PMID- 16313513 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060207 LR - 20161124 IS - 0022-3042 (Print) IS - 0022-3042 (Linking) VI - 95 IP - 5 DP - 2005 Dec TI - Novel role of sphingosine kinase 1 as a mediator of neurotrophin-3 action in oligodendrocyte progenitors. PG - 1298-310 AB - We had found previously that neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) is a potent stimulator of cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation in cultured oligodendrocyte progenitors. Here, we show that CREB phosphorylation in these cells is also highly stimulated by sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a sphingolipid metabolite that is known to be a potent mediator of numerous biological processes. Moreover, CREB phosphorylation in response to NT-3 involves sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1), the enzyme that synthesizes S1P. Immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy indicated that NT-3 induces translocation of SphK1 from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane of oligodendrocytes, a process accompanied by increased SphK1 activity in the membrane fraction where its substrate sphingosine resides. To examine the involvement of SphK1 in NT-3 function, SphK1 expression was down-regulated by treatment with SphK1 sequence-specific small interfering RNA. Remarkably, the capacity of NT-3 to protect oligodendrocyte progenitors from apoptotic cell death induced by growth factor deprivation was abolished by down-regulating the expression of SphK1, as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Altogether, these results suggest that SphK1 plays a crucial role in the stimulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor survival by NT-3, and demonstrate a functional link between NT-3 and S1P signaling, adding to the complexity of mechanisms that modulate neurotrophin function and oligodendrocyte development. FAU - Saini, Harsimran S AU - Saini HS AD - Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0614, USA. FAU - Coelho, Rochelle P AU - Coelho RP FAU - Goparaju, Sravan K AU - Goparaju SK FAU - Jolly, Puneet S AU - Jolly PS FAU - Maceyka, Michael AU - Maceyka M FAU - Spiegel, Sarah AU - Spiegel S FAU - Sato-Bigbee, Carmen AU - Sato-Bigbee C LA - eng GR - 1CO6RR17393/CO/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 NS 48 733-01A1/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM43880/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Neurochem JT - Journal of neurochemistry JID - 2985190R RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Lysophospholipids) RN - 0 (Neurotrophin 3) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Thiazoles) RN - 0 (Thiazolidinediones) RN - 0 (Thiones) RN - 0 (thiazolidine-2,4-thione) RN - 19794-97-9 (dihydrosphingosine 1-phosphate) RN - 26993-30-6 (sphingosine 1-phosphate) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (sphingosine kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - L9QRA71834 (N,N-dimethylsphingosine) RN - NGZ37HRE42 (Sphingosine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Blotting, Western/methods MH - Cell Membrane/drug effects/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Drug Interactions MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - In Situ Nick-End Labeling/methods MH - Lysophospholipids/pharmacology MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Neurotrophin 3/*pharmacology MH - *Oligodendroglia MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/*metabolism MH - Protein Kinase C/pharmacology MH - RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Sphingosine/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Stem Cells/*drug effects/physiology MH - Thiazoles/pharmacology MH - Thiazolidinediones MH - Thiones/pharmacology MH - Time Factors EDAT- 2005/11/30 09:00 MHDA- 2006/02/08 09:00 CRDT- 2005/11/30 09:00 PHST- 2005/11/30 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/02/08 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/11/30 09:00 [entrez] AID - JNC3451 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03451.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurochem. 2005 Dec;95(5):1298-310. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03451.x.