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Mechanical stimulation suppresses phosphorylation of eIF2alpha and PERK-mediated responses to stress to the
Hideyuki Hirasawa1, Chang Jiang, Ping Zhang
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Abstract:
Cellular perturbations such as stress to the endoplasmic reticulum induce an integrated stress response, which activates phosphorylation of eIF2alpha and leads to alleviation of cellular injury or apoptosis. This study investigated the role of mechanical stimulation in the regulation of eIF2alpha and cell death. Mechanical stimulation was applied to mouse ulnae, MC3T3 cells, and mesenchymal stem cells. The results demonstrate that mechanical stimulation reduces phosphorylation of eIF2alpha through inactivation of Perk. Furthermore, flow pre-treatment reduces thapsigargin-induced cell mortality through suppression of phosphorylation of Perk. However, H(2)O(2)-driven cell mortality, which is not mediated by Perk, is not suppressed by mechanical stimulation. Taken together, our observations suggest a pro-survival role of mechanical stimulation in Perk-mediated stress responses.
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