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Salahuddin M, Hiramatsu K, Al-Amin M, Imai Y, Kita K. Low dietary carbohydrate induces structural alterations in enterocytes of the chicken ileum. Anim Sci J 2024; 95:e13919. [PMID: 38287469 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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We investigated the role of dietary carbohydrates in the maintenance of the enterocyte microvillar structure in the chicken ileum. Male chickens were divided into the control and three experimental groups, and the experimental groups were fed diets containing 50%, 25%, and 0% carbohydrates of the control diet. The structural alterations in enterocytes were examined using transmission electron microscopy and immunofluorescent techniques for β-actin and villin. Glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-2 and proglucagon mRNA were detected by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, respectively. Fragmentation and wide gap spaces were frequently observed in the microvilli of the 25% and 0% groups. The length, width, and density of microvilli were also decreased in the experimental groups. The experimental groups had shorter terminal web extensions, and there were substantial changes in the mitochondrial density between the control and experimental groups. Intensities of β-actin and villin immunofluorescence observed on the apical surface of enterocytes were lower in the 0% group. The frequency of GLP-2-immunoreactive and proglucagon mRNA-expressing cells decreased with declining dietary carbohydrate levels. This study revealed that dietary carbohydrates contribute to the structural maintenance of enterocyte microvilli in the chicken ileum. The data from immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization assays suggest the participation of GLP-2 in this maintenance system.
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- Md Salahuddin
- Department of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kami-ina, Nagano, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Functional Anatomy (LAFA), Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kami-ina, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Kami-ina, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Kami-ina, Nagano, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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In flowering plants, sexual reproduction involves a double fertilization event, which is facilitated by the delivery of two non-motile sperm cells to the ovule by the pollen tube. Pollen tube growth occurs exclusively at the tip and is extremely rapid. It strictly depends on an intact actin cytoskeleton, and is therefore an excellent model for uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying dynamic actin cytoskeleton remodeling. There has been a long-term debate about the organization and dynamics of actin filaments within the apical and subapical regions of pollen tube tips. By combining state-of-the-art live-cell imaging with the usage of mutants which lack different actin-binding proteins, our understanding of the origin, spatial organization, dynamics and regulation of actin filaments within the pollen tube tip has greatly improved. In this review article, we will summarize the progress made in this area.
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zhao L, Liu SY, Li YM, Xiong ZT. Villin is a biomarker for reverse polarity in colorectal micropapillary carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2020; 21:72. [PMID: 33365083 PMCID: PMC7716710 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.12333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor of digestive system. CRC with micropapillary pattern (MPP) is an aggressive variant of colorectal adenocarcinoma. The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinicopathological significance and the prognostic role of an immunohistochemical marker, MPP, in CRC. The association between MPP and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in 286 cases of CRC (286/453 cases had follow-up information) were analysed. Then, 81 tissues without MPP and 90 tissues with MPP were analysed by immunohistochemistry using antibodies against villin, E-cadherin and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). Bioinformatics was used to evaluate the expression of these three indicators in CRC. The proportion of micropapillary carcinoma in the overall tumour was ≥5%, and was observed in 90/453 cases (19.8%). The present data showed that CRC with MPP displayed higher rates of vascular and lymphatic invasion, a higher metastatic lymph node ratio and a higher pathological tumour and metastasis stage compared with CRC without MPP. The positive expression rates of EMA, E-cadherin and villin were 50.3, 93.4 and 96.5%, respectively. In 90 CRC cases with MPP, EMA inside-out pattern (I/OP) staining was observed in 26 cases (28.9%), and it was often focal and partial, while 37 cases (41.1%) had E-cadherin focal and partial staining compatible with reverse polarity. Villin I/OP staining was observed in 77 cases (85.6%), and circumferential staining predominated over partial staining. Overall, the data suggested that the presence of MPP is significantly associated with aggressive tumour behaviour and worse overall survival rate in CRC. Visualization and distinction of reverse polarity of colorectal micropapillary carcinomas is improved villin compared with EMA or E-cadherin.
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- Li Zhao
- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510150, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510150, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510150, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510150, P.R. China
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Morimoto C, Tamura Y, Asakawa S, Kuribayashi-Okuma E, Nemoto Y, Li J, Murase T, Nakamura T, Hosoyamada M, Uchida S, Shibata S. ABCG2 expression and uric acid metabolism of the intestine in hyperuricemia model rat. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2020; 39:744-759. [PMID: 31983315 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2019.1694684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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To elucidate roles of the intestine in uric acid (UA) metabolism, we examined ABCG2 expression, tissue UA content and xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) activity in different intestinal segments. Male SD rats were assigned to control group or oxonic acid-induced hyperuricemia (HUA) group. In control rats, ABCG2 was present both in villi and crypts in each segment. Tissue UA content and XOR activity were relatively high in duodenum and jejunum. However, in HUA rats, tissue UA content was significantly elevated in the ileum, whereas it remained unaltered in other segments. Moreover, ABCG2 expression in the HUA group was upregulated both in the villi and crypts of the ileum. These data indicate that the ileum may play an important role in the extra-renal UA excretion.
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- Chikayuki Morimoto
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pharmacological Study Group, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Mie, Japan
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- Pharmacological Study Group, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Human Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Sciences, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Health Care, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Chandra S, Kumar M, Sharma NR, Sarkar DP. Site-specific phosphorylation of villin remodels the actin cytoskeleton to regulate Sendai viral glycoprotein-mediated membrane fusion. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:1927-1943. [PMID: 31183850 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Connivance of cellular factors during virus-host cell membrane fusion is poorly understood. We have recently shown that cellular villin plays an important role during membrane fusion of reconstituted Sendai virosomes with hepatocytes. Here, we employed villin-null Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, where villin expression led to an increased fusion with virosomes, which was further enhanced due to tyrosine phosphorylation in the presence of c-src. However, the villin RRI mutant, lacking actin-severing function, failed to augment membrane fusion. Furthermore, quantitative mass spectrometry and detailed analysis revealed Tyr499 to be the key phosphorylation site of villin responsible for the enhancement of virosome-CHO cell fusion. Overall, our results demonstrate a critical role for villin and its cell-type dependent phosphorylation in regulating membrane fusion.
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- Sunandini Chandra
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Recently, colon cancer with micropapillary pattern (MPP) has been identified. MPP is defined as tight tufts surrounded by cleft-like space and lacking true fibrovascular cores and showing reverse polarity. In this article, we studied nine cases of colon cancer with MPP. MPP usually accounted for a minor component in total tumour volume, which ranged from 3 to 40% with a mean percentage of 19.2%. Associated histological subtype showed moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma in all cases. The reverse polarity of villin (9/9, diffuse) in MPP component was superior to that of CA125 (5/9, focal) or CD10 (5/9, diffuse 2/9, focal 3/9). In clinicopathological indicators such as sex, tumour location, tumour depth, lymphovascular invasion, lymph node metastasis, or pathological stage and clinical behaviour, there was statistically no difference between the MPP group and the non-MPP group of the colon. In conclusion, colon cancer with MPP is characterised by frequent association with moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma as a minor component. Villin immunohistochemistry is useful in the detection of reverse polarity of MPP of colon cancer.
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Zhao L, Huang S, Liu J, Zhao J, Li Q, Wang HQ. Clinicopathological, radiographic, and oncogenic features of primary pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma in comparison with invasive adenocarcinoma in resection specimens. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8153. [PMID: 28953659 PMCID: PMC5626302 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Primary pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma (PEAC) is a rare subtype of primary lung adenocarcinoma. However, it is not known whether there are any distinctive clinical or molecular features.PEACs were retrospectively identified in 28 patients from July 2014 to June 2016. We compared the clinicopathological, radiographic, and oncogenic characteristics of PEAC and primary pulmonary invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC).A total of 28 PEAC patients and 92 IAC patients were compared. PEAC occurred more frequently in males (P = .008), in older patients (P = .041), in those with larger lesions (P = .001), and in those in a more advanced stage (P = .011). Radiologically, PEAC patients had larger lesions (P = .025) and more solid (P = .006); however, there were no statistically significant differences in lobulation, spiculation, pleural indentation, pleural effusion, and lymphadenopathy between PEAC and IAC. PEAC had higher values of carcinoembryonic antigen (P = .008) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (P < .001) than IAC. PEAC had a higher incidence (40% vs 63%, P < .001) of Kristen rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutations and a lower incidence (10.71% vs 3.3%, P < .001) of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Villin may be a useful marker in the differential diagnosis of PEAC. KRAS mutations occurred more frequently in PEACs, which are cytokeratin 7-negative (P = .032). EGFR mutation rates were higher in PEACs, which are cytokeratin 20- and caudal type homeobox transcription factor 2-negative (P = .041).PEAC is a rare and heterogeneous nonsmall-cell lung cancer subgroup with distinctive clinicopathological, radiographic, and molecular features. These results need to be further confirmed in future studies.
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The E2F transcription factors are primarily implicated in the regulation of entry and exit from the cell cycle. However, in vivo studies have established additional roles for E2Fs during organ development and homeostasis. With the goal of addressing the intestinal requirements of E2f4 and E2f5, we crossed mice carrying Vil-cre, E2f4 conditional and E2f5 germline alleles. E2f4 deletion had no detectable effect on intestinal development. However, E2f4f/f;E2f5+/-;Vil-cre males, but not E2f4f/f;Vil-cre littermates, were unexpectedly sterile. This defect was not due to defective spermatogenesis. Instead, the seminiferous tubules and rete testes showed significant dilation, and spermatozoa accumulated aberrantly in the rete testis and efferent ducts. Our data show that these problems result from defective efferent ducts, a tissue whose primary function is to concentrate sperm through fluid absorption. First, Vil-cre expression, and consequent E2F4 loss, was specific to the efferent ducts and not other reproductive tract tissues. Second, the E2f4f/f;E2f5+/-;Vil-cre efferent ducts had completely lost multiciliated cells and greatly reduced levels of critical absorptive cell proteins: aquaporin1, a water channel protein, and clusterin, an endocytic marker. Collectively, the observed testis phenotypes suggest a fluid flux defect. Remarkably, we observed rete testis dilation prior to the normal time of seminiferous fluid production, arguing that the efferent duct defects promote excessive secretory activity within the reproductive tract. Finally, we also detect key aspects of these testis defects in E2f5-/- mice. Thus, we conclude that E2f4 and E2f5 display overlapping roles in controlling the normal development of the male reproductive system.
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- Paul S Danielian
- a David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA , USA
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- b Reproductive Biology & Toxicology , Department of Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois , Urbana , IL , USA
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- a David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA , USA
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Qu X, Jiang Y, Chang M, Liu X, Zhang R, Huang S. Organization and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in the pollen tube. Front Plant Sci 2015; 5:786. [PMID: 25620974 PMCID: PMC4287052 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Proper organization of the actin cytoskeleton is crucial for pollen tube growth. However, the precise mechanisms by which the actin cytoskeleton regulates pollen tube growth remain to be further elucidated. The functions of the actin cytoskeleton are dictated by its spatial organization and dynamics. However, early observations of the distribution of actin filaments at the pollen tube apex were quite perplexing, resulting in decades of controversial debate. Fortunately, due to improvements in fixation regimens for staining actin filaments in fixed pollen tubes, as well as the adoption of appropriate markers for visualizing actin filaments in living pollen tubes, this issue has been resolved and has given rise to the consensus view of the spatial distribution of actin filaments throughout the entire pollen tube. Importantly, recent descriptions of the dynamics of individual actin filaments in the apical region have expanded our understanding of the function of actin in regulation of pollen tube growth. Furthermore, careful documentation of the function and mode of action of several actin-binding proteins expressed in pollen have provided novel insights into the regulation of actin spatial distribution and dynamics. In the current review, we summarize our understanding of the organization, dynamics, and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in the pollen tube.
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- Xiaolu Qu
- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany – Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany – Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany – Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany – Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany – Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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Regulation of actin dynamics is a central theme in cell biology that is important for different aspects of cell physiology. Villin, a member of the villin/gelsolin/fragmin superfamily of proteins, is an important regulator of actin. Villins contain six gelsolin homology domains (G1-G6) and an extra headpiece domain. In contrast to their mammalian counterparts, plant villins are expressed widely, implying that plant villins play a more general role in regulating actin dynamics. Some plant villins have a defined role in modifying actin dynamics in the pollen tube; most of their in vivo activities remain to be ascertained. Recently, our understanding of the functions and mechanisms of action for plant villins has progressed rapidly, primarily due to the advent of Arabidopsis thaliana genetic approaches and imaging capabilities that can visualize actin dynamics at the single filament level in vitro and in living plant cells. In this review, we focus on discussing the biochemical activities and modes of regulation of plant villins. Here, we present current understanding of the functions of plant villins. Finally, we highlight some of the key unanswered questions regarding the functions and regulation of plant villins for future research.
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- Shanjin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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Melendez J, Liu M, Sampson L, Akunuru S, Han X, Vallance J, Witte D, Shroyer N, Zheng Y. Cdc42 coordinates proliferation, polarity, migration, and differentiation of small intestinal epithelial cells in mice. Gastroenterology 2013; 145:808-19. [PMID: 23792201 PMCID: PMC3876942 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 06/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Cdc42 is a Rho GTPase that regulates diverse cellular functions, including proliferation, differentiation, migration, and polarity. In the intestinal epithelium, a balance among these events maintains homeostasis. We used genetic techniques to investigate the role of Cdc42 in intestinal homeostasis and its mechanisms. METHODS We disrupted Cdc42 specifically in intestinal epithelial cells by creating Cdc42flox/flox-villin-Cre+ and Cdc42flox/flox-Rosa26-CreER+ mice. We collected intestinal and other tissues, and analyzed their cellular, molecular, morphologic, and physiologic features, compared with the respective heterozygous mice. RESULTS In all mutant mice studied, the intestinal epithelium had gross hyperplasia, crypt enlargement, microvilli inclusion, and abnormal epithelial permeability. Cdc42 deficiency resulted in defective Paneth cell differentiation and localization without affecting the differentiation of other cell lineages. In mutant intestinal crypts, proliferating stem and progenitor cells increased, compared with control mice, resulting in increased crypt depth. Cdc42 deficiency increased migration of stem and progenitor cells along the villi, caused a mild defect in the apical junction orientation, and impaired intestinal epithelium polarity, which can contribute to the observed defective intestinal permeability. The intestinal epithelium of the Cdc42flox/flox-villin-Cre+ and Cdc42flox/flox-Rosa26-CreER+ mice appeared similar to that of patients with microvillus inclusion disease. In the digestive track, loss of Cdc42 also resulted in crypt hyperplasia in the colon, but not the stomach. CONCLUSIONS Cdc42 regulates proliferation, polarity, migration, and differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells in mice and maintains intestine epithelial barrier and homeostasis. Defects in Cdc42 signaling could be associated with microvillus inclusion disease.
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- Jaime Melendez
- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry, P. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Gut infections often lead to epithelial cell damage followed by a healing response. We examined changes in the epithelial cell cytoskeleton and the involvement of host adaptive immunity in these events using an in vivo model of parasitic infection. We found that both ezrin and villin, key components of the actin cytoskeleton comprising the brush border (BB) of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), underwent significant post-translational changes following gut infection and during the recovery phase of gut infection. Intriguingly, using mice lacking either CD4(+) or CD8(+) T-cell responses, we demonstrated that the mechanisms by which ezrin and villin are regulated in response to infection are different. Both ezrin and villin undergo proteolysis during the recovery phase of infection. Cleavage of ezrin requires CD4(+) but not CD8(+) T cells, whereas cleavage of villin requires both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell responses. Both proteins were also regulated by phosphorylation; reduced levels of phosphorylated ezrin and increased levels of villin phosphorylation were observed at the peak of infection and correlated with reduced BB enzyme activity. Finally, we show that infection also leads to enhanced proliferation of IECs in this model. Cytoskeletal remodeling in IECs can have critical roles in the immunopathology and healing responses observed during many infectious and non-infectious intestinal conditions. These data indicate that cellular immune responses can be significant drivers of these processes.
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- Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi
- Department of Biology and Center for Infectious Disease, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20057, USA,Correspondence should be addressed to Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi or Steven M. Singer, Mailing address: Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0623D, La Jolla CA 92093-0623 USA; Phone (858)534-4625; Fax: 858-534-5691; ; Steven M. Singer, Georgetown University, 406 Reiss Building, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057 USA; Phone (202)-687-9884; Fax: (202)-687-5662;
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- Department of Biology and Center for Infectious Disease, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20057, USA,Correspondence should be addressed to Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi or Steven M. Singer, Mailing address: Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0623D, La Jolla CA 92093-0623 USA; Phone (858)534-4625; Fax: 858-534-5691; ; Steven M. Singer, Georgetown University, 406 Reiss Building, 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057 USA; Phone (202)-687-9884; Fax: (202)-687-5662;
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Lin D, Zhao Y, Li H, Xing X. Pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma with villin brush border immunoreactivity: a case report and literature review. J Thorac Dis 2013; 5:E17-20. [PMID: 23372961 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.06.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma, a rare histologic type of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma with only 16 cases reported to date, has to be differentiated from metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Here we report a case of pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma which shows villin immunoreactivity in the brush border of tumor cells. As a marker for gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, villin has been rarely found positive like this pattern in pulmonary adenocarcinomas. This case suggests brush border immunoreactivity of villin is possible in some cases of pulmonary enteric adenocarcinomas. We suggest pathological practitioners pay attention to it.
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- Dongliang Lin
- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, China
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Regulation of expression of the intestinal epithelial actin-binding protein, villin, is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether Wnt5a stimulates Ror2 in intestinal epithelia caused transient increases in phospho-ERK1/2 (pERK1/2) and subsequently increased expression of villin transcript and protein. To demonstrate Wnt5a-Ror2 regulation of villin expression, we overexpressed wild-type, truncated, or mutant Ror2 constructs in HT29 adenocarcinoma cells and non-transformed fetally derived human intestinal epithelial cells, added conditioned media containing Wnt5a and measured changes in ERK1/2 phosphorylation, villin amplicons, and protein expression by RT-PCR and Western blot techniques. Wnt5a addition caused a transient increase in pERK1/2, which was maximal at 10 min but extinguished by 30 min. Transient transfection with a siRNA duplex against Ror2 diminished Ror2 amplicons and protein and reduced the extent of pERK1/2 activation. Structure-function analysis revealed that the deletion of the cysteine-rich, kringle, or tyrosine kinase domain or substitution mutations of tyrosine residues in the intracellular Ser/Thr-1 region of Ror2 prevented the Wnt5a stimulation of pERK1/2. Deletion of the intracellular proline and serine/threonine-rich regions of Ror2 had no effect on Wnt5a stimulation of pERK1/2. The increase in villin expression was blocked by pharmacological inhibition of MEK-1 and casein kinase 1, but not by PKC and p38 inhibitors. Neither Wnt3a nor epidermal growth factor addition caused increases in villin protein. Our findings suggest that Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling can regulate villin expression in the intestine.
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- Rebecca Cheung
- Department of Physiology, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada
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Khurana S, George SP. The role of actin bundling proteins in the assembly of filopodia in epithelial cells. Cell Adh Migr 2011; 5:409-20. [PMID: 21975550 PMCID: PMC3218608 DOI: 10.4161/cam.5.5.17644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The goal of this review is to highlight how emerging new models of filopodia assembly, which include tissue specific actin-bundling proteins, could provide more comprehensive representations of filopodia assembly that would describe more adequately and effectively the complexity and plasticity of epithelial cells. This review also describes how the true diversity of actin bundling proteins must be considered to predict the far-reaching significance and versatile functions of filopodia in epithelial cells.
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- Seema Khurana
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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Fukata M, Shang L, Santaolalla R, Sotolongo J, Pastorini C, España C, Ungaro R, Harpaz N, Cooper HS, Elson G, Kosco-Vilbois M, Zaias J, Perez MT, Mayer L, Vamadevan AS, Lira SA, Abreu MT. Constitutive activation of epithelial TLR4 augments inflammatory responses to mucosal injury and drives colitis-associated tumorigenesis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011; 17:1464-73. [PMID: 21674704 PMCID: PMC3117047 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic intestinal inflammation culminates in cancer and a link to Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) has been suggested by our observation that TLR4 deficiency prevents colitis-associated neoplasia. In the current study we address the effect of the aberrant activation of epithelial TLR4 on induction of colitis and colitis-associated tumor development. We take a translational approach to address the consequences of increased TLR signaling in the intestinal mucosa. METHODS Mice transgenic for a constitutively active TLR4 under the intestine-specific villin promoter (villin-TLR4 mice) were treated with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) for acute colitis and azoxymethane (AOM)-DSS TLR4 expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in colonic tissue from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and UC-associated cancer. The effect of an antagonist TLR4 antibody (Ab) was tested in prevention of colitis-associated neoplasia in the AOM-DSS model. RESULTS Villin-TLR4 mice were highly susceptible to both acute colitis and colitis-associated neoplasia. Villin-TLR4 mice had increased epithelial expression of COX-2 and mucosal PGE₂ production at baseline. Increased severity of colitis in villin-TLR4 mice was characterized by enhanced expression of inflammatory mediators and increased neutrophilic infiltration. In human UC samples, TLR4 expression was upregulated in almost all colitis-associated cancer and progressively increased with grade of dysplasia. As a proof of principle, a TLR4/MD-2 antagonist antibody inhibited colitis-associated neoplasia in the mouse model. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that regulation of TLRs can affect the outcome of both acute colitis and its consequences, cancer. Targeting TLR4 and other TLRs may ultimately play a role in prevention or treatment of colitis-associated cancer.
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- Masayuki Fukata
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Immunology Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029
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- Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111
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- Department of Veterinary Resources, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Immunology Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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- Immunology Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136
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Hu KN, Tycko R. What can solid state NMR contribute to our understanding of protein folding? Biophys Chem 2010; 151:10-21. [PMID: 20542371 PMCID: PMC2906680 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Complete understanding of the folding process that connects a structurally disordered state of a protein to an ordered, biochemically functional state requires detailed characterization of intermediate structural states with high resolution and site specificity. While the intrinsically inhomogeneous and dynamic nature of unfolded and partially folded states limits the efficacy of traditional X-ray diffraction and solution NMR in structural studies, solid state NMR methods applied to frozen solutions can circumvent the complications due to molecular motions and conformational exchange encountered in unfolded and partially folded states. Moreover, solid state NMR methods can provide both qualitative and quantitative structural information at the site-specific level, even in the presence of structural inhomogeneity. This article reviews relevant solid state NMR methods and their initial applications to protein folding studies. Using either chemical denaturation to prepare unfolded states at equilibrium or a rapid freezing apparatus to trap non-equilibrium, transient structural states on a sub-millisecond time scale, recent results demonstrate that solid state NMR can contribute essential information about folding processes that is not available from more familiar biophysical methods.
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- Kan-Nian Hu
- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, United States
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Vermeulen W, Vanhaesebrouck P, Van Troys M, Verschueren M, Fant F, Goethals M, Ampe C, Martins JC, Borremans FAM. Solution structures of the C-terminal headpiece subdomains of human villin and advillin, evaluation of headpiece F-actin-binding requirements. Protein Sci 2004; 13:1276-87. [PMID: 15096633 PMCID: PMC2286768 DOI: 10.1110/ps.03518104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2003] [Revised: 02/12/2004] [Accepted: 02/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Headpiece (HP) is a 76-residue F-actin-binding module at the C terminus of many cytoskeletal proteins. Its 35-residue C-terminal subdomain is one of the smallest known motifs capable of autonomously adopting a stable, folded structure in the absence of any disulfide bridges, metal ligands, or unnatural amino acids. We report the three-dimensional solution structures of the C-terminal headpiece subdomains of human villin (HVcHP) and human advillin (HAcHP), determined by two-dimensional 1H-NMR. They represent the second and third structures of such C-terminal headpiece subdomains to be elucidated so far. A comparison with the structure of the chicken villin C-terminal subdomain reveals a high structural conservation. Both C-terminal subdomains bind specifically to F-actin. Mutagenesis is used to demonstrate the involvement of Trp 64 in the F-actin-binding surface. The latter residue is part of a conserved structural feature, in which the surface-exposed indole ring is stacked on the proline and lysine side chain embedded in a PXWK sequence motif. On the basis of the structural and mutational data concerning Trp 64 reported here, the results of a cysteine-scanning mutagenesis study of full headpiece, and a phage display mutational study of the 69-74 fragment, we propose a modification of the model, elaborated by Vardar and coworkers, for the binding of headpiece to F-actin.
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- Wim Vermeulen
- NMR and Structure Analysis Unit, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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