Journal
MICROCIRCULATION
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 249-258Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/micc.12108
Keywords
calcium sensitization; SMTNL1; CHASM; SMTN; smoothelin; myosin phosphatase; MYPT1; cerebral
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [MOP-97931]
- Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (AIHS) Doctoral Scholarship
- AIHS Senior Scholar Award
- Alberta Innovates [201100497] Funding Source: researchfish
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Vascular smooth muscle contraction and the myogenic response regulate blood flow in the resistance vascular and contribute to systemic blood pressure. Three pathways are currently known to contribute to the development of the myogenic response: (i) Ca2+-dependent phosphorylation of LC20; (ii) Ca2+ sensitization through inhibition of myosin phosphatase; and (iii) cortical actin polymerization. A number of regulatory smooth muscle proteins are integrated with these pathways to fine tune the response and facilitate adaptations to vascular (patho)physiologies. Of particular interest is the SMTN family of proteins, consisting of SMTN-A, SMTN-B, and the SMTN-like protein, SMTNL1. The SMTN-B and SMTNL1 proteins are both implicated in regulating smooth muscle contractility and contributing to vascular adaptations associated with hypertension, pregnancy, and exercise training. In the case of SMTNL1, the protein plays multiple roles in regulating contraction through functional interactions with contractile regulators as well as transcriptional control of the contractile phenotype and Ca2+-sensitizing capacity. For the first time, preliminary results suggest SMTNL1 is involved in the myogenic response of the cerebral resistance vasculature. In this regard, global SMTNL1 deletion is associated with greater myogenic reactivity of cerebral arterioles, although the precise mechanism accounting for this finding remains to be defined.
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