Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Department of Biology, Division of Natural and Physical Sciences, Blinn College, Bryan, TX 77802, USA.
Cells. 2023 Jun 17;12(12):1651. doi: 10.3390/cells12121651.
Peptide Lv is a small endogenous secretory peptide that is proangiogenic through hyperpolarizing vascular endothelial cells (ECs) by enhancing the current densities of K3.1 channels. However, it is unclear how peptide Lv enhances these currents. One way to enhance the current densities of ion channels is to promote its trafficking and insertion into the plasma membrane. We hypothesized that peptide Lv-elicited K3.1 augmentation occurs through activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK1)-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathways, which are known to mediate ion channel trafficking and membrane insertion in neurons. To test this hypothesis, we employed patch-clamp electrophysiological recordings and cell-surface biotinylation assays on ECs treated with peptide Lv and pharmaceutical inhibitors of ERK and Akt. Blocking ERK or Akt activation diminished peptide Lv-elicited EC hyperpolarization and increase in K3.1 current densities. Blocking PI3K or Akt activation decreased the level of plasma membrane-bound, but not the total amount of K3.1 protein in ECs. Therefore, the peptide Lv-elicited EC hyperpolarization and K3.1 augmentation occurred in part through channel trafficking and insertion mediated by MEK1-ERK and PI3K-Akt activation. These results demonstrate the molecular mechanisms of how peptide Lv promotes EC-mediated angiogenesis.
肽 Lv 是一种内源性分泌的小肽,通过增强 K3.1 通道的电流密度使血管内皮细胞(ECs)超极化,从而促进血管生成。然而,目前尚不清楚肽 Lv 如何增强这些电流。增强离子通道电流密度的一种方法是促进其运输和插入质膜。我们假设肽 Lv 引起的 K3.1 增强是通过激活丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶 1(MEK1)-细胞外信号调节激酶(ERK)和磷酸肌醇 3-激酶(PI3K)-蛋白激酶 B(Akt)信号通路发生的,这些信号通路已知在神经元中介导离子通道运输和膜插入。为了验证这一假设,我们在经肽 Lv 处理和 ERK 和 Akt 药物抑制剂处理的 ECs 上进行了膜片钳电生理记录和细胞表面生物素化测定。阻断 ERK 或 Akt 的激活会减弱肽 Lv 引起的 EC 超极化和 K3.1 电流密度的增加。阻断 PI3K 或 Akt 的激活会降低 EC 中质膜结合的 K3.1 蛋白水平,但不影响其总蛋白量。因此,肽 Lv 引起的 EC 超极化和 K3.1 增强部分是通过 MEK1-ERK 和 PI3K-Akt 激活介导的通道运输和插入发生的。这些结果表明了肽 Lv 促进 EC 介导的血管生成的分子机制。
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