Protein kinase a negatively regulates VEGF-induced AMPK activation by phosphorylating CaMKK2 at serine 495
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Spengler, Katrin, Zibrova, Darya, Woods, Angela, Langendorf, Christopher G., Scott, John W., Carling, David and Heller, Regine. (2020). Protein kinase a negatively regulates VEGF-induced AMPK activation by phosphorylating CaMKK2 at serine 495. Biochemical Journal. 477(17), pp. 3453-3469. https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20200555
Authors | Spengler, Katrin, Zibrova, Darya, Woods, Angela, Langendorf, Christopher G., Scott, John W., Carling, David and Heller, Regine |
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Abstract | Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in endothelial cells by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) via the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) represents a pro-angiogenic pathway, whose regulation and function is incompletely understood. This study investigates whether the VEGF/AMPK pathway is regulated by cAMP-mediated signalling. We show that cAMP elevation in endothelial cells by forskolin, an activator of the adenylate cyclase, and/or 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), an inhibitor of phosphodiesterases, triggers protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated phosphorylation of CaMKK2 (serine residues S495, S511) and AMPK (S487). Phosphorylation of CaMKK2 by PKA led to an inhibition of its activity as measured in CaMKK2 immunoprecipitates of forskolin/IBMX-treated cells. This inhibition was linked to phosphorylation of S495, since it was not seen in cells expressing a non-phosphorylatable CaMKK2 S495C mutant. Phosphorylation of S511 alone in these cells was not able to inhibit CaMKK2 activity. Moreover, phosphorylation of AMPK at S487 was not sufficient to inhibit VEGF-induced AMPK activation in cells, in which PKA-mediated CaMKK2 inhibition was prevented by expression of the CaMKK2 S495C mutant. cAMP elevation in endothelial cells reduced basal and VEGF-induced acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) phosphorylation at S79 even if AMPK was not inhibited. Together, this study reveals a novel regulatory mechanism of VEGF-induced AMPK activation by cAMP/PKA, which may explain, in part, inhibitory effects of PKA on angiogenic sprouting and play a role in balancing pro- and anti-angiogenic mechanisms in order to ensure functional angiogenesis. |
Keywords | AMPK; CaMKK2; cAMP; protein kinase A; vascular endothelial growth factor |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Biochemical Journal |
Journal citation | 477 (17), pp. 3453-3469 |
Publisher | Portland Press Ltd. |
ISSN | 0264-6021 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20200555 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85091263742 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 3453-3469 |
Funder | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 17 Sep 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 Sep 2020 |
Deposited | 28 May 2021 |
Grant ID | NHMRC/1138102 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w1yz/protein-kinase-a-negatively-regulates-vegf-induced-ampk-activation-by-phosphorylating-camkk2-at-serine-495
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