TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancement of the recycling and activation of β-adrenergic receptor by Rab4 GTPase in cardiac myocytes
AU - Filipeanu, Catalin M.
AU - Zhou, Fuguo
AU - Lam, May L.
AU - Kerut, Kenneth E.
AU - Claycomb, William C.
AU - Wu, Guangyu
PY - 2006/4/21
Y1 - 2006/4/21
N2 - We investigate the role of Rab4, a Ras-like small GTPase coordinating protein transport from the endosome to the plasma membrane, on the recycling and activation of endogenous β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) in HL-1 cardiac myocytes in vitro and transgenic mouse hearts in vivo. β1-AR, the predominant subtype of β-AR in HL-1 cardiac myocytes, was internalized after stimulation with iso-proterenol (ISO) and fully recycled at 4 h upon ISO removal. Transient expression of Rab4 markedly facilitated recycling of internalized β-AR to the cell surface and enhanced β-AR signaling as measured by ISO-stimulated cAMP production. Transgenic overexpression of Rab4 in the mouse myocardium significantly increased the number of β-AR in the plasma membrane and augmented cAMP production at the basal level and in response to ISO stimulation. Rab4 overexpression induced concentric cardiac hypertrophy with a moderate increase in ventricle/body weight ratio and posterior wall thickness and a selective up-regulation of the β-myosin heavy chain gene. These data provide the first evidence indicating that Rab4 is a rate-limiting factor for the recycling of endogenous β-AR and augmentation of Rab4-mediated traffic enhances β-AR function in cardiac myocytes.
AB - We investigate the role of Rab4, a Ras-like small GTPase coordinating protein transport from the endosome to the plasma membrane, on the recycling and activation of endogenous β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) in HL-1 cardiac myocytes in vitro and transgenic mouse hearts in vivo. β1-AR, the predominant subtype of β-AR in HL-1 cardiac myocytes, was internalized after stimulation with iso-proterenol (ISO) and fully recycled at 4 h upon ISO removal. Transient expression of Rab4 markedly facilitated recycling of internalized β-AR to the cell surface and enhanced β-AR signaling as measured by ISO-stimulated cAMP production. Transgenic overexpression of Rab4 in the mouse myocardium significantly increased the number of β-AR in the plasma membrane and augmented cAMP production at the basal level and in response to ISO stimulation. Rab4 overexpression induced concentric cardiac hypertrophy with a moderate increase in ventricle/body weight ratio and posterior wall thickness and a selective up-regulation of the β-myosin heavy chain gene. These data provide the first evidence indicating that Rab4 is a rate-limiting factor for the recycling of endogenous β-AR and augmentation of Rab4-mediated traffic enhances β-AR function in cardiac myocytes.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M511460200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M511460200
M3 - Article
C2 - 16484224
AN - SCOPUS:33744965473
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 281
SP - 11097
EP - 11103
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 16
ER -