Protein kinase Czeta regulates Cdk5/p25 signaling during myogenesis

de Thonel, Saima Ferraris, Pallari, Susumu Imanishi, Vitaly Kochin, Hosokawa, Hisanaga, Cecilia Sahlgren, John Eriksson

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    Atypical protein kinase Czeta (PKCzeta) is emerging as a mediator of differentiation. Here, we describe a novel role for PKCzeta in myogenic differentiation, demonstrating that PKCzeta activity is indispensable for differentiation of both C2C12 and mouse primary myoblasts. PKCzeta was found to be associated with and to regulate the Cdk5/p35 signaling complex, an essential factor for both neuronal and myogenic differentiation. Inhibition of PKCzeta activity prevented both myotube formation and simultaneous reorganization of the nestin intermediate filament cytoskeleton, which is known to be regulated by Cdk5 during myogenesis. p35, the Cdk5 activator, was shown to be a specific phosphorylation target of PKCzeta. PKCzeta-mediated phosphorylation of Ser-33 on p35 promoted calpain-mediated cleavage of p35 to its more active and stable fragment, p25. Strikingly, both calpain activation and the calpain-mediated cleavage of p35 were shown to be PKCzeta-dependent in differentiating myoblasts. Overall, our results identify PKCzeta as a controller of myogenic differentiation by its regulation of the phosphorylation-dependent and calpain-mediated p35 cleavage, which is crucial for the amplification of the Cdk5 activity that is required during differentiation.
    OriginalspråkOdefinierat/okänt
    Sidor (från-till)1423–1434
    TidskriftMolecular Biology of the Cell
    Volym21
    Nummer8
    DOI
    StatusPublicerad - 2010
    MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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