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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
Atherosclerosis is readily observed in regions of blood vessels where disturbed blood flow (d-flow) is known to occur. A positive correlation between protein kinase C ? (PKC?) activation and d-flow has been reported, but the exact role of d-flow-mediated PKC? activation in atherosclerosis remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis that PKC? activation by d-flow induces endothelial cell (EC) apoptosis by regulating p53. We found that d-flow-mediated peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) increased PKC? activation, which subsequently induced p53 SUMOylation, p53-Bcl-2 binding, and EC apoptosis. Both d-flow and ONOO(-) increased the association of PKC? with protein inhibitor of activated STATy (PIASy) via the Siz/PIAS-RING domain (amino acids 301-410) of PIASy, and overexpression of this domain of PIASy disrupted the PKC?-PIASy interaction and PKC?-mediated p53 SUMOylation. En face confocal microscopy revealed increases in nonnuclear p53 expression, nitrotyrosine staining, and apoptosis in aortic EC located in d-flow areas in wild-type mice, but these effects were significantly decreased in p53(-/-) mice. We propose a novel mechanism for p53 SUMOylation mediated by the PKC?-PIASy interaction during d-flow-mediated EC apoptosis, which has potential relevance to early events of atherosclerosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1540-8140
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
193
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
867-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
PKC? mediates disturbed flow-induced endothelial apoptosis via p53 SUMOylation.
pubmed:affiliation
Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural