Lysophosphatidic acid activates the 70-kDa S6 kinase via the lipoxygenase pathway

Francis S. Willard*, Leise A. Berven, Michael F. Crouch

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    Abstract

    Many hormones are known to activate the 70-kDa S6 kinase (p70S6K). The signalling pathways mediating p70S6K activation are only partially characterized. We investigate, in this report, the mechanisms by which lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) activates p70S6K. We observed that p70S6K activation was conventional, in that it was sensitive to both rapamycin and PI3 kinase inhibition. p70S6K activation appeared to be caused by the activation of several phospholipase pathways. LPA was an effective stimulus of phospholipase C induced intracellular calcium mobilization, which appeared to participate in p70S6K activation. Similarly, the effect of LPA on p70S6K activity was antagonized by butan-1-ol but not butan-2-ol suggesting the involvement of agonist stimulated phospholipase D activity. Further, antagonism of the phospholipase A2 and lipoxygenase pathways attenuated p70S6K activation indicating a novel mechanism of p70S6K regulation. We conclude that in Swiss 3T3 cells LPA coordinates activation of several phospholipases to regulate p70S6K.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)607-613
    Number of pages7
    JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
    Volume287
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2001

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