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Differential regulation of AMP-activated kinase and AKT kinase in response to oxygen availability in crucian carp (Carassius carassius).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18922957     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated whether two kinases critical for survival during periods of energy deficiency in anoxia-intolerant mammalian species, AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), and protein kinase B (AKT), are equally important for hypoxic/anoxic survival in the extremely anoxia-tolerant crucian carp (Carassius carassius). We report that phosphorylation of AMPK and AKT in heart and brain showed small changes after 10 days of severe hypoxia (0.3 mg O2/l at 9 degrees C). In contrast, anoxia exposure (0.01 mg O2/l at 8 degrees C) substantially increased AMPK phosphorylation but decreased AKT phosphorylation in carp heart and brain, indicating activation of AMPK and deactivation of AKT. In agreement, blocking the activity of AMPK in anoxic fish in vivo with 20 mg/kg Compound C resulted in an elevated metabolic rate (as indicated by increased ethanol production) and tended to reduce energy charge. This is the first in vivo experiment with Compound C in a nonmammalian vertebrate, and it appears that AMPK plays a role in mediating anoxic metabolic depression in crucian carp. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of the investigated AMPK subunit revealed that the most likely composition of subunits in the carp heart is alpha2, beta1B, gamma2a, whereas a more even expression of subunits was found in the brain. In the heart, expression of the regulatory gamma2-subunit increased in the heart during anoxia. In the brain, expression of the alpha1-, alpha2-, and gamma1-subunits decreased with anoxia exposure, but expression of the gamma2-subunit remained constant. Combined, our findings suggest that AMPK and AKT may play important, but opposing roles for hypoxic/anoxic survival in the anoxia-tolerant crucian carp.
Authors:
Kåre-Olav Stensløkken; Stian Ellefsen; Jonathan A W Stecyk; Mai Britt Dahl; Göran E Nilsson; Jarle Vaage
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-10-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology     Volume:  295     ISSN:  0363-6119     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-10     Completed Date:  2009-01-22     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901230     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R1803-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. k.o.stenslokken@imbv.uio.no
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors,  genetics,  metabolism*
Adaptation, Physiological
Adenine Nucleotides / metabolism
Animals
Anoxia / enzymology*,  genetics,  physiopathology
Brain / drug effects,  enzymology*
Carps / genetics,  metabolism*
Energy Metabolism
Ethanol / metabolism
Fish Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Myocardium / enzymology*
Oxygen / metabolism*
Phosphorylation
Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
Protein Subunits
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism*
Pyrazoles / pharmacology
Pyrimidines / pharmacology
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/(6-(4-(2-piperidin-1-ylethoxy)phenyl))-3-pyridin-4-ylpyrazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine; 0/Adenine Nucleotides; 0/Fish Proteins; 0/Protein Kinase Inhibitors; 0/Protein Subunits; 0/Pyrazoles; 0/Pyrimidines; 64-17-5/Ethanol; 7782-44-7/Oxygen; EC 2.7.11.1/AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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