The Journal of Immunology, Vol 145, Issue 11 3647-3653, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists

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Egr-1 expression in surface Ig-mediated B cell activation. Kinetics and association with protein kinase C activation

VL Seyfert, S McMahon, W Glenn, XM Cao, VP Sukhatme and JG Monroe
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6082.

We have studied the expression of an immediate/early type gene, Egr-1, in murine B lymphocyte responses to Ag receptor-generated signals. The Egr-1 gene encodes a zinc finger protein with sequence-specific DNA binding activity and is believed to act as an intracellular "third messenger," to couple receptor-generated signals to activation- associated changes in gene expression. We show here that Egr-1 mRNA expression is rapidly and transiently (returning to basal levels by 6 h) induced after receptor crosslinking with anti-receptor antibodies. Egr-1 protein expression is more prolonged, maintaining detectable levels through 12 h. The induction of Egr-1 is a primary response to Ag receptor signaling, as it is independent of new protein synthesis and is inhibited by actinomycin D. We have also examined the linkage of Egr- 1 to known signaling pathways associated with G0 to G1 transition by these cells in response to signals generated through the B cell Ag receptor. Egr-1 mRNA was not induced after elevation of intracellular free Ca2+. In contrast, the pharmacologic agents PMA and SC-9, which directly activate protein kinase C, both cause marked increases in Egr- 1 mRNA levels with the same kinetics as observed after anti-receptor antibody stimulation. Further, the protein kinase C inhibitors H7, sangivamycin, and staurosporin block anti-receptor antibody-induced expression of Egr-1, thus, B cell Ag receptor-linked Egr-1 expression is likely coupled to the protein kinase C component of transmembrane signaling. Preliminary promoter mapping studies are consistent with this conclusion, because both PMA and anti-receptor antibody act through the same or overlapping cis-regulatory elements.

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