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La liberación de calcio mediada por NAADP promueve la secreción de angiopoietina 2 mediante la regulación del tráfico
Ryan D Murray1, Melissa Rose1, Katarina T Miteva2
1University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Resumen
La liberación de calcio (Ca2+) a través de los canales de dos poros (TPC) es crucial para la separación de las vesículas que contienen angiopoietina2 (Ang2) del centro organizador de microtúbulos (MTOC), lo que permite la secreción de Ang2 de las células endoteliales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología de las células endoteliales
- Mecanismos moleculares de secreción
- Señales de calcio
Sus antecedentes:
- La angiopoietina 2 (Ang2) es un regulador clave de la angiogénesis, almacenado en los cuerpos endoteliales de Weibel-Palade (WPB).
- La estimulación de la histamina retrasa la secreción de Ang2 al atrapar las WPB en el centro organizador de microtúbulos (MTOC) a través de Rab46.
- El desprendimiento de WPB y la secreción de Ang2 requieren que el calcio (Ca2+) se una a Rab46, pero se desconocen los canales subyacentes.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de las proteínas de los canales de dos poros en la regulación de las señales de Ca2+ para el desprendimiento de WPB y la secreción de Ang2.
- Para aclarar el mecanismo molecular que une la secreción de histamina, Ca2+, TPC, Rab46 y Ang2.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizó imágenes de Ca2+ y microscopía de luz de alta resolución.
- Se emplean inhibidores farmacológicos (Ned-19, tetrandrina) y un agonista de la TPC2 (TPC2-A1-N).
- Se evaluó el agrupamiento de Rab46, la localización de WPB y la secreción de Ang2 después de la estimulación de histamina.
Principales resultados:
- Los inhibidores de TPC aumentaron el agrupamiento de Rab46/ WPB en el MTOC, mientras que un agonista de TPC2 lo disminuyó.
- La secreción de Ang2 provocada por la histamina fue reducida por la inhibición de TPC pero aumentada por el agonista de TPC2.
- Estos hallazgos implican los canales TPC en la regulación dependiente de Ca2+ del desprendimiento WPB-MTOC.
Conclusiones:
- La liberación de Ca2+ mediada por histamina a través de los canales TPC2 es esencial para el desprendimiento de WPB dependiente de Rab46 del MTOC.
- La señalización de Ca2+ mediada por TPC regula directamente la liberación de angiopoietina2 desde las células endoteliales.
- Este estudio descubre un nuevo mecanismo que controla la secreción de Ang2 y proporciona objetivos terapéuticos potenciales.
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