Specific protein kinase C isoforms are required for rod photoreceptor differentiation.
Specific protein kinase C isoforms are required for rod photoreceptor differentiation.
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10.1523/jneurosci.2578-11.2011
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2011-12-14
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Barnstable CJ
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Pinzon-Guzman C;Zhang SS;Barnstable CJ
The protein kinase C (PKC) family of enzymes regulates cell physiology through phosphorylation of serine and threonine residues of many proteins in most cell types. Here we have identified PKC-β1 and PKC-γ as isoforms are essential for rod photoreceptor differentiation in mouse retinas. Using ex vivo retinal explants we found that phorbol ester 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) induced rod differentiation, as defined by opsin or Crx expression, in a PKC-dependent manner days ahead of rod development in untreated explants. PKC-β1 and PKC-γ were co-localized with PCNA- and STAT3-positive progenitors through the later differentiation period. Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of either isoform resulted in partial reduction in appearance of rods, whereas removing both isoforms resulted in their complete absence. Furthermore, a significant decline of STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation was observed by activation of PKC, while inhibition of PKC resulted in an increase of phosphorylated STAT3 along with a delayed cell cycle exit of progenitors with prolonged PCNA expression. In adult retinas IGF1 activates PI-3 kinase (PI3K) but in neonatal retinas its action was identical to the action of an PI3K inhibitor. These data unveil a novel signaling cascade that co-ordinates and regulates rod differentiation through specific PKC isoforms in mammals.