascade, while the activation of MSK1 by stress stimuli is prevented by SB 203580, a specific inhibitor of SAPK2/p38. In HeLa, PC12 and SK‐N‐MC cells, PD 98059 and SB 203580 are both required to suppress the activation of MSK1 by TNF, NGF and FGF, respectively, because these agonists activate both the MAPK/ERK and SAPK2/p38 cascades. MSK1 is localized in the nucleus of unstimulated or stimulated cells, and phosphorylates CREB at Ser133 with a K m value far lower than PKA, MAPKAP‐K1(p90Rsk) and MAPKAP‐K2. The effects of SB 203580, PD 98059 and Ro 318220 on agonist‐induced activation of CREB and ATF1 in four cell‐lines mirror the effects of these inhibitors on MSK1 activation, and exclude a role for MAPKAP‐K1 and MAPKAP‐K2/3 in this process. These findings, together with other observations, suggest that MSK1 may mediate the growth‐factor and stress‐induced activation of CREB.Keywords
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