Serotonin regulates 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase activity in a PLC-PKC-CaMK II- and Janus kinase-dependent signaling pathway

Mol Cell Biochem. 2013 Jan;372(1-2):211-20. doi: 10.1007/s11010-012-1462-0. Epub 2012 Sep 26.

Abstract

Serotonin (5-HT) is a hormone that has been implicated in the regulation of many physiological and pathological events. One of the most intriguing properties of this hormone is its ability to up-regulate mitosis. Moreover, 5-HT stimulates glucose uptake and up-regulates PFK activity through the 5-HT(2A) receptor, resulting in the phosphorylation of a tyrosine residue of PFK and the intracellular redistribution of PFK within skeletal muscle. The present study investigated some of the signaling intermediates involved in the effects of 5-HT on 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PFK) regulation from skeletal muscle using kinetic assessments, immunoprecipitation, and western blotting assays. Our results demonstrate that 5-HT stimulates PFK from skeletal muscle via phospholipase C (PLC). The activation of PLC in skeletal muscle leads to the recruitment of protein kinase C (PKC) and calmodulin and the stimulation of calmodulin kinase II, which associates with PFK upon 5-HT action. Alternatively, 5-HT loses its ability to up-regulate PFK activity when Janus kinase is inhibited, suggesting that 5-HT is able to control glycolytic flux in the skeletal muscle of mice by recruiting different pathways and controlling PFK activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2 / metabolism*
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Janus Kinase 2 / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Muscle, Skeletal / enzymology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism
  • Phorbol Esters / pharmacology
  • Phosphofructokinase-1 / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Kinase C / metabolism*
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • STAT Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Serotonin / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Type C Phospholipases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Phorbol Esters
  • STAT Transcription Factors
  • Serotonin
  • Phosphofructokinase-1
  • Jak2 protein, mouse
  • Janus Kinase 2
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
  • Protein Kinase C
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2
  • Type C Phospholipases
  • Glucose