Issue release date: 12.11.2024
2Hacettepe University, Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey
3,4University of Virginia, Department of Pathology, Charlottesville VA, USA DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3008-10.1 AIM: Protein kinase-C (PKC) and NF-kappaB are involved in cell survival, proliferation, migration and radioresistance in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). We sought to determine the interaction between PKC and NF-kappaB pathways.
MATERIAL and METHODS: The activation of NF-kappaB by PKC α and PKC δ was assessed by Western blotting after the stimulation with Phorbol 12- Myristate 13-Acetate (PMA). Gene silencing of PKC α , PKC δ and NFkappaB/ p65 with siRNA interference was utilized to evaluate their roles in NFkB activation and cell proliferation.
RESULTS: PMA induced the phosphorylation of NF-kappaB/p65 by PKC α. Gene silencing with siRNA against NF-kappaB/p65 inhibited [3H]-thymidine incorporation in U1242 GBM cells. PKC δ decelerated the nuclear translocation of activated NF-kappaB/p65 up to 4 hours after the stimulation. PMA induced death was not observed in PKC δ silenced cells where activated NF-kappaB/p65 was located immediately in the nucleus.
CONCLUSION: NF-kappaB/p65 is pro-survival and proliferative factor in U1242 GBM cells. PKC α is needed to phosphorylate NF-kappaB/p65. PKC δ delays the translocation of active NF-kappaB/p65 into the nucleus. PMAinduced cell death occurred if the phospho-NF-kappaB/p65 was prohibited from entering the nucleus in PKC δ positive cells. Translocation of phosphorylated form of NF-kappaB into the nucleus is critical in GBM cell proliferation.
Keywords : Glioblastoma, NF-kappaB, PKC, Proliferation, Survival