cAMP-independent role of PKA in tonicity-induced transactivation of tonicity-responsive enhancer/ osmotic response element-binding protein

AUTOR(ES)

Ferraris, Joan D.

FONTE

National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

Hypertonicity-induced increase in activity of the transcription factor tonicity-responsive enhancer/osmotic response element-binding protein (TonEBP/OREBP) protects renal cells by increasing transcription of genes, including those involved in increased accumulation of organic osmolytes. We previously showed that hypertonicity increases transactivating activity of TonEBP/OREBP. Assay with a binary GAL4 transactivation system showed that the 984 C-terminal amino acids of TonEBP/OREBP (amino acids 548–1531) contain a tonicity-dependent transactivation domain (TAD). Also, amino acids 548–1531 undergo tonicity-dependent phosphorylation, and some inhibitors of protein kinases reduce the tonicity-dependent transactivation. In the present studies we examined the role of protein kinase A (PKA). Results: (i) An inhibitor of PKA (H89) reduces tonicity-dependent increases in transactivation, ORE/TonE reporter activity, and induction of aldose reductase and betaine transporter mRNAs. (ii) Overexpression of the catalytic subunit of PKA (PKAc) increases transactivation activity of amino acids 548–1531 and activity of an ORE/TonE reporter. The increases are much greater under isotonic than under hypertonic conditions. (iii) A dominant-negative PKAc reduces activity of an ORE/TonE reporter. (iv) PKAc activity increases with tonicity but cAMP does not. (v) TonEBP/OREBP and PKAc coimmunoprecipitate. (vi) amino acids 872–1271, including N– and C-terminal polyglutamine stretches, demonstrate tonicity-dependent transactivation, albeit less than amino acids 548–1531, and a similar role for PKA. Conclusions: (i) PKA plays an important role in TonEBP/OREBP activation of tonicity-dependent gene expression; (ii) PKA activation of TonEBP/OREBP appears to be cAMP-independent; and (iii) amino acids 872–1271 are sufficient for tonicity-dependent transactivation of TonEBP/OREBP.

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