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- Title
CRE and SRE mediate LPA-induced CCN1 transcription in mouse aortic smooth muscle cells<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Dou, Quanlin; Hao, Feng; Sun, Longsheng; Xu, Xuemin; Cui, Mei-Zhen
- Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), one component of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), is a potent bioactive phospholipid. Our recent data reveal that LPA induces matricellular protein CCN1 (also known as Cyr61) expression in aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and that CCN1 bridges LPA and integrin signaling pathways leading to SMC migration. Whether and how LPA regulates the transcriptional machinery of the CCN1 gene are unknown. In this study, we found that LPA markedly induces CCN1 mRNA expression in SMCs. Using deleting mutation and reporter gene strategies, we demonstrated regions from -2038 to -1787 and from -101 to +63 of the CCN1 promoter contain the essential regulatory elements. The serum response element (SRE) and cyclic AMP-response element (CRE) are located in these regions. LPA induced time-dependent phosphorylation of serum response factor (SRF) and CRE-binding protein (CREB) in mouse SMCs. Luciferase assays of a series of deleted, mutated CCN1 promoter-reporter gene constructs and dominant negative construct revealed the distal SRE and the proximal CRE in the CCN1 promoter are required for LPA-induced CCN1 gene expression. Our results imply that elevated LPA levels may trigger SMC migration and exacerbate restenosis and atherosclerotic lesions through the induced CCN1, which communicates with a set of plasma membrane proteins and intracellular kinases.
- Subjects
LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS; LOW density lipoproteins; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; MUSCLE cells; SMOOTH muscle; GENETIC regulation; LABORATORY mice
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology, 2017, Vol 95, Issue 3, p275
- ISSN
0008-4212
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjpp-2016-0559