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A Dynamic Pathway for Calcium-Independent Activation of CaMKII by Methionine Oxidation

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Erickson, Jeffrey R., Joiner, Mei-ling A., Guan, Xiaoqun, Kutschke, William, Yang, Jinying, Oddis, Carmine V., Bartlett, Ryan K., Lowe, John S. +11 more·2008·Cell

Abstract

Calcium/calmodulin (Ca2+/CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) couples increases in cellular Ca2+ to fundamental responses in excitable cells. CaMKII was identified over 20 years ago by activation dependence on Ca2+/CaM, but recent evidence shows that CaMKII activity is also enhanced by pro-oxidant conditions. Here we show that oxidation of paired regulatory domain methionine residues sustains CaMKII activity in the absence of Ca2+/CaM. CaMKII is activated by angiotensin II (AngII)-induced oxidation, leading to apoptosis in cardiomyocytes both in vitro and in vivo. CaMKII oxidation is reversed by methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA), and MsrA-/- mice show exaggerated CaMKII oxidation and myocardial apoptosis, impaired cardiac function, and increased mortality after myocardial infarction. Our data demonstrate a dynamic mechanism for CaMKII activation by oxidation and highlight the critical importance of oxidation-dependent CaMKII activation to AngII and ischemic myocardial apoptosis.

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  • Myocardial infarction increases NOX2-derived ROS that activate apoptotic pathways such as ASK-1-p38MAPK and CAMKII.

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Erickson, J. R., Joiner, M.-L. A., Guan, X., Kutschke, W., Yang, J., Oddis, C. V., Bartlett, R. K., Lowe, J. S., O'Donnell, S. E., Aykin-Burns, N., Zimmerman, M. C., Zimmerman, K., Ham, A.-J. L., Weiss, R. M., Spitz, D. R., Shea, M. A., Colbran, R. J., Mohler, P. J., & Anderson, M. E.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
  • Veterans Health Administration (US)
Corresponding author
Anderson, Mark E.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-05
Volume
133
Issue
3
Pages
462-474
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2091583229
Cited by
1,122
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hl083422-11)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL084583, R01-HL-083422, R01HL079031, R01HL070250, R01HL062494)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH063232)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM057001)
  • National Center for Research Resources (K26RR017369, RR017369)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
CaMKII, methionine oxidation, angiotensin II, MsrA, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, myocardial infarction, oxidative stress, cardiac function
MeSH terms
Angiotensin II, Animals, Calcium, Calmodulin, Heart Diseases, Methionine, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidoreductases, Signal Transduction, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Myocytes, Cardiac, Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases, Mice, Rats, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2

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