Maike Stegen1, Andrea Engler1, Crista Ochsenfarth2, Iris Manthey3, Jürgen Peters1, Winfried Siffert3, Ulrich H Frey1,2. 1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Essen University Hospital and University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. 2. Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. 3. Institute of Pharmacogenetics, Essen University Hospital and University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 (GRK6) is part of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase family, whose members act as key regulators of seven-transmembrane receptor signalling. GRK6 seems to play a role in regulation of inflammatory processes, but mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of GRK6 expression in inflammatory cell lines have not been characterized. Protein kinase C (PKC) signalling is also involved in inflammatory regulation and an impact of PKC activation on GRK6 protein expression was described previously. Thus, the aim of this study was to 1) characterize the GRK6 promoter, and 2) investigate a potential influence of PKC on GRK6 expression. METHODS: Five deletion constructs of the GRK6 promoter were cloned. After transient transfection into a human T cell line, promoter activity was assessed using luciferase reporter gene assays. Putative transcription factor binding sites were identified, mutated, and binding was investigated using electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA). Following stimulation with a PKC activator, GRK6 expression on mRNA and protein levels was assessed by reverse transcriptase qPCR and Western blots. RESULTS: Investigation of the GRK6 promoter revealed a putative cAMP responsive element (CRE), whose mutation led to decreased promoter activity (p = 0.0006). Functionality of the CRE binding protein (CREB) binding site was verified in EMSA blots. Stimulation with a PKC activator resulted in decreased GRK6 promoter activity (p = 0.0027), mRNA (p = 0.04) and protein expression. CONCLUSION: We characterized the human GRK6 promoter and identified promoter activity to be influenced by a CREB binding site. PKC might be one determinant contributing to altered GRK6 expression.
BACKGROUND:G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 (GRK6) is part of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase family, whose members act as key regulators of seven-transmembrane receptor signalling. GRK6 seems to play a role in regulation of inflammatory processes, but mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of GRK6 expression in inflammatory cell lines have not been characterized. Protein kinase C (PKC) signalling is also involved in inflammatory regulation and an impact of PKC activation on GRK6 protein expression was described previously. Thus, the aim of this study was to 1) characterize the GRK6 promoter, and 2) investigate a potential influence of PKC on GRK6 expression. METHODS: Five deletion constructs of the GRK6 promoter were cloned. After transient transfection into a human T cell line, promoter activity was assessed using luciferase reporter gene assays. Putative transcription factor binding sites were identified, mutated, and binding was investigated using electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA). Following stimulation with a PKC activator, GRK6 expression on mRNA and protein levels was assessed by reverse transcriptase qPCR and Western blots. RESULTS: Investigation of the GRK6 promoter revealed a putative cAMP responsive element (CRE), whose mutation led to decreased promoter activity (p = 0.0006). Functionality of the CRE binding protein (CREB) binding site was verified in EMSA blots. Stimulation with a PKC activator resulted in decreased GRK6 promoter activity (p = 0.0027), mRNA (p = 0.04) and protein expression. CONCLUSION: We characterized the humanGRK6 promoter and identified promoter activity to be influenced by a CREB binding site. PKC might be one determinant contributing to altered GRK6 expression.
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