PMID- 12393899 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030212 LR - 20220310 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 277 IP - 51 DP - 2002 Dec 20 TI - ERK1/2 antagonizes glycogen synthase kinase-3beta-induced apoptosis in cortical neurons. PG - 49577-84 AB - Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) is one of the mechanisms by which phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activation protects neurons from apoptosis. Here, we report that inhibition of ERK1/2 increased the basal activity of GSK3beta in cortical neurons and that both ERK1/2 and PI3K were required for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) suppression of GSK3beta activity. Moreover, cortical neuron apoptosis induced by expression of recombinant GSK3beta was inhibited by coexpression of constitutively active MKK1 or PI3K. Activation of both endogenous ERK1/2 and PI3K signaling pathways was required for BDNF to block apoptosis induced by expression of recombinant GSK3beta. Furthermore, cortical neuron apoptosis induced by LY294002-mediated activation of endogenous GSK3beta was blocked by expression of constitutively active MKK1 or by BDNF via stimulation of the endogenous ERK1/2 pathway. Although both PI3K and ERK1/2 inhibited GSK3beta activity, neither had an effect on GSK3beta phosphorylation at Tyr-216. Interestingly, PI3K (but not ERK1/2) induced the inhibitory phosphorylation of GSK3beta at Ser-9. Significantly, coexpression of constitutively active MKK1 (but not PI3K) still suppressed neuronal apoptosis induced by expression of the GSK3beta(S9A) mutant. These data suggest that activation of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway protects neurons from GSK3beta-induced apoptosis and that inhibition of GSK3beta may be a common target by which ERK1/2 and PI3K protect neurons from apoptosis. Furthermore, ERK1/2 inhibits GSK3beta activity via a novel mechanism that is independent of Ser-9 phosphorylation and likely does not involve Tyr-216 phosphorylation. FAU - Hetman, Michal AU - Hetman M AD - Departments of Environmental Health and Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7234, USA. FAU - Hsuan, Shih-Ling AU - Hsuan SL FAU - Habas, Agata AU - Habas A FAU - Higgins, Matthew J AU - Higgins MJ FAU - Xia, Zhengui AU - Xia Z LA - eng GR - AG 19193/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - NS 37359/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. DEP - 20021021 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Culture Media, Serum-Free) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 42HK56048U (Tyrosine) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Gsk3b protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.26 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Culture Media, Serum-Free/pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3/*metabolism MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 1 MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - Neurons/metabolism/*pathology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Plasmids/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Recombinant Proteins/metabolism MH - Serine/chemistry/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transfection MH - Tyrosine/chemistry/metabolism EDAT- 2002/10/24 04:00 MHDA- 2003/02/14 04:00 CRDT- 2002/10/24 04:00 PHST- 2002/10/24 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/02/14 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/10/24 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(19)32931-X [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M111227200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 20;277(51):49577-84. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111227200. Epub 2002 Oct 21.