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MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY

Modulation of vascular smooth muscle cell migration by calcium/ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II-₂

¹Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208; and ²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224

Submitted 3 December 2003 ; accepted in final form 29 January 2004

Previous studies demonstrated a requirement for multifunctional Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in PDGF-stimulated vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cell migration. In the present study, molecular approaches were used specifically to assess the role of the predominant CaMKII isoform (₂ or _C) on VSM cell migration. Kinase-negative (K43A) and constitutively active (T287D) mutant forms of CaMKII₂ were expressed using recombinant adenoviruses. CaMKII activities were evaluated in vitro by using a peptide substrate and in intact cells by assessing the phosphorylation of overexpressed phospholamban on Thr¹⁷, a CaMKII-selective phosphorylation site. Expression of kinase-negative CaMKII₂ inhibited substrate phosphorylation both in vitro and in the intact cell, indicating a dominant-negative function with respect to exogenous substrate. However, overexpression of the kinase-negative mutant failed to inhibit endogenous CaMKII₂ autophosphorylation on Thr²⁸⁷ after activation of cells with ionomycin, and in fact, these subunits served as a substrate for the endogenous kinase. Constitutively active CaMKII₂ phosphorylated substrate in vitro without added Ca²⁺/calmodulin and in the intact cell without added Ca²⁺-dependent stimuli, but it inhibited autophosphorylation of endogenous CaMKII₂ on Thr²⁸⁷. Basal and PDGF-stimulated cell migration was significantly enhanced in cells expressing kinase-negative CaMKII₂, an effect opposite that of KN-93, a chemical inhibitor of CaMKII activation. Expression of the constitutively active CaMKII₂ mutant inhibited PDGF-stimulated cell migration. These studies point to a role for the CaMKII₂ isoform in regulating VSM cell migration. An inclusive interpretation of results using both pharmacological and molecular approaches raises the hypothesis that CaMKII₂ autophosphorylation may play an important role in PDGF-stimulated VSM cell migration.

calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; cell migration; adenovirus; autophosphorylation; chemotaxis; platelet-derived growth factor

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