Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10802236 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research | 2014 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Nucleotides activating P2Y13 receptors display neuroprotective actions against different apoptotic stimuli in cerebellar granule neurons. In the present study, P2Y13 neuroprotection was analyzed in conditions of genotoxic stress. Exposure to cisplatin and UV radiation induced caspase-3-dependent apoptotic cell death, and p38 MAPK signaling de-regulation. Pre-treatment with P2Y13 nucleotide agonist, 2methyl-thio-ADP (2MeSADP), restored granule neuron survival and prevented p38 long-lasting activation induced by cytotoxic treatments. Microarray gene expression analysis in 2MeSADP-stimulated cells revealed over-representation of genes related to protein phosphatase activity. Among them, dual-specificity phosphatase-2, DUSP2, was validated as a transcriptional target for P2Y13 receptors by QPCR. This effect could explain 2MeSADP ability to dephosphorylate a DUSP2 substrate, p38, reestablishing the inactive form. In addition, cisplatin-induced p38 sustained activation correlated perfectly with progressive reduction in DUSP2 expression. In conclusion, P2Y13 receptors regulate DUSP2 expression and contribute to p38 signaling homeostasis and survival in granule neurons.
Keywords
1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis[2-aminophenylthio]butadienephosphatidyl inositol-3 kinaseJnkERKDAPICaMKIIP2Y13 receptorp38CREB2MeSADPPI3-Kcalcium/calmodulin kinase IIc-Jun KinaseDUSPMAPKMAPK/ERK kinaseMTTdual-specificity phosphatasereverse transcriptionMEKNeuroprotectionmitogen-activated protein kinaseextracellular-signal-regulated kinaseNucleotide receptor
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Authors
Verónica Morente, Raquel Pérez-Sen, Felipe Ortega, Jaime Huerta-Cepas, Esmerilda G. Delicado, Mª Teresa Miras-Portugal,