Journal
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
Volume 58, Issue -, Pages 20-33Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.03.002
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Endothelial cell survival; Mitogen activated protein kinases; MAP kinase/ERK kinase kinase 3; Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; Protein-protein interaction
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- National Heart Foundation of Australia [GO6A 2483, GO8A-3654]
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
- Women's and Children's Hospital Research Foundation
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Endothelial cell injury and death precede atherosclerosis development. Thus, it is important to understand the mechanisms that lead to these early changes in endothelial cells. Although members of the MAP kinase/ERK kinase (MEK) kinase 3 (MEKK3)-MEK5-ERK5 module play an essential role in underpinning endothelial cell survival, how they execute these actions remain poorly understood. Furthermore, there is poor understanding of death-inducing pathways in endothelial cells and it is also unclear whether there are direct interactions between the kinase module and death-inducing pathways. Using immunoprecipitation and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry approaches, we show in human umbilical vein endothelial cells that the MEKK3-MEK5-ERK5 ternary complex contains glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), a glycolytic enzyme that can trigger the death of certain cell-types. GAPDH binds directly to MEKK3. Interestingly, serum depletion, a trigger of endothelial cell death, results in a rapid loss of cytosolic MEKK3 and MEKK3-GAPDH interaction. MEKK3 rapidly reappears in the cytosol upon serum replenishment, accompanied by the restoration of MEKK3-GAPDH interaction. During serum starvation or exposure to cytotoxic concentrations of H2O2, GAPDH accumulates in the nucleus. Inhibition of the nuclear accumulation of GAPDH with R-( - )-deprenyl hydrochloride attenuates the degree of cell death. Serum replenishment of serum-starved cells reduces the level of nuclear GAPDH and prevents cell death. Cell-free assays show phosphorylation of GAPDH on four residues by MEKK3. These data not only strongly implicate nuclear GAPDH in causing endothelial cell death but also reveal a potential mechanism for MEKK3 to regulate GAPDH function and hence promote endothelial cell survival.
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