PMID- 20717921 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110328 LR - 20131121 IS - 1097-4644 (Electronic) IS - 0730-2312 (Linking) VI - 111 IP - 5 DP - 2010 Dec 1 TI - Thapsigargin-induced Ca2+ increase inhibits TGFbeta1-mediated Smad2 transcriptional responses via Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. PG - 1222-30 LID - 10.1002/jcb.22843 [doi] AB - Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) signalling plays important roles in a variety of tissues and cell types. Impaired TGFbeta signalling contributes to several pathologies, including cancer, fibrosis as well as neurodegenerative diseases. TGFbeta receptor type I-mediated phosphorylation of Smad2, the formation of the Smad2-Smad4 complex and translocation to the nucleus are critical steps of the TGFbeta signalling pathway. Here, we demonstrate that thapsigargin-mediated increase of intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations inhibited TGFbeta1-induced Smad2 transcriptional activity in the oligodendroglial cell line OLI-neu. We provide evidence that thapsigargin treatment dramatically reduced the nuclear translocation of Smad2 after TGFbeta1 treatment but had no effect on its phosphorylation at Ser465/467. Moreover, using Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) inhibitors and a constitutively active CaMKII mutant, we provide evidence that the observed inhibition of TGFbeta signalling in OLI-neu cells was strongly dependent on Ca(2+)-mediated CaMKII activation. In summary, this study clearly shows that the TGFbeta1-induced Smad2 nuclear translocation is negatively regulated by intracellular Ca(2+) in OLI-neu cells and that increased intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations block Smad2-mediated transcription of TGFbeta target genes. These results underline the importance of intracellular Ca(2+) for the regulation of TGFbeta signalling. CI - Copyright (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - Ming, Ming AU - Ming M AD - Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China. FAU - Manzini, Ivan AU - Manzini I FAU - Le, Weidong AU - Le W FAU - Krieglstein, Kerstin AU - Krieglstein K FAU - Spittau, Bjorn AU - Spittau B LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Biochem JT - Journal of cellular biochemistry JID - 8205768 RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (SMAD2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Smad2 Protein) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - EC 2.7.11.17 (Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/drug effects MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Enzyme Inhibitors MH - Humans MH - Oligodendroglia/cytology MH - Phosphorylation MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Smad2 Protein/*metabolism MH - Thapsigargin/*pharmacology MH - *Transcription, Genetic MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/*genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2010/08/19 06:00 MHDA- 2011/03/29 06:00 CRDT- 2010/08/19 06:00 PHST- 2010/08/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/08/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/03/29 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jcb.22843 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biochem. 2010 Dec 1;111(5):1222-30. doi: 10.1002/jcb.22843.