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ArticleFrontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)2016

Regulation of dynein-mediated autophagosomes trafficking by ASM in CASMCs.

Ming Xu, Qiufang Zhang, Pin-Lan Li, Thaison Nguyen, Xiang Li, Yang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ming Xu *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298.
Qiufang Zhang *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298.
Pin-Lan LiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298.
Thaison NguyenDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204.
Xiang LiDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298.
Hubei University of Medicine · CN

Funding

Regulation of Lysosomes in Autophagy in Coronary Arterial MyocytesR01HL057244 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LI, PINLAN · 2001 to 2021
$6.7M
Subendothelial Exosomes in Coronary Microvascular DysfunctionR01HL075316 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LI, PINLAN · 2004 to 2024
$6.7M
Lysosome Trafficking Dysregulation of Arterial Myocytes in AtherogenesisR01HL122937 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LI, PINLAN, ZHANG, YANG · 2014 to 2024
$4.0M
Endothelial Inflammasomes in Coronary Microcirculation -Beyond InflammationR01HL122769 · NHLBI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YANG · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
MECHANISM OF CORONARY ENDOTHELIUM MEDIATED VASODILATIONR29HL057244 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LI, PIN-LAN · 1997 to 2000
$101k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL057244NHLBI NIH HHS HL122769NHLBI NIH HHS HL122937NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL057244NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL075316NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122769NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122937NHLBI NIH HHS R29 HL057244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM; gene symbol Smpd1) has been shown to play a crucial role in autophagy maturation by controlling lysosomal fusion with autophagosomes in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells (CASMCs). However, the underlying molecular mechanism by which ASM controls autophagolysosomal fusion remains unknown. In primary cultured CASMCs, lysosomal Ca2+ induced by 7-ketocholesterol (7-Ket, an atherogenic stimulus and autophagy inducer) was markedly attenuated by ASM deficiency or TRPML1 gene silencing suggesting that ASM signaling is required for TRPML1 channel activity and subsequent lysosomal Ca(2+) release. In these CASMCs, ASM deficiency or TRPML1 gene silencing markedly inhibited 7-Ket-induced dynein activation. In addition, 7-Ket-induced autophagosome trafficking, an event associated with lysosomal Ca(2+) release and dynein activity, was significantly inhibited in ASM-deficient (Smpd1(-/-)) CASMCs compared to that in Smpd1(+/+) CASMCs. Finally, overexpression of TRPML1 proteins restored 7-Ket-induced lysosomal Ca(2+) release and autophagosome trafficking in Smpd1-/- CASMCs. Collectively, these results suggest that ASM plays a critical role in regulating lysosomal TRPML1-Ca(2+) signaling and subsequent dynein-mediated autophagosome trafficking, which leads its role in controlling autophagy maturation in CASMCs under atherogenic stimulation.

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AnimalsAutophagyCells, CulturedDyneinsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescencePhagosomesSphingomyelin PhosphodiesteraseASMase, mouseDyneinsSphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase

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PMID26709800
PMCPMC4703364
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