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Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling

This study probed the largely unexplored regulation and role of fibronectin in Angiotensin II-stimulated cardiac fibroblasts. Using gene knockdown and overexpression approaches, Western blotting, and promoter pull-down assay, we show that collagen type I-activated Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2)...

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Autores principales: Titus, Allen Sam, Venugopal, Harikrishnan, Ushakumary, Mereena George, Wang, Mingyi, Cowling, Randy T., Lakatta, Edward G., Kailasam, Shivakumar
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34502259
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179343
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author Titus, Allen Sam
Venugopal, Harikrishnan
Ushakumary, Mereena George
Wang, Mingyi
Cowling, Randy T.
Lakatta, Edward G.
Kailasam, Shivakumar
author_facet Titus, Allen Sam
Venugopal, Harikrishnan
Ushakumary, Mereena George
Wang, Mingyi
Cowling, Randy T.
Lakatta, Edward G.
Kailasam, Shivakumar
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description This study probed the largely unexplored regulation and role of fibronectin in Angiotensin II-stimulated cardiac fibroblasts. Using gene knockdown and overexpression approaches, Western blotting, and promoter pull-down assay, we show that collagen type I-activated Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2) mediates Angiotensin II-dependent transcriptional upregulation of fibronectin by Yes-activated Protein in cardiac fibroblasts. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated fibronectin knockdown attenuated Angiotensin II-stimulated expression of collagen type I and anti-apoptotic cIAP2, and enhanced cardiac fibroblast susceptibility to apoptosis. Importantly, an obligate role for fibronectin was observed in Angiotensin II-stimulated expression of AT1R, the Angiotensin II receptor, which would link extracellular matrix (ECM) signaling and Angiotensin II signaling in cardiac fibroblasts. The role of fibronectin in Angiotensin II-stimulated cIAP2, collagen type I, and AT1R expression was mediated by Integrin-β1-integrin-linked kinase signaling. In vivo, we observed modestly reduced basal levels of AT1R in DDR2-null mouse myocardium, which were associated with the previously reported reduction in myocardial Integrin-β1 levels. The role of fibronectin, downstream of DDR2, could be a critical determinant of cardiac fibroblast-mediated wound healing following myocardial injury. In summary, our findings suggest a complex mechanism of regulation of cardiac fibroblast function involving two major ECM proteins, collagen type I and fibronectin, and their receptors, DDR2 and Integrin-β1.
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spelling pubmed-84312512021-09-11 Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling Titus, Allen Sam Venugopal, Harikrishnan Ushakumary, Mereena George Wang, Mingyi Cowling, Randy T. Lakatta, Edward G. Kailasam, Shivakumar Int J Mol Sci Article This study probed the largely unexplored regulation and role of fibronectin in Angiotensin II-stimulated cardiac fibroblasts. Using gene knockdown and overexpression approaches, Western blotting, and promoter pull-down assay, we show that collagen type I-activated Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 (DDR2) mediates Angiotensin II-dependent transcriptional upregulation of fibronectin by Yes-activated Protein in cardiac fibroblasts. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated fibronectin knockdown attenuated Angiotensin II-stimulated expression of collagen type I and anti-apoptotic cIAP2, and enhanced cardiac fibroblast susceptibility to apoptosis. Importantly, an obligate role for fibronectin was observed in Angiotensin II-stimulated expression of AT1R, the Angiotensin II receptor, which would link extracellular matrix (ECM) signaling and Angiotensin II signaling in cardiac fibroblasts. The role of fibronectin in Angiotensin II-stimulated cIAP2, collagen type I, and AT1R expression was mediated by Integrin-β1-integrin-linked kinase signaling. In vivo, we observed modestly reduced basal levels of AT1R in DDR2-null mouse myocardium, which were associated with the previously reported reduction in myocardial Integrin-β1 levels. The role of fibronectin, downstream of DDR2, could be a critical determinant of cardiac fibroblast-mediated wound healing following myocardial injury. In summary, our findings suggest a complex mechanism of regulation of cardiac fibroblast function involving two major ECM proteins, collagen type I and fibronectin, and their receptors, DDR2 and Integrin-β1. MDPI 2021-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8431251/ /pubmed/34502259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179343 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Titus, Allen Sam
Venugopal, Harikrishnan
Ushakumary, Mereena George
Wang, Mingyi
Cowling, Randy T.
Lakatta, Edward G.
Kailasam, Shivakumar
Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title_full Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title_fullStr Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title_full_unstemmed Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title_short Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates AT1R Expression in Angiotensin II-Stimulated Cardiac Fibroblasts via Fibronectin-Dependent Integrin-β1 Signaling
title_sort discoidin domain receptor 2 regulates at1r expression in angiotensin ii-stimulated cardiac fibroblasts via fibronectin-dependent integrin-β1 signaling
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34502259
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179343
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