Sung, H.Y., Guan, H.T., Czibula, A. et al. (9 more authors) (2007) Human tribbles-1 controls proliferation and chemotaxis of smooth muscle cells via MAPK signaling pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282 (25). pp. 18379-18387. ISSN 1083-351X
Abstract
Migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells are key to a number of physiological and pathological processes, including wound healing and the narrowing of the vessel wall.Previous work has shown links between inflammatory stimuli and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration through mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, though the molecular mechanisms of this process are poorly understood.
Here we report that tribbles-1, a recently described modulator of MAPK activation controls vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and chemotaxis via the Jun Kinase pathway. Our findings demonstrate that this regulation takes place via direct interactions between tribbles-1 and MKK4/SEK1, a Jun activator kinase. The activity of this kinase is dependent on tribbles-1 levels, whilst the activation and the expression of MKK4/SEK1 is not. In addition, tribbles-1 expression is elevated in human atherosclerotic arteries compared to non-atherosclerotic controls, suggesting that this protein may pay a role in disease in vivo. In summary, the data presented here suggest an important regulatory role for trb-1 in vascular smooth muscle cell biology.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2007 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Biolgical Chemistry. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Clinical Sciences Division North (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Sherpa Assistant |
Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2007 13:30 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2013 16:54 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M610792200 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Amerian Society for Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inc. |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1074/jbc.M610792200 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:2659 |