Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Publication Title
Scientific Reports
Volume
6
Pages
39018 (1-12)
DOI
10.1038/srep39018
Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate the role of MLC phosphatase (MLCP) in a LPS model of acute lung injury (ALI). We demonstrate that ectopic expression of a constitutively-active (C/A) MLCP regulatory subunit (MYPT1) attenuates the ability of LPS to increase endothelial (EC) permeability. Down-regulation of MYPT1 exacerbates LPS-induced expression of ICAM1 suggesting an anti-inflammatory role of MLCP. To determine whether MLCP contributes to LPS-induced ALI in vivo, we utilized a nanoparticle DNA delivery method to specifically target lung EC. Expression of a C/A MYPT1 reduced LPS-induced lung inflammation and vascular permeability. Further, increased expression of the CS1β (MLCP catalytic subunit) also reduced LPS-induced lung inflammation, whereas the inactive CS1β mutant increased vascular leak. We next examined the role of the cytoskeletal targets of MLCP, the ERM proteins (Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin), in mediating barrier dysfunction. LPS-induced increase in EC permeability was accompanied by PKC-mediated increase in ERM phosphorylation, which was more prominent in CS1β depleted cells. Depletion of Moesin and Ezrin, but not Radixin attenuated LPS-induced increases in permeability. Further, delivery of a Moesin phospho-null mutant into murine lung endothelium attenuated LPS-induced lung inflammation and vascular leak suggesting that MLCP opposes LPS-induced ALI by mediating the dephosphorylation of Moesin and Ezrin.
Original Publication Citation
Kovacs-Kasa, A., Gorshkov, B. A., Kim, K. M., Kumar, S., Black, S. M., Fulton, D. J., . . . Verin, A. D. (2016). The protective role of MLCP-mediated ERM dephosphorylation in endotoxin-induced lung injury in vitro and in vivo. Scientific Reports, 6, 39018. doi:10.1038/srep39018
Repository Citation
Kovacs-Kasa, Anita; Gorshkov, Boris A.; Kim, Kyung-Mi; Kumar, Sanjiv; Black, Stephen M.; Fulton, David J.; Dimitropoulou, Christiana; Catravas, John D.; and Verin, Alexander D., "The Protective Role of MLCP-Mediated ERM Dephosphorylation in Endotoxin-Induced Lung Injury in Vitro and in Vivo" (2016). Bioelectrics Publications. 129.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/bioelectrics_pubs/129
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