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Effect of growth factors on the expression of 6-phosphofructo-2- kinase/fructose-2,6-bisfosfatase in Rat-1 fibroblasts
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The activation of glycolytic flux is a biochemical characteristic of growing cells. Several reports have demonstrated the role of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in this process. In this paper we show that the levels of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, 6-bisphosphatase (6PF2K/Fru-2,6-P2ase) mRNA are modulated in response to serum and growth factors and this effect is due to regulation of its transcription rate. The modulation of the expression of this enzyme by growth factors differs according their mitogenic effect; both lysophosphatidic acid and epidermal growth factor, when added alone, increased the mRNA levels, but endothelin had no effect. Furthermore, cAMP, which acts as an antimitogenic signal in Rat-1 fibroblasts, produced a decrease in 6PF2K/Fru-2, 6-P2ase mRNA and inhibited the effects of lysophosphatidic acid and epidermal growth factor on 6PF2K/Fru-2,6-P2ase expression. PD 098059, a specific inhibitor of the activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase, was able to prevent the effect of EGF on 6PF2K/Fru-2, 6-P2ase gene expression. These results imply that activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase is required for the stimulation of the transcription of 6PF2K/Fru-2,6-P2ase by EGF.
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JOAQUIN, Manel, et al. Effect of growth factors on the expression of 6-phosphofructo-2- kinase/fructose-2,6-bisfosfatase in Rat-1 fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1997. Vol. 272, num. 5, pags. 2846-2851. ISSN 0021-9258. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/177126