Article
Staurosporine induces astrocytic phenotypes and differential expression of specific PKC isoforms in C6 glial cells.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Oct 1995
Kronfeld I, Zsukerman A, Kazimirsky G, Brodie C
Abstract excerpt
In this study we examined the effects of staurosporine, a potent inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), on the differentiation of C6 glial cells and on the expression and cellular distribution of specific PKC isoforms. Staurosporine reduced cell proliferation and induced distinctive changes in the morphological appearance of the cells to that characteristic of cells exhibiting astrocytic phenotypes. The...
Topics
- Alkaloids
- Astrocytes
- Cell Differentiation
- Cyclic AMP
- Enzyme Induction
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
- Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase
- Isoenzymes
- Neuroglia
- Phenotype
- Protein Kinase C
