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Anjum I. Calcium sensitization mechanisms in detrusor smooth muscles. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 29:227-235. [PMID: 29306925 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2017-0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The contraction of detrusor smooth muscles depends on the increase in intracellular calcium. The influx of calcium from the plasma membrane calcium channels and calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum give rise to intracellular calcium. Under the pathophysiological conditions, the increased sensitivity of regulatory and contractile proteins to calcium also plays an important role in maintaining the spontaneous detrusor smooth muscle activity. Many proteins have been identified to play a role in calcium sensitization. Both the protein kinase C (PKC) and Rho-kinase (ROCK) signaling pathways are responsible for the induction of calcium sensitization in the detrusor smooth muscles. The balance between the myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) regulates the intracellular calcium-contractile force relationship. The inhibition of MLCP by PKC-mediated phosphatase inhibitor (CPI-17) and myosin phosphatase target subunit (MYPT-1) phosphorylation by both the PKC and ROCK are responsible for calcium sensitization in the detrusor smooth muscles. However, the ROCK pathway predominantly participates in the calcium sensitization induction under pathophysiological situations. Many kinases are well known nowadays to play a role in calcium sensitization. This review aims to enlighten the current understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of calcium sensitization with special reference to the PKC and ROCK pathways in the detrusor smooth muscles. It will also aid in the development of new pharmacological strategies to prevent and treat bladder diseases.
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- Irfan Anjum
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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Ruiz-Loredo AY, López-Colomé AM. New insights into the regulation of myosin light chain phosphorylation in retinal pigment epithelial cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 293:85-121. [PMID: 22251559 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394304-0.00008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays an essential role in the function of the neural retina and the maintenance of vision. Most of the functions displayed by RPE require a dynamic organization of the acto-myosin cytoskeleton. Myosin II, a main cytoskeletal component in muscle and non-muscle cells, is directly involved in force generation required for organelle movement, selective molecule transport within cell compartments, exocytosis, endocytosis, phagocytosis, and cell division, among others. Contractile processes are triggered by the phosphorylation of myosin II light chains (MLCs), which promotes actin-myosin interaction and the assembly of contractile fibers. Considerable evidence indicates that non-muscle myosin II activation is critically involved in various pathological states, increasing the interest in studying the signaling pathways controlling MLC phosphorylation. Particularly, recent findings suggest a role for non-muscle myosin II-induced contraction in RPE cell transformation involved in the establishment of numerous retinal diseases. This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding myosin function in RPE cells, as well as the signaling networks leading to MLC phosphorylation under pathological conditions. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying RPE dysfunction would improve the development of new therapies for the treatment or prevention of different ocular disorders leading to blindness.
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- Ariadna Yolanda Ruiz-Loredo
- División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico DF, Mexico
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Maki J, Hirano M, Hoka S, Kanaide H, Hirano K. Involvement of reactive oxygen species in thrombin-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 182:1435-44. [PMID: 20639439 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201002-0255oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Pulmonary vascular thrombosis and thrombotic arteriopathy are common pathological findings in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Thrombin may thus play an important role in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to elucidate the contractile effect of thrombin in the pulmonary artery and clarify its underlying mechanisms. METHODS The changes in cytosolic Ca²(+) concentrations ([Ca²(+)](i)), 20-kD myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation, and contraction were monitored in the isolated porcine pulmonary artery. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated by fluorescence imaging. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS In the presence of extracellular Ca²(+), thrombin induced a sustained contraction accompanied by an increase in [Ca²(+)](i) and the phosphorylation of MLC20. In the absence of extracellular Ca²(+), thrombin induced a contraction without either [Ca²(+)](i) elevation or MLC20 phosphorylation. This Ca²(+)- and MLC20 phosphorylation-independent contraction was mimicked by hydrogen peroxide and inhibited by N-acetyl cysteine. Fluorescence imaging revealed thrombin to induce the production of ROS. A Rho-kinase inhibitor, Y27632, inhibited not only the thrombin-induced Ca²(+)- and MLC20 phosphorylation-dependent contraction, but also the Ca²(+)- and MLC20 phosphorylation-independent contraction and the ROS production. These effects of thrombin were mimicked by a proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR₁)-activating peptide. CONCLUSIONS This study elucidated the Ca²(+)- and MLC20 phosphorylation-independent ROS-mediated noncanonical mechanism as well as Ca²(+)- and MLC20 phosphorylation-dependent canonical mechanism that are involved in the thrombin-induced PAR₁-mediated pulmonary vasoconstriction. Rho-kinase was suggested to play multiple roles in the development of thrombin-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction.
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- Jun Maki
- Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Maki J, Hirano M, Hoka S, Kanaide H, Hirano K. Thrombin activation of proteinase-activated receptor 1 potentiates the myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity and induces vasoconstriction in porcine pulmonary arteries. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 159:919-27. [PMID: 20128804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00591.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thrombus formation is commonly associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Thrombin may thus play an important role in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PAH. Hence, we investigated the contractile effects of thrombin and its mechanism in pulmonary artery. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The cytosolic Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)), 20 kDa myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation and tension development were evaluated using the isolated porcine pulmonary artery. KEY RESULTS Thrombin induced a sustained contraction in endothelium-denuded strips obtained from different sites of a pulmonary artery, ranging from the main pulmonary artery to the intrapulmonary artery. In the presence of endothelium, thrombin induced a transient relaxation. The contractile effect of thrombin was abolished by either a protease inhibitor or a proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR(1)) antagonist, while it was mimicked by PAR(1)-activating peptide (PAR(1)AP), but not PAR(4)AP. The thrombin-induced contraction was associated with a small elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) and an increase in MLC20 phosphorylation. Thrombin and PAR(1)AP induced a greater increase in tension for a given [Ca(2+)](i) elevation than that obtained with high K(+)-depolarization. They also induced a contraction at a fixed Ca(2+) concentration in alpha-toxin-permeabilized preparations. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The present study revealed a unique property of the pulmonary artery. In contrast to normal arteries of the systemic circulation, thrombin induces a sustained contraction in the normal pulmonary artery, by activating PAR(1) and thereby increasing the sensitivity of the myofilament to Ca(2+). This responsiveness of the pulmonary artery to thrombin may therefore contribute to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PAH.
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- Jun Maki
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ablation of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain SM2 increases smooth muscle contraction and results in postnatal death in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:18614-8. [PMID: 19011095 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808162105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The physiological relevance of smooth muscle myosin isoforms SM1 and SM2 has not been understood. In this study we generated a mouse model specifically deficient in SM2 myosin isoform but expressing SM1, using an exon-specific gene targeting strategy. The SM2 homozygous knockout (SM2(-/-)) mice died within 30 days after birth, showing pathologies including segmental distention of alimentary tract, retention of urine in renal pelvis, distension of bladder, and the development of end-stage hydronephrosis. In contrast, the heterozygous (SM2(+/-)) mice appeared normal and reproduced well. In SM2(-/-) bladder smooth muscle the loss of SM2 myosin was accompanied by a concomitant down-regulation of SM1 and a reduced number of thick filaments. However, muscle strips from SM2(-/-) bladder showed increased contraction to K(+) depolarization or in response to M3 receptor agonist Carbachol. An increase of contraction was also observed in SM2(-/-) aorta. However, the SM2(-/-) bladder was associated with unaltered regulatory myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation. Moreover, other contractile proteins, such as alpha-actin and tropomyosin, were not altered in SM2(-/-) bladder. Therefore, the loss of SM2 myosin alone could have induced hypercontractility in smooth muscle, suggesting that distinctly from SM1, SM2 may negatively modulate force development during smooth muscle contraction. Also, because SM2(-/-) mice develop lethal multiorgan dysfunctions, we propose this regulatory property of SM2 is essential for normal contractile activity in postnatal smooth muscle physiology.
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Eto M, Kirkbride JA, Brautigan DL. Assembly of MYPT1 with protein phosphatase-1 in fibroblasts redirects localization and reorganizes the actin cytoskeleton. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 62:100-9. [PMID: 16106448 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Dephosphorylation of actin-binding proteins by a specialized form of protein Ser/Thr phosphatase type-1 (PP1) regulates smooth muscle contraction and morphology and motility of nonmuscle cells. This myosin and ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM)-targeted phosphatase comprises the delta isoform PP1 catalytic subunit plus a primary regulatory subunit called myosin phosphatase targeting (MYPT1). We reconstructed myosin/ERM phosphatase in living rat embryo fibroblasts (REF52 cells) by transient expression of epitope-tagged MYPT1 (myc-MYPT1) plus HA-tagged PP1. Unexpectedly, wild-type myc-MYPT1 expressed alone accumulated predominantly in the nucleus, as visualized by immunofluorescent microscopy, whereas if coexpressed with HA-PP1, it was localized in the cytosol and deposited on cytoskeleton myofilaments. The F38A mutation of MYPT1 that eliminates PP1 binding gave nuclear localization of myc-MYPT1, even when coexpressed with HA-PP1. Thus, expression of both subunits was necessary to form myosin/ERM phosphatase in situ and mediate myofilament localization. The results indicate there is little endogenous PP1 available for interaction or interchange with ectopic regulatory subunits in living cells. We concluded that myosin binding by the C-terminal domain of MYPT1 is not sufficient to override nuclear import in fibroblasts, but the binding of PP1 to myc-MYPT1 neutralizes nuclear import. Full-length myc-MYPT1 plus HA-PP1 induced only subtle changes in organization of the actin cytoskeleton, however coexpression of myc-MYPT1(1-300) with HA-PP1 dispersed stress fibers without major alteration in morphology and myc-MYPT1(1-498) disrupted the cytoskeleton and produced radically extended cells that appeared like neurons. Based on these responses, we conclude that the MYPT1 C-terminus functions as an auto-inhibitory domain, and a central domain in MYPT1 can mediate extensive reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton.
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- Masumi Eto
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Shiga KI, Hirano K, Nishimura J, Niiro N, Naito S, Kanaide H. Dimethyl sulphoxide relaxes rabbit detrusor muscle by decreasing the Ca2+ sensitivity of the contractile apparatus. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 151:1014-24. [PMID: 17549043 PMCID: PMC2042939 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The intravesical administration of dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) is used to alleviate the symptoms of interstitial cystitis. We investigated the relaxant effect of DMSO and its underlying mechanism in the detrusor muscle. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The effects of DMSO on contraction, on Ca2+ sensitivity of myofilaments, and on myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation were investigated in both intact and alpha-toxin-permeabilized strips of rabbit detrusor muscle. KEY RESULTS In fura-PE3-loaded strips, DMSO (>1%) induced a significant relaxation during sustained contractions induced by 60 mM K+-depolarization or 10 microM carbachol, while having no effect on the [Ca2+](i) level. DMSO decreased the level of MLC phosphorylation during the contractions induced by 60 mM K+ and 10 microM carbachol. DMSO also inhibited both the contraction and MLC phosphorylation induced by calyculin-A in intact strips. In the alpha-toxin-permeabilized preparations, DMSO relaxed the Ca2+-induced contraction and also inhibited the tension development induced by a stepwise increment of Ca2+ concentrations. Such a relaxant effect of DMSO was enhanced in the presence of phosphate. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS DMSO relaxes rabbit detrusor muscle by decreasing the Ca2+ sensitivity of myofilaments. Inhibition of the kinase activities involved in myosin phosphorylation may play a major role in DMSO-induced Ca2+ desensitization. Inhibition of the cross-bridge cycling at the step of phosphate release may also contribute to the relaxant effect of DMSO. Such relaxant effects of DMSO could be linked to the therapeutic effect of DMSO in interstitial cystitis.
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- K-i Shiga
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
- Kyushu University COE Program on Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Kyushu University Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hirano K, Derkach DN, Hirano M, Nishimura J, Takahashi S, Kanaide H. Transduction of the N-Terminal Fragments of MYPT1 Enhances Myofilament Ca2+Sensitivity in an Intact Coronary Artery. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004; 24:464-9. [PMID: 14707041 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000116028.42230.4c] [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: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The region of the 110 kDa regulatory subunit (MYPT1) of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase involved in the regulation of contraction was determined under physiological conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS Using HIV Tat protein-mediated protein transduction, the N-terminal fragments of MYPT1 were introduced to the intact porcine coronary arterial strips. Pre-incubation with 3 micromol/L TAT-MYPT1(1-374), a construct containing the Tat peptide and the residues 1 to 374 of MYPT1, for 15 minutes augmented (2.4-fold) the subsequent contraction induced by adding 1.25 mmol/L of extracellular Ca2+ under 118 mmol/L K+ depolarization, with no augmentation of the [Ca2+]i elevation. The deletion of the Tat peptide, MYPT1(1-374), abolished the augmenting effect. TAT-MYPT1(1-296) demonstrated a weaker but significant augmentation (1.7-fold). However, TAT-MYPT1(1-171), TAT-MYPT1(39-374), TAT-MYPT1(39-296), and TAT-MYPT1(297-374) had no augmenting activity. The myosin light chain phosphorylation level as a function of extracellular Ca2+ concentrations was shifted to the left in the strips pretreated with TAT-MYPT1(1-374) compared with the control. CONCLUSIONS Region 1 to 296 was the minimal region involved in the enhancement of contraction, and region 297 to 374 played a supplemental role. These results suggested that the interaction mainly between catalytic subunit and MYPT1 play a critical role in the regulation of the endogenous myosin phosphatase in intact smooth muscle.
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- Katsuya Hirano
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hirano K, Hirano M, Kanaide H. Regulation of myosin phosphorylation and myofilament Ca 2+ sensitivity in vascular smooth muscle. J Smooth Muscle Res 2004; 40:219-36. [PMID: 15725705 DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.40.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Ca2+-dependent, reversible phosphorylation of the 20 kDa regulatory myosin light chain (MLC) plays a primary role in regulating the contraction of smooth muscle. However, it is well known that the Ca2+ signal is not the only factor which regulates such contraction, however, the alteration of the Ca2+ sensitivity in the contractile apparatus is also known to play an important role. The degree of MLC phosphorylation is determined by the balance of the activity between phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. Either the Ca2+-independent activation of MLC phosphorylation or the inhibition of MLC dephosphorylation causes a greater MLC phosphorylation for a given level of Ca2+ signal and thereby potentiates the myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. The smooth muscle myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) consisting of three subunits was first isolated and cloned in the early '90s. The intensive investigation thereafter has uncovered the biochemical basis for regulating the activity of MLCP. The regulation of the MLCP activity is now considered to play a critical role in regulating the myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. There are three major mechanisms in the regulation of MLCP; (1) the phosphorylation of a 110 kDa regulatory subunit of MLCP (2) the conformational change of the trimeric structure, and (3) the inhibition by a smooth muscle specific inhibitor protein, CPI-17. Furthermore, some kinases have been found to phosphorylate the MLC and activate the contraction of smooth muscle in a Ca2+-independent manner. Numerous protein kinases have been found to be involved in the regulation of MLC phosphorylation, and rho-kinase is one of the most frequently investigated kinases. The smooth muscle physiology is now asked to integrate the current understanding of the biochemical mechanisms and to clarify which kinases and/or proteins in the contractile apparatus play a physiological role in regulating the myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity and how such extracellular contractile stimulation modulates these mechanisms.
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- Katsuya Hirano
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Zhou Y, Dirksen WP, Babu GJ, Periasamy M. Differential vasoconstrictions induced by angiotensin II: role of AT1 and AT2 receptors in isolated C57BL/6J mouse blood vessels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 285:H2797-803. [PMID: 12907424 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00466.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Genetically altered mice are increasingly used as experimental models. However, ANG II responses in mouse blood vessels have not been well defined. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the role of ANG II in regulating major blood vessels in C57/BL6J mice with isometric force measurements. Our results showed that in mouse abdominal aorta ANG II induced a concentration-dependent contraction (EC50 4.6 nM) with a maximum contraction of 75.1 +/- 4.9% at 100 nM compared with that of 60 mM K+. Similarly, femoral artery also exhibited a contractile response of 76.0 +/- 3.4% to the maximum concentration of ANG II (100 nM). In contrast, ANG II (100 nM)-induced contraction was significantly less in carotid artery (24.5 +/- 6.6%) and only minimal (3.5 +/- 0.31%) in thoracic aorta. The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and the AT2 antagonist PD-123319 failed to enhance ANG II-induced contractions. However, an AT1 antagonist, losartan (10 microM), completely inhibited ANG II (100 nM) response in abdominal aorta and carotid artery. An AT1 agonist, [Sar1]-ANG II (100 nM), behaved similarly to ANG II (100 nM) in abdominal aorta and carotid artery. RT-PCR analyses showed that mouse thoracic aorta has a significantly lower AT1 mRNA level than abdominal aorta. These results demonstrate that major mouse vessels exhibit differential contractions to ANG II, possibly because of varied AT1 receptor levels.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/analogs & derivatives
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Abdominal/physiology
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Carotid Arteries/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Femoral Artery/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Rats
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/metabolism
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/physiology
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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- Yingbi Zhou
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ohio State Univ. College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Somlyo AP, Somlyo AV. Ca2+ sensitivity of smooth muscle and nonmuscle myosin II: modulated by G proteins, kinases, and myosin phosphatase. Physiol Rev 2003; 83:1325-58. [PMID: 14506307 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00023.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1509] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Ca2+ sensitivity of smooth muscle and nonmuscle myosin II reflects the ratio of activities of myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) to myosin light-chain phosphatase (MLCP) and is a major, regulated determinant of numerous cellular processes. We conclude that the majority of phenotypes attributed to the monomeric G protein RhoA and mediated by its effector, Rho-kinase (ROK), reflect Ca2+ sensitization: inhibition of myosin II dephosphorylation in the presence of basal (Ca2+ dependent or independent) or increased MLCK activity. We outline the pathway from receptors through trimeric G proteins (Galphaq, Galpha12, Galpha13) to activation, by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs), from GDP. RhoA. GDI to GTP. RhoA and hence to ROK through a mechanism involving association of GEF, RhoA, and ROK in multimolecular complexes at the lipid cell membrane. Specific domains of GEFs interact with trimeric G proteins, and some GEFs are activated by Tyr kinases whose inhibition can inhibit Rho signaling. Inhibition of MLCP, directly by ROK or by phosphorylation of the phosphatase inhibitor CPI-17, increases phosphorylation of the myosin II regulatory light chain and thus the activity of smooth muscle and nonmuscle actomyosin ATPase and motility. We summarize relevant effects of p21-activated kinase, LIM-kinase, and focal adhesion kinase. Mechanisms of Ca2+ desensitization are outlined with emphasis on the antagonism between cGMP-activated kinase and the RhoA/ROK pathway. We suggest that the RhoA/ROK pathway is constitutively active in a number of organs under physiological conditions; its aberrations play major roles in several disease states, particularly impacting on Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle in hypertension and possibly asthma and on cancer neoangiogenesis and cancer progression. It is a potentially important therapeutic target and a subject for translational research.
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- Andrew P Somlyo
- Dept. of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Univ. of Virginia, PO Box 800736, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0736.
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Maeda Y, Hirano K, Nishimura J, Sasaki T, Kanaide H. Rho-kinase inhibitor inhibits both myosin phosphorylation-dependent and -independent enhancement of myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity in the bovine middle cerebral artery. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 140:871-80. [PMID: 14530221 PMCID: PMC1574090 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The role of Rho kinase in Ca2+ sensitization of the contractile apparatus in smooth muscle was investigated in the bovine middle cerebral artery. U46619, a thromboxane A2 analog, induced a greater sustained contraction with a smaller [Ca2+]i elevation than that seen with 118 mm K+. The level of myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation obtained in the initial phase of the contraction was higher than that seen with 118 mm K+; thereafter, it gradually declined to a comparable level in the late phase. During the steady state of the U46619-induced contraction, Y27632 (10 microM), a Rho-kinase inhibitor, partially inhibited [Ca2+]i, although it substantially inhibited tension and MLC phosphorylation. Wortmannin (10 microM), an MLC kinase inhibitor, had no significant effect on [Ca2+]i, but it completely inhibited MLC phosphorylation and partially inhibited tension. The wortmannin-resistant tension development was thus not associated with MLC phosphorylation, and this component was completely inhibited by Y27632. In conclusion, U46619 enhanced Ca2+ sensitivity in a manner both dependent and independent of MLC phosphorylation in the bovine middle cerebral artery. Both mechanisms of Ca2+ sensitization can be inhibited by the Rho-kinase inhibitor.
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- Yoshihisa Maeda
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiolgoy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiolgoy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiolgoy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiolgoy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Hirano K, Derkach DN, Hirano M, Nishimura J, Kanaide H. Protein kinase network in the regulation of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of smooth muscle myosin light chain. Mol Cell Biochem 2003; 248:105-14. [PMID: 12870661 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024180101032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The contraction of smooth muscle is regulated primarily by intracellular Ca2+ signal. It is well established that the elevation of the cytosolic Ca2+ level activates myosin light chain kinase, which phosphorylates 20 kDa regulatory myosin light chain and activates myosin ATPase. The simultaneous measurement of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and force development revealed that the alteration of the Ca2+-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus as well as the Ca2+ signal plays a critical role in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction. The fluctuation of an extent of myosin phosphorylation for a given change in Ca2+ concentration is considered to contribute to the major mechanisms regulating the Ca2+-sensitivity. The level of myosin phosphorylation is determined by the balance between phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. The phosphorylation level for a given Ca2+ elevation is increased either by Ca2+-independent activation of phosphorylation process or inhibition of dephosphorylation. In the last decade, the isolation and cloning of myosin phosphatase facilitated the understanding of regulatory mechanism of dephosphorylation process at the molecular level. The inhibition of myosin phosphatase can be achieved by (1) alteration of hetrotrimeric structure, (2) phosphorylation of 110 kDa regulatory subunit MYPT1 at the specific site and (3) inhibitory protein CPI-17 upon its phosphorylation. Rho-kinase was first identified to phosphorylate MYPT1, and later many kinases were found to phosphorylate MYPT1 and inhibit dephosphorylation of myosin. Similarly, the phosphorylation of CPI-17 can be catalysed by multiple kinases. Moreover, the myosin light chain can be phosphorylated by not only authentic myosin light chain kinase in a Ca2+-dependent manner but also by multiple kinases in a Ca2+-independent manner, thus adding a novel mechanism to the regulation of the Ca2+-sensitivity by regulating the phosphorylation process. It is now clarified that the protein kinase network is involved in the regulation of myosin phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. However, the physiological role of each component remains to be determined. One approach to accomplish this purpose is to investigate the effects of the dominant negative mutants of the signalling molecule on the smooth muscle contraction. In this regards, a protein transduction technique utilizing the cell-penetrating peptides would provide a useful tool. In the preliminary study, we succeeded in introducing a fragment of MYPT1 into the arterial strips, and found enhancement of contraction.
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- Katusya Hirano
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute ofAngiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University; Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Nakamura K, Nishimura J, Hirano K, Ibayashi S, Fujishima M, Kanaide H. Hydroxyfasudil, an active metabolite of fasudil hydrochloride, relaxes the rabbit basilar artery by disinhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:876-85. [PMID: 11435800 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200107000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fasudil hydrochloride (AT877, hexahydro-1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-1H-1,4-diazepine hydrochloride, identical to HA1077) inhibits cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in experimental animals and humans. In the current study, the vasorelaxing mechanism of hydroxyfasudil, a hydroxylated metabolite of fasudil hydrochloride, was determined in the rabbit basilar artery. The effects of hydroxyfasudil on tension, intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), and phosphorylation of the myosin light chain were examined using the isolated and intact or permeabilized rabbit basilar artery without endothelium in vitro. In the intact rabbit basilar artery, hydroxyfasudil elicited a concentration-dependent relaxation of the artery precontracted with 1 nmol/L endothelin-1 (ET-1) plus 20 mmol/L KCl without any significant decrease in [Ca2+]i as determined by fura-2 microfluorometry (IC50: 5.1 +/- 4.6 micromol/L). The relaxation induced by hydroxyfasudil was accompanied with dephosphorylation of the myosin light chain. In the permeabilized preparation, hydroxyfasudil inhibited the contraction induced by ET-1, guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate), or the catalytic subunit of rho-associated kinase, but it did not inhibit Ca2+-induced contraction under the condition of inhibited myosin light chain phosphatase. Hydroxyfasudil showed a greater relaxant effect under decreased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels. The present study indicated that hydroxyfasudil relaxes the rabbit basilar artery mainly by disinhibiting myosin light chain phosphatase through the inhibition of rho-associated kinase and that this effect depends on the intracellular ATP concentration.
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- K Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ieiri S, Nishimura J, Hirano K, Suita S, Kanaide H. The mechanism for the contraction induced by leukotriene C4 in guinea-pig taenia coli. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 133:529-38. [PMID: 11399670 PMCID: PMC1572820 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2000] [Revised: 03/27/2001] [Accepted: 04/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The mechanism underlying the LTC(4)-induced contraction of guinea-pig taenia coli was determined using the simultaneous measurements of [Ca(2+)](i) and force in whole muscle preparations. Additional experiments were performed in receptor coupled permeabilized preparation. For comparison purposes, the contraction which was induced by a typical G-protein mediated agonist, carbachol was also characterized. LTC(4) induced a contraction in the guinea-pig taenia coli in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximal response was obtained at 100 nM and the EC(50) value was 5.4+/-1.9 nM. Both LTC(4) and carbachol induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and force. The maximum force induced by 100 nM LTC(4) was significantly smaller than that induced by 10 microM carbachol, although an increase in [Ca(2+)](i) produced by both agonists was similar. In the permeabilized preparations, carbachol, but not LTC(4), induced an additional force development at a fixed Ca(2+) concentration. LTC(4) induced no increase in [Ca(2+)](i) and force in the Ca(2+)-free solution, while carbachol induced transient increases in both [Ca(2+)](i) and force in a Ca(2+)-free solution. Both diltiazem and SK&F 96365 significantly inhibited the LTC(4)- and carbachol-induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and force in normal PSS. The inhibitory pattern of [Ca(2+)](i) by these drugs was also similar. We thus conclude that LTC(4) induces the contraction of the guinea-pig taenia coli mainly through Ca(2+) influx via both the diltiazem-sensitive and SK&F 96365-sensitive Ca(2+) channels, without affecting either the Ca(2+)-sensitivity or the intracellular Ca(2+) release. These results indicated that the mechanism underlying the LTC(4)-induced contraction differs greatly from that for conventional G-protein mediated agonists, such as carbachol.
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- Satoshi Ieiri
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Arimura T, Suematsu N, Zhou YB, Nishimura J, Satoh S, Takeshita A, Kanaide H, Kimura A. Identification, characterization, and functional analysis of heart-specific myosin light chain phosphatase small subunit. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:6073-82. [PMID: 11067852 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008566200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Myosin light chain phosphatase consists of three subunits, a 38-kDa catalytic subunit, a large 110-130-kDa myosin binding subunit, and a small subunit of 20-21 kDa. The catalytic subunit and the large subunit have been well characterized. The small subunit has been cloned and studied from smooth muscle, but little is known about its function and specificity in the other muscles such as cardiac muscle. In this study, cDNAs for heart-specific small subunit isoforms, hHS-M(21), were isolated and characterized. Evidence was obtained from an analysis of genome to suggest that the small subunit was the product of the same gene as the large subunit. Using permeabilized renal artery preparation and permeabilized cardiac myocytes, it was shown that the small subunit increased sensitivity to Ca(2+) in muscle contraction. It was also shown using an overlay assay that hHS-M(21) bound the large subunit. Mapping experiments demonstrated that the binding domain and the domain involved in the increasing Ca(2+) sensitivity mapped to the same N-terminal region of hHS-M(21). These observations suggest that the heart-specific small subunit hHS-M(21) plays a regulatory role in cardiac muscle contraction by its binding to the large subunit.
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- T Arimura
- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Division of Adult Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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Ieiri S, Hirano K, Nishimura J, Suita S, Kanaide H. Alteration of the [Ca(2+)](i)-force relationship during the vasorelaxation induced by a Ca(2+) channel blocker SR33805 in the porcine coronary artery. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 131:1597-606. [PMID: 11139437 PMCID: PMC1572486 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The mechanism of vasorelaxation induced by SR33805 was investigated by simultaneously monitoring the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and force, and by determining level of myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation in the medial strip of the porcine coronary artery. SR33805 inhibited the sustained increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and force (IC(50); 3.2+/-1.0 and 49.4+/-27.5 nM, respectively) induced by 118 mM K(+)-depolarization. There was about a 10 fold difference in the inhibitory potency between [Ca(2+)](i) and force. SR33805 completely inhibited the [Ca(2+)](i) elevation induced by a thromboxane A(2) analogue, U46619 and histamine, at concentrations (1 microM) higher than those required for the complete inhibition of K(+)-depolarization induced [Ca(2+)](i) elevation. SR33805 had no effect on the [Ca(2+)](i) elevation induced by histamine or caffeine in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+). SR33805 caused a leftward shift of the [Ca(2+)](i)-force relationship of the contraction induced by cumulative application of extracellular Ca(2+) during 118 mM K(+)-depolarization. The relationship between [Ca(2+)](i) and MLC phosphorylation also shifted to the left by SR33805, while the relationship between MLC phosphorylation and force remained unaffected. In conclusion, SR33805 caused an apparent leftward shift of the [Ca(2+)](i)-force relationship, accompanied by a greater degree of MLC phosphorylation for a given level of [Ca(2+)](i). The mechanism of this leftward shift, however, still remains to be elucidated.
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- Satoshi Ieiri
- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1- Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Tóth A, Kiss E, Herberg FW, Gergely P, Hartshorne DJ, Erdödi F. Study of the subunit interactions in myosin phosphatase by surface plasmon resonance. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:1687-97. [PMID: 10712600 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01158.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The interactions of the catalytic subunit of type 1 protein phosphatase (PP1c) and the N-terminal half (residues 1-511) of myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT1) were studied. Biotinylated MYPT1 derivatives were immobilized on streptavidin-biosensor chips, and binding parameters with PP1c were determined by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The affinity of binding of PP1c was: MYPT11-296 > MYPT11-38 > MYPT123-38. No binding was detected with MYPT11-34, suggesting a critical role for residues 35-38, i.e. the PP1c binding motif. Binding of residues 1-22 was inferred from: a higher affinity binding to PP1c for MYPT11-38 compared to MYPT123-38, as deduced from SPR kinetic data and ligand competition assays; and an activation of the myosin light chain phosphatase activity of PP1c by MYPT11-38, but not by MYPT123-38. Residues 40-296 (ankyrin repeats) in MYPT11-296 inhibited the phosphorylase phosphatase activity of PP1c (IC50 = 0.2 nM), whereas MYPT11-38, MYPT123-38 or MYPT11-34 were without effect. MYPT140-511, which alone did not bind to PP1c, showed facilitated binding to the complexes of PP1c-MYPT11-38 and PP1c-MYPT123-38. The inhibitory effect of MYPT140-511 on the phosphorylase phosphatase activity of PP1c also was increased in the presence of MYPT11-38. The binding of MYPT1304-511 to complexes of PP1c and MYPT11-38, or MYPT11-296, was detected by SPR. These results suggest that within the N-terminal half of MYPT1 there are at least four binding sites for PP1c. The essential interaction is with the PP1c-binding motif and the other interactions are facilitated in an ordered and cooperative manner.
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- A Tóth
- Department of Medical Chemistry, University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary
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Somlyo AP, Somlyo AV. Signal transduction by G-proteins, rho-kinase and protein phosphatase to smooth muscle and non-muscle myosin II. J Physiol 2000; 522 Pt 2:177-85. [PMID: 10639096 PMCID: PMC2269761 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00177.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 907] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We here review mechanisms that can regulate the activity of myosin II, in smooth muscle and non-muscle cells, by modulating the Ca2+ sensitivity of myosin regulatory light chain (RLC) phosphorylation. The major mechanism of Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle contraction and non-muscle cell motility is through inhibition of the smooth muscle myosin phosphatase (MLCP) that dephosphorylates the RLC in smooth muscle and non-muscle. The active, GTP-bound form of the small GTPase RhoA activates a serine/threonine kinase, Rho-kinase, that phosphorylates the regulatory subunit of MLCP and inhibits phosphatase activity. G-protein-coupled release of arachidonic acid may also contribute to inhibition of MLCP acting, at least in part, through the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway. Protein kinase C(s) activated by phorbol esters and diacylglycerol can also inhibit MLCP by phosphorylating and thereby activating CPI-17, an inhibitor of its catalytic subunit; this mechanism is independent of the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway and plays only a minor, transient role in the G-protein-coupled mechanism of Ca2+ sensitization. Ca2+ sensitization by the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway contributes to the tonic phase of agonist-induced contraction in smooth muscle, and abnormally increased activation of myosin II by this mechanism is thought to play a role in diseases such as high blood pressure and cancer cell metastasis.
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- A P Somlyo
- Departments of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Medicine (Cardiology) and Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800736, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0736, USA.
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