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The phosphorylation motif at serine 225 governs the localization and function of sphingosine kinase 1 in resistance arteries

Lidington, Darcy ; Peter, Bernhard Friedrich ; Meissner, Anja LU orcid ; Kroetsch, Jeffrey T. ; Pitson, Stuart M. ; Pohl, Ulrich and Bolz, Steffen Sebastian (2009) In Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 29(11). p.1916-1922
Abstract

OBJECTIVE-: The purpose of this study was to characterize a phosphorylation motif at serine 225 as a molecular switch that regulates the pressure-dependent activation of sphingosine kinase 1 (Sk1) in resistance artery smooth muscle cells. METHODS AND RESULTS-: In isolated hamster gracilis muscle resistance arteries, pressure-dependent activation/translocation of Sk1 by ERK1/2 was critically dependent on its serine 225 phosphorylation site. Specifically, expression of Sk1s225A reduced resting and myogenic tone, resting Ca2+, pressure-induced Ca2+ elevations, and Ca 2+ sensitivity. The lack of function of the Sk1s225A mutant could not be entirely overcome by forced localization to the... (More)

OBJECTIVE-: The purpose of this study was to characterize a phosphorylation motif at serine 225 as a molecular switch that regulates the pressure-dependent activation of sphingosine kinase 1 (Sk1) in resistance artery smooth muscle cells. METHODS AND RESULTS-: In isolated hamster gracilis muscle resistance arteries, pressure-dependent activation/translocation of Sk1 by ERK1/2 was critically dependent on its serine 225 phosphorylation site. Specifically, expression of Sk1s225A reduced resting and myogenic tone, resting Ca2+, pressure-induced Ca2+ elevations, and Ca 2+ sensitivity. The lack of function of the Sk1s225A mutant could not be entirely overcome by forced localization to the plasma membrane via a myristoylation/palmitylation motif; the membrane anchor also significantly inhibited the function of the wild-type Sk1 enzyme. In both cases, Ca2+ sensitivity and myogenic tone were attenuated, whereas Ca 2+ handling was normalized/enhanced. These discrete effects are consistent with cell surface receptor-mediated effects (Ca2+ sensitivity) and intracellular effects of S1P (Ca2+ handling). Accordingly, S1P2 receptor inhibition (1μmol/L JTE013) attenuated myogenic tone without effect on Ca2+. CONCLUSIONS-: Translocation and precise subcellular positioning of Sk1 is essential for full Sk1 function; and two distinct S1P pools, proposed to be intra-and extracellular, contribute to the maintenance of vascular tone.

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ERK1/2, Myogenic vasoconstriction, Signal transduction, Sphingosine-1-phosphate, Transfection
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Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
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29
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11
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7 pages
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • scopus:73949131765
  • pmid:19729605
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1079-5642
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10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.194803
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English
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  author       = {{Lidington, Darcy and Peter, Bernhard Friedrich and Meissner, Anja and Kroetsch, Jeffrey T. and Pitson, Stuart M. and Pohl, Ulrich and Bolz, Steffen Sebastian}},
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  keywords     = {{ERK1/2; Myogenic vasoconstriction; Signal transduction; Sphingosine-1-phosphate; Transfection}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11}},
  pages        = {{1916--1922}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology}},
  title        = {{The phosphorylation motif at serine 225 governs the localization and function of sphingosine kinase 1 in resistance arteries}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.194803}},
  doi          = {{10.1161/ATVBAHA.109.194803}},
  volume       = {{29}},
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