Pepducin ICL1-9-Mediated β2-Adrenergic Receptor-Dependent Cardiomyocyte Contractility Occurs in a Gi Protein/ROCK/PKD-Sensitive Manner

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PURPOSE: β-Adrenergic receptors (βAR) are essential targets for the treatment of heart failure (HF); however, chronic use of βAR agonists as positive inotropes to increase contractility in a Gs protein-dependent manner is associated with increased mortality. Alternatively, we previously reported that allosteric modulation of β2AR with the pepducin intracellular loop (ICL)1-9 increased cardiomyocyte contractility in a β-arrestin (βarr)-dependent manner, and subsequently showed that ICL1-9 activates the Ras homolog family member A (RhoA). Here, we aimed to elucidate both the proximal and downstream signaling mediators involved in the promotion of cardiomyocyte contractility in response to ICL1-9.

METHODS: We measured adult mouse cardiomyocyte contractility in response to ICL1-9 or isoproterenol (ISO, as a positive control) alone or in the presence of inhibitors of various potential components of βarr- or RhoA-dependent signaling. We also assessed the contractile effects of ICL1-9 on cardiomyocytes lacking G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinase 2 (GRK2) or 5 (GRK5).

RESULTS: Consistent with RhoA activation by ICL1-9, both Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) and protein kinase D (PKD) inhibition were able to attenuate ICL1-9-mediated contractility, as was inhibition of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). While neither GRK2 nor GRK5 deletion impacted ICL1-9-mediated contractility, pertussis toxin attenuated the response, suggesting that ICL1-9 promotes downstream RhoA-dependent signaling in a Gi protein-dependent manner.

CONCLUSION: Altogether, our study highlights a novel signaling modality that may offer a new approach to the promotion, or preservation, of cardiac contractility during HF via the allosteric regulation of β2AR to promote Gi protein/βarr-dependent activation of RhoA/ROCK/PKD signaling.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Cardiovascular drugs and therapy - 37(2023), 2 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 245-256

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okyere, Ama Dedo [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jianliang [VerfasserIn]
Patwa, Viren [VerfasserIn]
Carter, Rhonda L [VerfasserIn]
Enjamuri, Nitya [VerfasserIn]
Lucchese, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ibetti, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
de Lucia, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Schumacher, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Koch, Walter J [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Joseph Y [VerfasserIn]
Benovic, Jeffrey L [VerfasserIn]
Tilley, Douglas G [VerfasserIn]

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β2-Adrenergic receptor
EC 2.7.10.-
EC 2.7.11.13
G protein
Journal Article
Pepducin
Protein Kinase C
Protein kinase D
Rho-associated protein kinase

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Date Completed 16.03.2023

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10557-021-07299-4

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NLM335326498