Coordination between cytoskeletal organization, cell contraction and extracellular matrix development, is depended on LOX for aneurysm prevention
Hasson, P.; Aviram, R.; Zaffryar-Eilot, S.; Kaganovsky, A.; Odeh, A.; Melamed, S.; Militsin, R.; Pinnock, C. B.; Shemesh, A.; Palty, R.; Ganesh, S. K.
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Distinct, seemingly independent, cellular pathways affecting intracellular machineries or extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and organization, have been implicated in aneurysm formation. One of the key genes associated with the pathology in both humans and mice is Lysyl oxidase (LOX), a secreted ECM-modifying enzyme, highly expressed in medial vascular smooth muscle cells. To dissect the mechanisms leading to aneurysm development, we conditionally deleted Lox in smooth muscle cells. We find that cytoskeletal organization is lost following Lox deletion. Cell culture assays and in vivo analyses demonstrate a cell-autonomous role for LOX affecting myosin light chain phosphorylation and cytoskeletal assembly resulting in irregular smooth muscle contraction. These results not only highlight new intracellular roles for LOX, but notably they link between multiple processes leading to aneurysm formation suggesting LOX coordinates ECM development, cytoskeletal organization and cell contraction required for media development and function.
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