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Protein kinase C delta phosphorylates ecdysone receptor B1 to promote gene expression and apoptosis under 20-hydroxyecdysone regulation.

ABSTRACT: The nuclear receptor EcRB1, which is activated by the insect steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), is reportedly phosphorylated by a protein kinase after 20E induction. However, the protein kinase has not been identified, and the significance of EcRB1 phosphorylation is unclear. In this study, we identified a protein kinase C ? (PKC?) isoform (the E isoform) that phosphorylates EcRB1 in the lepidopteran Helicoverpa armigera, a serious agricultural pest worldwide, to promote apoptotic gene expression and apoptosis during metamorphosis. Through activation of the EcRB1/USP1 transcription complex by 20E, PKC? expression was up-regulated in several tissues during the metamorphic stage. Knockdown of PKC? caused failure to transition from larvae to pupae, prevented tissues from undergoing programmed cell death (PCD), and down-regulated the expression of the transcription factor Brz-7 and the apoptosis executors caspase-3 and caspase-6 The threonine residue at position 1343 of PKC? was phosphorylated and was critical for its proapoptotic function. Overexpression of the PKC? catalytic domain was localized to the nuclei in HaEpi cells, which increased caspase-3 activity and apoptosis. PKC? directly phosphorylated a threonine residue at position 468 in the amino acid sequence of EcRB1. The phosphorylation of EcRB1 was critical for its heterodimeric interaction with the USP1 protein and for binding to the ecdysone response element. The data suggested that 20E up-regulates PKC? expression to regulate EcRB1 phosphorylation for EcRB1/USP1 transcription complex formation, apoptotic gene transcription, and apoptosis.

SUBMITTER: Chen CH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5576805 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protein kinase C delta phosphorylates ecdysone receptor B1 to promote gene expression and apoptosis under 20-hydroxyecdysone regulation.

Chen Cai-Hua CH Pan Jing J Di Yu-Qin YQ Liu Wen W Hou Li L Wang Jin-Xing JX Zhao Xiao-Fan XF

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20170808 34

The nuclear receptor EcRB1, which is activated by the insect steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), is reportedly phosphorylated by a protein kinase after 20E induction. However, the protein kinase has not been identified, and the significance of EcRB1 phosphorylation is unclear. In this study, we identified a protein kinase C δ (PKCδ) isoform (the E isoform) that phosphorylates EcRB1 in the lepidopteran <i>Helicoverpa armigera</i>, a serious agricultural pest worldwide, to promote apoptotic ...[more]

PMID: 28790182

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Project description:BackgroundThe regulation of glycolysis and autophagy during feeding and metamorphosis in holometabolous insects is a complex process that is not yet fully understood. Insulin regulates glycolysis during the larval feeding stage, allowing the insects to grow and live. However, during metamorphosis, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) takes over and regulates programmed cell death (PCD) in larval tissues, leading to degradation and ultimately enabling the insects to transform into adults. The precise mechanism through which these seemingly contradictory processes are coordinated remains unclear and requires further research. To understand the coordination of glycolysis and autophagy during development, we focused our investigation on the role of 20E and insulin in the regulation of phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1). We examined the glycolytic substrates and products, PGK1 glycolytic activity, and the posttranslational modification of PGK1 during the development of Helicoverpa armigera from feeding to metamorphosis.ResultsOur findings suggest that the coordination of glycolysis and autophagy during holometabolous insect development is regulated by a balance between 20E and insulin signaling pathways. Glycolysis and PGK1 expression levels were decreased during metamorphosis under the regulation of 20E. Insulin promoted glycolysis and cell proliferation via PGK1 phosphorylation, while 20E dephosphorylated PGK1 via phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) to repress glycolysis. The phosphorylation of PGK1 at Y194 by insulin and its subsequent promotion of glycolysis and cell proliferation were important for tissue growth and differentiation during the feeding stage. However, during metamorphosis, the acetylation of PGK1 by 20E was key in initiating PCD. Knockdown of phosphorylated PGK1 by RNA interference (RNAi) at the feeding stage led to glycolysis suppression and small pupae. Insulin via histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) deacetylated PGK1, whereas 20E via acetyltransferase arrest-defective protein 1 (ARD1) induced PGK1 acetylation at K386 to stimulate PCD. Knockdown of acetylated-PGK1 by RNAi at the metamorphic stages led to PCD repression and delayed pupation.ConclusionsThe posttranslational modification of PGK1 determines its functions in cell proliferation and PCD. Insulin and 20E counteractively regulate PGK1 phosphorylation and acetylation to give it dual functions in cell proliferation and PCD.

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Protein kinase C delta phosphorylates ecdysone receptor B1 to promote gene expression and apoptosis under 20-hydroxyecdysone regulation.

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Protein kinase C delta phosphorylates ecdysone receptor B1 to promote gene expression and apoptosis under 20-hydroxyecdysone regulation.

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