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Rasmussen M, Jin JP. Mechanoregulation and function of calponin and transgelin. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2024; 5:011302. [PMID: 38515654 PMCID: PMC10954348 DOI: 10.1063/5.0176784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
It is well known that chemical energy can be converted to mechanical force in biological systems by motor proteins such as myosin ATPase. It is also broadly observed that constant/static mechanical signals potently induce cellular responses. However, the mechanisms that cells sense and convert the mechanical force into biochemical signals are not well understood. Calponin and transgelin are a family of homologous proteins that participate in the regulation of actin-activated myosin motor activity. An isoform of calponin, calponin 2, has been shown to regulate cytoskeleton-based cell motility functions under mechanical signaling. The expression of the calponin 2 gene and the turnover of calponin 2 protein are both under mechanoregulation. The regulation and function of calponin 2 has physiological and pathological significance, as shown in platelet adhesion, inflammatory arthritis, arterial atherosclerosis, calcific aortic valve disease, post-surgical fibrotic peritoneal adhesion, chronic proteinuria, ovarian insufficiency, and tumor metastasis. The levels of calponin 2 vary in different cell types, reflecting adaptations to specific tissue environments and functional states. The present review focuses on the mechanoregulation of calponin and transgelin family proteins to explore how cells sense steady tension and convert the force signal to biochemical activities. Our objective is to present a current knowledge basis for further investigations to establish the function and mechanisms of calponin and transgelin in cellular mechanoregulation.
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- Monica Rasmussen
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Hsieh TB, Jin JP. Evolution and function of calponin and transgelin. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1206147. [PMID: 37363722 PMCID: PMC10285543 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1206147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Calponin and transgelin (originally named SM22) are homologous cytoskeleton proteins that regulate actin-activated myosin motor functions in smooth muscle contraction and non-muscle cell motility during adhesion, migration, proliferation, phagocytosis, wound healing, and inflammatory responses. They are abundant cytoskeleton proteins present in multiple cell types whereas their physiological functions remain to be fully established. This focused review summarizes the evolution of genes encoding calponin and transgelin and their isoforms and discusses the structural similarity and divergence in vertebrate and invertebrate species in the context of functions in regulating cell motility. As the first literature review focusing on the evolution of the calponin-transgelin family of proteins in relevance to their structure-function relationship, the goal is to outline a foundation of current knowledge for continued investigations to understand the biological functions of calponin and transgelin in various cell types during physiological and pathological processes.
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- Tzu-Bou Hsieh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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Lu Y, Jin Z, Hou J, Wu X, Yu Z, Yao L, Pan T, Chang X, Yu B, Li J, Li C, Yan M, Yan C, Zhu Z, Liu B, Su L. Calponin 1 increases cancer-associated fibroblasts-mediated matrix stiffness to promote chemoresistance in gastric cancer. Matrix Biol 2023; 115:1-15. [PMID: 36423735 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2022.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The mechanical microenvironment regulated by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) influence tumor progression. Chemotherapeutic interventions including 5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) are commonly used for primary treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC), and the development of acquired resistance to 5-Fu limits the clinical efficacy of these chemotherapies. However, if and how the interplay between CAFs and the mechanical microenvironment regulates GC response to 5-Fu is poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that high-level expression of calponin 1(CNN1) in gastric CAFs predicts poor clinical outcomes of GC patients, especially for those treated with 5-Fu. CNN1 knockdown in CAFs improves the effectiveness of 5-Fu in reducing tumor growth in a mouse GC model and confers increased sensitivity to 5-Fu in a 3D culture system. Furthermore, CNN1 knockdown impairs CAF contraction and reduces matrix stiffness without affecting the expression of matrix proteins. Mechanistically, CNN1 interacts with PDZ and LIM Domain 7 (PDLIM7) and prevents its degradation by the E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-1, which leads to activation of the ROCK1/MLC pathway. The increased matrix stiffness, in turn, contributes to 5-Fu resistance in GC cells by activating YAP. Taken together, our data reveal a critical role of the mechanical microenvironment in 5-Fu resistance, which is modulated by CNN1hi CAFs-mediated matrix stiffening, indicating that targeting CAFs may provide a novel option for overcoming drug resistance in GC.
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- Yifan Lu
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gastric Neoplasms, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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Ono S. Diversification of the calponin family proteins by gene amplification and repeat expansion of calponin-like motifs. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2021; 78:199-205. [PMID: 34333878 PMCID: PMC8958760 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The calponin family proteins in vertebrates, including calponin and transgelin (also known as SM22 or NP25), regulate actin-myosin interaction and actin filament stability and are involved in regulation of muscle contractility and cell migration. Related proteins are also present in invertebrates and fungi. Animals have multiple genes encoding calponin family proteins with variable molecular features, which are often expressed in the same tissues or cells. However, functional studies of this class of proteins have been reported only in limited species. Through database searches, I found that the calponin family proteins were diversified in animals by gene amplification and repeat expansion of calponin-like (CLIK) motifs, which function as actin-binding sequences. Transgelin-like proteins with a single CLIK motif are the most primitive type and present in fungi and animals. In many animals, additional calponin family proteins containing multiple CLIK motifs, as represented by vertebrate calponins with three CLIK motifs, are present. Interestingly, in several invertebrate species, there are uncharacterized calponin-related proteins with highly expanded repeats of CLIK motifs (up to 23 repeats in mollusks). These variable molecular features of the calponin family proteins may be results of evolutionary adaptation to a broad range of cell biological events.
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- Shoichiro Ono
- Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Venditti M, Donizetti A, Aniello F, Minucci S. EH domain binding protein 1-like 1 (EHBP1L1), a protein with calponin homology domain, is expressed in the rat testis. ZYGOTE 2020; 28:441-446. [PMID: 32795384 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199420000301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In this paper, with the aim to find new genes involved in mammalian spermatogenesis, we isolated, for the first time in the rat testis, a partial cDNA clone that encoded EH domain binding protein 1-like 1 (Ehbp1l1), a protein that has a single calponin homology domain (CH). Bioinformatic analysis showed that EHBP1l1 contains three domains: the N-terminal C2-like, the CH and the C-terminal bivalent Mical/EHBP Rab binding (bMERB) domains, which are evolutionarily conserved in vertebrates. We found that Ehbp1l1 mRNA was expressed in several rat tissues, including the liver, intestine, kidney and also in the testis during its development, with a higher level in testis from 12-month-old animals. Interestingly, in situ hybridization experiments revealed that Ehbp1l1 is specifically expressed by types I and II spermatocytes, this result was validated by RT-PCR performed on total RNA obtained from enriched fractions of different testicular cell types. As EHBP1l1 has been described as linked to vesicular transport to the actin cytoskeleton and as an effector of the small GTPase Rab8, we hypothesized that it could participate both in cytoskeletal remodelling and in the regulation of vesicle sorting from the trans-Golgi network to the apical plasma membrane. Our findings provide a better understand of the molecular mechanisms of the differentiation process of spermatogenesis; Ehbp1l1 may also be used as a new marker of testicular activity.
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- Massimo Venditti
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sez. Fisiologia Umana e Funzioni Biologiche Integrate 'F. Bottazzi', Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' via Costantinopoli, 16-80138 - Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli 'Federico II, via Cinthia', 21-80126 - Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli 'Federico II, via Cinthia', 21-80126 - Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sez. Fisiologia Umana e Funzioni Biologiche Integrate 'F. Bottazzi', Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' via Costantinopoli, 16-80138 - Napoli, Italy
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Menanteau-Ledouble S, Nöbauer K, Razzazi-Fazeli E, El-Matbouli M. Effects of Yersinia ruckeri invasion on the proteome of the Chinook salmon cell line CHSE-214. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11840. [PMID: 32678312 PMCID: PMC7366648 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68903-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Yersinia ruckeri is an important bacterial pathogen of fish, in particular salmonids, it has been associated with systemic infections worldwide and, like many enteric bacteria, it is a facultative intracellular pathogen. However, the effect of Y. ruckeri's interactions with the host at the cellular level have received little investigation. In the present study, a culture of Chinook Salmon Embryo (CHSE) cell line was exposed to Y. ruckeri. Afterwards, the proteins were investigated and identified by mass spectrometry and compared to the content of unexposed cultures. The results of this comparison showed that 4.7% of the identified proteins were found at significantly altered concentrations following infection. Interestingly, infection with Y. ruckeri was associated with significant changes in the concentration of surface adhesion proteins, including a significantly decreased presence of β-integrins. These surface adhesion molecules are known to be the target for several adhesion molecules of Yersiniaceae. The concentration of several anti-apoptotic regulators (HSP90 and two DNAj molecules) appeared similarly downregulated. Taken together, these findings suggest that Y. ruckeri affects the proteome of infected cells in a notable manner and our results shed some light on the interaction between this important bacterial pathogen and its host.
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- Simon Menanteau-Ledouble
- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
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- VetCore Facility for Research, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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Yin LM, Schnoor M, Jun CD. Structural Characteristics, Binding Partners and Related Diseases of the Calponin Homology (CH) Domain. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:342. [PMID: 32478077 PMCID: PMC7240100 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The calponin homology (CH) domain is one of the most common modules in various actin-binding proteins and is characterized by an α-helical fold. The CH domain plays important regulatory roles in both cytoskeletal dynamics and signaling. The CH domain is required for stability and organization of the actin cytoskeleton, calcium mobilization and activation of downstream pathways. The CH domain has recently garnered increased attention due to its importance in the onset of different diseases, such as cancers and asthma. However, many roles of the CH domain in various protein functions and corresponding diseases are still unclear. Here, we review current knowledge about the structural features, interactome and related diseases of the CH domain.
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- Lei-Miao Yin
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Molecular Biomedicine, Center for Investigation and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (Cinvestav), Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea
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Singh RK, Kumar S, Gautam PK, Tomar MS, Verma PK, Singh SP, Kumar S, Acharya A. Protein kinase C-α and the regulation of diverse cell responses. Biomol Concepts 2018; 8:143-153. [PMID: 28841566 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2017-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Protein kinase C (PKC) comprises a family of lipid-sensitive enzymes that have been involved in a broad range of cellular functions. PKC-α is a member of classical PKC with ubiquitous expression and different cellular localization. This unique PKC isoform is activated by various signals which evoke lipid hydrolysis, after activation it interacts with various adapter proteins and is localized to specific cellular compartments where it is devised to work. The universal expression and activation by various stimuli make it a perfect player in uncountable cellular functions including differentiation, proliferation, apoptosis, cellular transformation, motility, adhesion and so on. However, these functions are not intrinsic properties of PKC-α, but depend on cell types and conditions. The activities of PKC-α are managed by the various pharmacological activators/inhibitors and antisense oligonucleotides. The aim of this review is to elaborate the structural feature, and provide an insight into the mechanism of PKC-α activation and regulation of its key biological functions in different cellular compartments to develop an effective pharmacological approach to regulate the PKC-α signal array.
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Liu R, Jin JP. Calponin isoforms CNN1, CNN2 and CNN3: Regulators for actin cytoskeleton functions in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells. Gene 2016; 585:143-153. [PMID: 26970176 PMCID: PMC5325697 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Calponin is an actin filament-associated regulatory protein expressed in smooth muscle and many types of non-muscle cells. Three homologous genes, CNN1, CNN2 and CNN3, encoding calponin isoforms 1, 2, and 3, respectively, are present in vertebrate species. All three calponin isoforms are actin-binding proteins with functions in inhibiting actin-activated myosin ATPase and stabilizing the actin cytoskeleton, while each isoform executes different physiological roles based on their cell type-specific expressions. Calponin 1 is specifically expressed in smooth muscle cells and plays a role in fine-tuning smooth muscle contractility. Calponin 2 is expressed in both smooth muscle and non-muscle cells and regulates multiple actin cytoskeleton-based functions. Calponin 3 participates in actin cytoskeleton-based activities in embryonic development and myogenesis. Phosphorylation has been extensively studied for the regulation of calponin functions. Cytoskeleton tension regulates the transcription of CNN2 gene and the degradation of calponin 2 protein. This review summarizes our knowledge learned from studies over the past three decades, focusing on the evolutionary lineage of calponin isoform genes, their tissue- and cell type-specific expressions, structure-function relationships, and mechanoregulation.
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- Rong Liu
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield Street, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Brozovich FV, Nicholson CJ, Degen CV, Gao YZ, Aggarwal M, Morgan KG. Mechanisms of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and the Basis for Pharmacologic Treatment of Smooth Muscle Disorders. Pharmacol Rev 2016; 68:476-532. [PMID: 27037223 PMCID: PMC4819215 DOI: 10.1124/pr.115.010652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The smooth muscle cell directly drives the contraction of the vascular wall and hence regulates the size of the blood vessel lumen. We review here the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which agonists, therapeutics, and diseases regulate contractility of the vascular smooth muscle cell and we place this within the context of whole body function. We also discuss the implications for personalized medicine and highlight specific potential target molecules that may provide opportunities for the future development of new therapeutics to regulate vascular function.
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- F V Brozovich
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (C.J.N., Y.Z.G., M.A., K.G.M.); Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (F.V.B.); and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (C.V.D.)
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Lu D, Zhang L, Bao D, Lu Y, Zhang X, Liu N, Ge W, Gao X, Li H, Zhang L. Calponin1 inhibits dilated cardiomyopathy development in mice through the εPKC pathway. Int J Cardiol 2014; 173:146-53. [PMID: 24631115 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Calponin1 (CNN1) is involved in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction in physiological situation and it also expresses abnormally in a variety of pathological situations. We found that the expression of CNN1 decreased significantly in the heart tissue of a cTnT(R141W) transgenic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) mouse model and an adriamycin (ADR)-induced DCM mouse model, suggesting that CNN1 is involved in the pathogenesis of DCM. However, the role of CNN1 on cardiac function, especially on pathogenesis of DCM, has not been clarified. In this study, we tested whether rescued expression of CNN1 could prevent the development of DCM and investigated its possible mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS The DCM phenotypes were significantly improved with the transgenic expression of CNN1 in the cTnT(R141W)×CNN1 double transgenic (DTG) mice, which was demonstrated by the survival, cardiac geometry and function analyses, as well as microstructural and ultrastructural observations based on echocardiography and histology examination. The expression of CNN1 could also resist the cardiac geometry breakage and dysfunction in the ADR-induced DCM mice model. Meanwhile, the epsilon isoform of protein kinase C (εPKC) activator and inhibitor could reverse the activation of εPKC/ERK/mTOR pathway and DCM phenotypes in the cTnT(R141W) and cTnT(R141W)×CNN1 double transgenic (DTG) mice. CONCLUSIONS εPKC/ERK/mTOR pathway activation induced by the rescued expression of CNN1 contributed to the improvement of cardiac dysfunction and pathological changes observed in the DTG mice. CNN1 could be a therapeutic target to prevent the development of DCM and heart failure (HF).
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- Dan Lu
- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, China.
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Effect of electroacupuncture stimulation at Zusanli acupoint (ST36) on gastric motility: possible through PKC and MAPK signal transduction pathways. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2014; 14:137. [PMID: 24739144 PMCID: PMC4021071 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background Electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation has been shown to have a great therapeutic potential for treating gastrointestinal motility disorders. However, no evidence has clarified the mechanisms contributing to the effects of EA stimulation at the Zusanli acupoint (ST.36). This study was designed to investigate the regulative effect of EA stimulation at the ST.36 on gastric motility and to explore its possible mechanisms. Methods Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: the ST.36 group, the non-acupoint group, and the control group. EA stimulation was set at 2 Hz, continuous mode, and 1 V for 30 min. The frequency and average peak amplitude of gastric motility were measured by electrogastrography. The protein kinase C (PKC) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways were assessed using real-time polymerase chain reactions. Caldesmon (CaD) and calponin (CaP) protein expression in the gastric antrum were detected on Western blots. A Computed Video Processing System was used to evaluate morphological changes in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from the gastric antrum. Results EA stimulation at ST.36 had a dual effect on the frequency and average peak amplitude. Additionally, EA stimulation at ST.36 regulated the expression of some genes in the PKC and MAPK signaling pathways, and it regulated the expression of the CaD and CaP proteins. EA serum induced SMC contractility. Promotion of gastric motility may correlate with up-regulation of MAPK6 (ERK3), MAPK13, and Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) gene expression, and the down-regulation of the collagen, type I, alpha 1 (COL1A1) gene and CaD and CaP protein expression. Inhibition of gastric motility may correlate with down-regulation of the Interleukin-1 receptor type 2 (IL1R2) and Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) genes, and up-regulation of CaD and CaP protein expression. Conclusions EA stimulation at ST.36 regulated gastric motility, and the effects were both promoting and inhibiting in rats. The possible mechanisms may correlate with the PKC and MAPK signal transduction pathways.
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Kim HR, Gallant C, Morgan KG. Regulation of PKC autophosphorylation by calponin in contractile vascular smooth muscle tissue. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:358643. [PMID: 24350264 PMCID: PMC3852320 DOI: 10.1155/2013/358643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is a key enzyme involved in agonist-induced smooth muscle contraction. In some cases, regulatory phosphorylation of PKC is required for full activation of the enzyme. However, this issue has largely been ignored with respect to PKC-dependent regulation of contractile vascular smooth muscle (VSM) contractility. The first event in PKC regulation is a transphosphorylation by PDK at a conserved threonine in the activation loop of PKC, followed by the subsequent autophosphorylation at the turn motif and hydrophobic motif sites. In the present study, we determined whether phosphorylation of PKC is a regulated process in VSM and also investigated a potential role of calponin in the regulation of PKC. We found that calponin increases the level of in vitro PKCα phosphorylation at the PDK and hydrophobic sites, but not the turn motif site. In vascular tissues, phosphorylation of the PKC hydrophobic site, but not turn motif site, as well as phosphorylation of PDK at S241 increased in response to phenylephrine. Calponin knockdown inhibits autophosphorylation of cellular PKC in response to phenylephrine, confirming results with recombinant PKC. Thus these results show that autophosphorylation of PKC is regulated in dVSM and calponin is necessary for autophosphorylation of PKC in VSM.
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- Hak Rim Kim
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, 119 Dandaero, Chungnam, Cheonan-si 330-714, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Liu Y, Deng B, Zhao Y, Xie S, Nie R. Differentiated markers in undifferentiated cells: expression of smooth muscle contractile proteins in multipotent bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Dev Growth Differ 2013; 55:591-605. [PMID: 23557080 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Revised: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
In studying the differentiation of stem cells along smooth muscle lineage, smooth muscle cell (SMC) contractile proteins serve as markers for the relative state of maturation. Yet, recent evidence suggests that some SMC markers are probably expressed in multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Such a paradox necessitates investigations to re-examine their role as differentiated markers in MSCs. We tried to detect the expression of four widely used SMC markers including α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), h1-calponin, desmin and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC), as well as the other isoforms of calponin family in resting MSCs. Then we used three different conditions to initiate MSCs differentiation along SMC lineage, and examined the alternation of SMC markers expression at both the transcript level and protein level. Desmin and h1-calponin are expressed in MSCs, in the presence or absence of SMC induction conditions. Moreover, MSCs are shown to express all known isoforms of calponin. Double-staining reveals that h1-calponin +/α-SMA - cells constitute the majority of resting MSCs. Under differentiated conditions, expression of SM-MHC was initiated and expression of α-SMA was promoted. The expression of SM-MHC and upregulation of α-SMA are relatively reliable indications of a mature smooth muscle phenotype in MSCs. Given that the cells are particularly rich in calponins expression, we postulate possible roles of these proteins in regulating cellular function by taking part in actin cytoskeleton and signaling. These findings imply that an extensive study of the cell physiology of MSCs should focus on the functional roles for these proteins, rather than simply regard them as differentiated markers.
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- Yingxi Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guanghzhou, Guangdong 510120, PR China
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Lv P, Miao SB, Shu YN, Dong LH, Liu G, Xie XL, Gao M, Wang YC, Yin YJ, Wang XJ, Han M. Phosphorylation of Smooth Muscle 22α Facilitates Angiotensin II–Induced ROS Production Via Activation of the PKCδ-P47
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Axis Through Release of PKCδ and Actin Dynamics and Is Associated With Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Circ Res 2012; 111:697-707. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.112.272013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Rationale:
We have demonstrated that smooth muscle (SM) 22α inhibits cell proliferation via blocking Ras-ERK1/2 signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and in injured arteries. The recent study indicates that SM22α disruption can independently promote arterial inflammation through activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated NF-κB pathways. However, the mechanisms by which SM22α controls ROS production have not been characterized.
Objective:
To investigate how SM22α disruption promotes ROS production and to characterize the underlying mechanisms.
Methods and Results:
ROS level was measured by dihydroethidium staining for superoxide and TBA assay for malondialdehyde, respectively. We showed that downregulation and phosphorylation of SM22α were associated with angiotensin (Ang) II–induced increase in ROS production in VSMCs of rats and human. Ang II induced the phosphorylation of SM22α at Serine 181 in an Ang II type 1 receptor–PKCδ pathway–dependent manner. Phosphorylated SM22α activated the protein kinase C (PKC)δ-p47
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axis via 2 distinct pathways: (1) disassociation of PKCδ from SM22α, and in turn binding to p47
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, in the early stage of Ang II stimulation; and (2) acceleration of SM22α degradation through ubiquitin-proteasome, enhancing PKCδ membrane translocation via induction of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in later oxidative stress. Inhibition of SM22α phosphorylation abolished the Ang II–activated PKCδ-p47
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axis and inhibited the hypertrophy and hyperplasia of VSMCs in vitro and in vivo, accompanied with reduction of ROS generation.
Conclusions:
These findings indicate that the disruption of SM22α plays pivotal roles in vascular oxidative stress. PKCδ-mediated SM22α phosphorylation is a novel link between actin cytoskeletal remodeling and oxidative stress and may be a potential target for the development of new therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Pin Lv
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China (P.L., S.-B.M., Y.-N.S., L.-H.D., X.-L.X., M.G., Y.-C.W., Y.-J.Y., X.-J.W., M.H.); and The Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University and Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, China Administration of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China (G.L.)
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Li L, Zhang Y, Zhou C. Phosphorylation of h1 calponin by PKC epsilon may contribute to facilitate the contraction of uterine myometrium in mice during pregnancy and labor. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2012; 10:37. [PMID: 22551221 PMCID: PMC3443009 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The timely onset of powerful uterine contractions during parturition occurs through thick and thin filament interactions, similar to other smooth muscle tissues. Calponin is one of the thin filament proteins. Phosphorylation of calponin induced by PKC-epsilon can promote the contraction of vascular smooth muscle. While the mechanism by which calponin regulates the contraction of pregnant myometrium has rarely been explored. Here, we explore whether PKC-epsilon/h1 calponin pathway contribute to regulation of myometrial contractility and development of parturition. METHODS We detected the expression of h1 calponin, phosphorylated h1 calponin, PKC-epsilon and phosphorylated PKC-epsilon in the different stages of mice during pregnancy and in labor by the method of western blot and recorded the contraction activity of myometrium strips at the 19th day during pregnancy with different treatments by the organ bath experiments. RESULTS The level of the four proteins including h1 calponin, phosphorylated h1 calponin, PKC-epsilon and phosphorylated PKC-epsilon was significantly increased in pregnant mice myometrium as compared with that in nonpregnant mice. The ratios of phosphorylated h1 calponin/h1 calponin and phosphorylated PKC-epsilon/PKC-epsilon were reached the peak after the onset of labor in myometrium in the mice. After the treatment of more than 10(9-) mol/L Psi-RACK (PKC-epsilon activator), the contractility of myometrium strips from mice was reinforced and the level of phosphorylated h1 calponin increased at the same time which could be interrupted by the specific inhibitor of PKC-epsilon. Meanwhile, the change of the ratio of phosphorylated h1 calponin/h1 calponin was consistent with that of contraction force of mice myometrium strips. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that in mice myometrium, phosphorylation of h1 calponin induced by the PKC-epsilon might facilitate the contraction of uterine in labor and regulate pregnant myometrial contractility.
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- Lesai Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- College of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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Ohyama K, Shiokawa A, Ito K, Masuyama R, Ichibangase T, Kishikawa N, Imai K, Kuroda N. Toxicoproteomic analysis of a mouse model of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastric ulcers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 420:210-5. [PMID: 22426477 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are valuable agents; however, their use has been limited by their association with mucosal damage in the upper gastrointestinal tract. NSAIDs inhibit cyclooxygenase and consequently block the synthesis of prostaglandins, which have cytoprotective effects in gastric mucosa; these effects on prostaglandins have been thought to be major cause of NSAID-induced ulceration. However, studies indicate that additional NSAID-related mechanisms are involved in formation of gastric lesions. Here, we used a toxicoproteomic approach to understand cellular processes that are affected by NSAIDs in mouse stomach tissue during ulcer formation. We used fluorogenic derivatization-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (FD-LC-MS/MS)-which consists of fluorogenic derivatization, separation and fluorescence detection by LC, and identification by LC-tandem mass spectrometry-in this proteomic analysis of pyrolic stomach from control and diclofenac (Dic)-treated mice. FD-LC-MS/MS results were highly sensitive; 10 differentially expressed proteins were identified, and all 10 were more highly expressed in Dic-treated mice than in control mice. Specifically, expression levels of 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78), heat shock protein beta-1 (HSP27), and gastrin were more than 3-fold higher in Dic-treated mice than in control mice. This study represents a first step to ascertain the precise actors of early NSAID-induced ulceration.
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- Kaname Ohyama
- Department of Environmental and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Beamish JA, He P, Kottke-Marchant K, Marchant RE. Molecular regulation of contractile smooth muscle cell phenotype: implications for vascular tissue engineering. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2011; 16:467-91. [PMID: 20334504 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2009.0630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The molecular regulation of smooth muscle cell (SMC) behavior is reviewed, with particular emphasis on stimuli that promote the contractile phenotype. SMCs can shift reversibly along a continuum from a quiescent, contractile phenotype to a synthetic phenotype, which is characterized by proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis. This phenotypic plasticity can be harnessed for tissue engineering. Cultured synthetic SMCs have been used to engineer smooth muscle tissues with organized ECM and cell populations. However, returning SMCs to a contractile phenotype remains a key challenge. This review will integrate recent work on how soluble signaling factors, ECM, mechanical stimulation, and other cells contribute to the regulation of contractile SMC phenotype. The signal transduction pathways and mechanisms of gene expression induced by these stimuli are beginning to be elucidated and provide useful information for the quantitative analysis of SMC phenotype in engineered tissues. Progress in the development of tissue-engineered scaffold systems that implement biochemical, mechanical, or novel polymer fabrication approaches to promote contractile phenotype will also be reviewed. The application of an improved molecular understanding of SMC biology will facilitate the design of more potent cell-instructive scaffold systems to regulate SMC behavior.
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- Jeffrey A Beamish
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7207, USA
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Ferjani I, Fattoum A, Manai M, Benyamin Y, Roustan C, Maciver SK. Two distinct regions of calponin share common binding sites on actin resulting in different modes of calponin-actin interaction. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2010; 1804:1760-7. [PMID: 20595006 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Revised: 05/05/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Calponins are a small family of proteins that alter the interaction between actin and myosin II and mediate signal transduction. These proteins bind F-actin in a complex manner that depends on a variety of parameters such as stoichiometry and ionic strength. Calponin binds G-actin and F-actin, bundling the latter primarily through two distinct and adjacent binding sites (ABS1 and ABS2). Calponin binds other proteins that bind F-actin and considerable disagreements exist as to how calponin is located on the filament, especially in the presence of other proteins. A study (Galkin, V.E., Orlova, A., Fattoum, A., Walsh, M.P. and Egelman, E.H. (2006) J. Mol. Biol. 359, 478-485.), using EM single-particle reconstruction has shown that there may be four modes of interaction, but how these occur is not yet known. We report that two distinct regions of calponin are capable of binding some of the same sites on actin (such as 18-28 and 360-372 in subdomain 1). This accounts for the finding that calponin binds the filament with different apparent geometries. We suggest that the four modes of filament binding account for differences in stoichiometry and that these, in turn, arise from differential binding of the two calponin regions to actin. It is likely that the modes of binding are reciprocally influenced by other actin-binding proteins since members of the alpha-actinin group also adopt different actin-binding positions and bind actin principally through a domain that is similar to calponin's ABS1.
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- Imen Ferjani
- UMR 5539 (CNRS) Laboratoire de motilité cellulaire (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes) Université de Montpellier 2, Place E. Bataillon, CC107, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Appel S, Allen PG, Vetterkind S, Jin JP, Morgan KG. h3/Acidic calponin: an actin-binding protein that controls extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activity in nonmuscle cells. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 21:1409-22. [PMID: 20181831 PMCID: PMC2854098 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-06-0451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2009] [Revised: 01/29/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Migration of fibroblasts is important in wound healing. Here, we demonstrate a role and a mechanism for h3/acidic calponin (aCaP, CNN3) in REF52.2 cell motility, a fibroblast line rich in actin filaments. We show that the actin-binding protein h3/acidic calponin associates with stress fibers in the absence of stimulation but is targeted to the cell cortex and podosome-like structures after stimulation with a phorbol ester, phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu). By coimmunoprecipitation and colocalization, we show that extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and protein kinase C (PKC)alpha constitutively associate with h3/acidic calponin and are cotargeted with h3/acidic calponin in the presence of PDBu. This targeting can be blocked by a PKC inhibitor but does not require phosphorylation of h3/acidic calponin at the PKC sites S175 or T184. Knockdown of h3/acidic calponin results in a loss of PDBu-mediated ERK1/2 targeting, whereas PKCalpha targeting is unaffected. Caldesmon is an actin-binding protein that regulates actomyosin interactions and is a known substrate of ERK1/2. Both ERK1/2 activity and nonmuscle l-caldesmon phosphorylation are blocked by h3/acidic calponin knockdown. Furthermore, h3/acidic calponin knockdown inhibits REF52.2 migration in an in vitro wound healing assay. Our findings are consistent with a model whereby h3/acidic calponin controls fibroblast migration by regulation of ERK1/2-mediated l-caldesmon phosphorylation.
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- Whitaker Imaging Facility, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215; and
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- School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201
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Fu Q, Liu PC, Wang JX, Song QS, Zhao XF. Proteomic identification of differentially expressed and phosphorylated proteins in epidermis involved in larval-pupal metamorphosis of Helicoverpa armigera. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:600. [PMID: 20003373 PMCID: PMC2806347 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 12/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metamorphosis is an important process in the life cycle of holometabolous insects and is regulated by insect hormones. During metamorphosis, the epidermis goes through a significant transformation at the biochemical and molecular levels. RESULTS To identify proteins and phosphoproteins involved in this process, we separated and compared epidermal protein profiles between feeding larvae and metamorphically committed larvae using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and Pro-Q Diamond Phosphoprotein Staining. Sixty-one spots showing differential expression and/or phosphorylation were analyzed by mass spectrometry and eighteen proteins were proved related to larval-pupal transformation. Eight of them were further examined at the mRNA level by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and two of them were examined at the protein level by Western blot. Calponin was highly expressed in the metamorphic epidermis and phosphorylated by protein kinase C. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the expression and phosphorylation of these proteins may play important roles in coordinating the biochemical processes involved in larval-pupal metamorphosis.
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- Qiang Fu
- School of Life Sciences, the Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, the Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, the Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, the Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, PR China
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Kim HR, Appel S, Vetterkind S, Gangopadhyay SS, Morgan KG. Smooth muscle signalling pathways in health and disease. J Cell Mol Med 2009. [PMID: 19120701 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Smooth muscle contractile activity is a major regulator of function of the vascular system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system and the genitourinary systems. Malfunction of contractility in these systems leads to a host of clinical disorders, and yet, we still have major gaps in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which contractility of the differentiated smooth muscle cell is regulated. This review will summarize recent advances in the molecular understanding of the regulation of smooth muscle myosin activity via phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of myosin, the regulation of the accessibility of actin to myosin via the actin-binding proteins calponin and caldesmon, and the remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton. Understanding of the molecular 'players' should identify target molecules that could point the way to novel drug discovery programs for the treatment of smooth muscle disorders such as cardiovascular disease, asthma, functional bowel disease and pre-term labour.
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- H R Kim
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Kreipke CW, Rafols JA. Calponin control of cerebrovascular reactivity: therapeutic implications in brain trauma. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 13:262-9. [PMID: 19278456 PMCID: PMC3823353 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Calponin (Cp) is an actin-binding protein first characterized in chicken gizzard smooth muscle (SM). This review discusses the role of Cp in mediating SM contraction, the biochemical process by which Cp facilitates SM contraction and the function of Cp in the brain. Recent work on the role of Cp in pathological states with emphasis on traumatic brain injury is also discussed. Based on past and present data, the case is presented for targeting Cp for novel genetic and pharmacological therapies aimed at improving outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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- Christian W Kreipke
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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Kim HR, Appel S, Vetterkind S, Gangopadhyay SS, Morgan KG. Smooth muscle signalling pathways in health and disease. J Cell Mol Med 2008; 12:2165-80. [PMID: 19120701 PMCID: PMC2692531 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00552.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Smooth muscle contractile activity is a major regulator of function of the vascular system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal system and the genitourinary systems. Malfunction of contractility in these systems leads to a host of clinical disorders, and yet, we still have major gaps in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which contractility of the differentiated smooth muscle cell is regulated. This review will summarize recent advances in the molecular understanding of the regulation of smooth muscle myosin activity via phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of myosin, the regulation of the accessibility of actin to myosin via the actin-binding proteins calponin and caldesmon, and the remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton. Understanding of the molecular 'players' should identify target molecules that could point the way to novel drug discovery programs for the treatment of smooth muscle disorders such as cardiovascular disease, asthma, functional bowel disease and pre-term labour.
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- H R Kim
- Department of Health Sciences, Boston UniversityBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston UniversityBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston UniversityBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston UniversityBoston, MA, USA
- Boston Biomedical Research InstituteWatertown, MA, USA
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Somara S, Bitar KN. Direct association of calponin with specific domains of PKC-alpha. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G1246-54. [PMID: 18948438 PMCID: PMC2604804 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90461.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Calponin contributes to the regulation of smooth muscle contraction through its interaction with F-actin and inhibition of the actin-activated Mg-ATPase activity of phosphorylated myosin. Previous studies have shown that the contractile agonist acetylcholine induced a direct association of translocated calponin and PKC-alpha in the membrane. In the present study, we have determined the domain of PKC-alpha involved in direct association with calponin. In vitro binding assay was carried out by incubating glutathione S-transferase-calponin aa 92-229 with His-tagged proteins of individual domains and different combinations of domains of PKC-alpha. Calponin was found to bind directly to the full-length PKC-alpha. Calponin bound to C2 and C4 domains but not to C1 and C3 domains of PKC-alpha. When incubated with proteins of different combination of domains, calponin bound to C2-C3, C3-C4, and C2-C3-C4 but not to C1-C2 or C1-C2-C3. To determine whether these in vitro bindings mimic the in vivo associations, and in vivo binding assay was performed by transfecting colonic smooth muscle cells with His-tagged proteins of individual domains and different combinations of domains of PKC-alpha. Coimmunoprecipitation of calponin with His-tagged truncated forms of PKC-alpha showed that C1-C2, C1-C2-C3, C2-C3, and C3-C4 did not associate with calponin. Calponin associated only with full-length PKC-alpha and with C2-C3-C4 in cells in the resting state, and this association increased upon stimulation with acetylcholine. These data suggest that calponin bound to fragments that may mimic the active form of PKC-alpha and that the functional association of PKC-alpha with calponin requires both C2 and C4 domains during contraction of colonic smooth muscle cells.
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- Sita Somara
- Division of Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5656, USA
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Calponin is an actin filament-associated regulatory protein expressed in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells. Calponin is an inhibitor of the actin-activated myosin ATPase. Three isoforms of calponin have been found in the vertebrates. Whereas the role of calponin in regulating smooth muscle contractility has been extensively investigated, the function and regulation of calponin in non-muscle cells is much less understood. Based on recent progresses in the field, this review focuses on the studies of calponin in non-muscle cells, especially its regulation by cytoskeleton tension and function in cell motility. The ongoing research has demonstrated that calponin plays a regulatory role in non-muscle cell motility. Therefore, non-muscle calponin is an attractive target for the control of cell proliferation, migration and phagocytosis, and the treatment of cancer metastasis.
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- Kai-Chun Wu
- Section of Molecular Cardiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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Liu XJ, Yang C, Gupta N, Zuo J, Chang YS, Fang FD. Protein kinase C-zeta regulation of GLUT4 translocation through actin remodeling in CHO cells. J Mol Med (Berl) 2007; 85:851-61. [PMID: 17619838 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-007-0232-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2007] [Revised: 04/25/2007] [Accepted: 05/31/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Actin remodeling plays a crucial role in insulin-induced translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and subsequent glucose transport. Protein kinase C (PKC) zeta has been implicated in this translocation process, although the exact mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effect of PKCzeta on actin cytoskeleton and translocation of GLUT4 in CHO-K1 cells expressing myc-tagged GLUT4. Insulin stimulated the phosphorylation of PKCzeta at Thr410 with no apparent effect on its protein expression. Moreover, insulin promoted colocalization of PKCzeta and actin that could be abolished by Latrunculin B. The overexpression of PKCzeta mimicked the insulin-induced change in actin cytoskeleton and translocation of GLUT4. These effects were also completely abrogated by Latrunculin B treatment. Using cell-permeable pseudosubstrate (PS) inhibitor of PKCzeta, the response to insulin could be alleviated. Our results strongly suggest that PKCzeta mediates the stimulatory effect of insulin on GLUT4 translocation through its interaction with actin cytoskeleton.
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- Xiao-Jun Liu
- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Kheifets V, Mochly-Rosen D. Insight into intra- and inter-molecular interactions of PKC: design of specific modulators of kinase function. Pharmacol Res 2007; 55:467-76. [PMID: 17580120 PMCID: PMC2834269 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2007.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 03/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of kinases that are critical in many cellular events. These enzymes are activated by lipid-derived second messengers, are dependent on binding to negatively charged phospholipids and some members also require calcium to attain full activation. The interaction with lipids and calcium activators is mediated by binding to the regulatory domains C1 and C2. In addition, many protein-protein interactions between PKC and other proteins have been described. These include interactions with adaptor proteins, substrates and cytoskeletal elements. Regulation of the interactions between PKC, small molecules and other proteins is essential for signal transduction to occur. Finally, a number of auto-inhibitory intra-molecular protein-protein interactions have also been identified in PKC. This chapter focuses on mapping the sites for many of these inter- and intra-molecular interactions and how this information may be used to generate selective inhibitors and activators of PKC signaling.
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- Viktoria Kheifets
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CCSR, Rm 3145A, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5174, USA
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Chen Y, Pappu BP, Zeng H, Xue L, Morris SW, Lin X, Wen R, Wang D. B cell lymphoma 10 is essential for FcepsilonR-mediated degranulation and IL-6 production in mast cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2007; 178:49-57. [PMID: 17182539 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The adaptor protein B cell lymphoma 10 (Bcl10) plays an essential role in the functions of the AgRs in T and B cells. In this study, we report that Bcl10 also plays an important role in mast cells. Bcl10 is expressed in mast cells. Although Bcl10-deficient mast cells undergo normal development, we demonstrate that Bcl10 is essential for specific functions of FcepsilonR. Although Bcl10-deficient mast cells have normal de novo synthesis and release of the lipid mediator arachidonic acid, the mutant cells possess impaired FcepsilonR-mediated degranulation, indicated by decreased serotonin release, and impaired cytokine production, measured by release of IL-6. In addition, Bcl10-deficient mice display impaired IgE-mediated passive cutaneous anaphylaxis. Moreover, although Bcl10-deficient mast cells have normal FcepsilonR-mediated Ca(2+) flux, activation of PI3K, and activation of the three types of MAPKs (ERKs, JNK, and p38), the mutant cells have markedly diminished FcepsilonR-mediated activation of NF-kappaB and decreased activation of AP-1. Thus, Bcl10 is essential for FcepsilonR-induced activation of AP-1, NF-kappaB, degranulation, and cytokine production in mast cells.
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- Yuhong Chen
- Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Tang J, Hu G, Hanai JI, Yadlapalli G, Lin Y, Zhang B, Galloway J, Bahary N, Sinha S, Thisse B, Thisse C, Jin JP, Zon LI, Sukhatme VP. A critical role for calponin 2 in vascular development. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:6664-72. [PMID: 16317011 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506991200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Calponin 2 (h2 calponin, CNN2) is an actin-binding protein implicated in cytoskeletal organization. We have found that the expression of calponin 2 is relatively restricted to vasculature from 16 to 30 h post-fertilization during zebrafish (Danio rerio) development. Forty-eight hours after injecting antisense morpholino oligos against calponin 2 into embryos at the 1-4-cell stage, zebrafish demonstrated various cardiovascular defects, including sluggish axial and head circulation, absence of circulation in intersegmental vessels and in the dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessel, enlarged cerebral ventricles, and pericardial edema, in addition to an excess bending, spiraling tail and twisting of the caudal fin. Knockdown of calponin 2 in the Tg(fli1:EGFP)(y1) zebrafish line (in which a fli1 promoter drives vascular-specific enhanced green fluorescent protein expression) indicated that diminished calponin 2 expression blocked the proper migration of endothelial cells during formation of intersegmental vessels. In vitro studies showed that basic fibroblast growth factor-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell migration was down-regulated by knockdown of calponin 2 expression using an antisense adenovirus, and overexpression of calponin 2 enhanced migration and hastened wound healing. These events were correlated with activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase; moreover, inhibition of this pathway blocked the promigratory effect of calponin 2. Collectively, these data suggest that calponin 2 plays an important role in the migration of endothelial cells both in vivo and in vitro and that its expression is critical for proper vascular development.
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- Jian Tang
- Renal Division and Center for Study of the Tumor Microenvironment, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Previous studies performed at our laboratory have shown that agonist-induced contraction of smooth muscle is associated with translocation of protein kinase C (PKC)-α and RhoA to the membrane and that this interaction is due to a direct protein-protein interaction. To determine the domains of PKC-α involved in direct interaction with RhoA, His-tagged PKC-α proteins of individual domains and different combinations of PKC-α domains were used to perform in vitro binding assays with the fusion protein glutathione- S-transferase (GST)-RhoA. Coimmunoprecipitation was also performed using smooth muscle cells transfected with truncated forms of PKC-α in this study. The data indicate that RhoA directly bound to full-length PKC-α, both in vitro (82.57 ± 15.26% above control) and in transfected cells. RhoA bound in vitro to the C1 domain of PKC-α [PKC-α (C1)] (70.48 ± 20.78% above control), PKC-α (C2) (72.26 ± 29.96% above control), and PKC-α (C4) (90.58 ± 26.79% above control), but not to PKC-α (C3) (0.64 ± 5.18% above control). RhoA bound in vitro and in transfected cells to truncated forms of PKC-α, PKC-α (C2, C3, and C4), and PKC-α (C3 and C4) (94.09 ± 12.13% and 85.10 ± 16.16% above control, respectively), but not to PKC-α (C1, C2, and C3) or to PKC-α (C2 and C3) (0.47 ± 1.26% and 7.45 ± 10.76% above control, respectively). RhoA bound to PKC-α (C1 and C2) (60.78 ± 13.78% above control) only in vitro, but not in transfected cells, and PKC-α (C2, C3, and C4) and PKC-α (C3 and C4) bound well to RhoA. These data suggest that RhoA bound to fragments that may mimic the active form of PKC-α. The studies using cells transfected with truncated forms of PKC-α indicate that PKC-α (C1 and C2), PKC-α (C1, C2, and C3), and PKC-α (C2 and C3) did not associate with RhoA. Only full-length PKC-α, PKC-α (C2, C3, and C4), and PKC-α (C3 and C4) associated with RhoA. The association increased upon stimulation with acetylcholine. These results suggest that the functional association of PKC-α with RhoA may require the C4 domain.
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- Haiyan Pang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, MSRB I, Room A520, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0658, USA
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Gallant C, You JY, Sasaki Y, Grabarek Z, Morgan KG. MARCKS is a major PKC-dependent regulator of calmodulin targeting in smooth muscle. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:3595-605. [PMID: 16046479 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous transducer of intracellular Ca(2+) signals and plays a key role in the regulation of the function of all cells. The interaction of CaM with a specific target is determined not only by the Ca(2+)-dependent affinity of calmodulin but also by the proximity to that target in the cellular environment. Although a few reports of stimulus-dependent nuclear targeting of CaM have appeared, the mechanisms by which CaM is targeted to non-nuclear sites are less clear. Here, we investigate the hypothesis that MARCKS is a regulator of the spatial distribution of CaM within the cytoplasm of differentiated smooth-muscle cells. In overlay assays with portal-vein homogenates, CaM binds predominantly to the MARCKS-containing band. MARCKS is abundant in portal-vein smooth muscle ( approximately 16 microM) in comparison to total CaM ( approximately 40 microM). Confocal images indicate that calmodulin and MARCKS co-distribute in unstimulated freshly dissociated smooth-muscle cells and are co-targeted simultaneously to the cell interior upon depolarization. Protein-kinase-C (PKC) activation triggers a translocation of CaM that precedes that of MARCKS and causes multisite, sequential MARCKS phosphorylation. MARCKS immunoprecipitates with CaM in a stimulus-dependent manner. A synthetic MARCKS effector domain (ED) peptide labelled with a photoaffinity probe cross-links CaM in smooth-muscle tissue in a stimulus-dependent manner. Both cross-linking and immunoprecipitation increase with increased Ca(2+) concentration, but decrease with PKC activation. Introduction of a nonphosphorylatable MARCKS decoy peptide blocks the PKC-mediated targeting of CaM. These results indicate that MARCKS is a significant, PKC-releasable reservoir of CaM in differentiated smooth muscle and that it contributes to CaM signalling by modulating the intracellular distribution of CaM.
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- Cynthia Gallant
- Boston Biomedical Research Institute, 64 Grove Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
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Michie AM, Nakagawa R. The link between PKCalpha regulation and cellular transformation. Immunol Lett 2005; 96:155-62. [PMID: 15585319 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2004.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2004] [Revised: 08/24/2004] [Accepted: 08/25/2004] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has been implicated in the regulation of a variety of cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis in response to a diverse range of stimuli. In order to execute these biological events PKCalpha activity is modulated by, and functionally interacts with, a number of proto-oncogenes, therefore it is perhaps unsurprising that dysregulation of PKCalpha is associated with a diverse range of cancers. Recently, PKCalpha has become a target for a number of anti-cancer therapies. The purpose of this review is to describe how PKCalpha regulates key biological events, to gain an insight into how PKCalpha-mediated cellular transformation may occur. In this way, it may be possible to design therapeutic tools to combat cancers specifically associated with PKCalpha dysfunction.
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- Alison M Michie
- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Somara S, Pang H, Bitar KN. Agonist-induced association of tropomyosin with protein kinase Calpha in colonic smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 288:G268-76. [PMID: 15486343 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00330.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Smooth muscle contraction regulated by myosin light chain phosphorylation is also regulated at the thin-filament level. Tropomyosin, a thin-filament regulatory protein, regulates contraction by modulating actin-myosin interactions. Present investigation shows that acetylcholine induces PKC-mediated and calcium-dependent phosphorylation of tropomyosin in colonic smooth muscle cells. Our data also shows that acetylcholine induces a significant and sustained increase in PKC-mediated association of tropomyosin with PKCalpha in the particulate fraction of colonic smooth muscle cells. Immunoblotting studies revealed that in colonic smooth muscle cells, there is no significant change in the amount of tropomyosin or actin in particulate fraction in response to acetylcholine, indicating that the increased association of tropomyosin with PKCalpha in the particulate fraction may be due to acetylcholine-induced translocation of PKCalpha to the particulate fraction. To investigate whether the association of PKCalpha with tropomyosin was due to a direct interaction, we performed in vitro direct binding assay. Tropomyosin cDNA amplified from colonic smooth muscle mRNA was expressed as GST-tropomyosin fusion protein. In vitro binding experiments using GST-tropomyosin and recombinant PKCalpha indicated direct interaction of tropomyosin with PKCalpha. PKC-mediated phosphorylation of tropomyosin and direct interaction of PKCalpha with tropomyosin suggest that tropomyosin could be a substrate for PKC. Phosphorylation of tropomyosin may aid in holding the slided tropomyosin away from myosin binding sites on actin, resulting in actomyosin interaction and sustained contraction.
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- Sita Somara
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0658, USA
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Gangopadhyay SS, Takizawa N, Gallant C, Barber AL, Je HD, Smith TC, Luna EJ, Morgan KG. Smooth muscle archvillin: a novel regulator of signaling and contractility in vascular smooth muscle. J Cell Sci 2004; 117:5043-57. [PMID: 15383618 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mechanisms by which protein kinase C (PKC) and extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) govern smooth-muscle contractility remain unclear. Calponin (CaP), an actin-binding protein and PKC substrate, mediates signaling through ERK1/2. We report here that CaP sequences containing the CaP homology (CH) domain bind to the C-terminal 251 amino acids of smooth-muscle archvillin (SmAV), a new splice variant of supervillin, which is a known actin- and myosin-II-binding protein. The CaP-SmAV interaction is demonstrated by reciprocal yeast two-hybrid and blot-overlay assays and by colocalization in COS-7 cells. In differentiated smooth muscle, endogenous SmAV and CaP co-fractionate and co-translocate to the cell cortex after stimulation by agonist. Antisense knockdown of SmAV in tissue inhibits both the activation of ERK1/2 and contractions stimulated by either agonist or PKC activation. This ERK1/2 signaling and contractile defect is similar to that observed in CaP knockdown experiments. In A7r5 smooth-muscle cells, PKC activation by phorbol esters induces the reorganization of endogenous, membrane-localized SmAV and microfilament-associated CaP into podosome-like structures that also contain F-actin, nonmuscle myosin IIB and ERK1/2. These results indicate that SmAV contributes to the regulation of contractility through a CaP-mediated signaling pathway, involving PKC activation and phosphorylation of ERK1/2.
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Abouzaglou J, Bénistant C, Gimona M, Roustan C, Kassab R, Fattoum A. Tyrosine phosphorylation of calponins. Inhibition of the interaction with F-actin. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2004; 271:2615-23. [PMID: 15206927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The phosphorylation-dephosphorylation of serine and threonine residues of calponin is known to modulate in vitro its interaction with F-actin and is thought to regulate several biological processes in cells, involving either of the calponin isoforms. Here, we identify, for the first time, tyrosine-phosphorylated calponin h3 within COS 7 cells, before and after their transfection with the pSV vector containing cDNA encoding the cytoplasmic, Src-related, tyrosine kinase, Fyn. We then describe the specific tyrosine phosphorylation in vitro of calponin h1 and calponin h3 by this kinase. 32P-labeling of tyrosine residues was monitored by combined autoradiography, immunoblotting with a specific phosphotyrosine monoclonal antibody and dephosphorylation with the phosphotyrosine-specific protein phosphatase, YOP. PhosphorImager analyses showed the incorporation of maximally 1.4 and 2.0 mol of 32P per mol of calponin h3 and calponin h1, respectively. As a result, 75% and 68%, respectively, of binding to F-actin was lost by the phosphorylated calponins. Furthermore, F-actin, added at a two- or 10-fold molar excess, did not protect, but rather increased, the extent of 32P-labeling in both calponins. Structural analysis of the tryptic phosphopeptides from each 32P-labeled calponin revealed a single, major 32P-peptide in calponin h3, with Tyr261 as the phosphorylation site. Tyr261 was also phosphorylated in calponin h1, together with Tyr182. Collectively, the data point to the potential involvement, at least in living nonmuscle cells, of tyrosine protein kinases and the conserved Tyr261, located in the third repeat motif of the calponin molecule, in a new level of regulation of the actin-calponin interaction.
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- Julien Abouzaglou
- Centre de Recherches de Biochimie Macromoléculaire du CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Patil SB, Pawar MD, Bitar KN. Direct association and translocation of PKC-alpha with calponin. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2004; 286:G954-63. [PMID: 14726309 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00477.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Calponin has been implicated in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction through its interaction with F-actin and inhibition of the actin-activated MgATPase activity of phosphorylated myosin. Calponin has also been shown to interact with PKC. We have studied the interaction of calponin with PKC-alpha and with the low molecular weight heat-shock protein (HSP)27 in contraction of colonic smooth muscle cells. Particulate fractions from isolated smooth muscle cells were immunoprecipitated with antibodies to calponin and Western blot analyzed with antibodies to HSP27 and to PKC-alpha. Acetylcholine induced a sustained increase in the immunocomplexing of calponin with HSP27 and of calponin with PKC-alpha in the particulate fraction, indicating an association of the translocated proteins in the membrane. To examine whether the observed interaction in vivo is due to a direct interaction of calponin with PKC-alpha, a cDNA of 1.3 kb of human calponin gene was PCR amplified. PCR product encoding 622 nt of calponin cDNA (nt 351-972 corresponding to amino acids 92-229) was expressed as fusion glutathione S-transferase (GST) protein in the vector pGEX-KT. We have studied the direct association of GST-calponin fusion protein with recombinant PKC-alpha in vitro. Western blot analysis of the fractions collected after elution with reduced glutathione buffer (pH 8.0) show a coelution of GST-calponin with PKC-alpha, indicating a direct association of GST-calponin with PKC-alpha. These data suggest that there is a direct association of translocated calponin and PKC-alpha in the membrane and a role for the complex calponin-PKC-alpha-HSP27, in contraction of colonic smooth muscle cells.
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- Suresh B Patil
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Wier WG, Morgan KG. Alpha1-adrenergic signaling mechanisms in contraction of resistance arteries. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 150:91-139. [PMID: 12884052 DOI: 10.1007/s10254-003-0019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Our goal in this review is to provide a comprehensive, integrated view of the numerous signaling pathways that are activated by alpha(1)-adrenoceptors and control actin-myosin interactions (i.e., crossbridge cycling and force generation) in mammalian arterial smooth muscle. These signaling pathways may be categorized broadly as leading either to thick (myosin) filament regulation or to thin (actin) filament regulation. Thick filament regulation encompasses both "Ca(2+) activation" and "Ca(2+)-sensitization" as it involves both activation of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) by Ca(2+)-calmodulin and regulation of myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) activity. With respect to Ca(2+) activation, adrenergically induced Ca(2+) transients in individual smooth muscle cells of intact arteries are now being shown by high resolution imaging to be sarcoplasmic reticulum-dependent asynchronous propagating Ca(2+) waves. These waves differ from the spatially uniform increases in [Ca(2+)] previously assumed. Similarly, imaging during adrenergic activation has revealed the dynamic translocation, to membranes and other subcellular sites, of protein kinases (e.g., Ca(2+)-activated protein kinases, PKCs) that are involved in regulation of MLCP and thus in "Ca(2+) sensitization" of contraction. Thin filament regulation includes the possible disinhibition of actin-myosin interactions by phosphorylation of CaD, possibly by mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases that are also translocated during adrenergic activation. An hypothesis for the mechanisms of adrenergic activation of small arteries is advanced. This involves asynchronous Ca(2+) waves in individual SMC, synchronous Ca(2+) oscillations (at high levels of adrenergic activation), Ca(2+) sparks, "Ca(2+)-sensitization" by PKC and Rho-associated kinase (ROK), and thin filament mechanisms.
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- W G Wier
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Hashimoto S, Takeoka M, Taniguchi S. Suppression of peritoneal dissemination through protecting mesothelial cells from retraction by cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2003; 107:557-63. [PMID: 14520692 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In a previous study, we demonstrated that calponin h1 suppressed tumor growth of transformed cells and that the peritonitis carcinomatosa induced by mouse B16-F10 melanoma (F10) cells was more extensive in calponin h1-deficient (CN(-/-)) mice with fragility of mesothelial (MS) cells than in their calponin h1-wild (CN(+/+)) counterparts. In our study, we assessed the therapeutic effect of calponin h1 on peritoneal dissemination. F10 cells were overlaid on the cultured CN(+/+) or CN(-/-) MS cells and the effect of calponin h1 on retraction of MS cells was evaluated. Then, an adenoviral vector with the calponin h1 gene (AdGFP-CN) inserted was constructed and was applied to CN(-/-) MS cells or CN(-/-) mouse peritoneum to investigate its suppressive effect on the peritoneal dissemination caused by F10 cells. Greater retraction and invasion of F10 cells were observed in CN(-/-) MS than in CN(+/+) cells in vitro, while down-regulation of calponin h1 was observed in CN(+/+) MS cells prior to the invasion of F10 cells. Infecting CN(-/-) MS cells with AdGFP-CN prevented their retraction and the invasion of F10 cells. Peritoneal dissemination was prominently suppressed in AdGFP-CN-infected CN(-/-) mice, and the survival of those mice was significantly prolonged. Thus, calponin h1 functioned to protect host MS cells from the invasion of F10 cells.
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- Shigenari Hashimoto
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Institute on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Jin JP, Wu D, Gao J, Nigam R, Kwong S. Expression and purification of the h1 and h2 isoforms of calponin. Protein Expr Purif 2003; 31:231-9. [PMID: 14550641 DOI: 10.1016/s1046-5928(03)00185-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Three homologous calponin isoforms, named h1, h2, and acidic calponins, have been found in birds and mammals. Based primarily on studies of chicken gizzard smooth muscle (h1) calponin, calponin has been identified as a family of actin-associated proteins that inhibit actomyosin ATPase activity. Evolutionary divergence of the calponin isoforms suggests differentiated function. While the role of h1 calponin in smooth muscle contraction is under investigation, h2 calponin has been shown regulating the function of actin cytoskeleton. Using cloned cDNA, we expressed mammalian h1 and h2 calponins in Escherichia coli. We have developed effective methods to purify biologically active h1 and h2 calponin proteins from transformed bacterial culture. The purified calponin isoform proteins were used to generate monoclonal antibodies that reveal epitopic structure difference between h1 and h2 calponins. Together with their differential expression in tissues and during development, the structural diversity of h1 and h2 calponins suggests non-redundant physiological function. Nevertheless, h1 and h2 calponins bind F-actin with similar affinity, indicating a conserved mechanism for their role in regulating actin filaments in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells.
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- Jian-Ping Jin
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970, USA.
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The action of smooth muscle in the intestinal wall produces tonic contractions that maintain organ dimension against an imposed load such as a bolus of food, as well as forceful contractions that produce muscle shortening to propel the bolus along the gastrointestinal tract. These functions are regulated by intrinsic electrical and mechanical properties of smooth muscle. The complex signaling process that underlies these functions is discussed in this article. We propose a model that describes the facilitation of sustained contraction of smooth muscle cells in the gut.
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- Khalil N Bitar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Tigges U, Koch B, Wissing J, Jockusch BM, Ziegler WH. The F-actin cross-linking and focal adhesion protein filamin A is a ligand and in vivo substrate for protein kinase C alpha. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:23561-9. [PMID: 12704190 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m302302200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Filamin A is an established structural component of cell-matrix adhesion sites. In addition, it serves as a scaffold for the subcellular targeting of different signaling molecules. Protein kinase C (PKC) has been found associated with filamin; however, details about this interaction and its significance for cell-matrix adhesion-dependent signaling have remained elusive. We performed a yeast two-hybrid analysis using protein kinase Calpha as a bait and identified filamin as a direct binding partner. The interaction was confirmed in transfected HeLa cells, and serial truncation fragments of filamin A were employed to identify two binding sites on filamin. In vitro ligand binding assays revealed a Ca2+ and phospholipid-dependent association of the regulatory domain of protein kinase C with these sites. Phosphorylation of filamin was found to be isoform-restricted, leading to phosphate incorporation in the C termini of filamin A and C, but not B. PKC-dependent phosphorylation of filamin was also detected in cells. Our data suggest an intimate interaction between filamin and PKC in cell signaling.
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- Ulrich Tigges
- Department of Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Gimona M, Kaverina I, Resch GP, Vignal E, Burgstaller G. Calponin repeats regulate actin filament stability and formation of podosomes in smooth muscle cells. Mol Biol Cell 2003; 14:2482-91. [PMID: 12808045 PMCID: PMC194896 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e02-11-0743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2002] [Revised: 12/11/2002] [Accepted: 01/30/2003] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Phorbol ester induces actin cytoskeleton rearrangements in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Calponin and SM22 alpha are major components of differentiated smooth muscle and potential regulators of actin cytoskeleton interactions. Here we show that actin fibers decorated with h1 CaP remain stable, whereas SM22 alpha-decorated actin bundles undergo rapid reorganization into podosomes within 30 min of PDBu exposure. Ectopic expression of GFP alpha-actinin had no effect on the stability of the actin cytoskeleton and alpha-actinin was transported rapidly into PDBu-induced podosomes. Our results demonstrate the involvement of CaP and SM22 alpha in coordinating the balance between stabilization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton in mammalian smooth muscle. We provide evidence for the existence of two functionally distinct actin filament populations and introduce a molecular mechanism for the stabilization of the actin cytoskeleton by the unique actin-binding interface formed by calponin family-specific CLIK23 repeats.
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- Mario Gimona
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Shirasawa Y, Rutland TJ, Young JL, Dean DA, Benoit JN. Modulation of protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated contraction and the possible role of PKC epsilon in rat mesenteric arteries. FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE : A JOURNAL AND VIRTUAL LIBRARY 2003; 8:a133-8. [PMID: 12700091 PMCID: PMC4400799 DOI: 10.2741/1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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he involvement of protein kinase C (PKC) in isometric tension development of rat mesenteric arteries was investigated. Non-selective inhibition of PKC and selective inhibition of the epsilon isoform were performed using the PKC inhibitor, chelerythrine, and non-viral gene-transfer of a kinase inactive mutant of PKCepsilon (PKCepsilon-KN), respectively. Chelerythrine (2.5 or 5.0 microM) significantly and equally attenuated phenylephrine-induced but not potassium-induced contractions. Higher concentrations of chelerythrine (10 microM) caused the vessels to lose responsiveness to both phenylephrine and potassium chloride. Transfection of blood vessels with epsilon-KN also resulted in significant attenuation of contractile responses to phenylephrine. Potassium chloride-induced responses were not altered in transfected arteries. In a separate group of vessels, the relationship between [Ca2+]i and isometric tension was evaluated. These studies suggested that calcium sensitivity of the contractile apparatus was decreased in vessels when PKC-epsilon activity was compromised. The results of the study suggest that PKC-epsilon can modulate phenylephrine-induced contraction in mesenteric arteries via calcium-independent pathways.
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- Yuichi Shirasawa
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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- Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
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Fattoum A, Roustan C, Smyczynski C, Der Terrossian E, Kassab R. Mapping the microtubule binding regions of calponin. Biochemistry 2003; 42:1274-82. [PMID: 12564930 DOI: 10.1021/bi020336g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The smooth muscle basic calponin interacts with F-actin and inhibits the actomyosin ATPase in a calmodulin or phosphorylation modulated manner. It also binds in vitro to microtubules and its acidic isoform, present in nonmuscle cells, and co-localizes with microfilaments and microtubules in cultured neurons. To assess the physiological significance and the molecular basis of the calponin-microtubule interaction, we have first studied the solution binding of recombinant acidic calponin to microtubules using quantitative cosedimentation analyses. We have also characterized, for the first time, the ability of both calponin isoforms to induce the inhibition of the microtubule-stimulated ATPase activity of the cytoskeletal, kinesin-related nonclaret dysjunctional motor protein (ncd) and the abolition of this effect by calcium calmodulin. This property makes calponin a potent inhibitor of all filament-activated motor ATPases and, therefore, a potential regulatory factor of many motor-based biological events. By combining the enzymatic measurements of the ncd-microtubules system with various in vitro binding assays employing proteolytic, recombinant and synthetic fragments of basic calponin, we further unambiguously identified the interaction of microtubules at two distinct calponin sites. One is inhibitory and resides in the segment 145-182, which also binds F-actin and calmodulin. The other one is noninhibitory, specific for microtubules, and is located on the COOH-terminal repeat-containing region 183-292. Finally, quantitative fluorescence studies of the binding of basic calponin to the skeletal pyrenyl F-actin in the presence of microtubules did not reveal a noticeable competition between the two sets of filaments for calponin. This result implies that calponin undergoes a concomitant binding to both F-actin and microtubules by interaction at the former site with actin and at the second site with microtubules. Thus, in the living cells, calponin could potentially behave as a cross-linking protein between the two major cytoskeletal filaments.
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- Abdellatif Fattoum
- Centre de Recherches de Biochimie Macromoléculaire du CNRS, UPR 1086, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France.
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Hossain MM, Hwang DY, Huang QQ, Sasaki Y, Jin JP. Developmentally regulated expression of calponin isoforms and the effect of h2-calponin on cell proliferation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2003; 284:C156-67. [PMID: 12388067 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00233.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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h2-calponin is found in both smooth muscle and nonmuscle cells, and its function remains to be established. Western blots with specific monoclonal antibodies detected significant expression of h2-calponin in the growing embryonic stomach and urinary bladder and the early pregnant uterus. Although the expression of h1-calponin is upregulated in the stomach and bladder during postnatal development, the expression of h2-calponin is decreased to low levels in quiescent smooth muscle cells. To investigate a hypothesis that h2-calponin regulates the function of the actin cytoskeleton during cytokinesis, a smooth muscle-originated cell line (SM3) lacking calponin was transfected to express either sense or antisense h2-calponin cDNA and the effects on the rates of cell proliferation were examined. Both stable and transient sense cDNA-transfected cells had a significantly decreased proliferation rate compared with the antisense cDNA-transfected or nontransfected cells. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed that the force-expressed h2-calponin was associated with actin-tropomyosin microfilaments. The number of binuclear cells was significantly greater in the sense cDNA-transfected culture, in which h2-calponin was concentrated in a nuclear ring structure formed by actin filaments. The results suggest that h2-calponin may regulate cytokinesis by inhibiting the activity of the actin cytoskeleton.
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- M Moazzem Hossain
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4970, USA
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Ma R, Kudlacek PE, Sansom SC. Protein kinase Calpha participates in activation of store-operated Ca2+ channels in human glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C1390-8. [PMID: 12372800 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00141.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) plays an important role in activating store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOC) in human mesangial cells (MC). The present study was performed to determine the specific isoform(s) of conventional PKC involved in activating SOC in MC. Fura 2 fluorescence ratiometry showed that the thapsigargin-induced Ca2+ entry (equivalent to SOC) was significantly inhibited by 1 microM Gö-6976 (a specific PKCalpha and betaI inhibitor) and PKCalpha antisense treatment (2.5 nM for 24-48 h). However, LY-379196 (PKCbeta inhibitor) and 2,2',3,3',4,4'-hexahydroxy-1,1'-biphenyl-6,6'-dimethanoldimethyl ether (HBDDE; PKCalpha and gamma inhibitor) failed to affect thapsigargin-evoked activation of SOC. Single-channel analysis in the cell-attached configuration revealed that Gö-6976 and PKCalpha antisense significantly depressed thapsigargin-induced activation of SOC. However, LY-379196 and HBDDE did not affect the SOC responses. In inside-out patches, application of purified PKCalpha or betaI, but not betaII or gamma, significantly rescued SOC from postexcision rundown. Western blot analysis revealed that thapsigargin evoked a decrease in cytosolic expression with a corresponding increase in membrane expression of PKCalpha and gamma. However, the translocation from cytosol to membranes was not detected for PKCbetaI or betaII. These results suggest that PKCalpha participates in the intracellular signaling pathway for activating SOC upon release of intracellular stores of Ca2+.
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- Rong Ma
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-4575, USA
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Burgstaller G, Kranewitter WJ, Gimona M. The molecular basis for the autoregulation of calponin by isoform-specific C-terminal tail sequences. J Cell Sci 2002; 115:2021-9. [PMID: 11973344 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.115.10.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The three genetic isoforms of calponin (CaP), h1, h2 and acidic, are distinguished mostly by their individual C-terminal tail sequences. Deletion of these sequences beyond the last homologous residue Cys273 increases actin filament association for all three isoforms, indicating a negative regulatory role for the unique tail regions. We have tested this hypothesis by constructing a series of deletion and substitution mutants for all three CaP isoforms. Here we demonstrate that the C-terminal sequences regulate actin association by altering the function of the second actin-binding site, ABS2, in CaP comprised of the three 29-residue calponin repeats. Removal of the inhibitory tail resulted in an increased binding and bundling activity, and caused a prominent re-localization of h2 CaP from the peripheral actin network to the central actin stress fibers in transfected A7r5 smooth muscle cells. Domain-swap experiments demonstrated that the tail sequence of h2 CaP can downregulate cytoskeletal association efficiently in all three CaP isoforms, whereas the tail of the smooth-muscle-specific h1 CaP variant had little effect. Site-directed mutagenesis further revealed that the negatively charged residues within the tail region are essential for this regulatory function. Finally we demonstrate that the tail sequences regulate the second actin-binding site (ABS2) and not the strong actin-binding ABS1 region in CaP.
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- Gerald Burgstaller
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Billrothstrasse 11, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Takeoka M, Ehara T, Sagara J, Hashimoto S, Taniguchi S. Calponin h1 induced a flattened morphology and suppressed the growth of human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells. Eur J Cancer 2002; 38:436-42. [PMID: 11818211 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)00390-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Calponin h1 (CNh1) is an actin-binding protein that is expressed mainly in smooth muscle cells and is known to regulate smooth muscle contraction. Recently, re-expression of CNh1 in leiomyosarcoma cell lines is reported to suppress cell proliferation and tumorigenicity. However, little is known about the associated cellular structural and functional changes. Since CNh1 is also detected in normal fibroblasts, we hypothesised that CNh1 would also inhibit cell proliferation of the fibrosarcoma cells, HT1080, in which CNh1 is suppressed. An expression vector of human CNh1 complementary DNA was transfected into human HT1080 cells by a calcium-phosphate precipitation method. CNh1-transfected cells exhibited a flattened morphology with organised actin filaments, a significant decrease in cell motility and enhancement in adhesion to fibronectin in association with an increase in integrin alpha5beta1 expression. Anchorage-independent growth and tumorigenicity in nude mice were suppressed in the CNh1-transfected cells. Our results suggest that CNh1 may have a role as a tumour suppressor in human fibrosarcoma by influencing cytoskeletal activities.
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- M Takeoka
- Department of Molecular Oncology and Angiology, Research Center on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, 390-8621, Matsumoto, Japan.
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Je HD, Gangopadhyay SS, Ashworth TD, Morgan KG. Calponin is required for agonist-induced signal transduction--evidence from an antisense approach in ferret smooth muscle. J Physiol 2001; 537:567-77. [PMID: 11731586 PMCID: PMC2278950 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00567.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2001] [Accepted: 07/26/2001] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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1. The present study was undertaken to determine whether calponin (CaP) participates in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle contraction and, if so, to investigate the mechanism. 2. By PCR homology cloning, the cDNA sequence of ferret basic (h1) CaP was determined and phosphorothioate antisense and random oligonucleotides were synthesized and introduced into strips of ferret aorta by a chemical loading procedure. 3. Treatment of ferret aorta with CaP antisense oligonucleotides resulted in a decrease in protein levels of CaP to 54% of that in random sequence-loaded muscles, but no change in the protein levels of caldesmon (CaD), actin, desmin or extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK). 4. Contraction in response to phenylephrine or a phorbol ester was significantly decreased in antisense-treated muscles compared to random sequence-loaded controls. Neither basal intrinsic tone nor the contraction in response to 51 mM KCl was significantly affected by antisense treatment. 5. During phenylephrine contractions, phospho-ERK levels increased, as did myosin light chain (LC20) phosphorylation. Phenylephrine-induced ERK phosphorylation and CaD phosphorylation at an ERK site were significantly decreased by CaP antisense. Increases in myosin light chain phosphorylation were unaffected. 6. The data indicate that CaP plays a significant role in the regulation of contraction and suggest that in a tonically active smooth muscle CaP may function as a signalling protein to facilitate ERK-dependent signalling, but not as a direct regulator of actomyosin interactions at the myofilament level.
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- H D Je
- Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Watertown, MA 02472, USA
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