PMID- 17197172 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070511 LR - 20220309 IS - 0960-0760 (Print) IS - 0960-0760 (Linking) VI - 103 IP - 3-5 DP - 2007 Mar TI - Activation of MAPKs by 1alpha,25(OH)2-Vitamin D3 and 17beta-estradiol in skeletal muscle cells leads to phosphorylation of Elk-1 and CREB transcription factors. PG - 462-6 AB - The mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been classified into at least six subfamilies, among which ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38 MAPK are the most extensively studied. The steroid hormones 1alpha,25-dihydroxy-Vitamin D(3) and 17beta-estradiol promote biological responses through activation of MAPK cascades in various cell types. We previously reported that 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) rapidly (within 1 min) activates p38 MAPK in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. In this work, using the same muscle cell line, we demonstrate that 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) or 17beta-estradiol phosphorylate and activate ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK after longer treatment intervals, maximal effects seen at 90 and 30 min (ERK1/2) and at 60 and 15 min (p38 MAPK) for these hormones, respectively. Hormone-dependent ERK and p38 activation was abolished by MAPK specific inhibitors U0126 and SB203580. 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) and 17beta-estradiol also induced the phosphorylation of CREB and Elk-1 transcription factors in an ERK1/2-dependent manner. Simultaneous addition of both hormones potentiated CREB phosphorylation. 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)- and 17beta-estradiol-induced c-fos expression, which was mediated by p38 phosphorylation. The action of 17beta-estradiol on c-fos levels was also dependent on ERK1/2. These results suggest that MAPK signalling pathways play an important role in regulating early gene expression through CREB and Elk-1 activation in skeletal muscle cells. FAU - Ronda, Ana C AU - Ronda AC AD - Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur. 8000 Bahia Blanca, Argentina. FAU - Buitrago, Claudia AU - Buitrago C FAU - Colicheo, Andrea AU - Colicheo A FAU - de Boland, Ana R AU - de Boland AR FAU - Roldan, Emilio AU - Roldan E FAU - Boland, Ricardo AU - Boland R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20070102 PL - England TA - J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol JT - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology JID - 9015483 RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos) RN - 0 (ets-Domain Protein Elk-1) RN - 4TI98Z838E (Estradiol) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - FXC9231JVH (Calcitriol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcitriol/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/*metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Estradiol/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - ets-Domain Protein Elk-1/*metabolism EDAT- 2007/01/02 09:00 MHDA- 2007/05/12 09:00 CRDT- 2007/01/02 09:00 PHST- 2007/01/02 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/05/12 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/01/02 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0960-0760(06)00362-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.11.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3-5):462-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.11.005. Epub 2007 Jan 2.