The regulation of
phospholipase D1 (PLD1), which has been shown to be activated by
protein kinase C (PKC) alpha, was investigated in the human
melanoma cell lines. In G361 cell line, which lacks PKCalpha, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced
PLD activation was potentiated by introducing PKCalpha by the adenovirus vector. The
kinase-negative PKCalpha elevated TPA-induced
PLD activity less significantly than the wild type. A PKC specific inhibitor
GF109203X lowered
PLD activation in the cells expressing PKCalpha, but did not prevent
PLD potentiation induced by the
kinase-negative PKCalpha. Expression of PKCbetaII and the
kinase-negative PKCbetaII enhanced TPA-stimulated
PLD activity moderately in MeWo cell line, in which PKCbetaII is absent. Furthermore, the TPA treatment increased the association of PKCalpha, PKCbetaII, and their
kinase-negative mutants with PLD1 in
melanoma cells. These results indicate that PLD1 is dually regulated through phosphorylation as well as through the
protein-
protein interaction by PKCalpha, and probably by PKCbetaII, in vivo.