期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 112, 期 13, 页码 E1659-E1668出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417564112
关键词
CXCL12; ubiquitin; AMD3100; phenylephrine; blood pressure
资金
- US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
- Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center [W81XWH1020122]
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01GM107495, T32GM008750]
- National Cancer Institute [R01CA135341]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R21HL118588]
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health [R01AI058072]
- American Heart Association [13GRNT17230072]
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) [W81XWH1020122] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Recent evidence suggests that chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) contributes to the regulation of blood pressure through interactions with alpha(1)-adrenergic receptors (ARs) in vascular smooth muscle. The underlying molecular mechanisms, however, are unknown. Using proximity ligation assays to visualize single-molecule interactions, we detected that alpha(1A/B)-ARs associate with CXCR4 on the cell surface of rat and human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Furthermore, alpha(1A/B)-AR could be coimmunoprecipitated with CXCR4 in a HeLa expression system and in human VSMC. A peptide derived from the second transmembrane helix of CXCR4 induced chemical shift changes in the NMR spectrum of CXCR4 in membranes, disturbed the association between alpha(1A/B)-AR and CXCR4, and inhibited Ca2+ mobilization, myosin light chain (MLC) 2 phosphorylation, and contraction of VSMC upon alpha(1)-AR activation. CXCR4 silencing reduced alpha(1A/B)-AR: CXCR4 heteromeric complexes in VSMC and abolished phenylephrine-induced Ca2+ fluxes and MLC2 phosphorylation. Treatment of rats with CXCR4 agonists (CXCL12, ubiquitin) reduced the EC50 of the phenylephrineinduced blood pressure response three-to fourfold. These observations suggest that disruption of the quaternary structure of alpha(1A/B)-AR: CXCR4 heteromeric complexes by targeting transmembrane helix 2 of CXCR4 and depletion of the heteromeric receptor complexes by CXCR4 knockdown inhibit alpha(1)-AR-mediated function in VSMC and that activation of CXCR4 enhances the potency of alpha(1)-AR agonists. Our findings extend the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating alpha(1)-AR and provide an example of the importance of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) heteromerization for GPCR function. Compounds targeting the alpha(1A/B)-AR: CXCR4 interaction could provide an alternative pharmacological approach to modulate blood pressure.
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