Excess Nitric Oxide Activates TRPV1-Ca(2+)-Calpain Signaling and Promotes PEST-dependent Degradation of Liver X Receptor ?.
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ABSTRACT: Excess nitric oxide (NO) deregulates cholesterol metabolism in macrophage foam cells, yet the underlying molecular mechanism is incompletely understood. To investigate the mechanism, we found that in macrophages, treatment with NO donors S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine (SNAP) or diethylenetriamine/nitric oxide induced LXR? degradation and reduced the expression of the downstream target of LXR?, ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), and cholesterol efflux. In addition, SNAP induced calcium (Ca(2+)) influx into cells, increased calpain activity and promoted the formation of calpain-LXR? complex. Pharmacological inhibition of calpain activity reversed the SNAP-induced degradation of LXR?, down-regulation of ABCA1 and impairment of cholesterol efflux in macrophages. SNAP increased the formation of calpain-LXR? complex in a Pro-Glu-Ser-Thr (PEST) motif-dependent manner. Truncation of the PEST motif in LXR? abolished the calpain-dependent proteolysis. Removal of extracellular Ca(2+) by EGTA or pharmacological inhibition of TRPV1 channel activity diminished SNAP-induced increase in intracellular Ca(2+), calpain activation, LXR? degradation, ABCA1 down-regulation and impaired cholesterol efflux. In conclusion, excess NO may activate calpain via TRPV1-Ca(2+) signaling and promote the recognition of calpain in the PEST motif of LXR?, thereby leading to degradation of LXR? and, ultimately, downregulated ABCA1 expression and impaired ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux in macrophages.
SUBMITTER: Zhao JF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4679395 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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