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Ida-Naitoh M, Tokuyama H, Futatsugi K, Yasuda M, Adachi K, Kanda T, Tanabe Y, Wakino S, Itoh H. Proximal-tubule molecular relay from early Protein diaphanous homolog 1 to late Rho-associated protein kinase 1 regulates kidney function in obesity-induced kidney damage. Kidney Int 2022; 102:798-814. [PMID: 35716954 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The small GTPase protein RhoA has two effectors, ROCK (Rho-associated protein kinase 1) and mDIA1 (Protein diaphanous homolog 1), which cooperate reciprocally. However, temporal regulation of RhoA and its effectors in obesity-induced kidney damage remains unclear. Here, we investigated the role of RhoA activation in the proximal tubules at the early and late stages of obesity-induced kidney damage. In mice, a three week high-fat diet induced proximal tubule hypertrophy and damage without increased albuminuria, and RhoA/mDIA1 activation without ROCK activation. Conversely, a 12- week high-fat diet induced proximal tubule hypertrophy, proximal tubule damage, increased albuminuria, and RhoA/ROCK activation without mDIA1 elevation. Proximal tubule hypertrophy resulting from cell cycle arrest accompanied by downregulation of the multifunctional cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 was elicited by RhoA activation. Mice overexpressing proximal tubule-specific and dominant-negative RHOA display amelioration of high-fat diet-induced kidney hypertrophy, cell cycle abnormalities, inflammation, and renal impairment. In human proximal tubules cells, mechanical stretch mimicking hypertrophy activated ROCK, which triggered inflammation. In human kidney samples from normal individuals with a body mass index of about 25, proximal tubule cell size correlated with body mass index, proximal tubule cell damages, and mDIA1 expression. Thus, RhoA activation in proximal tubules is critical for the initiation and progression of obesity-induced kidney damage. Hence, the switch in the downstream RhoA effector in proximal tubule represents a transition from normal to pathogenic kidney adaptation and to body weight gain, leading to obesity-induced kidney damage.
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- Makiko Ida-Naitoh
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Articular Chondrocyte Phenotype Regulation through the Cytoskeleton and the Signaling Processes That Originate from or Converge on the Cytoskeleton: Towards a Novel Understanding of the Intersection between Actin Dynamics and Chondrogenic Function. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22063279. [PMID: 33807043 PMCID: PMC8004672 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Numerous studies have assembled a complex picture, in which extracellular stimuli and intracellular signaling pathways modulate the chondrocyte phenotype. Because many diseases are mechanobiology-related, this review asked to what extent phenotype regulators control chondrocyte function through the cytoskeleton and cytoskeleton-regulating signaling processes. Such information would generate leverage for advanced articular cartilage repair. Serial passaging, pro-inflammatory cytokine signaling (TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8), growth factors (TGF-α), and osteoarthritis not only induce dedifferentiation but also converge on RhoA/ROCK/Rac1/mDia1/mDia2/Cdc42 to promote actin polymerization/crosslinking for stress fiber (SF) formation. SF formation takes center stage in phenotype control, as both SF formation and SOX9 phosphorylation for COL2 expression are ROCK activity-dependent. Explaining how it is molecularly possible that dedifferentiation induces low COL2 expression but high SF formation, this review theorized that, in chondrocyte SOX9, phosphorylation by ROCK might effectively be sidelined in favor of other SF-promoting ROCK substrates, based on a differential ROCK affinity. In turn, actin depolymerization for redifferentiation would “free-up” ROCK to increase COL2 expression. Moreover, the actin cytoskeleton regulates COL1 expression, modulates COL2/aggrecan fragment generation, and mediates a fibrogenic/catabolic expression profile, highlighting that actin dynamics-regulating processes decisively control the chondrocyte phenotype. This suggests modulating the balance between actin polymerization/depolymerization for therapeutically controlling the chondrocyte phenotype.
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Bueno De Paiva L, Aline Bernusso V, Machado-Neto JA, Traina F, Ridley AJ, Olalla-Saad ST, Lazarini M. Effects of RhoA and RhoC upon the sensitivity of prostate cancer cells to glutamine deprivation. Small GTPases 2021; 12:20-26. [PMID: 30449238 PMCID: PMC7781845 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2018.1546098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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RhoA and RhoC contribute to the regulation of glutamine metabolism, which is a crucial determinant of cell growth in some types of cancer. Here we investigated the participation of RhoA and RhoC in the response of prostate cancer cells to glutamine deprivation. We found that RhoA and RhoC activities were up- or downregulated by glutamine reduction in PC3 and LNCaP cell lines, which was concomitant to a reduction in cell number and proliferation. Stable overexpression of wild type RhoA or RhoC did not alter the sensitivity to glutamine deprivation. However, PC3 cells expressing dominant negative RhoAN19 or RhoCN19 mutants were more resistant to glutamine deprivation. Our results indicate that RhoA and RhoC activities could affect cancer treatments targeting the glutamine pathway.
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- Luciana Bueno De Paiva
- Hematology and Bloood Transfusion Center, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bloood Transfusion Center, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Randall Centre of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, King´s College London, London, UK
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Hematology and Bloood Transfusion Center, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yin LM, Duan TT, Ulloa L, Yang YQ. Ezrin Orchestrates Signal Transduction in Airway Cells. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2019; 174:1-23. [PMID: 28702704 DOI: 10.1007/112_2017_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ezrin is a critical structural protein that organizes receptor complexes and orchestrates their signal transduction. In this study, we review the ezrin-meditated regulation of critical receptor complexes, including the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), CD44, vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM), and the deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) receptor. We also analyze the ezrin-meditated regulation of critical pathways associated with asthma, such as the RhoA, Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), and protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) pathways. Mounting evidence suggests that ezrin plays a role in controlling airway cell function and potentially contributes to respiratory diseases. Ezrin can participate in asthma pathogenesis by affecting bronchial epithelium repair, T lymphocyte regulation, and the contraction of the airway smooth muscle cells. These studies provide new insights for the design of novel therapeutic strategies for asthma treatment.
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- Lei-Miao Yin
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China. .,Department of Surgery, Center of Immunology and Inflammation, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 07101, USA.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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Progression of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma via Inhibition of RhoA-ROCK Axis by PARG1. Transl Oncol 2017; 10:142-152. [PMID: 28131798 PMCID: PMC5284488 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most lethal urological malignancy with high risk of recurrence; thus, new prognostic biomarkers are needed. In this study, a new RCC antigen, PTPL1 associated RhoGAP1 (PARG1), was identified by using serological identification of recombinant cDNA expression cloning with sera from RCC patients. PARG1 protein was found to be differentially expressed in RCC cells among patients. High PARG1 expression is significantly correlated with various clinicopathological factors relating to cancer cell proliferation and invasion, including G3 percentage (P = .0046), Ki-67 score (p expression is also correlated with high recurrence of N0M0 patients (P = .0084) and poor prognosis in RCC patients (P = .0345). Multivariate analysis has revealed that high PARG1 expression is an independent factor for recurrence (P = .0149) of N0M0 RCC patients. In in vitro studies, depletion of PARG1by siRNA in human RCC cell lines inhibited their proliferation through inducing G1 cell cycle arrest via upregulation of p53 and subsequent p21Cip1/Waf1, which are mediated by increased RhoA-ROCK activities. Similarly, PARG1 depletion cells inhibited invasion ability via increasing RhoA-ROCK activities in the RCC cell lines. Conversely, overexpression of PARG1 on human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293T promotes its cell proliferation and invasion. These results indicate that PARG1 plays crucial roles in progression of human RCC in increasing cell proliferation and invasion ability via inhibition of the RhoA-ROCK axis, and PARG1 is a poor prognostic marker, particularly for high recurrence of N0M0 RCC patients.
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Tian X, Ohmura T, Shah AS, Son S, Tian Y, Birukova AA. Role of End Binding Protein-1 in endothelial permeability response to barrier-disruptive and barrier-enhancing agonists. Cell Signal 2016; 29:1-11. [PMID: 27667566 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rapid changes in microtubule (MT) polymerization dynamics affect regional activity of small GTPases RhoA and Rac1, which play a key role in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton and endothelial cell (EC) permeability. This study tested the role of End Binding Protein-1 (EB1) in the mechanisms of increased and decreased EC permeability caused by thrombin and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and mediated by RhoA and Rac1 GTPases, respectively. Stimulation of human lung EC with thrombin inhibited peripheral MT growth, which was monitored by morphological and biochemical evaluation of peripheral MT and the levels of stabilized MT. In contrast, stimulation of EC with HGF promoted peripheral MT growth and protrusion of EB1-positive MT plus ends to the EC peripheral submembrane area. EB1 knockdown by small interfering RNA did not affect partial MT depolymerization, activation of Rho signaling, and permeability response to thrombin, but suppressed the HGF-induced endothelial barrier enhancement. EB1 knockdown suppressed HGF-induced activation of Rac1 and Rac1 cytoskeletal effectors cortactin and PAK1, impaired HGF-induced assembly of cortical cytoskeleton regulatory complex (WAVE-p21Arc-IQGAP1), and blocked HGF-induced enhancement of peripheral actin cytoskeleton and VE-cadherin-positive adherens junctions. Altogether, these data demonstrate a role for EB1 in coordination of MT-dependent barrier enhancement response to HGF, but show no involvement of EB1 in acute increase of EC permeability caused by the barrier disruptive agonist. The results suggest that increased peripheral EB1 distribution is a critical component of the Rac1-mediated pathway and peripheral cytoskeletal remodeling essential for agonist-induced EC barrier enhancement.
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- Xinyong Tian
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States.
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Huang KH, Lan YT, Chen MH, Chao Y, Lo SS, Li AFY, Wu CW, Chiou SH, Yang MH, Shyr YM, Fang WL. The Correlation Between RhoA Expression and Clinicopathological Characteristics in Gastric Cancer Patients After Curative Surgery. World J Surg 2016; 39:2289-99. [PMID: 26013205 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3095-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The expression of RhoA, a member of the ras homologue family, is reported to be involved in tumorigenesis in some cancers; however, its prognostic value in gastric cancer is controversial. METHODS Between April 1988 and January 2005, a total of 206 gastric cancer patients receiving curative surgery were enrolled in this study. Immunohistochemical staining of the RhoA protein was performed, and the clinicopathological characteristics and initial recurrence patterns were compared between low RhoA expression (n = 55) and high RhoA expression (n = 151) gastric cancer patients. RESULTS For intestinal-type (n = 134) gastric cancer, there is no significant difference between the clinicopathological characteristics and RhoA expression. However, for diffuse-type (n = 82) gastric cancer, high RhoA expression was associated with more advanced pathological N category compared to low RhoA expression. A multivariate analysis revealed that age, pathological T and N categories, and RhoA expression were independent prognostic factors for overall survival after curative surgery. For all patients, the five-year overall survival rates and disease-free survival rates were higher in patients with low RhoA expression compared to those with high RhoA expression, which was observed in diffuse-type gastric cancer, not in intestinal-type gastric cancer. With regard to the initial recurrence pattern, patients with high RhoA expression had more distant metastasis compared to those with low RhoA expression, especially more liver metastasis. CONCLUSIONS RhoA expression is an independent prognostic factor for gastric cancer, especially for diffuse-type. We should be aware of liver metastasis during the follow-up of gastric cancer with high RhoA expression.
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- Kuo-Hung Huang
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City, 11217, Taiwan
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Molli PR, Pradhan MB, Advani SH, Naik NR. RhoA: a therapeutic target for chronic myeloid leukemia. Mol Cancer 2012; 11:16. [PMID: 22443473 PMCID: PMC3353160 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-11-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a malignant pluripotent stem cells disorder of myeloid cells. In CML patients, polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) the terminally differentiated cells of myeloid series exhibit defects in several actin dependent functions such as adhesion, motility, chemotaxis, agglutination, phagocytosis and microbicidal activities. A definite and global abnormality was observed in stimulation of actin polymerization in CML PMNL. Signalling molecules ras and rhoGTPases regulate spatial and temporal polymerization of actin and thus, a broad range of physiological processes. Therefore, status of these GTPases as well as actin was studied in resting and fMLP stimulated normal and CML PMNL. Methods To study expression of GTPases and actin, Western blotting and flow cytometry analysis were done, while spatial expression and colocalization of these proteins were studied by using laser confocal microscopy. To study effect of inhibitors on cell proliferation CCK-8 assay was done. Significance of differences in expression of proteins within the samples and between normal and CML was tested by using Wilcoxon signed rank test and Mann-Whitney test, respectively. Bivariate and partial correlation analyses were done to study relationship between all the parameters. Results In CML PMNL, actin expression and its architecture were altered and stimulation of actin polymerization was absent. Differences were also observed in expression, organization or stimulation of all the three GTPases in normal and CML PMNL. In normal PMNL, ras was the critical GTPase regulating expression of rhoGTPases and actin and actin polymerization. But in CML PMNL, rhoA took a central place. In accordance with these, treatment with rho/ROCK pathway inhibitors resulted in specific growth inhibition of CML cell lines. Conclusions RhoA has emerged as the key molecule responsible for functional defects in CML PMNL and therefore can be used as a therapeutic target in CML.
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- Poonam R Molli
- Cancer Research Institute, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210, India
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Yi Q, Zhao X, Huang Y, Ma T, Zhang Y, Hou H, Cooke HJ, Yang DQ, Wu M, Shi Q. p53 dependent centrosome clustering prevents multipolar mitosis in tetraploid cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27304. [PMID: 22076149 PMCID: PMC3208627 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND p53 abnormality and aneuploidy often coexist in human tumors, and tetraploidy is considered as an intermediate between normal diploidy and aneuploidy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether and how p53 influences the transformation from tetraploidy to aneuploidy. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Live cell imaging was performed to determine the fates and mitotic behaviors of several human and mouse tetraploid cells with different p53 status, and centrosome and spindle immunostaining was used to investigate centrosome behaviors. We found that p53 dominant-negative mutation, point mutation, or knockout led to a 2∼ 33-fold increase of multipolar mitosis in N/TERT1, 3T3 and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), while mitotic entry and cell death were not significantly affected. In p53-/- tetraploid MEFs, the ability of centrosome clustering was compromised, while centrosome inactivation was not affected. Suppression of RhoA/ROCK activity by specific inhibitors in p53-/- tetraploid MEFs enhanced centrosome clustering, decreased multipolar mitosis from 38% to 20% and 16% for RhoA and ROCK, respectively, while expression of constitutively active RhoA in p53+/+ tetraploid 3T3 cells increased the frequency of multipolar mitosis from 15% to 35%. CONCLUSIONS p53 could not prevent tetraploid cells entering mitosis or induce tetraploid cell death. However, p53 abnormality impaired centrosome clustering and lead to multipolar mitosis in tetraploid cells by modulating the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway.
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- Qiyi Yi
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
- MRC Human Genetics Unit and Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Sanford Research/University of South Dakota, Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Birukova AA, Birukov KG, Smurova K, Adyshev D, Kaibuchi K, Alieva I, Garcia JGN, Verin AD. Novel role of microtubules in thrombin-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction. FASEB J 2005; 18:1879-90. [PMID: 15576491 DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-2328com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Disturbances in endothelial cell (EC) barrier regulation are critically dependent upon rearrangements of EC actin cytoskeleton. However, the role of microtubule (MT) network in the regulation of EC permeability is not well understood. We examined involvement of MT remodeling in thrombin-induced EC permeability and explored MT regulation by heterotrimeric G12/13 proteins and by small GTPase Rho. Thrombin induced phosphorylation of MT regulatory protein tau at Ser409 and Ser262 and peripheral MT disassembly, which was linked to increased EC permeability. MT stabilization by taxol attenuated thrombin-induced permeability, actin remodeling, and paracellular gap formation and diminished thrombin-induced activation of Rho and Rho-kinase. Expression of activated Galpha12/13 subunits involved in thrombin-mediated signaling or their effector p115RhoGEF involved in Rho activation caused MT disassembly, whereas p115RhoGEF-specific negative regulator RGS preserved MT from thrombin-induced disassembly. Consistent with these results, expression of activated RhoA and Rho-kinase induced MT disassembly. Conversely, thrombin-induced disassembly of peripheral MT network was attenuated by expression of dominant negative RhoA and Rho-kinase mutants or by pharmacological inhibition of Rho-kinase. Collectively, our data demonstrate for the first time a critical involvement of MT disassembly in thrombin-induced EC barrier dysfunction and indicate G-protein-dependent mechanisms of thrombin-induced MT alteration.
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- Anna A Birukova
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Ave., MFL Center Tower 660, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Birukova AA, Smurova K, Birukov KG, Usatyuk P, Liu F, Kaibuchi K, Ricks-Cord A, Natarajan V, Alieva I, Garcia JGN, Verin AD. Microtubule disassembly induces cytoskeletal remodeling and lung vascular barrier dysfunction: Role of Rho-dependent mechanisms. J Cell Physiol 2004; 201:55-70. [PMID: 15281089 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Barrier dysfunction of pulmonary endothelial monolayer is associated with dramatic cytoskeletal reorganization, activation of actomyosin contractility, and gap formation. The linkage between the microtubule (MT) network and the contractile cytoskeleton has not been fully explored, however, clinical observations suggest that intravenous administration of anti-cancer drugs and MT inhibitors (such as the vinca alkaloids) can lead to the sudden development of pulmonary edema in breast cancer patients. In this study, we investigated the crosstalk between MT and actomyosin cytoskeleton and characterized specific molecular mechanisms of endothelial cells (EC) barrier dysfunction induced by MT inhibitor nocodazole (ND). Our results demonstrate that MT disassembly by ND induced rapid decreases in transendothelial electrical resistance (TER) and actin cytoskeletal remodeling, indicating EC barrier dysfunction. These effects involved ND-induced activation of Rho GTPase. Rho-mediated activation of its downstream target, Rho-kinase, induced phosphorylation of Rho-kinase effector EC MLC phosphatase (MYPT1) at Thr(696) and Thr(850) resulting in MYPT1 inactivation. Phosphatase inhibition leaded to accumulation of diphospho-MLC, which induced acto-myosin polymerization, stress fiber formation and gap formation. Inhibition of Rho-kinase by Y27632 abolished ND-induced MYPT1 phosphorylation, MLC phosphorylation, and stress fiber formation. In addition, MT preservation via the MT stabilizer paclitaxel, Rho inhibition (via C3 exotoxin, or dominant negative (DN)-Rho, or DN-Rho-kinase) attenuated ND-induced TER decreases, stress fiber formation and MLC phosphorylation. Collectively, our results demonstrate a leading role for Rho-dependent mechanisms in crosstalk between the MT and actomyosin cytoskeleton, and suggest Rho-kinase and MYPT1 as major Rho effectors mediating pulmonary EC barrier disruption in response to ND-induced MT disassembly.
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- Anna A Birukova
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Bhowmick NA, Ghiassi M, Aakre M, Brown K, Singh V, Moses HL. TGF-beta-induced RhoA and p160ROCK activation is involved in the inhibition of Cdc25A with resultant cell-cycle arrest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:15548-53. [PMID: 14657354 PMCID: PMC307605 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2536483100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The ability of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathways to inhibit proliferation of most cells while stimulating proliferation of others remains a conundrum. In this article, we report that the absence of RhoA and p160ROCK activity in fibroblastic NIH 3T3 cells and its presence in epithelial NMuMG cells can at least partially explain the difference in the TGF-beta growth response. Further, evidence is presented for TGF-beta-stimulated p160ROCK translocation to the nucleus and inhibitory phosphorylation of the cyclin-dependent kinase-activating phosphatase, Cdc25A. The resultant suppression of Cdk2 activity contributes to G1/S inhibition in NMuMG cells. These data provide evidence that signaling through RhoA and p160ROCK is important in TGF-beta inhibition of cell proliferation and links signaling components for epithelial transdifferentiation with regulation of cell-cycle progression.
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- Neil A Bhowmick
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-6838, USA.
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Rubenstein NM, Guan Y, Woo PL, Firestone GL. Glucocorticoid down-regulation of RhoA is required for the steroid-induced organization of the junctional complex and tight junction formation in rat mammary epithelial tumor cells. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:10353-60. [PMID: 12525486 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m213121200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In Con8 mammary epithelial tumor cells, we have documented previously that the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone induces the reorganization of the tight junction and adherens junction (apical junction) and stimulates the monolayer transepithelial electrical resistance (TER), which is a reliable in vitro measurement of tight junction sealing. Western blots demonstrated that dexamethasone treatment down-regulated the level of the RhoA small GTPase prior to the stimulation of the monolayer TER. To test the role of RhoA in the steroid regulation of apical junction dynamics functionally, RhoA levels were altered in Con8 cells by transfection of either constitutively active (RhoA.V14) or dominant negative (RhoA.DN19) forms of RhoA. Ectopic expression of constitutively active RhoA disrupted the dexamethasone-stimulated localization of zonula occludens-1 and beta-catenin to sites of cell-cell contact, inhibited tight junction sealing, and prevented the complete formation of the F-actin ring structure at the apical side of the cell monolayer. In a complementary manner, dominant negative RhoA caused a precocious organization of the tight junction, adherens junction, and the F-actin rings in the absence of steroid, whereas the monolayer TER remained glucocorticoid-responsive. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the glucocorticoid down-regulation of RhoA is a required step in the steroid signaling pathway which controls the organization of the apical junctional complex and the actin cytoskeleton in mammary epithelial cells.
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- Nicola M Rubenstein
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, 94720-3200, USA
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Mamane Y, Grandvaux N, Hernandez E, Sharma S, Innocente SA, Lee JM, Azimi N, Lin R, Hiscott J. Repression of IRF-4 target genes in human T cell leukemia virus-1 infection. Oncogene 2002; 21:6751-65. [PMID: 12360402 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2002] [Revised: 06/26/2002] [Accepted: 07/05/2002] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATL), an aggressive and fatal leukemia of CD4+ T lymphocytes. Interferon regulatory factor-4 (IRF-4) was shown previously to be constitutively expressed in T cells infected with HTLV-1. In this study, we investigated the role of IRF-4 gene regulation in the context of HTLV-1 infection using gene array technology and IRF-4 expressing T cells. Many potential IRF-4 regulated genes were identified, the vast majority of which were repressed by IRF-4 expression. Cyclin B1, a G2-M checkpoint protein identified as an IRF-4 repressed gene in the array, was further characterized in the context of HTLV-1 infection. All HTLV-1 infected cell lines and ATL patient lymphocytes demonstrated a dramatic decrease in cyclin B1 levels; subsequent analysis of the cyclin B1 promoter identified two sites important in IRF-4 binding and repression of cyclin B1 expression. Furthermore, IRF-4-mediated repression of cyclin B1 led to a significant decrease in CDC2 kinase activity in HTLV-1 infected T cells. IRF-4 expression in HTLV-1 infected T cells also downregulated other genes implicated in the mitotic checkpoint as well as genes involved in actin cytoskeletal rearrangement, DNA repair, apoptosis, metastasis and immune recognition. Several of the identified genes are dysregulated in ATL and may provide important mechanistic information concerning pathways critical to the emergence of ATL.
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- Yaël Mamane
- Terry Fox Molecular Oncology Group, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3T 1E2
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Song Y, Hoang BQ, Chang DD. ROCK-II-induced membrane blebbing and chromatin condensation require actin cytoskeleton. Exp Cell Res 2002; 278:45-52. [PMID: 12126956 DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ectopic expression of ROCK II (Rho kinase II or ROKalpha), an effector of Rho GTPase, induces membrane blebbing and chromatin condensation. ROCK II can induce membrane blebbing in the presence of the caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk or in caspase-3-deficient MCF-7 cells, indicating that the activation of caspases is not required. ROCK-II-induced membrane blebbing, however, is reversed by the myosin light chain kinase inhibitor ML-7 or cytochalasin D. In addition, the expression of a constitutively activated form of cofilin (S3A-cofilin) suppresses both membrane blebbing and chromatin condensation in ROCK II expressing cells. These findings suggest that the activation of actin-myosin contractility is responsible for membrane blebbing and chromatin condensation and implicate ROCK II as a potential mediator of the morphological changes associated with apoptosis.
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- Yuhong Song
- Department of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 900095-1678, USA
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Stice LL, Forman LW, Hahn CS, Faller DV. Desensitization of the PDGFbeta receptor by modulation of the cytoskeleton: the role of p21(Ras) and Rho family GTPases. Exp Cell Res 2002; 275:17-30. [PMID: 11925102 DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Ligand-induced PDGF-type beta receptor (PDGFbeta-R) autophosphorylation is profoundly suppressed in cells transformed by activated p21(Ras). We report here that the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton is a critical regulator of PDGFbeta-R function in the presence of p21(Ras). Morphological reversion of Balb cells expressing a constitutively activated p21(Ras), with re-formation of actin stress fibers and cytoskeletal architecture, rendering them phenotypically similar to untransformed fibroblasts, allowed recovery of ligand-dependent PDGFbeta-R autophosphorylation. Conversely, disruption of the actin cytoskeleton in Balb/c-3T3 cells obliterated the normal ligand-induced phosphorylation of the PDGFbeta-R. The Rho family GTPases Rac and Rho are activated by p21(Ras) and are critical mediators of cell motility and morphology via their influence on the actin cytoskeleton. Transient expression of wild-type or constitutively active mutant forms of RhoA suppressed ligand-dependent PDGFbeta-R autophosphorylation and downstream signal transduction. These studies demonstrate the necessary role of Rho in the inhibition of PDGFbeta-R autophosphorylation in cells containing activated p21(Ras) and also demonstrate the importance of cell context and the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton in the regulation of PDGFbeta-R ligand-induced autophosphorylation.
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- Ligaya L Stice
- Cancer Research Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Laplante I, Paquin J, Béliveau R. RhoB expression is induced after the transient upregulation of RhoA and Cdc42 during neuronal differentiation and influenced by culture substratum and microtubule integrity. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 129:157-68. [PMID: 11506860 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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RhoGTPases are important intracellular signalling switches in the regulation of cytoskeleton organization. They likely have an important role in ontogenesis because cytoskeletal rearrangements accompany cell differentiation and specialization. Western blotting showed that protein expression of RhoA, RhoB and Cdc42 RhoGTPases dramatically increased, in a programmed manner, during neuronal differentiation of P19 mouse embryonal carcinoma cells with retinoic acid. RhoA and Cdc42 expression were sequentially upregulated and peaked during the commitment period while that of RhoB was induced in post-mitotic neurons. Although RhoB had a higher expression on matrices allowing cell spreading and neurite elongation, it was distributed throughout cell volume by immunocytofluorescence and associated with various cell compartments by centrifugal subfractionation, suggesting a role not restricted at neurites at this stage of differentiation. RhoA and Cdc42 were mainly cytosolic and RhoB particulate in the P19 cell model. Treatment of cells with cytoskeleton disruptors showed that poisons of microtubules but not of actin filaments or neurofilaments increased the cytosolic level of RhoB. The results indicate that RhoA, Cdc42 and RhoB must intervene at specific stages of neuronal development and there exists a relationship between RhoB expression/distribution, the microtubule network and the extracellular matrix during this process.
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- I Laplante
- Laboratoire de Neuroendocrinologie développementale, Département de chimie et de biochimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Québec, H3C 3P8 Canada
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