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Harb OA, Elfeky MA, Alabiad MA, Hemeda R, Allam AS, El Hawary AT, Elbaz M, Sharaf AL, Gertallah LM, Abdelaziz AM, Shalaby AM, Alorini M, Yahia AIO, Negm M. PYCR1, BANF1, and STARD8 Expression in Gastric Carcinoma: A Clinicopathologic, Prognostic, and Immunohistochemical Study. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2024; 32:102-110. [PMID: 37982568 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000001173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND It will be important to understand the molecular pathways of gastric cancer (GC) occurrence and progression, thus detecting predictive and prognostic biomarkers of GC. Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) was upregulated in many cancers, suggesting its possible roles in carcinogenesis and tumor metastases. Barrier-of-autointegration factor 1 (BANF1) is a protein family that plays essential roles in maintaining the integrity of an intact cellular genome. Rho-GTPs are molecular switches that control many signal transduction pathways in normal cells, including 3 subgroups from 1 to 3 (DLC1-3). DLC-3, known as StAR-related lipid transfer domain protein 8 (STARD8), and its role in cancers were not sufficiently studied. The study aimed to investigate the significance of PYCR1, BANF1, and STARD8 protein expression in GC tissues and normal gastric mucosa retrieved from patients with GC to detect prognostic roles of expression. PATIENTS AND METHODS Specimens were collected from 100 patients with gastric carcinoma. After the application of the inclusion criteria of the study, we prepared 100 paraffin blocks from samples of the 100 included patients; each block included samples from gastric carcinoma and adjacent non-neoplastic gastric mucosa. We assessed the expression of PYCR1, BANF1, and STARD8 using immunohistochemistry in all studied samples. We followed patients for the detection of disease progression and survival rates. We correlate PYCR1, BANF1, and STARD8 expression with clinical, pathologic, and prognostic parameters. RESULTS Overexpression of PYCR1 and BANF1 and decreased expression of STARD8 was found in gastric carcinoma tissues than adjacent non-neoplastic gastric mucosa ( P <0.001), and was positively associated with high grade ( P =0.006), depth of tumor invasion, presence of lymph nodes metastases and advanced stage ( P =0.001), high incidence of GC progression, recurrence, unfavorable disease-free survival ( P =0.003) and unfavorable overall survival rates ( P <0.001). Thus, it was revealed that; in univariate and multivariate analyses, levels of PYCR1, BANF1, and STARD8 are associated with the overall survival rate of GC patients. CONCLUSIONS We showed that overexpression of PYCR1 and BANF1 and decreased expression of STARD8 in GC tissues was associated with poor prognosis and GC progression.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo
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- Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, Elobeid, Sudan
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Lungu C, Meyer F, Hörning M, Steudle J, Braun A, Noll B, Benz D, Fränkle F, Schmid S, Eisler SA, Olayioye MA. Golgi screen identifies the RhoGEF Solo as a novel regulator of RhoB and endocytic transport. Traffic 2023; 24:162-176. [PMID: 36562184 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The control of intracellular membrane trafficking by Rho GTPases is central to cellular homeostasis. How specific guanine nucleotide exchange factors and GTPase-activating proteins locally balance GTPase activation in this process is nevertheless largely unclear. By performing a microscopy-based RNAi screen, we here identify the RhoGEF protein Solo as a functional counterplayer of DLC3, a RhoGAP protein with established roles in membrane trafficking. Biochemical, imaging and optogenetics assays further uncover Solo as a novel regulator of endosomal RhoB. Remarkably, we find that Solo and DLC3 control not only the activity, but also total protein levels of RhoB in an antagonistic manner. Together, the results of our study uncover the first functionally connected RhoGAP-RhoGEF pair at endomembranes, placing Solo and DLC3 at the core of endocytic trafficking.
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- Cristiana Lungu
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Biobased Materials Group, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Frey Y, Franz-Wachtel M, Macek B, Olayioye MA. Proteasomal turnover of the RhoGAP tumor suppressor DLC1 is regulated by HECTD1 and USP7. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5036. [PMID: 35322810 PMCID: PMC8943137 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08844-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Rho GTPase activating protein Deleted in Liver Cancer 1 (DLC1) is frequently downregulated through genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in various malignancies, leading to aberrant Rho GTPase signaling and thus facilitating cancer progression. Here we show that in breast cancer cells, dysregulation of DLC1 expression occurs at the protein level through rapid degradation via the ubiquitin–proteasome system. Using mass spectrometry, we identify two novel DLC1 interaction partners, the ubiquitin-ligase HECTD1 and the deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 7 (USP7). While DLC1 protein expression was rapidly downregulated upon pharmacological inhibition of USP7, siRNA-mediated knockdown of HECTD1 increased DLC1 protein levels and impaired its degradation. Immunofluorescence microscopy analyses revealed that the modulation of HECTD1 levels and USP7 activity altered DLC1 abundance at focal adhesions, its primary site of action. Thus, we propose opposing regulatory mechanisms of DLC1 protein homeostasis by USP7 and HECTD1, which could open up strategies to counteract downregulation and restore DLC1 expression in cancer.
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- Yannick Frey
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany. .,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Sotillos S, von der Decken I, Domenech Mercadé I, Srinivasan S, Sirokha D, Livshits L, Vanni S, Nef S, Biason-Lauber A, Rodríguez Gutiérrez D, Castelli-Gair Hombría J. A conserved function of Human DLC3 and Drosophila Cv-c in testis development. eLife 2022; 11:82343. [PMID: 36326091 PMCID: PMC9678365 DOI: 10.7554/elife.82343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The identification of genes affecting gonad development is essential to understand the mechanisms causing Variations/Differences in Sex Development (DSD). Recently, a DLC3 mutation was associated with male gonadal dysgenesis in 46,XY DSD patients. We have studied the requirement of Cv-c, the Drosophila ortholog of DLC3, in Drosophila gonad development, as well as the functional capacity of DLC3 human variants to rescue cv-c gonad defects. We show that Cv-c is required to maintain testis integrity during fly development. We find that Cv-c and human DLC3 can perform the same function in fly embryos, as flies carrying wild type but not patient DLC3 variations can rescue gonadal dysgenesis, suggesting functional conservation. We also demonstrate that the StART domain mediates Cv-c's function in the male gonad independently from the GAP domain's activity. This work demonstrates a role for DLC3/Cv-c in male gonadogenesis and highlights a novel StART domain mediated function required to organize the gonadal mesoderm and maintain its interaction with the germ cells during testis development.
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- Sol Sotillos
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del DesarrolloSevilleSpain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, University of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, University of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- Department of Biology, University of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, University of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular research, University of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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Tumor suppressor gene DLC1: Its modifications, interactive molecules, and potential prospects for clinical cancer application. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 182:264-275. [PMID: 33836193 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC1) is a recognized tumor suppressor gene that negatively regulates Rho family proteins by hydrolyzing the active GTP-bound state to its inactive GDP-bound state. Active Rho proteins play a positive role in tumorigenesis. Numerous in vitro and in vivo experiments have shown that DLC1 is downregulated or inactivated in various solid tumors, which may be due to the following five reasons: genomic deletion, epigenetic modification and ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation may cause DLC1 underexpression; phosphorylation at the post-translation level may cause DLC1 inactivation; and failure to localize at focal adhesions (FAs) may prevent DLC1 from exerting full activity. All of the causes could be attributed to molecular binding. Experimental evidence suggests that direct or indirect targeting of DLC1 is feasible for cancer treatment. Therefore, elucidating the interaction of DLC1 with its binding partners might provide novel targeted therapies for cancer. In this review, we summarized the binding partners of DLC1 at both the gene and protein levels and expounded a variety of anticancer drugs targeting DLC1 to provide information about DLC1 as a cancer diagnostic indicator or therapeutic target.
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Díaz-Díaz C, Baonza G, Martín-Belmonte F. The vertebrate epithelial apical junctional complex: Dynamic interplay between Rho GTPase activity and cell polarization processes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183398. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zhang Y, Li G. A tumor suppressor DLC1: The functions and signal pathways. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:4999-5007. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yang Zhang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistant, School of Life SciencesShandong Normal UniversityJinan China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistant, School of Life SciencesShandong Normal UniversityJinan China
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Olayioye MA, Noll B, Hausser A. Spatiotemporal Control of Intracellular Membrane Trafficking by Rho GTPases. Cells 2019; 8:cells8121478. [PMID: 31766364 PMCID: PMC6952795 DOI: 10.3390/cells8121478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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As membrane-associated master regulators of cytoskeletal remodeling, Rho GTPases coordinate a wide range of biological processes such as cell adhesion, motility, and polarity. In the last years, Rho GTPases have also been recognized to control intracellular membrane sorting and trafficking steps directly; however, how Rho GTPase signaling is regulated at endomembranes is still poorly understood. In this review, we will specifically address the local Rho GTPase pools coordinating intracellular membrane trafficking with a focus on the endo- and exocytic pathways. We will further highlight the spatiotemporal molecular regulation of Rho signaling at endomembrane sites through Rho regulatory proteins, the GEFs and GAPs. Finally, we will discuss the contribution of dysregulated Rho signaling emanating from endomembranes to the development and progression of cancer.
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Awadia S, Huq F, Arnold TR, Goicoechea SM, Sun YJ, Hou T, Kreider-Letterman G, Massimi P, Banks L, Fuentes EJ, Miller AL, Garcia-Mata R. SGEF forms a complex with Scribble and Dlg1 and regulates epithelial junctions and contractility. J Cell Biol 2019; 218:2699-2725. [PMID: 31248911 PMCID: PMC6683736 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201811114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The canonical Scribble polarity complex is implicated in regulation of epithelial junctions and apical polarity. Here, we show that SGEF, a RhoG-specific GEF, forms a ternary complex with Scribble and Dlg1, two members of the Scribble complex. SGEF targets to apical junctions in a Scribble-dependent fashion and functions in the regulation of actomyosin-based contractility and barrier function at tight junctions as well as E-cadherin-mediated formation of adherens junctions. Surprisingly, SGEF does not control the establishment of polarity. However, in 3D cysts, SGEF regulates the formation of a single open lumen. Interestingly, SGEF's nucleotide exchange activity regulates the formation and maintenance of adherens junctions, and in cysts the number of lumens formed, whereas SGEF's scaffolding activity is critical for regulation of actomyosin contractility and lumen opening. We propose that SGEF plays a key role in coordinating junctional assembly and actomyosin contractility by bringing together Scribble and Dlg1 and targeting RhoG activation to cell-cell junctions.
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- Sahezeel Awadia
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Noll B, Benz D, Frey Y, Meyer F, Lauinger M, Eisler SA, Schmid S, Hordijk PL, Olayioye MA. DLC3 suppresses MT1-MMP-dependent matrix degradation by controlling RhoB and actin remodeling at endosomal membranes. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs.223172. [PMID: 31076513 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.223172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cancer cells degrade the extracellular matrix through actin-rich protrusions termed invadopodia. The formation of functional invadopodia requires polarized membrane trafficking driven by Rho GTPase-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling. We identify the Rho GTPase-activating protein deleted in liver cancer 3 (DLC3; also known as STARD8) as an integral component of the endosomal transport and sorting machinery. We provide evidence for the direct regulation of RhoB by DLC3 at endosomal membranes to which DLC3 is recruited by interacting with the sorting nexin SNX27. In TGF-β-treated MCF10A breast epithelial cells, DLC3 knockdown enhanced metalloproteinase-dependent matrix degradation, which was partially rescued by RhoB co-depletion. This was recapitulated in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in which early endosomes demonstrated aberrantly enriched F-actin and accumulated the metalloproteinase MT1-MMP (also known as MMP14) upon DLC3 knockdown. Remarkably, Rab4 (herein referring to Rab4A) downregulation fully rescued the enhanced matrix degradation of TGF-β-treated MCF10A and MDA-MB-231 cells. In summary, our findings establish a novel role for DLC3 in the suppression of MT1-MMP-dependent matrix degradation by inactivating RhoB signaling at endosomal membranes. We propose that DLC3 function is required to limit endosomal actin polymerization, Rab4-dependent recycling of MT1-MMP and, consequently, matrix degradation mediated by invadopodial activity.
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- Bettina Noll
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, VUmc, De Boelelaan 1118,1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany .,Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Lin L, Liu Y, Pan C, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Shao R, Huang Z, Su Y, Shi M, Bin J, Liao Y, Li N, Wang C, Liao W. Gastric cancer cells escape metabolic stress via the DLC3/MACC1 axis. Am J Cancer Res 2019; 9:2100-2114. [PMID: 31037159 PMCID: PMC6485279 DOI: 10.7150/thno.29538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Metabolic stress usually occurs in rapidly growing gastric cancer (GC) when the energy demand exceeds the supply. Interestingly, cancer cells can somehow escape this stress. Some small Rho GTPases regulating cell migration can be activated by metabolic stress. DLC3 is a RhoA-specific GTPase-activating protein of unclear function in cancer. We hypothesized that it participated in metabolic stress escape. Methods: Metabolic stress in GC cells was induced by glucose deprivation, and DLC3 expression was detected. Based on the prognostic value, cell viability, motility and glycolysis were detected in DLC3 differently expressed GC cells in vitro and in vivo. DLC3 downstream targets were screened and verified. Chemotactic ability was evaluated to study DLC3 and its downstream signaling on metabolic stress escape. In addition, therapeutic strategies targeting DLC3 were explored. Results: DLC3 expression was lowered by metabolic stress in GC cells. DLC3 downregulation indicated poor cancer prognosis, and silencing DLC3 promoted GC cell proliferation and invasion. MACC1, an oncogene promoting GC growth and metastasis, was proved to be the downstream target of DLC3. Low DLC3 expression and high MACC1 expression indicated high recurrence rate after GC resection. DLC3 transcriptionally inhibited MACC1 expression via RhoA/JNK/AP-1 signaling, and subsequently suppressed GC cell glycolysis and survival under metabolic stress. The DLC3/MACC1 axis modulated the chemotaxis of GC cells from energy deficient area to glucose abundant area. Finally, lovastatin was found to be a promising therapeutic drug targeting the DLC3/MACC1 axis. Conclusions: The DLC3/MACC1 axis modulates GC glycolysis and chemotaxis to escape glucose deprivation. Lovastatin may inhibit GC by targeting the DLC3/MACC1 axis.
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Braga V. Signaling by Small GTPases at Cell-Cell Junctions: Protein Interactions Building Control and Networks. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2018; 10:cshperspect.a028746. [PMID: 28893858 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a028746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A number of interesting reports highlight the intricate network of signaling proteins that coordinate formation and maintenance of cell-cell contacts. We have much yet to learn about how the in vitro binding data is translated into protein association inside the cells and whether such interaction modulates the signaling properties of the protein. What emerges from recent studies is the importance to carefully consider small GTPase activation in the context of where its activation occurs, which upstream regulators are involved in the activation/inactivation cycle and the GTPase interacting partners that determine the intracellular niche and extent of signaling. Data discussed here unravel unparalleled cooperation and coordination of functions among GTPases and their regulators in supporting strong adhesion between cells.
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- Vania Braga
- Molecular Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Eisler SA, Curado F, Link G, Schulz S, Noack M, Steinke M, Olayioye MA, Hausser A. A Rho signaling network links microtubules to PKD controlled carrier transport to focal adhesions. eLife 2018; 7:35907. [PMID: 30028295 PMCID: PMC6070338 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is a family of serine/threonine kinases that is required for the structural integrity and function of the Golgi complex. Despite its importance in the regulation of Golgi function, the molecular mechanisms regulating PKD activity are still incompletely understood. Using the genetically encoded PKD activity reporter G-PKDrep we now uncover a Rho signaling network comprising GEF-H1, the RhoGAP DLC3, and the Rho effector PLCε that regulate the activation of PKD at trans-Golgi membranes. We further show that this molecular network coordinates the formation of TGN-derived Rab6-positive transport carriers delivering cargo for localized exocytosis at focal adhesions.
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- Stephan A Eisler
- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.,Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Wang T, Ha M. Silencing ARHGAP9 correlates with the risk of breast cancer and inhibits the proliferation, migration, and invasion of breast cancer. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:7747-7756. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Tianyi Wang
- Department of Oncology The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University Jinzhou China
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- Department of Oncology The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University Jinzhou China
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Zhang S, Chang X, Ma J, Chen J, Zhi Y, Li Z, Dai D. Downregulation of STARD8 in gastric cancer and its involvement in gastric cancer progression. Onco Targets Ther 2018; 11:2955-2961. [PMID: 29849465 PMCID: PMC5967373 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s154524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Objective Rho-GTPases play a pivotal role in a wide variety of signal transduction pathways and are associated with a great number of human carcinomas. STARD8, which is a Rho-GTPase-activating protein, has been proposed as a tumor suppressor gene, but its role in gastric cancer remains elusive. In this study, we investigate the expression of STARD8 in gastric cancer and its association with gastric cancer progression. Materials and methods One normal gastric mucosa cell line for example GES1 and six human gastric cancer cell lines such as AGS, MGC803, MKN45, SGC7901, HGC27 and BGC823 were utilized to analyze STARD8 mRNA and protein levels by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot. A total of 70 paired gastric tissues including corresponding nonmalignant gastric tissues and cancer tissues were utilized to analyze the protein expression of STARD8 using immunohistochemistry, and the correlation between STARD8 level and clinicopathological features was also evaluated. Results STARD8 was found to be downregulated in primary gastric cancer cells and tissues compared with the normal gastric mucosa cell line, GES1, and corresponding nonmalignant gastric tissues, while its decreased expression was significantly associated with TNM stage, lymph node metastasis and differentiation (p<0.05). Conclusion There is significantly decreased expression of STARD8 in gastric cancer cells and tissues, and its expression may contribute to gastric tumorigenesis.
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- Shuanglong Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,Department of Radiotherapy, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,Hulun Buir People's Hospital, Hulun Buir Medical School in Nationalities University of Inner Mongolia, Hulun Buir, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China.,Cancer Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Sotillos S, Aguilar-Aragon M, Hombría JCG. Functional analysis of the Drosophila RhoGAP Cv-c protein and its equivalence to the human DLC3 and DLC1 proteins. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4601. [PMID: 29545526 PMCID: PMC5854602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22794-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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RhoGAP proteins control the precise regulation of the ubiquitous small RhoGTPases. The Drosophila Crossveinless-c (Cv-c) RhoGAP is homologous to the human tumour suppressor proteins Deleted in Liver Cancer 1-3 (DLC1-3) sharing an identical arrangement of SAM, GAP and START protein domains. Here we analyse in Drosophila the requirement of each Cv-c domain to its function and cellular localization. We show that the basolateral membrane association of Cv-c is key for its epithelial function and find that the GAP domain targeted to the membrane can perform its RhoGAP activity independently of the rest of the protein, implying the SAM and START domains perform regulatory roles. We propose the SAM domain has a repressor effect over the GAP domain that is counteracted by the START domain, while the basolateral localization is mediated by a central, non-conserved Cv-c region. We find that DLC3 and Cv-c expression in the Drosophila ectoderm cause identical effects. In contrast, DLC1 is inactive but becomes functional if the central non-conserved DLC1 domain is substituted for that of Cv-c. Thus, these RhoGAP proteins are functionally equivalent, opening up the use of Drosophila as an in vivo model to analyse pharmacologically and genetically the human DLC proteins.
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- Sol Sotillos
- CABD (CSIC/JA/Univ. Pablo de Olavide), Seville, Spain.
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- CABD (CSIC/JA/Univ. Pablo de Olavide), Seville, Spain.,The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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Wittig-Blaich S, Wittig R, Schmidt S, Lyer S, Bewerunge-Hudler M, Gronert-Sum S, Strobel-Freidekind O, Müller C, List M, Jaskot A, Christiansen H, Hafner M, Schadendorf D, Block I, Mollenhauer J. Systematic screening of isogenic cancer cells identifies DUSP6 as context-specific synthetic lethal target in melanoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:23760-23774. [PMID: 28423600 PMCID: PMC5410342 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Next-generation sequencing has dramatically increased genome-wide profiling options and conceptually initiates the possibility for personalized cancer therapy. State-of-the-art sequencing studies yield large candidate gene sets comprising dozens or hundreds of mutated genes. However, few technologies are available for the systematic downstream evaluation of these results to identify novel starting points of future cancer therapies. We improved and extended a site-specific recombination-based system for systematic analysis of the individual functions of a large number of candidate genes. This was facilitated by a novel system for the construction of isogenic constitutive and inducible gain- and loss-of-function cell lines. Additionally, we demonstrate the construction of isogenic cell lines with combinations of the traits for advanced functional in vitro analyses. In a proof-of-concept experiment, a library of 108 isogenic melanoma cell lines was constructed and 8 genes were identified that significantly reduced viability in a discovery screen and in an independent validation screen. Here, we demonstrate the broad applicability of this recombination-based method and we proved its potential to identify new drug targets via the identification of the tumor suppressor DUSP6 as potential synthetic lethal target in melanoma cell lines with BRAF V600E mutations and high DUSP6 expression.
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- Stephanie Wittig-Blaich
- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute for Comparative Molecular Endocrinology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.,Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Former Affiliation: Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section for Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), University Hospital Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.,Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Department of Molecular Genome Analysis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69118 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Former Affiliation: Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Former Affiliation: Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Former Affiliation: Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Former Affiliation: Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Former Affiliation: Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Former Affiliation: Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Former Affiliation: Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Former Affiliation: Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, 68163 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany and German Cancer Consortium, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark.,Molecular Oncology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Li JP, Liu Y, Yin YH. ARHGAP1 overexpression inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of C-33A and SiHa cell lines. Onco Targets Ther 2017; 10:691-701. [PMID: 28223826 PMCID: PMC5308566 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s112223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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ARHGAP1, also known as RhoGAP, RhoGAP1, CDC42GAP and p50rhoGAP, is officially named Ras homology (Rho) GTPase-activating protein 1, which is one of the key members of RhoGAPs. Growing evidences demonstrate that several RhoGAPs are suppressed or downregulated in cancers. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the effects of ARHGAP1 on cervical carcinoma cells. The human cervical carcinoma cells C-33A and SiHa were transduced with lentivirus targeting ARHGAP1 (lenti-ARHGAP1). Cellular proliferation, migration and invasion assays, as well as quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assays, were performed in the control, negative control (infected with lentivirus) and ARHGAP1+-infected groups. Results showed that overexpression of ARHGAP1 markedly inhibited the proliferation of both C-33A and SiHa cells at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h in a time-dependent manner (n=3, P<0.01). Migration and invasion of C-33A and SiHa cells were suppressed after the transduction with lenti-ARHGAP1 compared with the controls (n=3, P<0.01). In addition, several tumor cellular process-related proteins, such as matrix metallopeptidase 2, zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1, Cyclin B1, twist family bHLH transcription factor 1 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen, were all downregulated in ARHGAP1-overexpressed C-33A and SiHa cells and proved to be targets of ARHGAP1. This study indicated that ARHGAP1 may have a positive function on antitumor activity in the treatment of cervical cancer.
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- Jun-Ping Li
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Huashan Hospital North
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- Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
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- Department of Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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The spatial regulation of cellular Rho signaling by GEF and GAP proteins and the molecular mechanisms controlling the Rho regulators themselves are still incompletely understood. We previously reported that the poorly characterized RhoGAP protein DLC3 localizes to cell-cell adhesions and Rab8-positive membrane tubules. However, it was unclear how DLC3 is targeted to these subcellular sites to execute its functions. In our recent work, protein partners of DLC3 were identified by mass spectrometry, identifying the basolateral polarity protein Scribble as a scaffold for DLC3 at cell-cell contacts. We found that the PDZ-mediated interaction of DLC3 and Scribble is essential for junctional DLC3 recruitment and its role as a local regulator of RhoA-ROCK signaling controlling adherens junction integrity and Scribble localization. Furthermore, DLC3 and Scribble depletion interfered with polarized lumen formation in a 3D model of cyst morphogenesis, emphasizing the relevance of both proteins in epithelial polarity. These findings reveal a new mechanism for spatial Rho regulation at adherens junctions in polarized epithelial cells and highlight the necessity to investigate DLC3 localization and function also in cellular contexts that require cell junction remodeling.
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- Janina Hendrick
- a Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany
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- a Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart , Stuttgart , Germany
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Hendrick J, Franz-Wachtel M, Moeller Y, Schmid S, Macek B, Olayioye MA. The polarity protein Scribble positions DLC3 at adherens junctions to regulate Rho signaling. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:3583-3596. [PMID: 27505894 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.190074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The spatial regulation of cellular Rho signaling by GAP proteins is still poorly understood. By performing mass spectrometry, we here identify the polarity protein Scribble as a scaffold for the RhoGAP protein DLC3 (also known as StarD8) at cell-cell adhesions. This mutually dependent interaction is mediated by the PDZ domains of Scribble and a PDZ ligand (PDZL) motif in DLC3. Both Scribble depletion and PDZL deletion abrogated DLC3 junctional localization. Using a RhoA biosensor and a targeted GAP domain, we demonstrate that DLC3 activity locally regulates RhoA-ROCK signaling at and Scribble localization to adherens junctions, and is required for their functional integrity. In a 3D model of cyst development, we furthermore show that DLC3 depletion impairs polarized morphogenesis, phenocopying the effects observed upon Scribble knockdown. We thus propose a new function for Scribble in Rho regulation that entails positioning of DLC3 GAP activity at cell junctions in polarized epithelial cells.
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- Janina Hendrick
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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Xie K, Wang W, Chen H, Han H, Liu D, Wang G, Yu Y. Hydrogen-Rich Medium Attenuated Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Adhesion and Vascular Endothelial Permeability via Rho-Associated Coiled-Coil Protein Kinase. Shock 2016; 44:58-64. [PMID: 25895142 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sepsis is the leading cause of death in critically ill patients. In recent years, molecular hydrogen, as an effective free radical scavenger, has been shown a selective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect, and it is beneficial in the treatment of sepsis. Rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase (ROCK) participates in junction between normal cells, and regulates vascular endothelial permeability. In this study, we used lipopolysaccharide to stimulate vascular endothelial cells and explored the effects of hydrogen-rich medium on the regulation of adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells and vascular endothelial permeability. We found that hydrogen-rich medium could inhibit adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells and decrease levels of adhesion molecules, whereas the levels of transepithelial/endothelial electrical resistance values and the expression of vascular endothelial cadherin were increased after hydrogen-rich medium treatment. Moreover, hydrogen-rich medium could lessen the expression of ROCK, as a similar effect of its inhibitor Y-27632. In addition, hydrogen-rich medium could also inhibit adhesion of polymorphonuclear neutrophils to endothelial cells. In conclusion, hydrogen-rich medium could regulate adhesion of monocytes/polymorphonuclear neutrophils to endothelial cells and vascular endothelial permeability, and this effect might be related to the decreased expression of ROCK protein.
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- Keliang Xie
- *Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; †Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China; and ‡Institute of Acute Abdominal Disease, Tianjin Nan Kai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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The establishment and maintenance of epithelial cell-cell junctions is crucially important to regulate adhesion, apico-basal polarity and motility of epithelial cells, and ultimately controls the architecture and physiology of epithelial organs. Junctions are supported, shaped and regulated by cytoskeletal filaments, whose dynamic organization and contractility are finely tuned by GTPases of the Rho family, primarily RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42. Recent research has identified new molecular mechanisms underlying the cross-talk between these GTPases and epithelial junctions. Here we briefly summarize the current knowledge about the organization, molecular evolution and cytoskeletal anchoring of cell-cell junctions, and we comment on the most recent advances in the characterization of the interactions between Rho GTPases and junctional proteins, and their consequences with regards to junction assembly and regulation of cell behavior in vertebrate model systems. The concept of “zonular signalosome” is proposed, which highlights the close functional relationship between proteins of zonular junctions (zonulae occludentes and adhaerentes) and the control of cytoskeletal organization and signaling through Rho GTPases, transcription factors, and their effectors.
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Key Words
- AJ, adherens junction
- AMOT, angiomotin
- AMPK, Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase
- APC, adenomatous poliposis coli
- CD2AP, CD2-associated protein
- CGN, cingulin
- CGNL1, paracingulin
- Cdc42
- Cdc42, cell division cycle 42
- DLC, deleted in liver cancer
- Dbl, diffuse B-cell lymphoma
- EPLIN, epithelial protein lost in neoplasm
- ERK, extracellular regulated kinase
- FERM, four.point.one, ezrin, radixin, moesin
- FGD5, FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing 5
- GAP, GTPase activating protein
- GEF, guanine nucleotide exchange factor
- GST, glutathione -S- transferase; JAM = junctional adhesion molecule
- MCF-7, Michigan Cancer Foundation - 7
- MDCK, Madin Darby Canine Kidney
- MKLP1, mitotic kinesin-like protein-1
- MRCK, myotonic dystrophy-related Cdc42-binding kinase
- MgcRacGAP, male germ cell racGAP
- PA, puncta adhaerentia
- PAK, p21-activated kinase; PATJ, Pals1 associated tight junction protein
- PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen
- PDZ, Post synaptic density protein (PSD95), Drosophila, disc large tumour suppressor (DlgA), and zonula occludens-1
- PLEKHA7, pleckstrin homology domain containing, family A member 7
- RICH-1, RhoGAP interacting with CIP4 homologues
- ROCK, Rho-associated protein kinase
- Rac
- Rho
- SH3BP1, (SH3 domain 490 binding protein-1)
- TJ, tight junction
- Tbx-3, T-box-3
- Tiam, Tumor invasion and metastasis
- WASP, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein
- WAVE, WASP family Verprolin-homologous protein
- ZA, zonula adhaerens
- ZO, zonula occludens
- ZONAB, (ZO-1)–associated nucleic acid binding protein.
- cytoseleton
- epithelium
- junctions
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- Sandra Citi
- a Department of Cell Biology ; University of Geneva ; Geneva , Switzerland
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Signaling via the Rho GTPases provides crucial regulation of numerous cell polarization events, including apicobasal (AB) polarity, polarized cell migration, polarized cell division and neuronal polarity. Here we review the relationships between the Rho family GTPases and epithelial AB polarization events, focusing on the 3 best-characterized members: Rho, Rac and Cdc42. We discuss a multitude of processes that are important for AB polarization, including lumen formation, apical membrane specification, cell-cell junction assembly and maintenance, as well as tissue polarity. Our discussions aim to highlight the immensely complex regulatory mechanisms that encompass Rho GTPase signaling during AB polarization. More specifically, in this review we discuss several emerging common themes, that include: 1) the need for Rho GTPase activities to be carefully balanced in both a spatial and temporal manner through a multitude of mechanisms; 2) the existence of signaling feedback loops and crosstalk to create robust cellular responses; and 3) the frequent multifunctionality that exists among AB polarity regulators. Regarding this latter theme, we provide further discussion of the potential plasticity of the cell polarity machinery and as a result the possible implications for human disease.
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Key Words
- AB, Apicobasal
- AJ, Adherens junction
- Amot, Angiomotin
- Arp2/3, Actin-related protein-2/3
- Baz, Bazooka
- C. elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans
- CA, Constitutively-active
- CD2AP, CD2-associated protein
- Caco2, Human colon carcinoma
- Cdc42
- Cora, Coracle
- Crb, Crumbs
- DN, Dominant-negative
- Dia1, Diaphanous-related formin 1
- Dlg, Discs large
- Drosophila, Drosophila melanogaster
- Dys-β, Dystrobrevin-β
- ECM, Extracellular matrix
- Ect2, Epithelial cell transforming sequence 2 oncogene
- Eya1, Eyes absent 1
- F-actin, Filamentous actin
- FRET, Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
- GAP, GTPase-activating protein
- GDI, Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor
- GEF, Guanine nucleotide exchange factor
- GTPases
- JACOP, Junction-associated coiled-coiled protein
- JAM, Junctional adhesion molecule
- LKB1, Liver kinase B1
- Lgl, Lethal giant larvae
- MDCK, Madin-Darby canine kidney
- MTOC, Microtubule-organizing center
- NrxIV, Neurexin IV
- Pals1, Protein associated with Lin-7 1
- Par, Partitioning-defective
- Patj, Pals1-associated TJ protein
- ROCK, Rho-associated kinase
- Rac
- Rho
- Rich1, RhoGAP interacting with CIP4 homologues
- S. cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- S. pombe, Schizosaccharomyces pombe
- SH3BP1, SH3-domain binding protein 1
- Scrib, Scribble
- Std, Stardust
- TEM4, Tumor endothelial marker 4
- TJ, Tight junction
- Tiam1, T-cell lymphoma invasion and metastasis-inducing protein 1
- WASp, Wiskott-aldrich syndrome protein
- Yrt, Yurt
- ZA, zonula adherens
- ZO, Zonula occludens
- aPKC, Atypical Protein Kinase C
- apicobasal
- epithelia
- junction
- par
- polarity
- α-cat, Alpha-catenin
- β-cat, Beta-Catenin
- β2-syn, Beta-2-syntrophin
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- Natalie Ann Mack
- a School of Life Sciences; Queens Medical Center ; University of Nottingham ; Nottingham , UK
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Braun AC, Olayioye MA. Rho regulation: DLC proteins in space and time. Cell Signal 2015; 27:1643-51. [PMID: 25889896 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rho GTPases function as molecular switches that connect changes of the external environment to intracellular signaling pathways. They are active at various subcellular sites and require fast and tight regulation to fulfill their role as transducers of extracellular stimuli. New imaging technologies visualizing the active states of Rho proteins in living cells elucidated the necessity of precise spatiotemporal activation of the GTPases. The local regulation of Rho proteins is coordinated by the interaction with different guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) that turn on and off GTPase signaling to downstream effectors. GEFs and GAPs thus serve as critical signaling nodes that specify the amplitude and duration of a particular Rho signaling pathway. Despite their importance in Rho regulation, the molecular aspects underlying the spatiotemporal control of the regulators themselves are still largely elusive. In this review we will focus on the Deleted in Liver Cancer (DLC) family of RhoGAP proteins and summarize the evidence gathered over the past years revealing their different subcellular localizations that might account for isoform-specific functions. We will also highlight the importance of their tightly controlled expression in the context of neoplastic transformation.
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- Anja C Braun
- University of Stuttgart, Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Stuttgart, Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Braun AC, Hendrick J, Eisler SA, Schmid S, Hausser A, Olayioye MA. The Rho-specific GAP protein DLC3 coordinates endocytic membrane trafficking. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:1386-99. [PMID: 25673874 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.163857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Membrane trafficking is known to be coordinated by small GTPases, but the identity of their regulators, the guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) that ensure balanced GTPase activation at different subcellular sites is largely elusive. Here, we show in living cells that deleted in liver cancer 3 (DLC3, also known as STARD8) is a functional Rho-specific GAP protein, the loss of which enhances perinuclear RhoA activity. DLC3 is recruited to Rab8-positive membrane tubules and is required for the integrity of the Rab8 and Golgi compartments. Depletion of DLC3 impairs the transport of internalized transferrin to the endocytic recycling compartment (ERC), which is restored by the simultaneous downregulation of RhoA and RhoB. We further demonstrate that DLC3 loss interferes with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) degradation associated with prolonged receptor signaling. Taken together, these findings identify DLC3 as a novel component of the endocytic trafficking machinery, wherein it maintains organelle integrity and regulates membrane transport through the control of Rho activity.
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- Anja C Braun
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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The tumour suppressor DLC2 ensures mitotic fidelity by coordinating spindle positioning and cell-cell adhesion. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5826. [PMID: 25518808 PMCID: PMC4284802 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Dividing epithelial cells need to coordinate spindle positioning with shape changes to maintain cell–cell adhesion. Microtubule interactions with the cell cortex regulate mitotic spindle positioning within the plane of division. How the spindle crosstalks with the actin cytoskeleton to ensure faithful mitosis and spindle positioning is unclear. Here we demonstrate that the tumour suppressor DLC2, a negative regulator of Cdc42, and the interacting kinesin Kif1B coordinate cell junction maintenance and planar spindle positioning by regulating microtubule growth and crosstalk with the actin cytoskeleton. Loss of DLC2 induces the mislocalization of Kif1B, increased Cdc42 activity and cortical recruitment of the Cdc42 effector mDia3, a microtubule stabilizer and promoter of actin dynamics. Accordingly, DLC2 or Kif1B depletion promotes microtubule stabilization, defective spindle positioning, chromosome misalignment and aneuploidy. The tumour suppressor DLC2 and Kif1B are thus central components of a signalling network that guides spindle positioning, cell–cell adhesion and mitotic fidelity. Epithelial cells must position their mitotic spindle correctly to maintain cell–cell adhesion. Here Vitiello et al. show that the tumour suppressor DLC2 and the mitotic kinesin Kif1b coordinate microtubule–actin interactions upstream of mDia3, guiding spindle positioning and mitotic fidelity.
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Quiros M, Nusrat A. RhoGTPases, actomyosin signaling and regulation of the epithelial Apical Junctional Complex. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 36:194-203. [PMID: 25223584 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Epithelial cells form regulated and selective barriers between distinct tissue compartments. The Apical Junctional Complex (AJC) consisting of the tight junction (TJ) and adherens junction (AJ) control epithelial homeostasis, paracellular permeability and barrier properties. The AJC is composed of mutliprotein complexes consisting of transmembrane proteins that affiliate with an underlying perijunctional F-actin myosin ring through cytoplasmic scaffold proteins. AJC protein associations with the apical actin-myosin cytoskeleton are tightly controlled by a number of signaling proteins including the Rho family of GTPases that orchestrate junctional biology, epithelial homeostasis and barrier function. This review highlights the vital relationship of Rho GTPases and AJCs in controlling the epithelial barrier. The pathophysiologic relationship of Rho GTPases, AJC, apical actomyosin cytoskeleton and epithelial barrier function is discussed.
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- Miguel Quiros
- Epithelial Pathobiology and Mucosal Inflammation Research Unit, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Epithelial Pathobiology and Mucosal Inflammation Research Unit, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Barras D, Chevalier N, Zoete V, Dempsey R, Lapouge K, Olayioye MA, Michielin O, Widmann C. A WXW motif is required for the anticancer activity of the TAT-RasGAP317-326 peptide. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:23701-11. [PMID: 25008324 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.576272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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TAT-RasGAP317-326, a cell-permeable 10-amino acid-long peptide derived from the N2 fragment of p120 Ras GTPase-activating protein (RasGAP), sensitizes tumor cells to apoptosis induced by various anticancer therapies. This RasGAP-derived peptide, by targeting the deleted in liver cancer-1 (DLC1) tumor suppressor, also hampers cell migration and invasion by promoting cell adherence and by inhibiting cell movement. Here, we systematically investigated the role of each amino acid within the RasGAP317-326 sequence for the anticancer activities of TAT-RasGAP317-326. We report here that the first three amino acids of this sequence, tryptophan, methionine, and tryptophan (WMW), are necessary and sufficient to sensitize cancer cells to cisplatin-induced apoptosis and to reduce cell migration. The WMW motif was found to be critical for the binding of fragment N2 to DLC1. These results define the interaction mode between the active anticancer sequence of RasGAP and DLC1. This knowledge will facilitate the design of small molecules bearing the tumor-sensitizing and antimetastatic activities of TAT-RasGAP317-326.
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- David Barras
- From the Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- the Molecular Modeling Group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Quartier Sorge, Bâtiment Génopode, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- the Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, and
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- the Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- the Molecular Modeling Group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Quartier Sorge, Bâtiment Génopode, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland,
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Takeichi M. Dynamic contacts: rearranging adherens junctions to drive epithelial remodelling. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2014; 15:397-410. [PMID: 24824068 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epithelial cells display dynamic behaviours, such as rearrangement, movement and shape changes, particularly during embryonic development and in equivalent processes in adults. Accumulating evidence suggests that the remodelling of cell junctions, especially adherens junctions (AJs), has major roles in controlling these behaviours. AJs comprise cadherin adhesion receptors and cytoplasmic proteins that associate with them, including catenins and actin filaments, and exhibit various forms, such as linear or punctate. Remodelling of AJs induces epithelial reshaping in various ways, including by planar-polarized apical constriction that is driven by the contraction of AJ-associated actomyosin and that occurs during neural plate bending and germband extension. RHO GTPases and their effectors regulate actin polymerization and actomyosin contraction at AJs during the epithelial reshaping processes.
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- Masatoshi Takeichi
- RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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Ko FCF, Ping Yam JW. Regulation of deleted in liver cancer 1 tumor suppressor by protein-protein interactions and phosphorylation. Int J Cancer 2013; 135:264-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Frankie Chi Fat Ko
- Department of Pathology and Centre for Cancer Research; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology and Centre for Cancer Research; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong
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