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Wang Y, Cortes E, Huang R, Wan J, Zhao J, Hinz B, Damoiseaux R, Pushkarsky I. FLECS technology for high-throughput screening of hypercontractile cellular phenotypes in fibrosis: A function-first approach to anti-fibrotic drug discovery. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2024; 29:100138. [PMID: 38158044 DOI: 10.1016/j.slasd.2023.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
The pivotal role of myofibroblast contractility in the pathophysiology of fibrosis is widely recognized, yet HTS approaches are not available to quantify this critically important function in drug discovery. We developed, validated, and scaled-up a HTS platform that quantifies contractile function of primary human lung myofibroblasts upon treatment with pro-fibrotic TGF-β1. With the fully automated assay we screened a library of 40,000 novel small molecules in under 80 h of total assay run-time. We identified 42 hit compounds that inhibited the TGF-β1-induced contractile phenotype of myofibroblasts, and enriched for 19 that specifically target myofibroblasts but not phenotypically related smooth muscle cells. Selected hits were validated in an ex vivo lung tissue models for their inhibitory effects on fibrotic gene upregulation by TGF-β1. Our results demonstrate that integrating a functional contraction test into the drug screening process is key to identify compounds with targeted and diverse activity as potential anti-fibrotic agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yao Wang
- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.
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- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of the St. Michael's Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Canada; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E2, Canada
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- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Forcyte Biotechnologies, Inc, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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Qi L, Sun C, Sun S, Li A, Hu Q, Liu Y, Zhang Y. Phosphatidylinositol (3,5)-bisphosphate machinery regulates neurite thickness through neuron-specific endosomal protein NSG1/NEEP21. J Biol Chem 2022; 299:102775. [PMID: 36493904 PMCID: PMC9823133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Phosphatidylinositol (3,5)-bisphosphate [PtdIns(3,5)P2] is a critical signaling phospholipid involved in endolysosome homeostasis. It is synthesized by a protein complex composed of PIKfyve, Vac14, and Fig4. Defects in PtdIns(3,5)P2 synthesis underlie a number of human neurological disorders, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, child onset progressive dystonia, and others. However, neuron-specific functions of PtdIns(3,5)P2 remain less understood. Here, we show that PtdIns(3,5)P2 pathway is required to maintain neurite thickness. Suppression of PIKfyve activities using either pharmacological inhibitors or RNA silencing resulted in decreased neurite thickness. We further find that the regulation of neurite thickness by PtdIns(3,5)P2 is mediated by NSG1/NEEP21, a neuron-specific endosomal protein. Knockdown of NSG1 expression also led to thinner neurites. mCherry-tagged NSG1 colocalized and interacted with proteins in the PtdIns(3,5)P2 machinery. Perturbation of PtdIns(3,5)P2 dynamics by overexpressing Fig4 or a PtdIns(3,5)P2-binding domain resulted in mislocalization of NSG1 to nonendosomal locations, and suppressing PtdIns(3,5)P2 synthesis resulted in an accumulation of NSG1 in EEA1-positive early endosomes. Importantly, overexpression of NSG1 rescued neurite thinning in PtdIns(3,5)P2-deficient CAD neurons and primary cortical neurons. Our study uncovered the role of PtdIns(3,5)P2 in the morphogenesis of neurons, which revealed a novel aspect of the pathogenesis of PtdIns(3,5)P2-related neuropathies. We also identified NSG1 as an important downstream protein of PtdIns(3,5)P2, which may provide a novel therapeutic target in neurological diseases.
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- Lijuan Qi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soochow University Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China,For correspondence: Yanling Zhang
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Caux M, Mansour R, Xuereb JM, Chicanne G, Viaud J, Vauclard A, Boal F, Payrastre B, Tronchère H, Severin S. PIKfyve-Dependent Phosphoinositide Dynamics in Megakaryocyte/Platelet Granule Integrity and Platelet Functions. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2022; 42:987-1004. [PMID: 35708031 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.122.317559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Secretory granules are key elements for platelet functions. Their biogenesis and integrity are regulated by fine-tuned mechanisms that need to be fully characterized. Here, we investigated the role of the phosphoinositide 5-kinase PIKfyve and its lipid products, PtdIns5P (phosphatidylinositol 5 monophosphate) and PtdIns(3,5)P2 (phosphatidylinositol (3,5) bisphosphate) in granule homeostasis in megakaryocytes and platelets. METHODS For that, we invalidated PIKfyve by pharmacological inhibition or gene silencing in megakaryocytic cell models (human MEG-01 cell line, human imMKCLs, mouse primary megakaryocytes) and in human platelets. RESULTS We unveiled that PIKfyve expression and its lipid product levels increased with megakaryocytic maturation. In megakaryocytes, PtdIns5P and PtdIns(3,5)P2 were found in alpha and dense granule membranes with higher levels in dense granules. Pharmacological inhibition or knock-down of PIKfyve in megakaryocytes decreased PtdIns5P and PtdIns(3,5)P2 synthesis and induced a vacuolar phenotype with a loss of alpha and dense granule identity. Permeant PtdIns5P and PtdIns(3,5)P2 and the cation channel TRPML1 (transient receptor potential mucolipins) and TPC2 activation were able to accelerate alpha and dense granule integrity recovery following release of PIKfyve pharmacological inhibition. In platelets, PIKfyve inhibition specifically impaired the integrity of dense granules culminating in defects in their secretion, platelet aggregation, and thrombus formation. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrated that PIKfyve and its lipid products PtdIns5P and PtdIns(3,5)P2 control granule integrity both in megakaryocytes and platelets.
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- Manuella Caux
- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.).,CHU de Toulouse, Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Toulouse, France (B.P.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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- INSERM U1297, I2MC and Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (M.C., R.M., J.-M.X., G.C., J.V., A.V., F.B., B.P., H.T., S.S.)
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Rivero-Ríos P, Weisman LS. Roles of PIKfyve in multiple cellular pathways. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2022; 76:102086. [PMID: 35584589 PMCID: PMC9108489 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2022.102086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Phosphoinositide signaling lipids are crucial for eukaryotes and regulate many aspects of cell function. These signaling molecules are difficult to study because they are extremely low abundance. Here, we focus on two of the lowest abundance phosphoinositides, PI(3,5)P2 and PI(5)P, which play critical roles in cellular homeostasis, membrane trafficking and transcription. Their levels are tightly regulated by a protein complex that includes PIKfyve, Fig4 and Vac14. Importantly, mutations in this complex that decrease PI(3,5)P2 and PI(5)P are linked to human diseases, especially those of the nervous system. Paradoxically, PIKfyve inhibitors which decrease PI(3,5)P2 and PI(5)P, are currently being tested for some neurodegenerative diseases, as well as other diverse diseases including some cancers, and as a treatment for SARS-CoV2 infection. A more comprehensive picture of the pathways that are regulated by PIKfyve will be critical to understand the roles of PI(3,5)P2 and PI(5)P in normal human physiology and in disease.
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- Pilar Rivero-Ríos
- Life Sciences Institute and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Gu M, Wang Z, Feng F, Yang Y, Sun X, Yang D. Inhibition of PIKfyve Ameliorates the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Vascular Intima Hyperplasia By Reducing mTORC1 Activity. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022; 79:739-748. [PMID: 35275098 PMCID: PMC9067083 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the role and mechanism of PIKfyve in the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and vascular intima hyperplasia. We first observed increased protein levels of PIKfyve, phospho (p)-S6 Ribosomal Protein (S6)Ser235/236, p-4EBP1Thr37/46 in VSMCs after 24 hours of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB treatment. By using cell counting kit-8 assay, Ki-67 immunofluorescence staining and wound healing assay, we found that PIKfyve inhibition ameliorated the enhanced activity of VSMC proliferation and migration induced by PDGF-BB. Silencing PIKfyve also suppressed the phosphorylation of S6 and 4EBP1 (2 major effectors of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1), glucose consumption, activity of hexokinase, and LDH in PDGF-BB-challenged VSMCs. After rescuing the phosphorylation of S6 and 4EBP1 by silencing Tsc1, the suppressive effects of PIKfyve inhibition on glucose utilization, proliferation, and migration in VSMCs were abolished. The animal model of vascular restenosis was established in C57BL/6J mice by wire injury. We found the expression of PIKfyve was increased in carotid artery at day 28 after injury. Reducing the activity of PIKfyve alleviated vascular neointima hyperplasia after injury. In conclusion, targeting PIKfyve might be a novel effective method to reduce the proliferation and migration of VSMCs and vascular restenosis by affecting mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1-mediated glucose utilization.
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- Min Gu
- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Boal F, Cinato M, Timotin A, Münzberg H, Qualls-Creekmore E, Kramar S, Loi H, Roncalli J, Keita S, Tronchere H, Kunduzova O. Galanin Regulates Myocardial Mitochondrial ROS Homeostasis and Hypertrophic Remodeling Through GalR2. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:869179. [PMID: 35431947 PMCID: PMC9011366 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.869179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The regulatory peptide galanin is broadly distributed in the central nervous systems and peripheral tissues where it modulates numerous physiological and pathological processes through binding to its three G-protein-coupled receptors, GalR1-3. However, the function and identity of the galaninergic system in the heart remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated the expression of the galanin receptors in cardiac cells and tissues and found that GalR2 is the dominant receptor subtype in adult mouse hearts, cardiomyocytes and H9C2 cardiomyoblasts. In vivo, genetic suppression of GalR2 promotes cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis and mitochondrial oxidative stress in the heart. In vitro, GalR2 silencing by siRNA abolished the beneficial effects of galanin on cell hypertrophy and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. These findings unravel new insights into the role of galaninergic system in the heart and suggest novel therapeutic strategies in heart disease.
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- Frederic Boal
- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- Neurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, CA, United States
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- Neurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, CA, United States
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.,Department of Cardiology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1297, Toulouse, France.,Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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Giridharan SSP, Luo G, Rivero-Rios P, Steinfeld N, Tronchere H, Singla A, Burstein E, Billadeau DD, Sutton MA, Weisman LS. Lipid kinases VPS34 and PIKfyve coordinate a phosphoinositide cascade to regulate Retriever-mediated recycling on endosomes. eLife 2022; 11:69709. [PMID: 35040777 PMCID: PMC8816382 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell-surface receptors control how cells respond to their environment. Many cell-surface receptors recycle from endosomes to the plasma membrane via a recently discovered pathway, which includes sorting-nexin SNX17, Retriever, WASH and CCC complexes. Here, using mammalian cells, we discover that PIKfyve and its upstream PI3-kinase VPS34 positively regulate this pathway. VPS34 produces PI3P, which is the substrate for PIKfyve to generate PI3,5P2. We show that PIKfyve controls recycling of cargoes including integrins, receptors that control cell migration. Furthermore, endogenous PIKfyve colocalizes with SNX17, Retriever, WASH and CCC complexes on endosomes. Importantly, PIKfyve inhibition results displacement of Retriever and CCC from endosomes. In addition, we show that recruitment of SNX17 is an early step and requires VPS34. These discoveries suggest that VPS34 and PIKfyve coordinate an ordered pathway to regulate recycling from endosomes and suggest how PIKfyve functions in cell migration.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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