title: Distinct effects of heat shock and ATP depletion on distribution and isoform patterns of human Hsp27 in endothelial cells.
abstract: To study the cytoprotective capacity of Hsp27 under various cellular stresses, we compared the effects of heating and energy deprivation on its distribution and isoform composition. Cultured endothelial cells from human aorta or umbilical vein were subjected to heat shock (45 degrees C) and ATP-depleting metabolic stress (CCCP or rotenone in a glucose-free medium). Both exposures led to the translocation of Hsp27 into the Triton X-100-insoluble cellular fraction, whereas the immunofluorescent Hsp27 pattern was characteristic for each stress employed. Heating (5-30 min) caused unexpected association of Hsp27 with thick bundles of actin microfilaments (stress fibers). ATP depletion within 30-120 min resulted in the appearance of Hsp27-containing compact granules in the nucleus. The insolubilization and relocalization of Hsp27 were reversible in both cases. The stress-induced shifts in the Hsp27 isoform spectrum indicate an increase in phosphorylation of Hsp27 in heat-shocked cells and its dephosphorylation in ATP-depleted cells. We suggest that these stresses diversely affect the phosphorylation status of endothelial Hsp27, thus altering its localization, supramolecular organization and functional activity toward actin.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Loktionova
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Ilyinskaya
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Gabai
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kabakov
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate