MicroRNA control of podosome formation in vascular smooth muscle cells in vivo and in vitro
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
MicroRNA control of podosome formation in vascular smooth muscle cells in vivo and in vitro / M. Quintavalle, L. Elia, G. Condorelli, S.A. Courtneidge. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0021-9525. - 189:1(2010 Apr 05), pp. 13-22.
Abstract:
Smooth muscle cell (SMC) plasticity plays an important role during development and in vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis and restenosis. It was recently shown that down-regulation of microRNA (miR)-143 and -145, which are coexpressed from a single promoter, regulates the switch from contractile to synthetic phenotype, allowing SMCs to migrate and proliferate. We show in this study that loss of miR-143/145 in vitro and in vivo results in the formation of podosomes, which are actin-rich membrane protrusions involved in the migration of several cell types, including SMCs. We further show that platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) mediates podosome formation in SMCs through the regulation of miR-143/145 expression via a pathway involving Src and p53. Moreover, we identify key podosome regulators as targets of miR-143 (PDGF receptor alpha and protein kinase C epsilon) and miR-145 (fascin). Thus, dysregulation of the miR-143 and -145 genes is causally involved in the aberrant SMC plasticity encountered during vascular disease, in part through the up-regulation of an autoregulatory loop that promotes podosome formation.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
MicroRNAs ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; Signal Transduction
Elenco autori:
M. Quintavalle, L. Elia, G. Condorelli, S.A. Courtneidge
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