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In vitro stimulation of protein kinase C by melatonin

F Antón-Tay et al. Neurochem Res. 1998 May.

Abstract

It has been shown that melatonin through binding to calmodulin acts both in vitro and in vivo as a potent calmodulin antagonist. It is known that calmodulin antagonists both bind to the hydrophobic domain of Ca2+ activated calmodulin, and inhibit protein kinase C activity. In this work we explored the effects of melatonin on Ca2+ dependent protein kinase C activity in vitro using both a pure commercial rat brain protein kinase C, and a partially purified enzyme from MDCK and N1E-115 cell homogenates. The results showed that melatonin directly activated protein kinase C with a half stimulatory concentration of 1 nM. In addition the hormone augmented by 30% the phorbol ester stimulated protein kinase C activity and increased [3H] PDBu binding to the kinase. In contrast, calmodulin antagonists (500 microM) and protein kinase C inhibitors (100 microM) abolished the enzyme activity. Melatonin analogs tested were ineffective in increasing either protein kinase C activity or [3H] PDBu binding. Moreover, the hormone stimulated protein kinase C autophosphorylation directly and in the presence of phorbol ester and phosphatidylserine. The results show that besides the melatonin binding to calmodulin, the hormone also interacts with protein kinase C only in the presence of Ca2+. They also suggest that the melatonin mechanism of action may involve interactions with other intracellular hydrophobic and Ca2+ dependent proteins.

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