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The turnover of connexin 43 (Cx43) is very rapid in many cells and involves both the lysosomal and proteasomal protease pathways. Here we show that Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonists such as angiotensin II (Ang II) can up-regulate the expression of Cx43 in WB rat liver epithelial cells. Vasopressin had the same effect in A7R5 smooth-muscle cells. The effect of Ang II was not prevented by pretreatment with proteasomal or lysosomal inhibitors and was associated with an enhanced biosynthesis of Cx43 as measured by metabolic labelling experiments. The accumulation of Cx43 occurred in intracellular compartments and at the cell surface, as determined by confocal immunofluorescence studies and by immunoblotting of fractions soluble and insoluble in Triton X-100. Chronic treatment of WB cells with ethanol inhibited Cx43 expression; this was associated with decreased biosynthesis of Cx43. Neither treatment with Ang II nor treatment with ethanol altered the levels of Cx43 mRNA. Incubation of WB cells with Ang II did not alter gap-junctional communication as judged by a dye-coupling assay. However, treatment with ethanol markedly decreased gap-junctional communication and this effect was diminished in Ang-II-treated cells, demonstrating that gap-junctional communication is linked to the level of Cx43 expression. We conclude that Cx43 biosynthesis is regulated by Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonists and ethanol in WB cells. The changes in Cx43 expression might have a role in modifying the conduction of metabolites and second messengers between cells.

Effect of angiotensin II and ethanol on the expression of connexin 43 in WB rat liver epithelial cells