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PLoS One ; 4(4): e5145, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19357769

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Despite an intense interest in the biological functions of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signalling enzymes, little is known about the regulation of PI3K gene expression. This also applies to the leukocyte-enriched p110delta catalytic subunit of PI3K, an enzyme that has attracted widespread interest because of its role in immunity and allergy. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We show that p110delta expression is mainly regulated at the transcriptional level. In fibroblasts, lymphocytes and myeloid cells, p110delta gene transcription appears to be constitutive and not subject to acute stimulation. 5'RACE experiments revealed that p110delta mRNA transcripts contain distinct upstream untranslated exons (named exon -1, -2a, -2b, -2c and -2d), which are located up to 81 kb upstream of the translational start codon in exon 1. The levels of all the different p110delta transcripts are higher in leukocytes compared to non-leukocytes, with the p110delta transcript containing exon -2a most abundantly expressed. We have identified a highly conserved transcription factor (TF) binding cluster in the p110delta gene which has enhanced promoter activity in leukocytes compared to non-leukocytes. In human, this TF cluster is located immediately upstream of exon -2a whilst in mouse, it is located within exon -2a. CONCLUSION: This study identifies a conserved PIK3CD promoter region that may account for the predominant leukocyte expression of p110delta.


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Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic , Isoenzymes , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , 5' Untranslated Regions/genetics , Animals , Base Sequence , Binding Sites , Cell Line , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , DNA Methylation , Exons , Genes, Reporter , Histones/metabolism , Humans , Isoenzymes/genetics , Isoenzymes/metabolism , Leukocytes/physiology , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Promoter Regions, Genetic , RNA Stability , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Signal Transduction/physiology , Transcription Initiation Site
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J Cell Sci ; 121(Pt 24): 4124-33, 2008 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19033389

ABSTRACT

The class IA isoforms of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (p110alpha, p110beta and p110delta) often have non-redundant functions in a given cell type. However, for reasons that are unclear, the role of a specific PI3K isoform can vary between cell types. Here, we compare the relative contributions of PI3K isoforms in primary and immortalised macrophages. In primary macrophages stimulated with the tyrosine kinase ligand colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF1), all class IA PI3K isoforms participate in the regulation of Rac1, whereas p110delta selectively controls the activities of Akt, RhoA and PTEN, in addition to controlling proliferation and chemotaxis. The prominent role of p110delta in these cells correlates with it being the main PI3K isoform that is recruited to the activated CSF1 receptor (CSF1R). In immortalised BAC1.2F5 macrophages, however, the CSF1R also engages p110alpha, which takes up a more prominent role in CSF1R signalling, in processes including Akt phosphorylation and regulation of DNA synthesis. Cell migration, however, remains dependent mainly on p110delta. In other immortalised macrophage cell lines, such as IC-21 and J774.2, p110alpha also becomes more prominently involved in CSF1-induced Akt phosphorylation, at the expense of p110delta.These data show that PI3K isoforms can be differentially regulated in distinct cellular contexts, with the dominant role of the p110delta isoform in Akt phosphorylation and proliferation being lost upon cell immortalisation. These findings suggest that p110delta-selective PI3K inhibitors may be more effective in inflammation than in cancer.


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Macrophages/enzymology , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Animals , Cell Line , Cell Movement/drug effects , Cell Movement/physiology , Cells, Cultured , Chemotaxis/drug effects , Chemotaxis/physiology , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism , Macrophages/drug effects , Mice , Neuropeptides/metabolism , PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism , Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors , Protein Isoforms/drug effects , Protein Isoforms/metabolism , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/metabolism , rac GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , rac1 GTP-Binding Protein , rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
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