期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 298, 期 3, 页码 212-216出版社
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01741-9
关键词
protein kinase C gamma; hippocampus; Pb2+; back-phosphorylation; protein kinase C activity; [H-3]phorbol 12,13 dibutyrate binding
资金
- NIEHS NIH HHS [F32 ES05869, ES06189, ES03819] Funding Source: Medline
We examined the effect of chronic exposure to lead (Pb2+) on protein kinase C (PKC) in 50-day-old rat hippocampus. Cytosolic and membrane fractions of hippocampus from Pb2+-exposed rats showed reduced expression of PKC gamma protein. In contrast, a significant elevation of PKC gamma mRNA was observed in pyramidal and dentate granule cell layers. Protein expression of alpha, betaI, beta II and epsilon isoenzymes were unchanged in Pb2+-exposed rats, as was [H-3]phorbol 12,13 dibutyrate (PDBu) binding in tissue slices. Differences were not observed in Ca2+-dependent or -independent PKC activity, or in PKC-specific back-phosphorylation of hippocampal homogenates from Pb2+-exposed rats. Reduced subcellular levels of PKC gamma in Pb2+-exposed rats suggest that signal transduction in the hippocampus may be selectively altered and may be important in manifesting Pb2+-induced impairments of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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