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Binding of GEF-H1 to the tight junction-associated adaptor cingulin results in inhibition of Rho signaling and G1/S phase transition 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
The activity of Rho GTPases is carefully timed to control epithelial proliferation and differentiation. RhoA is downregulated when epithelial cells reach confluence, resulting in inhibition of signaling pathways that stimulate proliferation. Here we show that GEF-H1/Lfc, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for RhoA, directly interacts with cingulin, a junctional adaptor. Cingulin binding inhibits RhoA activation and signaling, suggesting that the increase in cingulin expression in confluent cells causes downregulation of RhoA by inhibiting GEF-H1/Lfc. In agreement, RNA interference of GEF-H1 or transfection of GEF-H1 binding cingulin mutants inhibit G1/S phase transition of MDCK cells, and depletion of cingulin by regulated RNA interference results in irregular monolayers and RhoA activation. These results indicate that forming epithelial tight junctions contribute to the downregulation of RhoA in epithelia by inactivating GEF-H1 in a cingulin-dependent manner, providing a molecular mechanism whereby tight junction formation is linked to inhibition of RhoA signaling. 相似文献
2.
Bruewer M Hopkins AM Hobert ME Nusrat A Madara JL 《American journal of physiology. Cell physiology》2004,287(2):C327-C335
Epithelial intercellular junctions regulate cell-cell contact and mucosal barrier function. Both tight junctions (TJs) and adherens junctions (AJs) are regulated in part by their affiliation with the F-actin cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton in turn is influenced by Rho family small GTPases such as RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42, all of which constitute eukaryotic targets for several pathogenic organisms. With a tetracycline-repressible system to achieve regulated expression in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells, we used dominant-negative (DN) and constitutively active (CA) forms of RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 as tools to evaluate the precise contribution of each GTPase to epithelial structure and barrier function. All mutant GTPases induced time-dependent disruptions in epithelial gate function and distinct morphological alterations in apical and basal F-actin pools. TJ proteins occludin, ZO-1, claudin-1, claudin-2, and junctional adhesion molecule (JAM)-1 were dramatically redistributed in the presence of CA RhoA or CA Cdc42, whereas only claudins-1 and -2 were redistributed in response to CA Rac1. DN Rac1 expression also induced selective redistribution of claudins-1 and -2 in addition to JAM-1, whereas DN Cdc42 influenced only claudin-2 and DN RhoA had no effect. AJ protein localization was unaffected by any mutant GTPase, but DN Rac1 induced a reduction in E-cadherin detergent solubility. All CA GTPases increased the detergent solubility of claudins-1 and -2, but CA RhoA alone reduced claudin-2 and ZO-1 partitioning to detergent-insoluble membrane rafts. We conclude that Rho family GTPases regulate epithelial intercellular junctions via distinct morphological and biochemical mechanisms and that perturbations in barrier function reflect any imbalance in active/resting GTPase levels rather than simply loss or gain of GTPase activity. epithelium; tight junctions; paracellular permeability; Madin-Darby canine kidney cells 相似文献
3.
The Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa invades epithelial cells in vivo and in vitro . We have examined the pathway(s) by which epithelial cells internalize P. aeruginosa strain PA103 using Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. We have recently demonstrated that P. aeruginosa internalization occurs by an actin-dependent Toxin B-inhibited pathway which becomes downregulated as epithelial cells become polarized, suggesting that one or more of the Rho family GTPases is involved in bacterial internalization. Here, we demonstrate that activation of the Rho family GTPases by cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (CNF-1) stimulates P. aeruginosa internalization. Examination of the roles of the individual Rho family GTPases in internalization shows that expression of a constitutively active allele of RhoA (RhoAV14), but not of constitutively active Rac1 (Rac1V12) or Cdc42 (Cdc42V12), is sufficient to increase uptake of PA103 pscJ . This relative increase persists when bacterial infection is established at the basolateral surface of polarized cells, suggesting that the effect of RhoAV14 is not simply due to its known ability to disrupt tight junction integrity in polarized cells. RhoAV14-mediated stimulation of bacterial uptake is actin dependent as it is abrogated by exposure to latrunculin A. We also find that endogenous Rho GTP levels in epithelial cells are increased by infection with an internalized strain of P. aeruginosa; conversely, a poorly internalized isogenic strain expressing the bacterial anti-internalization protein ExoT causes decreased Rho GTP levels. Experimental inhibition of Rho, either by expressing dominant negative RhoAN19 or by inhibiting native Rho using a membrane permeable fusion construct of a Rho-specific inhibitor, C3 ADP-ribosyltransferase, does not inhibit PA103 pscJ internalization in MDCK or HeLa cells. Models consistent with these data are presented. 相似文献
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Akira C. Saito Tomohito Higashi Yugo Fukazawa Tetsuhisa Otani Masashi Tauchi Atsuko Y. Higashi Mikio Furuse Hideki Chiba 《Molecular biology of the cell》2021,32(8):722
Tight junctions (TJs) are composed of a claudin-based anastomosing network of TJ strands at which plasma membranes of adjacent epithelial cells are closely attached to regulate the paracellular permeability. Although the TJ proteins occludin and tricellulin have been known to be incorporated in the TJ strand network, their molecular functions remain unknown. Here, we established tricellulin/occludin-double knockout (dKO) MDCK II cells using a genome editing technique and evaluated the structure and barrier function of these cells. In freeze-fracture replica electron microscopy, the TJ strands of tricellulin/occludin-dKO cells had fewer branches and were less anastomosed compared with the controls. The paracellular permeability of ions and small tracers was increased in the dKO cells. A single KO of tricellulin or occludin had limited effects on the morphology and permeability of TJs. Mathematical simulation using a simplified TJ strand network model predicted that reduced cross-links in TJ strands lead to increased permeability of ions and small macromolecules. Furthermore, overexpression of occludin increased the complexity of TJ strand network and strengthened barrier function. Taken together, our data suggest that tricellulin and occludin mediate the formation and/or stabilization of TJ-strand branching points and contribute to the maintenance of epithelial barrier integrity. 相似文献
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Tight-junction strands, which are organized into the beltlike cell-cell adhesive structure called the zonula occludens (TJ), create the paracellular permselective barrier in epithelial cells. The TJ is constructed on the basis of the zonula adherens (AJ) by polymerized claudins in a process mediated by ZO-1/2, but whether the 24 individual claudin family members play different roles at the TJ is unclear. Here we established a cell system for examining the polymerization of individual claudins in the presence of ZO-1/2 using an epithelial-like cell line, SF7, which lacked endogenous TJs and expressed no claudin but claudin-12 in immunofluorescence and real-time PCR assays. In stable SF7-derived lines, exogenous claudin-7, -14, or -19, but no other claudins, individually reconstituted TJs, each with a distinct TJ-strand pattern, as revealed by freeze-fracture analyses. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) analyses of the claudin dynamics in these and other epithelial cells suggested that slow FRAP-recovery dynamics of claudins play a critical role in regulating their polymerization around AJs, which are loosely coupled with ZO-1/2, to form TJs. Furthermore, the distinct claudin stabilities in different cell types may help to understand how TJs regulate paracellular permeability by altering the paracellular flux and the paracellular ion permeability. 相似文献
6.
Tight junctions (TJs) are structures indispensable to epithelial cells and are responsible for regulation of paracellular diffusion and maintenance of cellular polarity. Although many interactions between TJ constituents have been identified, questions remain concerning how specific functions of TJs are established and regulated. Here we investigated the roles of Ral GTPases and their common effector exocyst complex in the formation of nascent TJs. Unexpectedly, RNA interference-mediated suppression of RalA or RalB caused opposing changes in TJ development. RalA reduction increased paracellular permeability and decreased incorporation of components into TJs, whereas RalB reduction decreased paracellular permeability and increased incorporation of components into TJs. Activities of both Ral GTPases were mediated through the exocyst. Finally, we show that TJ-mediated separation of apical-basal membrane domains is established prior to equilibration of barrier function and that it is unaffected by Ral knockdown or specific composition of TJs. 相似文献
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Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by microtubules is mediated by the Rho family GTPases. However, the molecular mechanisms that link microtubule dynamics to Rho GTPases have not, as yet, been identified. Here we show that the Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF)-H1 is regulated by an interaction with microtubules. GEF-H1 mutants that are deficient in microtubule binding have higher activity levels than microtubule-bound forms. These mutants also induce Rho-dependent changes in cell morphology and actin organization. Furthermore, drug-induced microtubule depolymerization induces changes in cell morphology and gene expression that are similar to the changes induced by the expression of active forms of GEF-H1. Furthermore, these effects are inhibited by dominant-negative versions of GEF-H1. Thus, GEF-H1 links changes in microtubule integrity to Rho-dependent regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. 相似文献
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Claudin-1 contributes to the epithelial barrier function in MDCK cells 总被引:12,自引:0,他引:12
Tight junctions (TJs) create a paracellular permeability barrier and also act as a fence preventing intermixing of proteins and lipids between the apical and basolateral plasma membranes. Recently, claudin-1 has been identified as an integral membrane protein localizing at TJs, and introduced claudin-1 can form TJ-like networks in fibroblasts. To investigate the function of claudin-1, MDCK cells were transfected with a mammalian expression vector containing myc-tagged mouse claudin-1, and four stable clones were obtained. The myc-tagged claudin-1 precisely colocalized with both occludin and ZO-1 at cell-cell contact sites, indicating that exogenous claudin-1 was properly targeted to the TJs. Immunoblot analysis revealed that overexpression of claudin-1 increased expression of ZO-1 but not of occludin or ZO-2. The barrier functions of these cells were evaluated by transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) and paracellular flux. Claudin-1-expressing cells exhibited about four times higher TER than wild-type MDCK cells. Consistent with the increase of TER, the cells overexpressing claudin-1 showed reduced paracellular flux, estimated at 4 and 40 kD FITC-dextrans. These results suggest that claudin-1 is involved in the barrier function at TJs. 相似文献
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The tight junction of the epithelial cell determines the characteristics of paracellular permeability across epithelium. Recent work points toward the claudin family of tight junction proteins as leading candidates for the molecular components that regulate paracellular permeability properties in epithelial tissues. Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) strain I and II cells are models for the study of tight junctions and based on transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) contain "tight" and "leaky" tight junctions, respectively. Overexpression studies suggest that tight junction leakiness in these two strains of MDCK cells is conferred by expression of the tight junction protein claudin-2. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 activation by hepatocyte growth factor treatment of MDCK strain II cells inhibited claudin-2 expression and transiently increased TER. This process was blocked by the ERK 1/2 inhibitor U0126. Transfection of constitutively active mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase into MDCK strain II cells also inhibited claudin-2 expression and increased TER. MDCK strain I cells have higher levels of active ERK 1/2 than do MDCK strain II cells. U0126 treatment of MDCK strain I cells decreased active ERK 1/2 levels, induced expression of claudin-2 protein, and decreased TER by approximately 20-fold. U0126 treatment also induced claudin-2 expression and decreased TER in a high resistance mouse cortical collecting duct cell line (94D). These data show for the first time that the ERK 1/2 signaling pathway negatively controls claudin-2 expression in mammalian renal epithelial cells and provide evidence for regulation of tight junction paracellular transport by alterations in claudin composition within tight junction complexes. 相似文献
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Gopalakrishnan S Hallett MA Atkinson SJ Marrs JA 《American journal of physiology. Cell physiology》2003,285(1):C102-C111
Several signaling pathways that regulate tight junction and adherens junction assembly are being characterized. Calpeptin activates stress fiber assembly in fibroblasts by inhibiting SH2-containing phosphatase-2 (SHP-2), thereby activating Rho-GTPase signaling. Here, we have examined the effects of calpeptin on stress fiber and junctional complex assembly in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) and LLC-PK epithelial cells. Calpeptin induced disassembly of stress fibers and inhibition of Rho GTPase activity in MDCK cells. Interestingly, calpeptin augmented stress fiber formation in LLC-PK epithelial cells. Calpeptin treatment of MDCK cells resulted in a displacement of zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and occludin from cell-cell junctions and a loss of phosphotyrosine on ZO-1 and ZO-2, without any detectable effect on tight junction permeability. Surprisingly, calpeptin increased paracellular permeability in LLC-PK cells even though it did not affect tight junction assembly. Calpeptin also modulated adherens junction assembly in MDCK cells but not in LLC-PK cells. Calpeptin treatment of MDCK cells induced redistribution of E-cadherin and -catenin from intercellular junctions and reduced the association of p120ctn with the E-cadherin/catenin complex. Together, our studies demonstrate that calpeptin differentially regulates stress fiber and junctional complex assembly in MDCK and LLC-PK epithelial cells, indicating that these pathways may be regulated in a cell line-specific manner. calpeptin; tight junctions; adherens junctions; Rho; cadherin; p120ctn 相似文献
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Eli Kakiashvili Pam Speight Faiza Waheed Romy Seth Monika Lodyga Susumu Tanimura Michiaki Kohno Ori D. Rotstein Andr��s Kapus Katalin Sz��szi 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(17):11454-11466
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), an inflammatory cytokine, has
been shown to activate the small GTPase Rho, but the underlying signaling
mechanisms remained undefined. This general problem is particularly important
in the kidney, because TNF-α, a major mediator of kidney injury, is
known to increase paracellular permeability in tubular epithelia. Here we
aimed to determine the effect of TNF-α on the Rho pathway in tubular
cells (LLC-PK1 and Madin-Darby canine kidney), define the upstream
signaling, and investigate the role of the Rho pathway in the
TNF-α-induced alterations of paracellular permeability. We show that
TNF-α induced a rapid and sustained RhoA activation that led to stress
fiber formation and Rho kinase-dependent myosin light chain (MLC)
phosphorylation. To identify new regulators connecting the TNF receptor to Rho
signaling, we applied an affinity precipitation assay with a Rho mutant
(RhoG17A), which captures activated GDP-GTP exchange factors (GEFs). Mass
spectrometry analysis of the RhoG17A-precipitated proteins identified GEF-H1
as a TNF-α-activated Rho GEF. Consistent with a central role of GEF-H1,
its down-regulation by small interfering RNA prevented the activation of the
Rho pathway. Moreover GEF-H1 and Rho activation are downstream of ERK
signaling as the MEK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 mitigated TNF-α-induced
activation of these proteins. Importantly TNF-α enhanced the ERK
pathway-dependent phosphorylation of Thr-678 of GEF-H1 that was key for
activation. Finally the TNF-α-induced paracellular permeability increase
was absent in LLC-PK1 cells stably expressing a
non-phosphorylatable, dominant negative MLC. In summary, we have identified
the ERK/GEF-H1/Rho/Rho kinase/phospho-MLC pathway as the mechanism mediating
TNF-α-induced elevation of tubular epithelial permeability, which in
turn might contribute to kidney injury.Tumor necrosis factor-α
(TNF-α)2 is a
pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine that is synthesized as a membrane protein
in response to inflammation, infection, and injury
(1). Subsequently it is cleaved
by the metalloprotease TNF-α convertase enzyme to release a 17-kDa
soluble peptide (for a review, see Ref.
2). TNF-α has two
receptors, the constitutively expressed, ubiquitous TNF receptor 1 and the
inducible TNF receptor 2.An increasing body of evidence supports a key role for TNF-α in both
acute renal injury and chronic kidney diseases (for reviews, see Refs.
3 and
4). Although TNF-α is
almost undetectable in normal kidneys, elevated intrarenal, serum, or urine
concentrations have been reported in various pathological states including
ischemia-reperfusion, endotoxinemia, and early diabetic nephropathy
(5–8).
Moreover kidney injury in various pathological states was prevented or
mitigated by inhibition of TNF-α production, by addition of neutralizing
antibodies, or in TNF receptor knock-out mice (for a review, see Ref.
3). The central role of
TNF-α in mediating kidney injury is therefore well established.
Importantly TNF-α can be produced in the kidney not only by infiltrating
macrophages and lymphocytes but by resident cells including the tubular
epithelium. For example, in reperfusion injury TNF-α expression precedes
macrophage infiltration and localizes mostly to the tubules
(3,
7). Tubular TNF-α
production is also enhanced by endotoxin and hypoxia
(9–12).
Although effects of locally released TNF-α on the tubular epithelium
could contribute to its deleterious actions, the underlying mechanisms have
been incompletely explored.Although a large number of studies have focused on the inflammatory and
apoptotic signaling initiated by TNF-α in various cells, its
cytoskeletal effects remain much less explored. In recent years Rho and its
effector, Rho kinase (ROK), key regulators of both the actin cytoskeleton and
myosin phosphorylation (13),
have emerged as important mediators of TNF-α effects in endothelial
cells
(14–18).
Similar effects in the tubular epithelium, however, have not been established.
Even more importantly, the upstream signaling that connects the TNF receptor
to activation of the Rho pathway remains completely unknown. Like other small
GTPases, Rho cycles between an inactive (GDP-bound) and active (GTP-bound)
form (13). The exchange of GDP
to GTP during activation is stimulated by GDP-GTP exchange factors (GEFs). The
diverse family of Rho GEFs contains >70 members in humans
(19), making it challenging to
identify the specific factors involved in mediating Rho activation through
receptor-mediated stimuli. In the case of TNF-α, neither the particular
Rho GEF involved nor the mechanism of its regulation has been identified in
any of the cell systems studied.A rise in epithelial paracellular permeability through the intercellular
junctions is a prominent event during inflammation (“leaky
epithelium”) (for reviews, see Refs.
20 and
21). In addition, the
junctions maintain the polarized phenotype of epithelial cells that is
necessary for directional transport processes and constitute an important
signaling platform that transmits environmental cues to the cells. Therefore,
the consequences of junction disruption during inflammation might go beyond
the compromised barrier functions. Interestingly TNF-α has been reported
to affect the permeability of the tubular epithelium. Mullin et al.
(22) have reported that in a
tubular cell line TNF-α induced a temporary elevation in transepithelial
resistance followed by a drop in transepithelial resistance and increased
paracellular permeability. The transepithelial resistance decrease was blocked
by genistein, a general tyrosine kinase inhibitor; however, the exact
mechanism underlying the observed permeability changes remained incompletely
explored.The actin cytoskeleton and especially phosphorylation of myosin light chain
(MLC) was shown to be essential for the permeability increase caused by
pathogens, cytokines, and growth factors in various epithelial and endothelial
systems (for reviews, see Refs.
21,
23, and
24). Interestingly although
myosin phosphorylation mediates the TNF-α-elicited permeability changes
in intestinal cells (25,
26), phospho-MLC was reported
not to be involved in the TNF-α-induced permeability rise in endothelial
cells (17). The possible role
of the Rho pathway and myosin phosphorylation in the TNF-α-induced
permeability changes in the tubular epithelium therefore remains to be
established.The aim of this study was to explore the signaling pathways through which
TNF-α causes cytoskeleton remodeling and elevates paracellular
permeability in kidney tubular cells. Our findings show that TNF-α
induces rapid activation of RhoA that leads to Rho/Rho kinase-dependent actin
remodeling and myosin phosphorylation. Using an affinity precipitation assay
followed by mass spectrometry, we identified GEF-H1 as a TNF-α-activated
GEF. We showed that GEF-H1 mediates the TNF-α-induced stimulation of Rho
and its effectors. In addition, activation of the GEF-H1/Rho pathway by
TNF-α was downstream of ERK signaling and required GEF-H1
phosphorylation on Thr-678. Finally using a dominant negative MLC mutant, we
showed that myosin phosphorylation is essential for the TNF-α-induced
elevation in paracellular permeability. 相似文献
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Ikari A Atomi K Takiguchi A Yamazaki Y Hayashi H Hirakawa J Sugatani J 《Journal of cellular biochemistry》2012,113(2):499-507
Claudin-4 regulates ion permeability via a paracellular pathway in renal epithelial cells, but its other physiological functions have not been examined. We found that hyperosmotic stress increases claudin-4 expression in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Here, we examined whether claudin-4 affects cell motility, cell association, and the intracellular distribution of endogenous junctional proteins. Doxycycline-inducible expression of claudin-4 did not change endogenous levels of claudin-1, claudin-2, claudin-3, occludin, E-cadherin, and ZO-1. Claudin-4 overexpression increased cell association and decreased cell migration without affecting cell proliferation. Doxycycline did not change cell junctional protein levels, cell association or cell migration in mock-transfected cells. The insolubility of claudin-1 and -3 in Triton X-100 was increased by claudin-4 overexpression, but that of claudin-2, occludin, ZO-1, and E-cadherin was unchanged. Immunocytochemistry showed that claudin-4 overexpression increases the accumulation of claudin-1 and -3 in tight junctions (TJs). Furthermore, claudin-4 overexpression increased the association of claudin-4 with claudin-1 and -3. These results suggest that claudin-4 accumulates claudin-1 and -3 in TJs to enhance cell-cell contact in renal tubular epithelial cells. 相似文献
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Claudins are a family of tetraspan transmembrane proteins that represent the major constituents of epithelial and endothelial tight junctions (TJs). They form TJ strands representing the major barrier regulating paracellular transport of solutes and water. Intracellularly, claudins are connected via a C-terminal PDZ-binding motif with several TJ-associated proteins containing PDZ domains. Although these interactions can provide a link to the actin cytoskeleton, they appear to be dispensable for the TJ localization of claudins. To identify TJ-targeting elements in the C-terminal cytoplasmic domains of the claudins 1 and 5, we generated a series of C-terminal deletion mutants and analyzed their distribution in polarized epithelial (MDCK) and endothelial (HMEC-1) cells. TJ localization was revealed by establishing an in vivo cross-linking approach that stabilized claudin-TJ interactions. We show that residues located C-terminal to the last transmembrane domain are required for the proper targeting to apical TJ.s. While claudin derivatives lacking only the very C-terminal PDZ-binding motif continue to localize to TJs, mutants lacking the entire C-terminal juxtamembrane sequence do not associate with TJs and accumulate in intracellular structures. This indicates that crucial determinants for stable TJ incorporation of claudins reside in a cytoplasmic C-terminal sequence which up to now has not been implicated in specific protein-protein interactions. 相似文献
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Perihan Nalbant Yuan-Chen Chang J?rg Birkenfeld Zee-Fen Chang Gary M. Bokoch 《Molecular biology of the cell》2009,20(18):4070-4082
Cell migration involves the cooperative reorganization of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons, as well as the turnover of cell–substrate adhesions, under the control of Rho family GTPases. RhoA is activated at the leading edge of motile cells by unknown mechanisms to control actin stress fiber assembly, contractility, and focal adhesion dynamics. The microtubule-associated guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF)-H1 activates RhoA when released from microtubules to initiate a RhoA/Rho kinase/myosin light chain signaling pathway that regulates cellular contractility. However, the contributions of activated GEF-H1 to coordination of cytoskeletal dynamics during cell migration are unknown. We show that small interfering RNA-induced GEF-H1 depletion leads to decreased HeLa cell directional migration due to the loss of the Rho exchange activity of GEF-H1. Analysis of RhoA activity by using a live cell biosensor revealed that GEF-H1 controls localized activation of RhoA at the leading edge. The loss of GEF-H1 is associated with altered leading edge actin dynamics, as well as increased focal adhesion lifetimes. Tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and paxillin at residues critical for the regulation of focal adhesion dynamics was diminished in the absence of GEF-H1/RhoA signaling. This study establishes GEF-H1 as a critical organizer of key structural and signaling components of cell migration through the localized regulation of RhoA activity at the cell leading edge. 相似文献
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R Pathak VD Delorme-Walker MC Howell AN Anselmo MA White GM Bokoch C Dermardirossian 《Developmental cell》2012,23(2):397-411
The exocyst complex plays a critical role in targeting and tethering vesicles to specific sites of the plasma membrane. These events are crucial for polarized delivery of membrane components to the cell surface, which is critical for cell motility and division. Though Rho GTPases are involved in regulating actin dynamics and membrane trafficking, their role in exocyst-mediated vesicle targeting is not very clear. Herein, we present evidence that depletion of GEF-H1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho proteins, affects vesicle trafficking. Interestingly, we found that GEF-H1 directly binds to exocyst component Sec5 in a Ral GTPase-dependent manner. This interaction promotes RhoA activation, which then regulates exocyst assembly/localization and exocytosis. Taken together, our work defines a mechanism for RhoA activation in response to RalA-Sec5 signaling and involvement of GEF-H1/RhoA pathway in the regulation of vesicle trafficking. 相似文献
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Penetration of Salmonella through a polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cell monolayer 总被引:51,自引:0,他引:51 下载免费PDF全文
Many intracellular parasites are capable of penetrating host epithelial barriers. To study this process in more detail we examined the interactions between the pathogenic bacteria Salmonella choleraesuis and polarized epithelial monolayers of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells grown on membrane filters. Association of bacteria with the MDCK cell apical surface was an active event, requiring bacterial RNA and protein synthesis, and was blocked by low temperatures. Salmonella were internalized within a membrane-bound vacuole and exhibited penetration through, but not between MDCK cells. A maximum of 14 Salmonella per MDCK cell crossed the monolayer per hour to the basolateral surface yet the monolayer remained viable and impermeable to Escherichia coli. Apical S. choleraesuis infection resulted in an increase in paracellular permeability but the MDCK intercellular contacts were not significantly disrupted. Basolateral S. choleraesuis infection was inefficient, and only small numbers of S. choleraesuis penetrated to the apical medium. 相似文献
17.
Martin-Martin N Dan Q Amoozadeh Y Waheed F McMorrow T Ryan MP Szászi K 《The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology》2012,44(1):178-188
The regulation and maintenance of the paracellular transport in renal tubular epithelia is vital for kidney functions. Combination of the immunosuppressant drugs cyclosporine A (CsA) and sirolimus (SRL) exerts powerful immunosuppression, but also causes nephrotoxicity. We have previously shown that CsA and SRL elevate transepithelial resistance (TER) in kidney tubular cells partly through MEK/ERK1/2. In this work we examined the hypothesis that the RhoA pathway may also be mediating effects of CsA and SRL. We show that CsA and the CsA/SRL combination activated RhoA, induced cofilin phosphorylation and promoted stress fiber generation. The Rho kinase (ROK) inhibitor, Y27632, prevented CsA and CsA/SRL-induced cofilin phosphorylation and actin remodelling, reduced the TER increase and prevented the rise in claudin-7 levels caused by the drugs. Expression of the exchange factor GEF-H1/lfc was elevated in cells treated with CsA and CsA/SRL. GEF-H1 silencing inhibited RhoA activation by ≈50%, and potently reduced cofilin phosphorylation and stress fiber formation induced by CsA and CsA/SRL. However, GEF-H1 downregulation did not prevent the TER change. Thus the Rho/Rho kinase pathway was involved in mediating CsA and CsA/SRL-induced cytoskeleton rearrangement and TER changes via claudin-7 expression. Our data however point to differential regulation of Rho activation involved in central cytoskeleton remodelling, that is GEF-H1-dependent and junctional permeability that does not require GEF-H1. 相似文献
18.
Sarah J. Heasman Leo M. Carlin Susan Cox Tony Ng Anne J. Ridley 《The Journal of cell biology》2010,190(4):553-563
Transendothelial migration (TEM) is a tightly regulated process whereby leukocytes migrate from the vasculature into tissues. Rho guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) are implicated in TEM, but the contributions of individual Rho family members are not known. In this study, we use an RNA interference screen to identify which Rho GTPases affect T cell TEM and demonstrate that RhoA is critical for this process. RhoA depletion leads to loss of migratory polarity; cells lack both leading edge and uropod structures and, instead, have stable narrow protrusions with delocalized protrusions and contractions. By imaging a RhoA activity biosensor in transmigrating T cells, we find that RhoA is locally and dynamically activated at the leading edge, where its activation precedes both extension and retraction events, and in the uropod, where it is associated with ROCK-mediated contraction. The Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) GEF-H1 contributes to uropod contraction but does not affect the leading edge. Our data indicate that RhoA activity is dynamically regulated at the front and back of T cells to coordinate TEM. 相似文献
19.
Par1b/MARK2 is a serine/threonine kinase that plays key roles in the development of cell polarity, but its precise mechanism of action remains unknown. Here we report that GEF-H1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho-family small GTPases, is a novel substrate for Par1b. GEF-H1 directly associates with microtubules via its N-terminal C1 domain, which is known to regulate the activity of GEF-H1. Ectopically expressed GEF-H1 markedly promotes stabilization of microtubules, resulting in acetylation of microtubules. We find that Par1b phosphorylates GEF-H1 at three serine residues conserved in vertebrates and releases GEF-H1 from microtubules, which abrogates stabilization and acetylation of microtubules induced by GEF-H1 overexpression. The alanine mutant for the three phosphorylation sites (3SA) of GEF-H1 strongly induces stabilization and acetylation of microtubules, which was resistant to Par1b. Time-lapse imaging analyses reveal that GFP-fused GEF-H1 dynamically moved on microtubules from one protrusion to another, whereas the 3SA mutant was static. These data suggest that Par1b-phosphorylation regulates turnover of GEF-H1 localization by regulating its interaction with microtubules, which may contribute to cell polarization. 相似文献
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Takuji Tsuji Yusaku Ohta Yuya Kanno Kenzo Hirose Kazumasa Ohashi Kensaku Mizuno 《Molecular biology of the cell》2010,21(20):3590-3600
The Wnt-induced planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling pathway is essential for polarized cell migration and morphogenesis. Dishevelled (Dvl) and its binding protein Daam1 mediate RhoA activation in this pathway. WGEF, a member of the Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor (Rho-GEF) family, was shown to play a role in Wnt-induced RhoA activation in Xenopus embryos. However, it has remained unknown which member(s) of a Rho-GEF family are involved in Wnt/Dvl-induced RhoA activation in mammalian cells. Here we identified p114-RhoGEF and Lfc (also called GEF-H1) as the Rho-GEFs responsible for Wnt-3a–induced RhoA activation in N1E-115 mouse neuroblastoma cells. We screened for Rho-GEF–silencing short-hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) that are capable of suppressing Dvl-induced neurite retraction in N1E-115 cells and found that p114-RhoGEF and Lfc shRNAs, but not WGEF shRNA, suppressed Dvl- and Wnt-3a–induced neurite retraction. p114-RhoGEF and Lfc shRNAs also inhibited Dvl- and Wnt-3a–induced RhoA activation, and p114-RhoGEF and Lfc proteins were capable of binding to Dvl and Daam1. Additionally, the Dvl-binding domains of p114-RhoGEF and Lfc inhibited Dvl-induced neurite retraction. Our results suggest that p114-RhoGEF and Lfc are critically involved in Wnt-3a– and Dvl-induced RhoA activation and neurite retraction in N1E-115 cells. 相似文献