title: Caveolin-1 regulates BMPRII localization and signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Recent studies demonstrate the interaction of BMPRII and caveolin-1 in various cell types. In this study we test the hypothesis that caveolin-1 interacts with and regulates BMPRII-dependent signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells. We demonstrate that BMPRII localizes to caveolae and directly interacts with caveolin-1 in mouse aortic smooth muscle cells. We demonstrate that this interaction is mediated by the caveolin-1 scaffolding domain and is regulated by caveolin-1 phosphorylation. Downregulation of caveolin-1 via siRNA resulted in a loss of BMP-dependent SMAD phosphorylation and gene regulation. Further studies revealed that loss of caveolin-1 results in decreased BMPRII membrane localization and decreased association of BMPRII with the type I BMP receptor BMPRIa. Dominant negative caveolin-1 decreased BMPRII membrane localization suggesting a role for caveolin-1 in BMPRII trafficking. Taken together, our findings establish caveolin-1 as an important regulator of downstream signaling and membrane targeting of BMPRII in vascular smooth muscle cells.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, BST 3, Room 6058, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
authors: Jeffrey W
authors: JW
authors: Wertz
authors: Philip M
authors: PM
authors: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II / Q000378:metabolism*; D051242:Caveolin 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051785:Smad Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051242:Caveolin 1; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D051785:Smad Proteins; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II