TRIM28 and TRIM27 are required for expressions of PDGFRβ and contractile phenotypic genes by vascular smooth muscle cells

Yinfang Wang, Yilong Hao, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yitong Huang, Dongwu Lai, Tao Du, Xiaohong Wan, Yuefeng Zhu, Zongjun Liu, Ying Wang, Nanping Wang, Peng Zhang

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Abstract

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the normal arterial media continually express contractile phenotypic markers which are reduced dramatically in response to injury. Tripartite motif-containing proteins are a family of scaffold proteins shown to regulate gene silencing, cell growth, and differentiation. We here investigated the biological role of tripartite motif-containing 28 (TRIM28) and tripartite motif-containing 27 (TRIM27) in VSMCs. We observed that siRNA-mediated knockdown of TRIM28 and TRIM27 inhibited platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced migration in human VSMCs. Both TRIM28 and TRIM27 can regulate serum response element activity and were required for maintaining the contractile gene expression in human VSMCs. At the same time, TRIM28 and TRIM27 knockdown reduced the expression of PDGF receptor-β (PDGFRβ) and the phosphorylation of its downstream signaling components. Immunoprecipitation showed that TRIM28 formed complexes with TRIM27 through its N-terminal RING-B boxes-Coiled-Coil domain. Furthermore, TRIM28 and TRIM27 were shown to be upregulated and mediate the VSMC contractile marker gene and PDGFRβ expression in differentiating human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. In conclusion, we identified that TRIM28 and TRIM27 cooperatively maintain the endogenous expression of PDGFRβ and contractile phenotype of human VSMCs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6271-6283
Number of pages13
JournalFASEB Journal
Volume34
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

Keywords

  • SRF
  • TRIM27
  • TRIM28
  • VSMCs
  • contractile phenotype

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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