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Human tribbles-1 controls proliferation and chemotaxis of smooth muscle cells via MAPK signaling pathways
Authors:Sung Hye Youn  Guan Hongtao  Czibula Agnes  King Andrea R  Eder Katalin  Heath Emily  Suvarna S Kim  Dower Steven K  Wilson Anthony G  Francis Sheila E  Crossman David C  Kiss-Toth Endre
Institution:Cardiovascular Research Unit and Section of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, University of Sheffield, and Department of Histopathology, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom.
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, although 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, whereas the activation and the expression of MKK4/SEK1 are not. In addition, tribbles-1 expression is elevated in human atherosclerotic arteries when compared with non-atherosclerotic controls, suggesting that this protein may play 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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