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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 270, 期 11, 页码 2521-2531出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03626.x
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homocysteine; platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF); smooth muscle cell; proliferation; phosphorylation
We isolated the cDNA of a gene, designated smooth muscle-associated protein 8 (smap8), during a search for new genes expressed in human aortic smooth muscle cells. The full-length smap8 cDNA is 3241 bp long and contains an open reading frame of 1113 bp encoding an approximately 45 kDa soluble protein identical to NDRG4 protein. Smap8 mRNA was expressed predominantly in the brain and heart, and moderately in vascular smooth muscle cells. Expression of smap8 mRNA was induced within 3-12 h by treatment with 10 mm homocysteine in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (A10 cells). Expression of exogenous smap8 markedly reduced both the proliferation and migration rates of rat A10 cells, however, PDGF-induced proliferation was significantly enhanced in smap8 -expressed cells compared with mock-transfected cells. To ascertain the involvement of smap8 in mitogenesis, we tested the effects of stimulation of smap8, MEK1/2 or ERK1/2, which is known as a proliferation relating intermediate, by various growth factors and cytokines. PDGF was the most prominent in promoting phosphorylation of the smap8 protein. PDGF-dependent phosphorylation of smap8 was induced prior to ERK1/2 activation, and was repressed by staurosporine, a general inhibitor of serine/threonine kinases. Furthermore, activation of both MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 was markedly enhanced in these cells. Smap8 might therefore regulate the potentiation of ERK1/2 signalling induced by PDGF treatment. Our results imply that smap8 is involved in the regulation of mitogenic signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells, possibly in response to a homocysteine-induced injury.
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