Abstract
Primary cultures of bovine ZF cells were incubated for 1 h or 6h with the agonists 8-bromo-cyclic AMP (8-Br-cAMP) an activator of protein kinase A (PKA), the phorbol ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, the Ca2+ ionophore, A23187, or the L-type Ca2+ channel agonist Bay K8644. Both cortisol secretion (determined by radioimmunoassay of cell medium) and cellular StAR protein levels (quantified by western blotting) were significantly increased at 6h, by all agonists. However, while all agonists stimulated cortisol secretion at 1h, StAR protein levels remained unchanged by these treatments. We conclude that in bovine ZF cells, StAR protein synthesis can be regulated by mechanisms involving activation of PKA, PKC and Ca2+ influx. However, a net increase in cellular StAR protein does not appear to be essential for the initiation for the first stage of acute steroidogenesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 603-8 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Endocrine research |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2000 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester
- 8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
- Animals
- Calcimycin
- Calcium Channel Agonists
- Cattle
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
- Enzyme Activation
- Hydrocortisone
- Ionophores
- Phosphoproteins
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
- Zona Fasciculata