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  • Title: Overexpression of MARCKS, but not protein kinase C-alpha, increases phorbol ester-stimulated synthesis of phosphatidylcholine in human SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells.
    Author: Rose SD, Morash SC, Ridgway DN, Byers DM, Cook HW.
    Journal: J Neurochem; 1996 Apr; 66(4):1766-9. PubMed ID: 8627336.
    Abstract:
    To investigate the regulation of phorbol ester-stimulated synthesis of phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho), myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate (MARCKS) and the alpha-isoform of protein kinase C (PKC-alpha) were overexpressed in a human neuroblastoma (SK-N-MC) cell line that does not increase PtdCho synthesis in response to 4beta-12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA). In five clones with a less than fivefold increase in MARCKS protein level, the synthesis of PtdCho from [methyl-3H] choline was stimulated 1.88-2.34-fold in the presence of 100-200 nM TPA. In clones overexpressing PKC-alpha (30-40-fold increased level of protein) or in mock-transfected vector controls, TPA had much less of a stimulatory effect (1.04-1.43 fold) on PtdCho synthesis. TPA caused translocation of PKC-alpha and increased phosphorylation of MARCKS, indicating that both overexpressed proteins responded to stimulation. Thus, in SK-N-MC cells, MARCKS is required for TPA-stimulated synthesis of PtdCho and PKC-alpha alone is insufficient for supporting enhanced synthesis.
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