Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by the bradykinin B2 receptor is independent of receptor phosphorylation and phosphorylation-triggered internalization.

Recent evidence suggests that serine/threonine phosphorylation and internalization of beta2-adrenergic receptors play critical roles in signalling to the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade. To investigate whether this represents a general mechanism employed by G protein-coupled receptors, we studied the requirement of these processes in the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by ...
G alpha(q)-coupled bradykinin B2 receptors. Mutant B2 receptors impaired in receptor phosphorylation and internalization are fully capable to activate mitogen-activated protein kinase. Bradykinin-induced long-term effects on mitogenic signalling monitored by measuring the transcriptional activity of Elk1 were identical in cells expressing the wild-type or mutant B2 receptors. Therefore, G protein-coupled bradykinin receptors activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway independently of receptor phosphorylation and internalization.
Mesh Terms:
Bradykinin, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cell Line, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Phosphorylation, Receptor, Bradykinin B2, Receptors, Bradykinin, Signal Transduction
FEBS Lett.
Date: May. 28, 1999
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