title: Role of Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription and mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in angiotensin II- and platelet-derived growth factor-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.
abstract: In vascular smooth muscle cells, the induction of early growth response genes involves the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activators of transcription (STAT) and the Ras/Raf-1/mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades. In the present study, we found that electroporation of antibodies against MEK1 or ERK1 abolished vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in response to either platelet-derived growth factor or angiotensin II. However, anti-STAT1 or -STAT3 antibody electroporation abolished proliferative responses only to angiotensin II and not to platelet-derived growth factor. AG-490, a specific inhibitor of the JAK2 tyrosine kinase, prevented proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, complex formation between JAK2 and Raf-1, the tyrosine phosphorylation of Raf-1, and the activation of ERK1 in response to either angiotensin II or platelet-derived growth factor. However, AG-490 had no effect on angiotensin II- or platelet-derived growth factor-induced Ras/Raf-1 complex formation. Our results indicate that: 1) STAT proteins play an essential role in angiotensin II-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, 2) JAK2 plays an essential role in the tyrosine phosphorylation of Raf-1, and 3) convergent mitogenic signaling cascades involving the cytosolic kinases JAK2, MEK1, and ERK1 mediate vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in response to both growth factor and G protein-coupled receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. mario@eaton.physio.emory.edu
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marrero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schieffer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Harp
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000804:Angiotensin II; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507927:Jak2 protein, rat; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins