Smooth muscle cell alpha2delta-1 subunits are essential for vasoregulation by CaV1.2 channels.
Smooth muscle cell alpha2delta-1 subunits are essential for vasoregulation by CaV1.2 channels.
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DOI:
10.1161/circresaha.109.203620
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发表时间:
2009-11-06
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Jaggar JH
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作者:
Bannister JP;Adebiyi A;Zhao G;Narayanan D;Thomas CM;Feng JY;Jaggar JH
Voltage-dependent L-type (CaV1.2) Ca2+ channels are a heteromeric complex formed from pore forming α1 and auxiliary α2δ and β subunits. CaV1.2 channels are the principal Ca2+ influx pathway in arterial myocytes and regulate multiple physiological functions, including contraction. The macromolecular composition of arterial myocyte CaV1.2 channels remains poorly understood, with no studies having examined the molecular identity or physiological functions of α2δ subunits. Investigate the functional significance of α2δ subunits in myocytes of resistance-size (100–200 μm diameter) cerebral arteries. α2δ-1 was the only α2δ isoform expressed in cerebral artery myocytes. Pregabalin, an α2δ-1/-2 ligand, and an α2δ-1 antibody, inhibited CaV1.2 currents in isolated myocytes. Acute pregabalin application reversibly dilated pressurized arteries. Using a novel application of surface biotinylation, data indicated that >95 % of CaV1.2 α1 and α2δ-1 subunits are present in the arterial myocyte plasma membrane. α2δ-1 knockdown using shRNA reduced plasma membrane-localized CaV1.2 α1 subunits, caused a corresponding elevation in cytosolic CaV1.2 α1 subunits, decreased intracellular Ca2+ concentration, inhibited pressure-induced vasoconstriction (“myogenic tone”), and attenuated pregabalin-induced vasodilation. Prolonged (24 hour) pregabalin exposure did not alter total α2δ-1 or CaV1.2 α1 proteins, but decreased plasma membrane expression of each subunit, which reduced myogenic tone. α2δ-1 is essential for plasma membrane expression of arterial myocyte CaV1.2 α1 subunits. α2δ-1 targeting can block CaV1.2 channels directly and inhibit surface expression of CaV1.2 α1 subunits, leading to vasodilation. These data identify α2δ-1 as a novel molecular target in arterial myocytes, manipulation of which regulates contractility.