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. 1999 Jan 1;337(Pt 1):113–118.

Protein kinase C-theta is specifically localized on centrosomes and kinetochores in mitotic cells.

M Passalacqua 1, M Patrone 1, B Sparatore 1, E Melloni 1, S Pontremoli 1
PMCID: PMC1219943  PMID: 9854032

Abstract

In this study we provide evidence that the protein kinase C (PKC)-straight theta isoenzyme is recruited on to the mitotic spindle in dividing murine erythroleukaemia (MEL) cells and associates specifically with centrosome and kinetochore structures. None of the other PKC isoenzymes (-alpha, -delta, -epsilon, -mu and -zeta) expressed by MEL cells shows this localization on the mitotic spindle. An identical subcellular distribution of PKC-straight theta is also observed in dividing murine P3 myeloma cells and human LAN-5 neuroblastoma cells, indicating that this PKC isoenzyme interacts with the mitotic apparatus in mammalian cells. In phorbol-ester-treated non-growing MEL cells, a rapid change in the intracellular distribution of PKC-straight theta occurs. Under these conditions, PKC-straight theta is translocated from the nuclear to the cytosolic cell compartment, an event that is accompanied by phosphorylation of the PKC-straight theta molecule and is followed by its down-regulation. The recovery of cell growth capacity results in the concomitant reappearance of PKC-straight theta. Furthermore, when MEL cells acquire the differentiated non-growing phenotype, the level of PKC-straight theta is reduced to less than 5%, suggesting that this PKC isoenzyme is no longer required. We propose that, unlike other members of the PKC family, PKC-straight theta may play a role in cell proliferation.

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