期刊
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 263, 期 1, 页码 118-130出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2000.5107
关键词
CREB; Ran; nuclear transport; calcium; vascular smooth muscle; phosphorylation; gene transcription; nucleus; cAMP response element
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL44455] Funding Source: Medline
Diverse signals have the potential to modulate gene transcription through the Ca2+ and cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). A key step in the transmission of these signals is import into the nucleus. Here, we provide evidence that the Ran GTPase, which regulates nuclear import, exerts different regulation over PDGF-BB, Ca2+ and cAMP signaling to CREB in VSMCs. PDGF-BB, membrane depolarization, and forskolin increased levels of activated CREB (P-CREB) and c-fos in VSIMCs and intact aorta. The calcium channel antagonist nimodipine reduced the level of P-CREB stimulated by membrane depolarization, but not by PDGF-BB or forskolin, Block of Ran-mediated nuclear import, by wheat germ agglutinin or an inactivating Ran mutant (T24N Ran), significantly reduced nuclear P-CREB in response to PDGF-BB or membrane depolarization, but enhanced levels of P-CREB in response to forskolin. Contrary to expectation, block of nuclear import led to the appearance of P-CREB in the cytoplasm after depolarization. Furthermore, blocking nuclear export with leptomycin B reduced P-CREB stimulation by both depolarization and PDGF-BB. These results suggest that translocation of CREB between the nucleus and the cytoplasm provides an important role in CREB activating pathways in VSMCs. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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