Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Article Title: G-protein Receptor Kinase 5 Regulates the Cannabinoid Receptor 2-induced Up-regulation of Serotonin 2A Receptors
doi: 10.1074/jbc.m113.454843
Figure Lengend Snippet: FIGURE 3. GP1a, a selective CB2 receptor agonist, up-regulated GRK5 via CB2 receptors, -arrestin 2, and ERK1/2 signaling in CLU213 cells. A, cells were incubated with either vehicle (ethanol 0.01% final concentration), 1 nM GP1a, or 15 nM ACEA for 72 h. qRT-PCR was used to show the effect of selective CB1 or CB2 receptor agonist treatment on GRK5 mRNA levels. **, p 0.01 significant effect of GP1a treatment compared with vehicle-treated controls. B, cells stably transfected with control, CB1, or CB2 shRNA lentiviral particles were treated with vehicle or 1 nM GP1a for 72 h. qRT-PCR was used to examine the effect of CB1 or CB2 receptor knockdown on GP1a-induced increases in GRK5 mRNA levels. **, p 0.01, significant effect of GP1a treatment on GRK5 mRNA levels in control or CB1 shRNA lentivirus-treated cells compared with vehicle-treated controls. ##, p 0.01, significant effect of CB2 shRNA lentivirus transfection on the GP1a-induced up-regulation of GRK5. *, p 0.05, significant effect of GP1a treatment in CB2 shRNA-transfected cells compared with vehicle-treated/CB2 shRNA-transfected cells. C, cells were pretreated with vehicle or 200 nM PD198306, potent ERK1/2 inhibitor, and then treated with vehicle or 1 nM GP1a for 72 h. qRT-PCR was used to show the effect of PD198306 pretreatment on GP1a-induced increases in GRK5 mRNA levels. **, p 0.01, significant effect of GP1a treatment compared with vehicle-treated controls. ##, p 0.01, significant effect of PD198306 pretreatment on GP1a-induced increases in GRK5 mRNA levels compared with vehicle-treated controls. D, cells were stably transfected with control or -arrestin 2 shRNA lentivirus particles and then treated with vehicle or 1 nM GP1a for 72 h. qRT-PCR was used to examine the effect of -arrestin 2 knockdown on GP1a-induced increases in GRK5 mRNA levels. **, p 0.01, significant effect of GP1a treatment on GRK5 mRNA levels in control shRNA lentivirus-treated cells compared with vehicle-treated controls. ##, p 0.01, significant effect of -arrestin 2 shRNA lentivirus transfection on the GP1a-induced up-regulation of GRK5. *, p 0.05, significant effect of GP1a treatment in -arrestin 2 shRNA-transfected cells compared with vehicle-treated -arrestin 2 shRNA-transfected cells. The data represent mean S.E. (error bars) (n 3).
Article Snippet: MAY 31, 2013 • VOLUME 288 • NUMBER 22 JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 15713 by guest on June 28, 2015 http://w w w .jbc.org/ D ow nloaded from Lentivirus and Stable Transduction of shRNAs in CLU213 Cells—GRK5 shRNA (rat), -arrestin 2 shRNA (rat), CB1 shRNA (rat), CB2 shRNA (rat), control shRNA lentiviral particles, Polybrene, and puromyocin were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. Optimal transduction conditions were determined, and transfection of cells with lentiviral particles was conducted as described previously (3).
Techniques: Incubation, Concentration Assay, Quantitative RT-PCR, Stable Transfection, Transfection, Control, shRNA, Knockdown