LOXL4 is induced by transforming growth factor ß1 through Smad and JunB/Fra2 and contributes to vascular matrix remodeling.
Mol Cell Biol
; 33(12): 2388-401, 2013 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Transforming growth factor ß1 (TGF-ß1) is a pleiotropic factor involved in the regulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis and remodeling. In search for novel genes mediating the action of TGF-ß1 on vascular ECM, we identified the member of the lysyl oxidase family of matrix-remodeling enzymes, lysyl oxidase-like 4 (LOXL4), as a direct target of TGF-ß1 in aortic endothelial cells, and we dissected the molecular mechanism of its induction. Deletion mapping and mutagenesis analysis of the LOXL4 promoter demonstrated the absolute requirement of a distal enhancer containing an activator protein 1 (AP-1) site and a Smad binding element for TGF-ß1 to induce LOXL4 expression. Functional cooperation between Smad proteins and the AP-1 complex composed of JunB/Fra2 accounted for the action of TGF-ß1, which involved the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent phosphorylation of Fra2. We furthermore provide evidence that LOXL4 was extracellularly secreted and significantly contributed to ECM deposition and assembly. These results suggest that TGF-ß1-dependent expression of LOXL4 plays a role in vascular ECM homeostasis, contributing to vascular processes associated with ECM remodeling and fibrosis.
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Proteínas Smad
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Antígeno 2 Relacionado a Fos
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Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1
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Proteína-Lisina 6-Oxidase
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2013
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