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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 274: C282-C288, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 1, C282-C288, January 1998

ANG II-induced translocation of cytosolic PLA2 to the nucleus in vascular smooth muscle cells

Ernest J. Freeman, Mary L. Ruehr, and Robert V. Dorman

Calhoun Research Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, Akron General Medical Center, Akron 44307; and Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242

The accumulation of radiolabeled arachidonic acid (AA), immunoblot analysis of subcellular fractions, and immunofluorescence tagging of proteins in intact cells were used to examine the coupling of ANG II receptors with the activity and location of a cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). ANG II induced the accumulation of AA, which peaked by 10 min and was downregulated by 20 min. A large proportion of the AA released in response to ANG II was due to the activation of a Ca2+-dependent lipase coupled to an AT1 receptor. However, regulation of Ca2+ availability failed to completely block AA release, and a small but significant reduction in ANG II-mediated AA release was observed in the presence of an AT2 antagonist. These findings, coupled with a 25% reduction in the ANG II-induced AA release by an inhibitor specific for a Ca2+-independent PLA2, are consistent with the presence and activation of a Ca2+-independent PLA2. In contrast, immunoblot analysis and immunofluorescence detection showed that the ANG II-mediated translocation of cPLA2 to a membrane fraction was exclusively AT1 dependent and regulated by Ca2+ availability. Furthermore, the nucleus was the membrane target. We conclude that ANG II regulates the Ca2+-dependent activation and translocation of cPLA2 through an AT1 receptor and that this event is targeted at the nucleus in VSMC.

angiotensin II; arachidonic acid; cytosolic phospholipase A2; angiotensin receptors


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