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Neurogranin-MYH9 interaction regulates cytoskeletal remodeling in cerebral vasculature.

ABSTRACT: Neurogranin (Ng), a known regulator of neuronal Ca²⁺-calmodulin (CaM) signaling, is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Though well-studied in neurons, Ng is also expressed in brain vasculature, where its function remains unclear. To investigate Ng's role in brain microvascular endothelial cells, we defined its interactome using immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry (IP-MS) under high- and low-Ca²⁺ conditions. Among 119 Ng-binding proteins, we discovered a novel interaction between Ng and MYH9, a key regulator of cytoskeletal remodeling. Ng-MYH9 binding was prominent in high Ca²⁺ and validated via CaM affinity pulldown and proximity ligation assays. Ng knockdown reduced F-actin levels, while MYH9 knockdown decreased both Ng and F-actin. Loss of Ng-MYH9 also impaired AKT-GSK3β signaling and elevated the endothelial activation marker VCAM1. Ng-null mice exhibited disrupted brain microvascular architecture and reduced MYH9 expression in endothelial cells. These findings reveal a novel Ng pathway promoting MYH9-dependent cytoskeletal remodeling and a potential role in maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity, a previously unrecognized function for Ng in brain health and Alzheimer's disease.

SUBMITTER: Akande A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12487352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neurogranin-MYH9 interaction regulates cytoskeletal remodeling in cerebral vasculature.

Akande Adesewa A Park Ji Eun JE Scott Rona R Alexander J Steven JS Nam Hyung W HW

Fluids and barriers of the CNS 20250930 1

Neurogranin (Ng), a known regulator of neuronal Ca²⁺-calmodulin (CaM) signaling, is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Though well-studied in neurons, Ng is also expressed in brain vasculature, where its function remains unclear. To investigate Ng's role in brain microvascular endothelial cells, we defined its interactome using immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry (IP-MS) under high- and low-Ca²⁺ conditions. Among 119 Ng-binding proteins, we discovered a novel interaction between Ng and MYH9, a key ...[more]

PMID: 41029426

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Neurogranin-MYH9 interaction regulates cytoskeletal remodeling in cerebral vasculature.

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