PMID- 24057571 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140930 LR - 20211203 IS - 1432-0738 (Electronic) IS - 0340-5761 (Linking) VI - 88 IP - 2 DP - 2014 Feb TI - PI3K signaling mediates diverse regulation of ATF4 expression for the survival of HK-2 cells exposed to cadmium. PG - 403-14 LID - 10.1007/s00204-013-1129-y [doi] AB - Cadmium exposure causes endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and accumulation of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), an ER stress marker. To elucidate the role of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling in this process, we examined the effects of PI3K signaling on cadmium chloride (CdCl2) exposure-induced ATF4 expression in HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cells. ATF4 knockdown by siRNA enhanced CdCl2-induced cellular damage, indicating a cytoprotective function of ATF4. Treatment with LY294002, a PI3K inhibitor, suppressed CdCl2-induced ATF4 expression and Akt phosphorylation at Thr308 with little effect on phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha at Ser51. Activation of PI3K signaling with epidermal growth factor treatment enhanced CdCl2-induced Akt phosphorylation and ATF4 expression. Suppression of CdCl2-induced ATF4 expression by LY294002 treatment was markedly blocked by cycloheximide, a translation inhibitor, but not by MG-132, a proteasome inhibitor, or actinomycin D, a transcription inhibitor. CdCl2 exposure also induced phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) at Ser2448, glycogen synthase kinase-3alpha (GSK-3alpha) at Ser21, GSK-3beta at Ser9, and 90 kDa ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2) at Ser227 in HK-2 cells. Treatment with rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, MK2206, an Akt inhibitor, and BI-D1870, a RSK inhibitor, partially suppressed CdCl2-induced ATF4 expression. Conversely, SB216763, a GSK-3 inhibitor, markedly inhibited the potency of LY294002 to suppress CdCl2-induced ATF4 expression. These results suggest that PI3K signaling diversely regulates the expression of ATF4 in a translation-dependent manner via downstream molecules, including mTOR, GSK-3alpha/beta, and RSK2, and plays a role in protecting HK-2 cells from cadmium-induced damage. FAU - Fujiki, Kota AU - Fujiki K AD - Department of Hygiene and Public Health I, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. FAU - Inamura, Hisako AU - Inamura H FAU - Matsuoka, Masato AU - Matsuoka M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130922 PL - Germany TA - Arch Toxicol JT - Archives of toxicology JID - 0417615 RN - 0 (ATF4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chromones) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 00BH33GNGH (Cadmium) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) RN - 31M2U1DVID (2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90kDa, polypeptide 3) RN - EC 2.7.11.26 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3) RN - J6K4F9V3BA (Cadmium Chloride) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cadmium/*toxicity MH - Cadmium Chloride/toxicity MH - Cell Line/drug effects MH - Chromones/pharmacology MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Kidney Tubules, Proximal/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 90-kDa/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism EDAT- 2013/09/24 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2013/09/24 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/09/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/09/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00204-013-1129-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Toxicol. 2014 Feb;88(2):403-14. doi: 10.1007/s00204-013-1129-y. Epub 2013 Sep 22.