ABSTRACT. Treatment of HL-60 cells with thapsigargin, a microsomal Ca 2ϩ /ATPase inhibitor, led to depletion of intracellular calcium stores followed by capacitative calcium entry. Stimulation of adenylyl cyclase with forskolin enhanced thapsigargin-induced Ca 2ϩ influx. The forskolin effect was confirmed by enhanced fluorescence quenching induced by Mn 2ϩ entry into fura-2 loaded cells. 1,9-Dideoxy-forskolin, an inactive analog of forskolin, did not affect capacitative calcium entry. On the other hand, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), an activator of protein kinase C, inhibited thapsigargin-induced Ca 2ϩ entry. Histamine and prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) elevated intracellular adenosine 3Ј:5Ј-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels and enhanced the thapsigargin-induced capacitative calcium entry. Incubation with N- [2-(p-bromocynnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (H89), an inhibitor of protein kinase A (PKA), blocked the forskolin effect, and GF109203X, an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), blocked the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate effect. The results suggest that protein kinase A regulates capacitative calcium entry positively, but that protein kinase C regulates Ca 2ϩ influx negatively. Furthermore, after differentiation of HL-60 promyelocytes with dimethylsulfoxide to granulocytes, the inhibitory effect of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate became more pronounced, whereas the stimulatory effect of prostaglandin E 2 did not change. This result suggests that the regulation of capacitative calcium entry by protein kinase C and protein kinase A develops differently during differentiation. BIOCHEM PHARMACOL 56;5:561-567, 1998. © 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. KEY WORDS. protein kinase A; protein kinase C; capacitative calcium entry; HL-60 cells Elevation of cytosolic IP 3 † levels after stimulation of receptors linked to the phosphoinositide-signaling pathway triggers Ca 2ϩ release from intracellular calcium stores. The depletion of these calcium stores induces calcium influx through CRACs in the plasma membrane, thereby refilling the empty calcium stores [1][2][3]. This mechanism has been termed "capacitative calcium entry." The relation between calcium stores and CRAC thus suggests the involvement of a diffusable messenger [4,5].Little is known about the regulatory mechanism of capacitative calcium entry, but the involvement of cytosolic factors has been reported. A recent study of Jurkat leukemic T lymphocytes revealed that a feedback effect of Ca 2ϩ inhibits CRAC [6]. It has also been suggested that tyrosine kinase and phosphatase [7,8] as well as intracellular adenine-guanine nucleotide levels [9] regulate capacitative calcium entry. In addition, small GTP-binding protein (G-protein) has been implicated in capacitative calcium entry into rat basophil leukemia cells [10] and mouse lachrymal acinar cells [11]. Moreover, heterotrimeric G-protein is reported to be involved in the regulation of CRAC in HL-60 granulocytes [12] and Xenopus oocytes [13,14] with a direct or indirect mode of action. Indirect regul...