Membrane-Permeant Phosphoinositide Derivatives as Modulators of Growth Factor Signaling and Neurite Outgrowth

Vibor Laketa, Sirus Zarbakhsh, Eva Morbier, Devaraj Subramanian, Carlo Dinkel, Justin Brumbaugh, Pascale Zimmermann, Rainer Pepperkok, Carsten Schultz

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Abstract

Phosphoinositides are important signaling molecules that govern a large number of cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, membrane remodeling, and survival. Here we introduce a fully synthetic membrane-permeant derivative of a novel, easily accessible, and very potent phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate [PtdIns(3,4,5)P3] mimic: phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5,6-tetrakisphosphate [PtdIns(3,4,5,6)P4]. The membrane-permeant PtdIns(3,4,5,6)P4 derivative activated pathways downstream of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), including protein kinase B, p70S6K, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and protein kinase C, more potently than similar membrane-permeant PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and PtdIns(3,4)P2 derivatives in the absence of receptor stimulation. In addition, we demonstrate that treatment of PC12 cells with the membrane-permeant PtdIns(3,4)P2, PtdIns(3,4,5)P3, and PtdIns(3,4,5,6)P4 derivatives increases the number of neurites per cell in the presence of NGF. This work establishes membrane-permeant phosphoinositides as powerful tools to study PI3K signaling and directly demonstrates that 3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides are instrumental for neurite initiation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1190-1196
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry and Biology
Volume16
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CELLBIO
  • CHEMBIO
  • SIGNALING

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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