Regulation of angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene by the protein kinase C-calcium pathway.

In the present study, rat angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor expression was upregulated in confluence-arrested PC12 cells compared with expression in proliferating cells. Treatment with cycloheximide inhibited the increase in mRNA levels in confluent cells. The state of growth arrest by serum deprivation was associated with increased expression of the AT2 receptor, which was markedly suppressed by exposure to the active phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate and the calcium ionophore A23187. Similar inhibitions were also observed in myocytes isolated from neonatal rat heart. The change in AT2 mRNA levels by serum deprivation was due to the increase in the gene transcription rate. The effect of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate was mediated through decreases in gene transcription and mRNA stability, whereas A23187 affected mRNA stability. Vasoactive substances with the protein kinase C-calcium pathway, such as norepinephrine and angiotensin II, also downregulated the AT2 mRNA level in myocytes. These findings indicate that the expression of AT2 receptor in PC12 cells is regulated in a growth state-dependent manner, which is involved in confluence-induced new protein synthesis, thus providing a means by which cells can modulate their responsiveness to external angiotensin II stimulus. The activation of protein kinase C or calcium mobilization modifies this regulatory mechanism, suggesting that neurotransmitters or vasoactive substances with the protein kinase C-calcium pathway at least in part affect neuronal activity or blood pressure control by downregulating AT2 receptor expression.

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