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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A novel mechanism of serco (endo) plasmic reticulum calcium regulation in the cardiovascular system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12835009
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research InstitutionYamaguchi University

Principal Investigator

KIMURA Yoshihiro  Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (90301308)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KO Ji-ae  Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Research Associate, 医学部, 助手 (70314797)
YAMADA Yasue  Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Research Associate, 医学部, 助手 (00166737)
INUI Makoto  Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (70223237)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Keywordscardiac myocytes / vascular smooth muscle / sarco (endo) plasmic reticulum / calcium ATPase / phospholamban
Research Abstract

Phospholamban (PLN) reversibly inhibits the Ca^<2+> -ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SERCA2) through a direct protein-protein interaction, playing a pivotal role in the regulation of intracellular Ca^<2+> in heart muscle cells. PLN is also thought to be involved in the regulation of vascular tonus. The interaction between PLN and SERCA2 occurs at multiple sites within the cytoplasmic and membrane domains. In this study, we have reconstituted the cytoplasmic protein-protein interaction using bacterially expressed fusion proteins of the cytoplasmic domain of PLN and the long cytoplasmic loop of SERCA2. We have developed a method to evaluate the binding of the fusion proteins employing a 96-well ELISA plate. The PLN fusion protein bound specifically to the SERCA2 fusion protein. The affinity of the binding (K_D) was 0.70 μM. The association was inhibited by cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of the PLN fusion protein and by usage of anti-PLN monoclonal antibody. It was also diminished by substitution at the phosphorylation site of PLN of Ser^<16> to Asp. These results suggest that PLN can bind SERCA2a in the absence of the membrane domains and that the modifications of the cytoplasmic domain of PLN that activate SERCA2a parallel the disruption of the association between the two fusion proteins. Our assay system can be applied to the screening of novel inotropic agents which remove the inhibition of SERCA2a by PLN, improving the relaxation as well as the contractility of the failing heart and reducing vascular resistance.

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  • [Publications] Yoshihiro Kimura: "Reconstitution of the Cytoplasmic interaction between phospholamban and Ca^<2+>-ATPase"Molecular Pharmacology. 61. 667-673 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yasue Yamada: "PSD-95 climinates src-induced potentiation of NR1/NR2A-subtype NMDA receptor channels and reduces high-affinity zine inhibition"Journa of Neurochemistry. (in press). (2002)

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  • [Publications] Haghighi, K.: "Superinhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum function by phospholamban induces cardiac contractile failure"Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276. 24145-24152 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Zhai, J.: "Cardiac-specific overexpression of a superinhibitory pentameric phospholamban mutant enhances inhibition of cardiac function in vivo"Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275. 10538-10544 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Zvaritch, E.: "The transgenic expression of highly inhibitory monomeric forms of phospholamban heart impairs cardiac contractolity"Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275. 14985-14991 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Kimura,Y., Inui,M.: "Reconstitution of the cytoplasmic interaction between phospholamban and Ca^<2+>-ATPasc of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum"Mol. Pharmacol. 61 (3). 667-673 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yamada,Y., Iwamoto,T., Watanabc,Y., Sobue,K. and Inui,M.: "PSD-95 eliminates src-induced potentiation of NR1/NR2A-subtype NMDA receptor channels and reduces hign-affinity zinc inhibition"J. Neurochem. (in press). (2002)

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  • [Publications] Haghighi,K., Schmidt,A.G., Hoit,B.D., Brittsan,A.G., Yatani,A., Lester,J.W., Zhai,J., Kimura,Y., Dorn,G.W.2nd, MacLennan,D.H., and Kranias,E.G.: "Superinhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum Junction by phospholamban induces cardiac contractile failure"J Biol Chem. 276 (26). 24145-24152 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Zhai,J., Schmidt,A.G., Hoit,B.D., Kimuya,Y., MacLennan,D.H., and Kranias,E.G.: "Cardiac-specific overexpression of a superinhibitory pentameric phospholamban mutant enhances inhibition of cardiac function in vivo"J Biol Chem. 275 (14). 10538-10544 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Zvaritch,E., Backx,P.H., Jirik,F., Kimura,Y., de Leon,S., Schmidt,A.G., Hoit,B.D., Lester,J.W., Kranias,E.G., and MacLennan,D.H.: "The transgenic expression of highly inhibitory monomeric forms of phospholamban in mouse heart impairs cardiac contractility"J Biol Chem. 275 (20). 14985-14989 (2000)

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