https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32970 in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Results The number of CD151⁺ ASM cells is significantly greater in patients with moderate asthma compared with those in healthy nonasthmatic subjects. From loss- and gain-of-function studies, we reveal that CD151 is required for and enhances G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-induced peak intracellular calcium release, the primary determinant of excitation-contraction coupling. We show that the localization of CD151 can also be perinuclear/cytoplasmic and offer an explanation for a novel functional role for CD151 in supporting protein kinase C (PKC) translocation to the cell membrane in GPCR-mediated ASM contraction at this site. Importantly, CD151^-/- mice are refractory to airway hyperreactivity in response to allergen challenge. Conclusions We identify a role for CD151 in human ASM contraction. We implicate CD151 as a determinant of AHR in vivo, likely through regulation of GPCR-induced calcium and PKC signaling. These observations have significant implications in understanding the mechanism for AHR and the efficacy of new and emerging therapeutics.]]> Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:31:54 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30970 Thu 24 Mar 2022 11:31:57 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34569 Thu 04 Nov 2021 10:38:24 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26091 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:39:54 AEDT ]]>