Flow-induced DNA synthesis requires signaling to a translational control pathway

The Journal of Surgical Research
L W KraissN M Alto

Abstract

The mTOR translational control pathway that signals to the P70/P85 S6 kinase (pp70(S6k)) is essential for mitogenesis. We have previously shown that pp70(S6k) is activated by fluid flow. We hypothesized that oscillatory fluid flow in the absence of exogenous mitogens would induce endothelial cells to synthesize DNA via activation of the mTOR pathway. For comparison, we also studied the ERK1/2 transcriptional signaling pathway. Confluent human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to oscillatory flow (12 dyn/cm(2) peak shear stress; 3.3 Hz) or kept static in serum-deprived culture medium. Rapamycin or PD98059 was used to inhibit pp70(S6k) or ERK1/2 activation, respectively. Oscillatory flow activated both the pp70(S6k) and ERK1/2 signaling pathways. Rapamycin blocked activation of pp70(S6k) but not ERK1/2, while PD98059 blocked ERK1/2 but not pp70(S6k). DNA synthesis, as measured by [3H]thymidine uptake, increased by approximately twofold (P < 0.01) in HUVEC cultures exposed to oscillatory flow compared with those kept static. Rapamycin completely abolished the flow-induced increase in DNA synthesis while PD98059 did not. Oscillatory flow upregulated expression of cyclin-dependent kinases 1 and 4 mRNA in a tempo...Continue Reading

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