Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3 (BAG3) is an enhancer of small heat shock protein turnover via activation of autophagy in the heart.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 496(4): 1141-1147, 2018 02 19.
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ABSTRACT
Bcl-2-associated athanogene 3 (BAG3) is strongly expressed in both cardiac and skeletal muscle. A recent study showed that BAG3 may play a protective role in muscles. Little is known, however, regarding the detailed role of BAG3 in cardiac muscle. To better understand the functional role of cardiac BAG3 in the heart, we generated transgenic (TG) mice that overexpress BAG3. A decrease in fractional shortening, and the induction of cardiac atrial natriuretic peptide, were observed in BAG3 TG mice. Moreover, a marked reduction in the protein level of small HSPs was detected in BAG3 TG mouse hearts. We analyzed the cardiac small HSP levels when either the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) or the autophagy system (AS) was inhibited in BAG3 TG mice. The protein turnovers of small HSPs by the AS were activated in BAG3 TG mouse hearts. Thus, BAG3 is critical for the protein turnover of small HSPs via activation of autophagy in the heart.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autofagia
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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal
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Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose
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Proteínas de Choque Térmico Pequenas
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Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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En
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão