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MicroRNA control of podosome formation in vascular smooth muscle cells in vivo and in vitro
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| Author | Quintavalle, Manuela Elia, Leonardo Condorelli, Gianluigi Courtneidge, Sara A. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | 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 α and protein kinase C ε) 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. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854384/pdf http://jcb.rupress.org/content/189/1/13.full.pdf |
| Ending Page | 22 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 13 |
| DOI | 10.1083/jcb.200912096 |
| Journal | Journal of Cell Biology |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 189 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Rockefeller University Press |
| Publisher Date | 2010-03-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Plasticity Microrna Podosome Formation Smcs Migration Smooth Pdgf Vascular Protein Journal: Journal of Cell Biology (Vol- 189, Issue- 1) |
| Content Type | Text |