Journal article
Coordinated regulation of endothelial calcium signaling and shear stress-induced nitric oxide production by PKCβ and PKCη
Cellular signalling, v 87, pp 110125-110125
Nov 2021
PMID: 34474112
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Abstract
Protein Kinase C (PKC) is a promiscuous serine/threonine kinase regulating vasodilatory responses in vascular endothelial cells. Calcium-dependent PKCbeta (PKCβ) and calcium-independent PKCeta (PKCη) have both been implicated in the regulation and dysfunction of endothelial responses to shear stress and agonists.
We hypothesized that PKCβ and PKCη differentially modulate shear stress-induced nitric oxide (NO) production by regulating the transduced calcium signals and the resultant eNOS activation. As such, this study sought to characterize the contribution of PKCη and PKCβ in regulating calcium signaling and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation after exposure of endothelial cells to ATP or shear stress.
Bovine aortic endothelial cells were stimulated in vitro under pharmacological inhibition of PKCβ with LY333531 or PKCη targeting with a pseudosubstrate inhibitor. The participation of PKC isozymes in calcium flux, eNOS phosphorylation and NO production was assessed following stimulation with ATP or shear stress.
PKCη proved to be a robust regulator of agonist- and shear stress-induced eNOS activation, modulating calcium fluxes and tuning eNOS activity by multi-site phosphorylation. PKCβ showed modest influence in this pathway, promoting eNOS activation basally and in response to shear stress. Both PKC isozymes contributed to the constitutive and induced phosphorylation of eNOS. The observed PKC signaling architecture is intricate, recruiting Src to mediate a portion of PKCη's control on calcium entry and eNOS phosphorylation. Elucidation of the importance of PKCη in this pathway was tempered by evidence of a single stimulus producing concurrent phosphorylation at ser1179 and thr497 which are antagonistic to eNOS activity.
We have, for the first time, shown in a single species in vitro that shear stress- and ATP-stimulated NO production are differentially regulated by classical and novel PKCs. This study furthers our understanding of the PKC isozyme interplay that optimizes NO production. These considerations will inform the ongoing design of drugs for the treatment of PKC-sensitive cardiovascular pathologies.
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- Title
- Coordinated regulation of endothelial calcium signaling and shear stress-induced nitric oxide production by PKCβ and PKCη
- Creators
- Tenderano T Muzorewa - Drexel UniversityDonald G Buerk - Drexel UniversityDov Jaron - Drexel UniversityKenneth A Barbee - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Cellular signalling, v 87, pp 110125-110125
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- U01 HL116256 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000703601100002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85114707382
- Other Identifier
- 991019168717104721
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