(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Enhances the Expression of an Insulin-Inducible Transcription Factor Gene via a Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Atypical Protein Kinase C Lambda Pathway

Autor: Taichi Yamamoto, Soichiro Nakamura, Ayumi Haneishi, Tamio Noguchi, Takashi Tanaka, Kazuya Yamada, Katsuhiro Takagi, Kosuke Asano
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 59:13360-13364
ISSN: 1520-5118
0021-8561
DOI: 10.1021/jf204016k
Popis: The rat enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-1 (SHARP-1) is an insulin-inducible transcriptional repressor. In this study, we examined issues of whether (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a green tea polyphenol, regulates the expression of the rat SHARP-1 gene and which signaling pathway mediates the regulation. When H4IIE cells were treated with EGCG, SHARP-1 mRNA levels rapidly increased. Pretreatments with inhibitors for either phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-K) or protein kinase C partially blocked EGCG induction. Atypical protein kinase C lambda (aPKCλ) is known as a downstream target of PI 3-K in the liver. When a dominant-negative form of aPKCλ was expressed, the EGCG-induced SHARP-1 mRNAs was inhibited. Finally, Western blot analysis revealed that EGCG rapidly and temporarily stimulates aPKCλ phosphorylation. Thus, we conclude that EGCG induces SHARP-1 gene expression via a PI 3-K/aPKCλ signaling pathway.
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