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α1-AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Hypoxia-Induced Na,K-ATPase Endocytosis via Direct Phosphorylation of Protein Kinase Cζ

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Gusarova, Galina A., Dada, Laura A., Kelly, Aileen M., Brodie, Chaya, Witters, Lee A., Chandel, Navdeep S., Sznajder, Jacob I.·2009·Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Hypoxia promotes Na,K-ATPase endocytosis via protein kinase C zeta (PKC zeta)-mediated phosphorylation of the Na,K-ATPase alpha subunit. Here, we report that hypoxia leads to the phosphorylation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) at Thr172 in rat alveolar epithelial cells. The overexpression of a dominant-negative AMPK alpha subunit (AMPK-DN) construct prevented the hypoxia-induced endocytosis of Na,K-ATPase. The overexpression of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger catalase prevented hypoxia-induced AMPK activation. Moreover, hypoxia failed to activate AMPK in mitochondrion-deficient rho(0)-A549 cells, suggesting that mitochondrial ROS play an essential role in hypoxia-induced AMPK activation. Hypoxia-induced PKC zeta translocation to the plasma membrane and phosphorylation at Thr410 were prevented by the pharmacological inhibition of AMPK or by the overexpression of the AMPK-DN construct. We found that AMPK alpha phosphorylates PKC zeta on residue Thr410 within the PKC zeta activation loop. Importantly, the activation of AMPK alpha was necessary for hypoxia-induced AMPK-PKC zeta binding in alveolar epithelial cells. The overexpression of T410A mutant PKC zeta prevented hypoxia-induced Na,K-ATPase endocytosis, confirming that PKC zeta Thr410 phosphorylation is essential for this process. PKC zeta activation by AMPK is isoform specific, as small interfering RNA targeting the alpha1 but not the alpha2 catalytic subunit prevented PKC zeta activation. Accordingly, we provide the first evidence that hypoxia-generated mitochondrial ROS lead to the activation of the AMPK alpha1 isoform, which binds and directly phosphorylates PKC zeta at Thr410, thereby promoting Na,K-ATPase endocytosis.

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Authors
Gusarova, G. A., Dada, L. A., Kelly, A. M., Brodie, C., Witters, L. A., Chandel, N. S., & Sznajder, J. I.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Henry Ford Health (US)
  • Dartmouth College (US)
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Published
2009-07-01
Volume
29
Issue
13
Pages
3455-3464
ISSN
  • 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5549
OpenAlex
W2105076167
Cited by
118
References
45
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FWCI
5.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular and Cellular Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (HL-071643)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL093014, P01HL071643, R01HL093014)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
Keywords
AMPK, protein kinase C zeta, hypoxia, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, alveolar epithelial cells, catalase, isoform specificity
MeSH terms
Protein Kinase C zeta, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, Animals, Hypoxia, Endocytosis, Enzyme Activation, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Isoenzymes, Mitochondria, Phosphorylation, Protein Kinase C, Pulmonary Alveoli, Signal Transduction, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reactive Oxygen Species, RNA, Small Interfering, Rats, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases

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