Activation by phorbol esters of protein kinase C in MCF‐7 human breast cancer cells
- 12 May 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 200 (2), 337-342
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(86)81164-4
Abstract
Exposure of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells to the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) leads to the inhibition of cell proliferation. We investigate here the short-term effects of TPA on subcellular distribution of protein kinase C, and on protein phosphorylation in cultured MCF-7 cells. We report a rapid and dramatic decrease in cytosolic protein kinase C activity after TPA treatment. Only 30% of the enzymatic activity lost in the cytosol was recovered in the particulate fraction. These data suggest that subcellular translocation of protein kinase C is accompanied by a rapid down-regulation of the enzyme (70%). Furthermore, TPA and other protein kinase C activators rapidly induce the phosphorylation of a 28 kDa protein in intact MCF-7 cells. Phorbol esters devoid of tumor-promoting activity are ineffective both for inducing these early biochemical events and for inhibiting cell proliferationKeywords
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