Role of Rho GTPase in the endothelin-1-induced nuclear signaling

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1997 Mar 6;232(1):223-6. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6261.

Abstract

Binding of Endothelin-1 (ET-1) to its heterotrimeric G protein-coupled receptors stimulates various signaling cascades involving the activation of phospholipase C-beta, phospholipase D, protein kinase C (PKC), tyrosine kinases, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMKs), and Ras, a small molecular weight G-protein, but, the role of Rho GTPase remains unclear. In this project, we examined whether RhoA contributes to the ET-1-induced signaling cascade to c-fos SRE activation in Rat-2 fibroblast cells. Our results demonstrate that Rho activation is critical for the signal transduction of ET-1 to c-fos SRE.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins*
  • Endothelin-1 / metabolism*
  • Enzyme Activation
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases / metabolism*
  • Genes, fos
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Transcription Factors*
  • ets-Domain Protein Elk-1

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Elk1 protein, rat
  • Endothelin-1
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • ets-Domain Protein Elk-1
  • GTP Phosphohydrolases