FAK overexpression upregulates cyclin D3 and enhances cell proliferation via the PKC and PI3-kinase-Akt pathways

Autor: Megumi Funakoshi-Tago, Tadashi Kasahara, Yoshiko Sonoda, Maki Hasegawa, Eriko Aizu-Yokota, Daisuke Yamamoto
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Cellular Signalling. 15:575-583
ISSN: 0898-6568
DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(02)00142-0
Popis: We previously demonstrated that FAK-transfected HL-60 (HL-60/FAK) cells exhibit anti-apoptotic capacity. Here, we report that HL-60/FAK cells proliferate much faster than vector-transfected control (HL-60/Vect) cells with a 1.5-fold faster doubling time. This observation prompted us to investigate the mechanism of how HL-60/FAK cells augment cell proliferation. Since a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, chelerythrine, or a PI3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002, suppressed cell proliferation effectively, both PKC and PI-3-kinase pathways are presumed to be involved in the cell proliferation. Among cyclins and CDKs, cyclin D3 expression was particularly prominent in the HL-60/FAK cells. Among PKC family, particularly PKCalpha, beta and eta isoforms were activated and directly associated with FAK in HL-60/FAK cells. We assumed that FAK activates PKC and PI3-kinase-Akt pathway, which resulted in marked induction of cyclin D3 expression and CDK activity.
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