Neurogranin expression regulates mitochondrial function and redox balance in endothelial cells

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Endothelial dysfunction and endothelial activation are common early events in vascular diseases and can arise from mitochondrial dysfunction. Neurogranin (Ng) is a 17kD protein well known to regulate intracellular Ca2+-calmodulin (CaM) complex signaling, and its dysfunction is significantly implicated in brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. We found that Ng is also expressed in human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs), and depleting Ng promotes Ca2+-CaM complex-dependent endothelial activation and redox imbalances. Endothelial-specific Ng knockout (Cre-CDH5-Ngf/f) mice demonstrate a significant delay in the flow-mediated dilation (FMD) response. Therefore, it is critical to characterize how endothelial Ng expression regulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and affects cardiovascular disease. Label-free quantification proteomics identified that mitochondrial dysfunction and the oxidative phosphorylation pathway are significantly changed in the aorta of Cre-CDH5-Ngf/f mice. We found that a significant amount of Ng is expressed in the mitochondrial fraction of HAECs using western blotting and colocalized with the mitochondrial marker, COX IV, using immunofluorescence staining. Seahorse assay demonstrated that a lack of Ng decreases mitochondrial respiration. Treatment with MitoEbselen significantly restores the oxygen consumption rate in Ng knockdown cells. With the RoGFP-Orp1 approach, we identified that Ng knockdown increases mitochondrial-specific hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production, and MitoEbselen treatment significantly reduced mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) levels in Ng knockdown cells. These results suggest that Ng plays a significant role in mtROS production. We discovered that MitoEbselen treatment also rescues decreased eNOS expression and nitric oxide (NO) levels in Ng knockdown cells, which implicates the critical role of Ng in mtROS-NO balance in the endothelial cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:70

Enthalten in:

Redox biology - 70(2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 103085

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jorgensen, Ashton N [VerfasserIn]
Rashdan, Nabil A [VerfasserIn]
Rao, K N Shashanka [VerfasserIn]
Delgadillo, Luisa F [VerfasserIn]
Kolluru, Gopi K [VerfasserIn]
Krzywanski, David M [VerfasserIn]
Pattillo, Christopher B [VerfasserIn]
Kevil, Christopher G [VerfasserIn]
Nam, Hyung W [VerfasserIn]

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132654-77-4
31C4KY9ESH
BBX060AN9V
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide
Journal Article
MitoEbselen
Mitochondria
Neurogranin
Nitric Oxide
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 27.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.redox.2024.103085

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36849831X