Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.

Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the best understood cause of dominantly inherited stroke and results from NOTCH3 mutations that lead to NOTCH3 protein accumulation and selective arterial smooth muscle degeneration. Previous stud...

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Main Authors: He Meng, Xiaojie Zhang, Genggeng Yu, Soo Jung Lee, Y Eugene Chen, Igor Prudovsky, Michael M Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445613?pdf=render
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author He Meng
Xiaojie Zhang
Genggeng Yu
Soo Jung Lee
Y Eugene Chen
Igor Prudovsky
Michael M Wang
author_facet He Meng
Xiaojie Zhang
Genggeng Yu
Soo Jung Lee
Y Eugene Chen
Igor Prudovsky
Michael M Wang
author_sort He Meng
collection DOAJ
description Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the best understood cause of dominantly inherited stroke and results from NOTCH3 mutations that lead to NOTCH3 protein accumulation and selective arterial smooth muscle degeneration. Previous studies show that NOTCH3 protein forms multimers. Here, we investigate protein interactions between NOTCH3 and other vascular Notch isoforms and characterize the effects of elevated NOTCH3 on smooth muscle gene regulation. We demonstrate that NOTCH3 forms heterodimers with NOTCH1, NOTCH3, and NOTCH4. R90C and C49Y mutant NOTCH3 form complexes which are more resistant to detergents than wild type NOTCH3 complexes. Using quantitative NOTCH3-luciferase clearance assays, we found significant inhibition of mutant NOTCH3 clearance. In coculture assays of NOTCH function, overexpressed wild type and mutant NOTCH3 significantly repressed NOTCH-regulated smooth muscle transcripts and potently impaired the activity of three independent smooth muscle promoters. Wildtype and R90C recombinant NOTCH3 proteins applied to cell cultures also blocked canonical Notch fuction. We conclude that CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3 complex with NOTCH1, 3, and 4, slow NOTCH3 clearance, and that overexpressed wild type and mutant NOTCH3 protein interfere with key NOTCH-mediated functions in smooth muscle cells.
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spelling doaj.art-2e215e8a85714a8184a45be1e040a91d2022-12-21T23:56:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0179e4496410.1371/journal.pone.0044964Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.He MengXiaojie ZhangGenggeng YuSoo Jung LeeY Eugene ChenIgor PrudovskyMichael M WangCerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is the best understood cause of dominantly inherited stroke and results from NOTCH3 mutations that lead to NOTCH3 protein accumulation and selective arterial smooth muscle degeneration. Previous studies show that NOTCH3 protein forms multimers. Here, we investigate protein interactions between NOTCH3 and other vascular Notch isoforms and characterize the effects of elevated NOTCH3 on smooth muscle gene regulation. We demonstrate that NOTCH3 forms heterodimers with NOTCH1, NOTCH3, and NOTCH4. R90C and C49Y mutant NOTCH3 form complexes which are more resistant to detergents than wild type NOTCH3 complexes. Using quantitative NOTCH3-luciferase clearance assays, we found significant inhibition of mutant NOTCH3 clearance. In coculture assays of NOTCH function, overexpressed wild type and mutant NOTCH3 significantly repressed NOTCH-regulated smooth muscle transcripts and potently impaired the activity of three independent smooth muscle promoters. Wildtype and R90C recombinant NOTCH3 proteins applied to cell cultures also blocked canonical Notch fuction. We conclude that CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3 complex with NOTCH1, 3, and 4, slow NOTCH3 clearance, and that overexpressed wild type and mutant NOTCH3 protein interfere with key NOTCH-mediated functions in smooth muscle cells.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445613?pdf=render
spellingShingle He Meng
Xiaojie Zhang
Genggeng Yu
Soo Jung Lee
Y Eugene Chen
Igor Prudovsky
Michael M Wang
Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
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title Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
title_full Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
title_fullStr Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
title_full_unstemmed Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
title_short Biochemical characterization and cellular effects of CADASIL mutants of NOTCH3.
title_sort biochemical characterization and cellular effects of cadasil mutants of notch3
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