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Activation of Sphingosine Kinase by the Bradykinin B2 Receptor and Its Implication in Regulation of the ERK/MAP Kinase Pathway

  • Andree Blaukat and Ivan Dikic
Published/Copyright: July 5, 2005
Biological Chemistry
From the journal Volume 382 Issue 1

Abstract

Sphingosine kinase phosphorylates sphingosine to generate sphingosine 1-phosphate, a phospholipid that has been implicated in signaling by a number of transmembrane receptors and was recently shown to act as a ligand for a specific class of G protein-coupled receptors. Here we show that the G protein-coupled bradykinin B2 receptor activates sphingosine kinase leading to a time- and dose-dependent elevation of cellular sphingosine 1-phosphate levels that was blocked by the sphingosine kinase inhibitor dihydrosphingosine. Furthermore, increasing doses of this inhibitor partially affected the bradykinin-mediated ERK/MAP kinase activation and fully blocked the protein kinase C-independent component of the signaling pathway from the B2 receptor to the ERK/MAP kinase cascade. Overexpression of sphingosine kinase did not additionally increase the bradykinin-induced ERK/MAP kinase activity, indicating a permissive rather than activating role of sphingosine 1-phosphate in B2 receptor-mediated mitogenic signaling.

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Published Online: 2005-07-05
Published in Print: 2001-01-06

Copyright © 2001 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

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