SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 Inhibits PKCζ-Mediated Reduction of ERK5 Transactivation to Prevent Endotoxin-Induced Vascular dysfunction

Cardiovascular Toxicology
Zilin LiShiqiang Yu

Abstract

SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 is a protein kinase C (PKC) substrate that inhibits the activity of PKC through binding with it. SSeCKS is expressed in vascular endothelial cells (ECs). The atypical PKC isoform ζ (PKCζ) is a pathologic mediator of endothelial dysfunction. However, the functional significance of SSeCKS/PKCζ dimerization in the vascular endothelium remains poorly understood. Given this background, we investigated the effects of SSeCKS on endothelial dysfunction and elucidated the possible mechanism involved. Vascular endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory changes were induced by treatment with bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS, a vascular endothelial toxicity inducer). LPS can increase the level of SSeCKS. However, we also found that depletion of SSeCKS aggravated the LPS-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction, upregulated pro-inflammatory proteins and phosphorylation level of PKCζ, increased ROS formation, decreased extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 5 (ERK5) transcriptional activity, and reduced eNOS expression. Further examination revealed that depletion of SSeCKS increased PKCζ/ERK5 dimerization. These findings provide preliminary evidence that the expression of SSeCKS induced by LPS, as a negative feed...Continue Reading

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