Effect of inhibitors of signal transduction on IGF-1-induced protein synthesis associated with hypertrophy in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes

Sergio Lavandero, Rocío Foncea, Viviana Pérez, Mario Sapag-Hagar

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Abstract

IGF-1 increased 2-fold protein synthesis in cardiac myocytes. Genistein, whether added during preincubation or with IGF-1 at the start of incubation, significantly inhibited the IGF-1-induced stimulation of protein synthesis, autophosphorylation of the β-subunit of IGF-1 receptor and inhibition of ERK. When added 1 or 6 h after IGF-1, however, genistein was without effect. IGF-1-stimulated protein synthesis was also significantly inhibited by PD-098059, staurosporine, and rapamycin, but not by wortmannin, in cardiac myocytes. Some inhibitors produced a reduction in cell size. Activation of the ERK cascade by IGF-1 may be responsible for some of the features associated with cardiac myocyte hypertrophy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)193-196
Number of pages4
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume422
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 30 1998

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Dr. C.I. Pogson for help with the preparation of the text of this paper. This work was supported in part by Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologı́a (FONDECYT) Grants 1950452 (to S.L.) and 2950002 (to R.F.). R.F. is the recipient of a CONICYT fellowship (Chile).

Funding

We thank Dr. C.I. Pogson for help with the preparation of the text of this paper. This work was supported in part by Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologı́a (FONDECYT) Grants 1950452 (to S.L.) and 2950002 (to R.F.). R.F. is the recipient of a CONICYT fellowship (Chile).

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Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología1950452, 2950002

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Biophysics
    • Structural Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Genetics
    • Cell Biology

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