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ArticleInternational heart journal2010

The role of MEKK1 in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

John P Konhilas, Dana M Boucek, Todd R Horn, Gary L Johnson, Leslie A Leinwand

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Article in International heart journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John P KonhilasDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA.
Dana M Boucek
Todd R Horn
Gary L Johnson
Leslie A Leinwand
University of Colorado Boulder · USUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Funding

Mediators of Cardiac AdaptationR01HL050560 · NHLBI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI LEINWAND, LESLIE ANNE · 1993 to 2011
$4.0M
RECEPTOR INTERACTION WITH GTP REGULATORY PROTEINSR37GM030324 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JOHNSON, GARY L. · 1999 to 2008
$3.7M
REGULATION OF SEQUENTIAL PROTEIN KINASE PATHWAYSR01DK037871 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JOHNSON, GARY L. · 1986 to 2011
$3.7M
Impact of AMP-activated kinase on sex differences in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyR01HL098256 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI KONHILAS, JOHN P · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
REGULATORY PROTEINS OF ADENYLATE CYCLASER01GM030324 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JOHNSON, GARY L. · 1985 to 2012
$1.8M
Metabolism, Skeletal Muscle, Cardiac Disease, ExerciseK01AR052840 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI KONHILAS, JOHN P · 2006 to 2010
$600k
Signaling in pathological &physiological hypertrophyF32HL070509 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI KONHILAS, JOHN P · 2002 to 2004
$134k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL070509NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL 70509NHLBI NIH HHS HL 56510NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL050560NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098256NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR052840NIDDK NIH HHS DK37871NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK037871NIGMS NIH HHS GM30324NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM030324NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM030324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MEKK1 is a ubiquitously expressed mitogen activated protein kinase that is involved in tissue remodeling in a variety of settings including carotid artery blood flow cessation, wound healing, and breast adenocarcinoma intravasation. Here, we have tested the function of MEKK1 in genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). MEKK1 was genetically deleted in C57Bl6/J mice expressing a mutant alpha-myosin heavy chain (HCM-MEKK1(-/-)). The absence of MEKK1 in HCM resulted in a more pronounced hypertrophy when compared to HCM mice with the MEKK1 gene intact without further increases in atrial natriuretic factor and beta-myosin heavy chain (MyHC) expression and fibrosis. Since MEKK1 is required for the induction of several tissue proteases, we tested the hypothesis that cardiac enlargement of HCM- MEKK1(-/-) mice was due to altered expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), JunB, matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP), and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs). Because of its role in preventing apoptosis, we also tested the loss of MEKK1 on apoptotic mediators Bcl-2, cytochrome C, caspase-9, and caspase-3. uPA expression was decreased while JunB, MMP-9, caspase-9, and caspase-3 activities were elevated in HCM- MEKK1(-/-) hearts when compared to MEKK1(-/-), wild-type (WT), and HCM mice. Bcl-2 and Cyt C expression was elevated only in HCM mice. We conclude that the absence of MEKK1 induces a more pronounced cardiac hypertrophy to HCM through altered expression of proteases implicated in cardiac remodeling and increased apoptosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCardiac MyosinsCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicMaleMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1Matrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyosin Heavy ChainsUrokinase-Type Plasminogen ActivatorApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCardiac MyosinsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1Matrix MetalloproteinasesMyosin Heavy ChainsUrokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

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PMID20716846
PMCPMC2975484
OpenAlexW2039038750

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