Abstract
A class of pyridinyl imidazoles inhibit the MAP kinase homologue, termed here reactivating kinase (RK) [Lee et al. (1994) Nature 372, 739-746]. We now show that one of these compounds (SB 203580) inhibits RK in vitro (IC50 = 0.6 microM), suppresses the activation of MAPKAP kinase-2 and prevents the phosphorylation of heat shock protein (HSP) 27 in response to interleukin-1, cellular stresses and bacterial endotoxin in vivo. These results establish that MAPKAP kinase-2 is a physiological RK substrate, and that HSP27 is phosphorylated by MAPKAP kinase-2 in vivo. The specificity of SB 203580 was indicated by its failure to inhibit 12 other protein kinases in vitro, and by its lack of effect on the activation of RK kinase and other MAP kinase cascades in vivo. We suggest that SB 203580 will be useful for identifying other physiological roles and targets of RK and MAPKAP kinase-2.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Cell Line
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HeLa Cells
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Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
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Humans
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Imidazoles / pharmacology*
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Interleukin-1 / pharmacology
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Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nerve Growth Factors / pharmacology
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PC12 Cells
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Phosphorylation
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Protein Kinases*
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
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Pyridines / pharmacology*
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Rats
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Signal Transduction
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Stress, Physiological / enzymology
Substances
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Heat-Shock Proteins
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Imidazoles
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Interleukin-1
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Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
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Nerve Growth Factors
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Pyridines
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Protein Kinases
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MAP-kinase-activated kinase 2
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
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SB 203580