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Mechanism of atheroprotective function of Akt3 kinase

Akt3激酶的动脉粥样硬化保护功能机制

基本信息

批准号：
9031810
负责人：
EUGENE A PODREZ
金额：
$ 39.63万
依托单位：
CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-03-09 至 2019-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9031810
关键词：
AKT3 gene Ablation Apolipoprotein E Apoptosis Arteries Atherosclerosis Bone Marrow Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular system Cell physiology Cells Chimera organism Cholesterol Cholesterol Esters Cholesterol Homeostasis Coronary Arteriosclerosis Disease Esterification Event Family Foam Cells Genes Genetic Goals Health Human Human Cell Line In Vitro Lipids Lipoproteins Mammals Marrow Molecular Mus Pathway interactions Patients Phenotype Phospholipids Phosphorylation Phosphotransferases Physiology Pinocytosis Protein Isoforms Protein Kinase Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases Proteins Regulation Role Signal Pathway Specificity Sterol O-Acyltransferase Testing atherogenesis atheroprotective cell growth glucose metabolism in vivo knock-down lipid metabolism macrophage monocyte mutant novel novel strategies novel therapeutic intervention prevent sterol O-acyltransferase 1 uptake

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Serine/threonine kinases Akt (also known as PKB), are among the most important and versatile protein kinases at the core of human physiology and disease. Akt regulate numerous cellular processes, including cell growth, glucose and lipid metabolism, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. Three highly homologous Akt isoforms, encoded by three separate genes, are expressed in mammals. Combined deletions of the three Akt isoforms in the mouse suggest compensatory and complementary roles of isoforms. However, the three isoforms also have distinct functions, even though the mechanisms of specificity are only starting to emerge. Studies of the role of Akt, and specifically of Akt isofors, in atherogenesis are very limited. It has been recently shown that genetic ablation of Akt1 promotes coronary atherosclerosis via the enhanced expression of proinflammatory genes in the artery wall in a macrophage independent manner. We have recently explored the role of Akt3 in atherosclerosis using mice with a genetic ablation of the Akt3 gene. Our studies have demonstrated a specific, macrophage dependent, atheroprotective role for Akt3 in hyperlipidemic ApoE-/- mice. In a step-by-step fashion, we tested various potential mechanisms and demonstrated that the absence of Akt3 transforms macrophage into cell which aggressively accumulates cholesterol esters via two mechanisms: increased lipoprotein uptake via pinocytosis, and parallel increased protein stability of cholesterol esterifying enzyme ACAT1 (also known as SOAT1). Multiple lines of evidence suggested that Akt3 suppresses atherosclerosis by restricting cholesteryl ester accumulation and foam cell formation in macrophages, an early and critical step in atherogenesis. The mechanism is Akt isoform specific, and our preliminary studies suggest that one mechanism for specificity is via differentia subcellular localization of Akt1 (a major isoform in macrophages) and Akt3 in macrophages. The long-term goal of this proposal is to investigate the molecular mechanism of Akt3 regulation of macrophage function. As a specific hypothesis, we propose that Akt3 specifically suppresses transformation of macrophage into lipid accumulating phenotype by inhibiting macrophage pinocytosis and by regulating a particular branch of cholesterol metabolism - cholesterol esterification via direct regulation of ACAT1 protein stability. We will investigate the role of AK3 in atherogenesis in vivo and in vitro with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms of regulation of Akt3 activity, ACAT1 expression and pinocytosis.