Serine-threonine kinase with-no-lysine 4 (WNK4) controls blood pressure via transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) in the vasculature
Serine-threonine kinase with-no-lysine 4 (WNK4) controls blood pressure via transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) in the vasculature
Mutations in the serine-threonine kinase with-no-lysine 4 (WNK4) cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2 (PHAII), a Mendelian form of human hypertension. WNK4 regulates diverse ion transporters in the kidney, and dysregulation of renal transporters is considered the main cause of the WNK4 mutation-associated hypertension. Another determinant of hypertension is vascular tone that is regulated by Ca 2+ -dependent blood vessel constriction. However, the role of WNK4 in vasoconstriction as part of its function to regulate blood pressure is not known. Here, we report that WNK4 is a unique modulator of blood pressure by restricting Ca 2+ influx via the transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) channel in the vasculature. Loss of WNK4 markedly augmented TRPC3-mediated Ca 2+ influx in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in response to α-adrenoreceptor stimulation, which is the pathological hallmark of hypertension in resistance arteries. Notably, WNK4 depletion induced hypertrophic cell growth in VSMCs and increased vasoconstriction in small mesenteric arteries via TRPC3-mediated Ca 2+ influx. In addition, WNK4 mutants harboring the Q562E PHAII-causing or the D318A kinase-inactive mutation failed to mediate TRPC3 inhibition. These results define a previously undescribed function of WNK4 and reveal a unique therapeutic target to control blood pressure in WNK4-related hypertension.
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center United States
- National Institute of Health Pakistan
- Yonsei University Medical Library Korea (Republic of)
- National Institutes of Health United States
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research United States
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Blood Pressure/physiology*, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics, Blood Vessels/physiology*, 610, Blood Pressure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology*, TRPC Cation Channels/physiology*, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Cell Line, Rats, Vasoconstriction, Blood Vessels/cytology, Mutation, Animals, Blood Vessels, Humans, Vasoconstriction/physiology, TRPC Cation Channels
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Blood Pressure/physiology*, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics, Blood Vessels/physiology*, 610, Blood Pressure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology*, TRPC Cation Channels/physiology*, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Cell Line, Rats, Vasoconstriction, Blood Vessels/cytology, Mutation, Animals, Blood Vessels, Humans, Vasoconstriction/physiology, TRPC Cation Channels
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