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    In the present study, the participation of protein kinase C (PKC) signalling in prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH)-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in Bombyx prothoracic glands (PGs) is demonstrated and characterized. PTTH stimulated phosphorylation of a 37-kDa protein in Bombyx PGs both in vitro and in vivo, as recognized by a PKC substrate antibody. Treatment with either A23187 or thapsigargin also stimulated this 37-kDa protein phosphorylation. PTTH-stimulated phosphorylation of the 37-kDa protein was markedly attenuated in the absence of Ca2+ . The phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, U73122, greatly inhibited PTTH-stimulated phosphorylation of this protein, indicating the involvement of Ca2+ and PLC. A mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase (MEK) inhibitor (U0126), a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (LY294002) and a chemical activator of adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-d-ribofuranoside) did not affect PTTH-stimulated phosphorylation of the 37-kDa protein, implying that ERK and PI3K/AMPK are not the upstream signalling pathways for PKC-dependent protein phosphorylation. The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors (the uncoupler carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone and diphenylene iodonium) inhibited PTTH-stimulated phosphorylation of the 37-kDa protein, indicating its redox regulation. Treatment with PKC inhibitors (either calphostin C, chelerythrine C or rottlerin) reduced PTTH-stimulated phosphorylation of the 37-kDa protein. PTTH-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis was also inhibited by treatment with rottlerin, thus further confirming participation of PKC-dependent phosphorylation in PTTH signalling. From these results, we demonstrated that redox-regulated PTTH-stimulated PKC signalling is involved in ecdysteroid secretion in Bombyx PGs. © 2021 Royal Entomological Society.

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    S-H Gu, C-H Chen, P-L Lin. Protein kinase C signalling involved in prothoracicotropic hormone-stimulated prothoracic glands in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Insect molecular biology. 2022 Feb;31(1):115-126

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