Authors: András Balogh Mária Németh Ibolya Koloszár Lajos Markó Lukasz Przybyl Kazushi Jinno Csilla Szigeti Marija Heffer Matthias Gebhardt József Szeberényi Dominik N Müller György Sétáló Marianna Pap
Publish Date: 2014/04/11
Volume: 19, Issue: 7, Pages: 1080-1098
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum ER stress plays an essential role in unfolded protein response induced apoptosis contributing to several pathological conditions Glycogen synthase kinase3β GSK3β plays a central role in several apoptotic signaling including ER stress as the active form of GSK3β induces apoptosis The phosphorylation of cAMP responsive element CRE binding protein CREB Ser133 S133 residue is the endpoint of various signaling pathways like growth factor signaling while the Ser129 S129 residue is phosphorylated by GSK3β The significance of the ubiquitously expressed transcription factor CREB is demonstrated in prolonged tunicamycin TMinduced ER stress in this study In the experiments wildtype wt CREB S129Ala S133Ala or S129Ala–S133Ala mutant CREB expressing PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cell lines showed increased survival under TMevoked prolonged ER stress compared to wtPC12 cells After TM treatment ER stress was activated in all PC12 cell types Lithium and SB216763 the selective wellknown inhibitors of GSK3β decreased TMinduced apoptosis and promoted cell survival The proapoptotic BH3only Bcl2 family member Bcl2interacting mediator of cell death Bim level was decreased in the different CREB overexpressing PC12 cells as a result of TM treatment CREB overexpression also inhibited the sequestration of Bim protein from tubulin molecules as it was demonstrated in wtPC12 cells Transient expression of wtCREB diminished TMinduced apoptosis in wtPC12 Rat1 and primary rat vascular smooth muscle cells These findings demonstrate a novel role of CREB in different cell types as a potent protector against ER stressThis work was supported by Grants from the Hungarian National Research Fund to József Szeberényi OTKA T037528 and from Pécs University to Marianna Pap PTE AOK KA 3403913/2009 The purchase of the Olympus FV1000 laser scanning confocal system was supported by Grant GVOP3212004040172/30 to Pécs University The authors would like to thank Gabriele N’diaye for the outstanding technical assistance
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