Gαq-mediated activation of GRK2 by mechanical stretch in cardiac myocytes: The role of protein kinase C

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G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 (GRK2) is a critical regulator of β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling and cardiac function. We studied the effects of mechanical stretch, a potent stimulus for cardiac myocyte hypertrophy, on GRK2 activity and β-AR signaling. To eliminate neurohormonal influences, neonatal rat ventricular myocytes were subjected to cyclical equibiaxial stretch. A hypertrophic response was confirmed by "fetal" gene up-regulation. GRK2 activity in cardiac myocytes was increased 4.2-fold at 48 h of stretch versus unstretched controls. Adenylyl cyclase activity was blunted in sarcolemmal membranes after stretch, demonstrating β-AR desensitization. The hypertrophic response to mechanical stretch is mediated primarily through the Gαq-coupled angiotensin II AT1 receptor leading to activation of protein kinase C (PKC). PKC is known to phosphorylate GRK2 at the N-terminal serine 29 residue, leading to kinase activation. Overexpression of a mini-gene that inhibits receptor-Gαq coupling blunted stretch-induced hypertrophy and GRK2 activation. Short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of PKCα also significantly attenuated stretch-induced GRK2 activation. Overexpression of a GRK2 mutant (S29A) in cardiac myocytes inhibited phosphorylation of GRK2 by PKC, abolished stretch-induced GRK2 activation, and restored adenylyl cyclase activity. Cardiac-specific activation of PKCα in transgenic mice led to impaired β-agonist-stimulated ventricular function, blunted cyclase activity, and increased GRK2 phosphorylation and activity. Phosphorylation of GRK2 by PKC appears to be the primary mechanism of increased GRK2 activity and impaired β-AR signaling after mechanical stretch. Cross-talk between hypertrophic signaling at the level of PKC and β-AR signaling regulated by GRK2 may be an important mechanism in the transition from compensatory ventricular hypertrophy to heart failure. © 2010 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Malhotra, R., D’Souza, K. M., Staron, M. L., Birukov, K. G., Bodi, I., & Akhter, S. A. (2010). Gαq-mediated activation of GRK2 by mechanical stretch in cardiac myocytes: The role of protein kinase C. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(18), 13748–13760. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.109272

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