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Hoque M, Li FQ, Weber WD, Chen JJ, Kim EN, Kuo PL, Visconti PE, Takemaru KI. The Cby3/ciBAR1 complex positions the annulus along the sperm flagellum during spermiogenesis. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202307147. [PMID: 38197861 PMCID: PMC10783431 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202307147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Proper compartmentalization of the sperm flagellum is essential for fertility. The annulus is a septin-based ring that demarcates the midpiece (MP) and the principal piece (PP). It is assembled at the flagellar base, migrates caudally, and halts upon arriving at the PP. However, the mechanisms governing annulus positioning remain unknown. We report that a Chibby3 (Cby3)/Cby1-interacting BAR domain-containing 1 (ciBAR1) complex is required for this process. Ablation of either gene in mice results in male fertility defects, caused by kinked sperm flagella with the annulus mispositioned in the PP. Cby3 and ciBAR1 interact and colocalize to the annulus near the curved membrane invagination at the flagellar pocket. In the absence of Cby3, periannular membranes appear to be deformed, allowing the annulus to migrate over the fibrous sheath into the PP. Collectively, our results suggest that the Cby3/ciBAR1 complex regulates local membrane properties to position the annulus at the MP/PP junction.
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- Mohammed Hoque
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Cyge B, Voronina V, Hoque M, Kim EN, Hall J, Bailey-Lundberg JM, Pazour GJ, Crawford HC, Moon RT, Li FQ, Takemaru KI. Loss of the ciliary protein Chibby1 in mice leads to exocrine pancreatic degeneration and pancreatitis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:17220. [PMID: 34446743 PMCID: PMC8390639 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96597-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Primary cilia protrude from the apical surface of many cell types and act as a sensory organelle that regulates diverse biological processes ranging from chemo- and mechanosensation to signaling. Ciliary dysfunction is associated with a wide array of genetic disorders, known as ciliopathies. Polycystic lesions are commonly found in the kidney, liver, and pancreas of ciliopathy patients and mouse models. However, the pathogenesis of the pancreatic phenotype remains poorly understood. Chibby1 (Cby1), a small conserved coiled-coil protein, localizes to the ciliary base and plays a crucial role in ciliogenesis. Here, we report that Cby1-knockout (KO) mice develop severe exocrine pancreatic atrophy with dilated ducts during early postnatal development. A significant reduction in the number and length of cilia was observed in Cby1-KO pancreta. In the adult Cby1-KO pancreas, inflammatory cell infiltration and fibrosis were noticeable. Intriguingly, Cby1-KO acinar cells showed an accumulation of zymogen granules (ZGs) with altered polarity. Moreover, isolated acini from Cby1-KO pancreas exhibited defective ZG secretion in vitro. Collectively, our results suggest that, upon loss of Cby1, concomitant with ciliary defects, acinar cells accumulate ZGs due to defective exocytosis, leading to cell death and progressive exocrine pancreatic degeneration after birth.
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- Benjamin Cyge
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
- Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11974, USA
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- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11974, USA.
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, BST 7-182, 101 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8651, USA.
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Mikhailik A, Michurina TV, Dikranian K, Hearn S, Maxakov VI, Siller SS, Takemaru KI, Enikolopov G, Peunova N. nNOS regulates ciliated cell polarity, ciliary beat frequency, and directional flow in mouse trachea. Life Sci Alliance 2021; 4:4/5/e202000981. [PMID: 33653689 PMCID: PMC8008965 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202000981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Clearance of the airway is dependent on directional mucus flow across the mucociliary epithelium, and deficient flow is implicated in a range of human disorders. Efficient flow relies on proper polarization of the multiciliated cells and sufficient ciliary beat frequency. We show that NO, produced by nNOS in the multiciliated cells of the mouse trachea, controls both the planar polarity and the ciliary beat frequency and is thereby necessary for the generation of the robust flow. The effect of nNOS on the polarity of ciliated cells relies on its interactions with the apical networks of actin and microtubules and involves RhoA activation. The action of nNOS on the beat frequency is mediated by guanylate cyclase; both NO donors and cGMP can augment fluid flow in the trachea and rescue the deficient flow in nNOS mutants. Our results link insufficient availability of NO in ciliated cells to defects in flow and ciliary activity and may thereby explain the low levels of exhaled NO in ciliopathies.
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- Anatoly Mikhailik
- Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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- Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA .,Department of Anesthesiology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Epting D, Senaratne LDS, Ott E, Holmgren A, Sumathipala D, Larsen SM, Wallmeier J, Bracht D, Frikstad KM, Crowley S, Sikiric A, Barøy T, Käsmann‐Kellner B, Decker E, Decker C, Bachmann N, Patzke S, Phelps IG, Katsanis N, Giles R, Schmidts M, Zucknick M, Lienkamp SS, Omran H, Davis EE, Doherty D, Strømme P, Frengen E, Bergmann C, Misceo D. Loss of CBY1 results in a ciliopathy characterized by features of Joubert syndrome. Hum Mutat 2020; 41:2179-2194. [PMID: 33131181 PMCID: PMC7756669 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Ciliopathies are clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases. We studied three patients from two independent families presenting with features of Joubert syndrome: abnormal breathing pattern during infancy, developmental delay/intellectual disability, cerebellar ataxia, molar tooth sign on magnetic resonance imaging scans, and polydactyly. We identified biallelic loss-of-function (LOF) variants in CBY1, segregating with the clinical features of Joubert syndrome in the families. CBY1 localizes to the distal end of the mother centriole, contributing to the formation and function of cilia. In accordance with the clinical and mutational findings in the affected individuals, we demonstrated that depletion of Cby1 in zebrafish causes ciliopathy-related phenotypes. Levels of CBY1 transcript were found reduced in the patients compared with controls, suggesting degradation of the mutated transcript through nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay. Accordingly, we could detect CBY1 protein in fibroblasts from controls, but not from patients by immunofluorescence. Furthermore, we observed reduced ability to ciliate, increased ciliary length, and reduced levels of the ciliary proteins AHI1 and ARL13B in patient fibroblasts. Our data show that CBY1 LOF-variants cause a ciliopathy with features of Joubert syndrome.
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- Daniel Epting
- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of MedicineMedical Center‐University of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of MedicineMedical Center‐University of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Division of Pediatric and Adolescent MedicineOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Klinik für Kinder‐ und JugendmedizinUniversitätsklinikum MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Klinik für Kinder‐ und JugendmedizinUniversitätsklinikum MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Surgery and Transplantation, Institute for Cancer ResearchOslo University Hospitals–Norwegian Radium HospitalOsloNorway
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- Division of Pediatric and Adolescent MedicineOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of NeurohabilitationOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Section of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Low Vision, Department of OphthalmologyUniversity of SaarlandHomburgGermany
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- Medizinische Genetik MainzLimbach GeneticsMainzGermany
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Surgery and Transplantation, Institute for Cancer ResearchOslo University Hospitals–Norwegian Radium HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Research InstituteUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Center for Human Disease ModelingDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Nephrology and HypertensionUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- International Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesRadboud University NijmegenNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Institute for Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Klinik für Kinder‐ und JugendmedizinUniversitätsklinikum MünsterMünsterGermany
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- Center for Human Disease ModelingDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Research InstituteUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Division of Pediatric and Adolescent MedicineOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of MedicineMedical Center‐University of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Medizinische Genetik MainzLimbach GeneticsMainzGermany
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- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University Hospital, University of OsloOsloNorway
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Lee L, Ostrowski LE. Motile cilia genetics and cell biology: big results from little mice. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 78:769-797. [PMID: 32915243 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03633-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Our understanding of motile cilia and their role in disease has increased tremendously over the last two decades, with critical information and insight coming from the analysis of mouse models. Motile cilia form on specific epithelial cell types and typically beat in a coordinated, whip-like manner to facilitate the flow and clearance of fluids along the cell surface. Defects in formation and function of motile cilia result in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a genetically heterogeneous disorder with a well-characterized phenotype but no effective treatment. A number of model systems, ranging from unicellular eukaryotes to mammals, have provided information about the genetics, biochemistry, and structure of motile cilia. However, with remarkable resources available for genetic manipulation and developmental, pathological, and physiological analysis of phenotype, the mouse has risen to the forefront of understanding mammalian motile cilia and modeling PCD. This is evidenced by a large number of relevant mouse lines and an extensive body of genetic and phenotypic data. More recently, application of innovative cell biological techniques to these models has enabled substantial advancement in elucidating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the biogenesis and function of mammalian motile cilia. In this article, we will review genetic and cell biological studies of motile cilia in mouse models and their contributions to our understanding of motile cilia and PCD pathogenesis.
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- Lance Lee
- Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
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- Marsico Lung Institute/Cystic Fibrosis Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Live imaging of alveologenesis in precision-cut lung slices reveals dynamic epithelial cell behaviour. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1178. [PMID: 30862802 PMCID: PMC6414680 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09067-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Damage to alveoli, the gas-exchanging region of the lungs, is a component of many chronic and acute lung diseases. In addition, insufficient generation of alveoli results in bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a disease of prematurity. Therefore visualising the process of alveolar development (alveologenesis) is critical for our understanding of lung homeostasis and for the development of treatments to repair and regenerate lung tissue. Here we show live alveologenesis, using long-term, time-lapse imaging of precision-cut lung slices. We reveal that during this process, epithelial cells are highly mobile and we identify specific cell behaviours that contribute to alveologenesis: cell clustering, hollowing and cell extension. Using the cytoskeleton inhibitors blebbistatin and cytochalasin D, we show that cell migration is a key driver of alveologenesis. This study reveals important novel information about lung biology and provides a new system in which to manipulate alveologenesis genetically and pharmacologically. The process of alveologenesis is incompletely understood, partly due to the lack of applicable real-time imaging methods. Here the authors describe the process of alveologenesis and the behaviour of epithelial cells in real-time, using widefield microscopy and image deconvolution in precision-cut lung slices, revealing the dominant role of epithelial cell migration.
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Li FQ, Chiriboga L, Black MA, Takemaru KI, Raffaniello RD. Chibby is a weak regulator of β-catenin activity in gastric epithelium. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:1871-1879. [PMID: 30063079 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The canonical Wnt-β-catenin pathway is important in normal development. Mutations in β-catenin or proteins involved with regulating its phosphorylation or localization result in its nuclear accumulation where it activates its target genes and stimulates cell proliferation. This pathway is dysregulated in many different types of cancer, including gastric cancer (GC). Chibby (Cby) is a 14-kDa protein that inhibits β-catenin localization to the nucleus and represses β-catenin-induced transcriptional activity. In the current study, we examined the expression and function of Cby in normal and cancerous human gastric tissue. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry revealed that Cby is expressed in human stomach and localized to glandular elements. Immunohistochemical staining intensity of Cby was decreased in GC tissue when compared with normal gastric epithelium. In AGS cells, a human gastric carcinoma cell line, Cby expression was low. Stable AGS cell transfectants overexpressing Cby were prepared. Cby overexpression did not affect proliferation rates or β-catenin levels. However, confocal microscopy and subcellular fractionation studies revealed that Cby overexpression resulted in a small decrease in nuclear β-catenin. Moreover, Cby overexpression caused a molecular weight shift in nuclear β-catenin and resulted in decreased β-catenin signaling in AGS cells as measured by the TopFlash assay. However, Cby overexpression did not affect c-Myc protein levels. To conclude, Cby expression was decreased in GC samples and Cby expression altered β-catenin localization in cultured GC cells. However, Cby did not affect cell proliferation rates or β-catenin-induced protein expression. Cby may be involved in the early events in the pathogenesis of GC.
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- Feng-Qian Li
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hunter College, School of Arts and Sciences, New York
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Johnson JA, Watson JK, Nikolić MZ, Rawlins EL. Fank1 and Jazf1 promote multiciliated cell differentiation in the mouse airway epithelium. Biol Open 2018; 7:bio033944. [PMID: 29661797 PMCID: PMC5936064 DOI: 10.1242/bio.033944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The airways are lined by secretory and multiciliated cells which function together to remove particles and debris from the respiratory tract. The transcriptome of multiciliated cells has been extensively studied, but the function of many of the genes identified is unknown. We have established an assay to test the ability of over-expressed transcripts to promote multiciliated cell differentiation in mouse embryonic tracheal explants. Overexpression data indicated that Fibronectin type 3 and ankyrin repeat domains 1 (Fank1) and JAZF zinc finger 1 (Jazf1) promoted multiciliated cell differentiation alone, and cooperatively with the canonical multiciliated cell transcription factor Foxj1. Moreover, knock-down of Fank1 or Jazf1 in adult mouse airway epithelial cultures demonstrated that these factors are both required for ciliated cell differentiation in vitro This analysis identifies Fank1 and Jazf1 as novel regulators of multiciliated cell differentiation. Moreover, we show that they are likely to function downstream of IL6 signalling and upstream of Foxj1 activity in the process of ciliated cell differentiation. In addition, our in vitro explant assay provides a convenient method for preliminary investigation of over-expression phenotypes in the developing mouse airways.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Jo-Anne Johnson
- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK
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Cai CF, Liu LM, Shangguan HJ, Liu CS, Luo XY, Li YM. Anti-oncogenic activity of Chibby in the development of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:5849-5858. [PMID: 29552214 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8009] [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: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway serves important roles in cancer development. The expression and function of Chibby (Cby), as a direct antagonist of β-catenin, in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has not been fully investigated. The present study revealed that the mRNA and protein expression of Cby was significantly lower in NPC tissue than in the adjacent normal tissue. Low expression of Cby was significantly associated with the tumor and the clinical staging. Furthermore, Cby overexpression inhibited the proliferation of human NPC SUNE1 cells and induced cell cycle arrest. In addition, Cby overexpression also significantly enhanced the susceptibility of SUNE1 cells to apoptosis. These results indicated that Cby might serve as an anti-oncogenic gene in the development of NPC and could represent a potential therapeutic target for the human NPC therapy.
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- Cheng-Fu Cai
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, P.R. China
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- Institute of Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine, Institutions of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361003, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, P.R. China
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Siller SS, Sharma H, Li S, Yang J, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Winuthayanon W, Colognato H, Holdener BC, Li FQ, Takemaru KI. Conditional knockout mice for the distal appendage protein CEP164 reveal its essential roles in airway multiciliated cell differentiation. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1007128. [PMID: 29244804 PMCID: PMC5747467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiciliated cells of the airways, brain ventricles, and female reproductive tract provide the motive force for mucociliary clearance, cerebrospinal fluid circulation, and ovum transport. Despite their clear importance to human biology and health, the molecular mechanisms underlying multiciliated cell differentiation are poorly understood. Prior studies implicate the distal appendage/transition fiber protein CEP164 as a central regulator of primary ciliogenesis; however, its role in multiciliogenesis remains unknown. In this study, we have generated a novel conditional mouse model that lacks CEP164 in multiciliated tissues and the testis. These mice show a profound loss of airway, ependymal, and oviduct multicilia and develop hydrocephalus and male infertility. Using primary cultures of tracheal multiciliated cells as a model system, we found that CEP164 is critical for multiciliogenesis, at least in part, via its regulation of small vesicle recruitment, ciliary vesicle formation, and basal body docking. In addition, CEP164 is necessary for the proper recruitment of another distal appendage/transition fiber protein Chibby1 (Cby1) and its binding partners FAM92A and FAM92B to the ciliary base in multiciliated cells. In contrast to primary ciliogenesis, CEP164 is dispensable for the recruitment of intraflagellar transport (IFT) components to multicilia. Finally, we provide evidence that CEP164 differentially controls the ciliary targeting of membrane-associated proteins, including the small GTPases Rab8, Rab11, and Arl13b, in multiciliated cells. Altogether, our studies unravel unique requirements for CEP164 in primary versus multiciliogenesis and suggest that CEP164 modulates the selective transport of membrane vesicles and their cargoes into the ciliary compartment in multiciliated cells. Furthermore, our mouse model provides a useful tool to gain physiological insight into diseases associated with defective multicilia.
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- Saul S. Siller
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America
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McClure-Begley TD, Klymkowsky MW. Nuclear roles for cilia-associated proteins. Cilia 2017; 6:8. [PMID: 28560031 PMCID: PMC5445336 DOI: 10.1186/s13630-017-0052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Cilia appear to be derived, evolutionarily, from structures present in the ancestral (pre-ciliary) eukaryote, such as microtubule-based vesicle trafficking and chromosome segregation systems. Experimental observations suggest that the ciliary gate, the molecular complex that mediates the selective molecular movement between cytoplasmic and ciliary compartments, shares features with nuclear pores. Our hypothesis is that this shared transport machinery is at least partially responsible for the observation that a number of ciliary and ciliogenesis-associated proteins are found within nuclei where they play roles in the regulation of gene expression, DNA repair, and nuclear import and export. Recognizing the potential for such nuclear roles is critical when considering the phenotypic effects that arise from the mutational modification of ciliary proteins.
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- Tristan D McClure-Begley
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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Liu K, Fan J, Wu J. Forkhead Box Protein J1 (FOXJ1) is Overexpressed in Colorectal Cancer and Promotes Nuclear Translocation of β-Catenin in SW620 Cells. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:856-866. [PMID: 28209947 PMCID: PMC5328203 DOI: 10.12659/msm.902906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background FOXJ1, which is a forkhead transcription factor, has been previously studied mostly as a ciliary transcription factor. The role of FOXJ1 in cancer progression is still elusive and controversial. In the present study, the effect of FOXJ1 in progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) was investigated. Material/Methods The pattern of FOXJ1 expression was investigated using the method of immunohistochemistry (IHC) in a tissue microarray (TMA) incorporating 50 pairs of colon cancer specimens and adjacent normal tissue. In addition, the correlation of FOXJ1 expression with clinicopathological characteristics was evaluated in the other TMA containing 208 cases of colon cancer. Moreover, the influence of regulating FOXJ1 level on the proliferation, migration, and invasion ability of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells was evaluated. Results Increased expression of FOXJ1was significantly associated with clinical stage (p<0.05), metastasis of lymph node (p<0.05), and invasion depth (p<0.001) in colon cancer, suggesting FOXJ1 is a tumor promoter in CRC. Consistently, FOXJ1 overexpression significantly enhanced the proliferation, migration, and invasion of CRC cells, while silencing of FOXJ1 induced the opposite effect. Furthermore, up-regulation of FOXJ1 in SW620 cells markedly inhibited the level of truncated APC and the phosphorylation of β-catenin, while the level of cyclinD1 was decreased. In addition, overexpression of FOXJ1 significantly promoted nuclear translocation of β-catenin in SW620 cells. Conclusions These findings demonstrate that increased FOXJ1 contributes to the progression of CRC, which might be associated with the promotion effect of β-catenin nuclear translocation. FOXJ1 may be a novel therapeutic target in CRC.
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- Kuiliang Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland)
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Li S, O'Neill SRS, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Takemaru KI, Korach KS, Winuthayanon W. Estrogen receptor α is required for oviductal transport of embryos. FASEB J 2017; 31:1595-1607. [PMID: 28082352 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201601128r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Newly fertilized embryos spend the first few days within the oviduct and are transported to the uterus, where they implant onto the uterine wall. An implantation of the embryo before reaching the uterus could result in ectopic pregnancy and lead to maternal death. Estrogen is necessary for embryo transport in mammals; however, the mechanism involved in estrogen-mediated cellular function within the oviduct remains unclear. In this study, we show in mouse models that ciliary length and beat frequency of the oviductal epithelial cells are regulated through estrogen receptor α (ESR1) but not estrogen receptor β (ESR2). Gene profiling indicated that transcripts in the WNT/β-catenin (WNT/CTNNB1) signaling pathway were regulated by estrogen in mouse oviduct, and inhibition of this pathway in a whole oviduct culture system resulted in a decreased embryo transport distance. However, selective ablation of CTNNB1 from the oviductal ciliated cells did not affect embryo transport, possibly because of a compensatory mechanism via intact CTNNB1 in the adjacent secretory cells. In summary, we demonstrated that disruption of estrogen signaling in oviductal epithelial cells alters ciliary function and impairs embryo transport. Therefore, our findings may provide a better understanding of etiology of the ectopic pregnancy that is associated with alteration of estrogen signals.-Li, S., O'Neill, S. R. S., Zhang, Y., Holtzman, M. J., Takemaru, K.-I., Korach, K. S., Winuthayanon, W. Estrogen receptor α is required for oviductal transport of embryos.
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- Shuai Li
- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA; and
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- Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA;
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BAR Domain-Containing FAM92 Proteins Interact with Chibby1 To Facilitate Ciliogenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2016; 36:2668-2680. [PMID: 27528616 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00160-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Chibby1 (Cby1) is a small, conserved coiled-coil protein that localizes to centrioles/basal bodies and plays a crucial role in the formation and function of cilia. During early stages of ciliogenesis, Cby1 is required for the efficient recruitment of small vesicles at the distal end of centrioles to facilitate basal body docking to the plasma membrane. Here, we identified family with sequence similarity 92, member A (FAM92A) and FAM92B, which harbor predicted lipid-binding BAR domains, as novel Cby1-interacting partners using tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry. We found that in cultured cell lines, FAM92A colocalizes with Cby1 at the centrioles/basal bodies of primary cilia, while FAM92B is undetectable. In airway multiciliated cells, both FAM92A and -92B colocalize with Cby1 at the base of cilia. Notably, the centriolar localization of FAM92A and -92B depends largely on Cby1. Knockdown of FAM92A in RPE1 cells impairs ciliogenesis. Consistent with the membrane-remodeling properties of BAR domains, FAM92A and -92B in cooperation with Cby1 induce deformed membrane-like structures containing the small GTPase Rab8 in cultured cells. Our results therefore suggest that FAM92 proteins interact with Cby1 to promote ciliogenesis via regulation of membrane-remodeling processes.
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Siller SS, Burke MC, Li FQ, Takemaru KI. Chibby functions to preserve normal ciliary morphology through the regulation of intraflagellar transport in airway ciliated cells. Cell Cycle 2016; 14:3163-72. [PMID: 26266958 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1080396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Airway cilia provide the coordinated motive force for mucociliary transport, which prevents the accumulation of mucus, debris, pollutants, and bacteria in our respiratory tracts. As airway cilia are constantly exposed to the environment and, hence, are an integral component of the pathogenesis of several congenital and chronic pulmonary disorders, it is necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms that control ciliated cell differentiation and ciliogenesis. We have previously reported that loss of the basal body protein Chibby (Cby) results in chronic upper airway infection in mice due to a significant reduction in the number of airway cilia. In the present work, we demonstrate that Cby is required for normal ciliary structure and proper distribution of proteins involved in the bidirectional intraflagellar transport (IFT) system, which consists of 2 distinct sub-complexes, IFT-A and IFT-B, and is essential for ciliary biogenesis and maintenance. In fully differentiated ciliated cells, abnormal paddle-like cilia with dilated ciliary tips are observed in Cby-/- airways and primary cultures of mouse tracheal epithelial cells (MTECs). In addition, IFT88, an IFT-B sub-complex protein, robustly accumulates within the dilated tips of both multicilia in Cby-/- MTECs and primary cilia in Cby-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Furthermore, we show that only IFT-B components, including IFT20 and IFT57, but not IFT-A and Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) proteins, amass with IFT88 in these distended tips in Cby-/- ciliated cells. Taken together, our findings suggest that Cby plays a role in the proper distribution of IFT particles to preserve normal ciliary morphology in airway ciliated cells.
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- Saul S Siller
- a Medical Scientist Training Program; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,b Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,c Department of Pharmacological Sciences ; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA
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- a Medical Scientist Training Program; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,d Graduate Program in Genetics; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA
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- b Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,c Department of Pharmacological Sciences ; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA
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- a Medical Scientist Training Program; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,b Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,c Department of Pharmacological Sciences ; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA.,d Graduate Program in Genetics; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook , NY USA
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Burke MC, Li FQ, Cyge B, Arashiro T, Brechbuhl HM, Chen X, Siller SS, Weiss MA, O'Connell CB, Love D, Westlake CJ, Reynolds SD, Kuriyama R, Takemaru KI. Chibby promotes ciliary vesicle formation and basal body docking during airway cell differentiation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 207:123-37. [PMID: 25313408 PMCID: PMC4195830 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201406140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Airway multiciliated epithelial cells play crucial roles in the mucosal defense system, but their differentiation process remains poorly understood. Mice lacking the basal body component Chibby (Cby) exhibit impaired mucociliary transport caused by defective ciliogenesis, resulting in chronic airway infection. In this paper, using primary cultures of mouse tracheal epithelial cells, we show that Cby facilitates basal body docking to the apical cell membrane through proper formation of ciliary vesicles at the distal appendage during the early stages of ciliogenesis. Cby is recruited to the distal appendages of centrioles via physical interaction with the distal appendage protein CEP164. Cby then associates with the membrane trafficking machinery component Rabin8, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the small guanosine triphosphatase Rab8, to promote recruitment of Rab8 and efficient assembly of ciliary vesicles. Thus, our study identifies Cby as a key regulator of ciliary vesicle formation and basal body docking during the differentiation of airway ciliated cells.
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- Michael C Burke
- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Heath, Denver, CO 80206
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21072
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21072
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Heath, Denver, CO 80206
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 Graduate Program in Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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Chibby functions in Xenopus ciliary assembly, embryonic development, and the regulation of gene expression. Dev Biol 2014; 395:287-98. [PMID: 25220153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wnt signaling and ciliogenesis are core features of embryonic development in a range of metazoans. Chibby (Cby), a basal-body associated protein, regulates β-catenin-mediated Wnt signaling in the mouse but not Drosophila. Here we present an analysis of Cby's embryonic expression and morphant phenotypes in Xenopus laevis. Cby RNA is supplied maternally, negatively regulated by Snail2 but not Twist1, preferentially expressed in the neuroectoderm, and regulates β-catenin-mediated gene expression. Reducing Cby levels reduced the density of multiciliated cells, the number of basal bodies per multiciliated cell, and the numbers of neural tube primary cilia; it also led to abnormal development of the neural crest, central nervous system, and pronephros, all defects that were rescued by a Cby-GFP chimera. Reduction of Cby led to an increase in Wnt8a and decreases in Gli2, Gli3, and Shh RNA levels. Many, but not all, morphant phenotypes were significantly reversed by the Wnt inhibitor SFRP2. These observations extend our understanding of Cby's role in mediating the network of interactions between ciliogenesis, signaling systems and tissue patterning.
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Lee YL, Santé J, Comerci CJ, Cyge B, Menezes LF, Li FQ, Germino GG, Moerner WE, Takemaru KI, Stearns T. Cby1 promotes Ahi1 recruitment to a ring-shaped domain at the centriole-cilium interface and facilitates proper cilium formation and function. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:2919-33. [PMID: 25103236 PMCID: PMC4230582 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-02-0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Cby1 localizes to centrioles and antagonizes canonical Wnt signaling. Cby1−/− mice have cystic kidneys, and Cby1 facilitates primary cilium formation and ciliary recruitment of Arl13b. Cby1 localizes to a distal centriolar domain with Ofd1 and Ahi1, and the amount of Ahi1 at the transition zone is reduced in Cby1−/− cells. Defects in centrosome and cilium function are associated with phenotypically related syndromes called ciliopathies. Cby1, the mammalian orthologue of the Drosophila Chibby protein, localizes to mature centrioles, is important for ciliogenesis in multiciliated airway epithelia in mice, and antagonizes canonical Wnt signaling via direct regulation of β-catenin. We report that deletion of the mouse Cby1 gene results in cystic kidneys, a phenotype common to ciliopathies, and that Cby1 facilitates the formation of primary cilia and ciliary recruitment of the Joubert syndrome protein Arl13b. Localization of Cby1 to the distal end of mature centrioles depends on the centriole protein Ofd1. Superresolution microscopy using both three-dimensional SIM and STED reveals that Cby1 localizes to an ∼250-nm ring at the distal end of the mature centriole, in close proximity to Ofd1 and Ahi1, a component of the transition zone between centriole and cilium. The amount of centriole-localized Ahi1, but not Ofd1, is reduced in Cby1−/− cells. This suggests that Cby1 is required for efficient recruitment of Ahi1, providing a possible molecular mechanism for the ciliogenesis defect in Cby1−/− cells.
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- Yin Loon Lee
- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 Department of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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McKenzie CW, Klonoski JM, Maier T, Trujillo G, Vitiello PF, Huber VC, Lee L. Enhanced response to pulmonary Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia in mice lacking Pcdp1 and Spef2. Cilia 2013; 2:18. [PMID: 24360193 PMCID: PMC3878133 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2530-2-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Lower airway abnormalities are common in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a pediatric syndrome that results from structural or functional defects in motile cilia. Patients can suffer from recurrent bacterial infection in the lung, bronchiectasis, and respiratory distress in addition to chronic sinusitis, otitis media, infertility, and laterality defects. However, surprisingly little is known about the pulmonary phenotype of mouse models of this disorder. Results The pulmonary phenotype of two mouse models of PCD, nm1054 and bgh, which lack Pcdp1 and Spef2, respectively, was investigated by histological and immunohistochemical analysis. In addition, both models were challenged with Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common respiratory pathogen found in the lungs of PCD patients. Histopathological analyses reveal no detectable cellular, developmental, or inflammatory abnormalities in the lower airway of either PCD model. However, exposure to S. pneumoniae results in a markedly enhanced inflammatory response in both models. Based on analysis of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and flow cytometric analysis of cytokines in the lung, the bgh model shows a particularly dramatic lymphocytic response by 3 days post-infection compared to the nm1054 model or wild type animals. Conclusions Defects in ciliary motility result in a severe response to pulmonary infection. The PCD models nm1054 and bgh are distinct and clinically relevant models for future studies investigating the role of mucociliary clearance in host defense.
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Research/USD, 2301 E, 60th St, N, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
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Gilley SK, Stenbit AE, Pasek RC, Sas KM, Steele SL, Amria M, Bunni MA, Estell KP, Schwiebert LM, Flume P, Gooz M, Haycraft CJ, Yoder BK, Miller C, Pavlik JA, Turner GA, Sisson JH, Bell PD. Deletion of airway cilia results in noninflammatory bronchiectasis and hyperreactive airways. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 306:L162-9. [PMID: 24213915 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00095.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The mechanisms for the development of bronchiectasis and airway hyperreactivity have not been fully elucidated. Although genetic, acquired diseases and environmental influences may play a role, it is also possible that motile cilia can influence this disease process. We hypothesized that deletion of a key intraflagellar transport molecule, IFT88, in mature mice causes loss of cilia, resulting in airway remodeling. Airway cilia were deleted by knockout of IFT88, and airway remodeling and pulmonary function were evaluated. In IFT88(-) mice there was a substantial loss of airway cilia on respiratory epithelium. Three months after the deletion of cilia, there was clear evidence for bronchial remodeling that was not associated with inflammation or apparent defects in mucus clearance. There was evidence for airway epithelial cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia. IFT88(-) mice exhibited increased airway reactivity to a methacholine challenge and decreased ciliary beat frequency in the few remaining cells that possessed cilia. With deletion of respiratory cilia there was a marked increase in the number of club cells as seen by scanning electron microscopy. We suggest that airway remodeling may be exacerbated by the presence of club cells, since these cells are involved in airway repair. Club cells may be prevented from differentiating into respiratory epithelial cells because of a lack of IFT88 protein that is necessary to form a single nonmotile cilium. This monocilium is a prerequisite for these progenitor cells to transition into respiratory epithelial cells. In conclusion, motile cilia may play an important role in controlling airway structure and function.
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Didon L, Zwick RK, Chao IW, Walters MS, Wang R, Hackett NR, Crystal RG. RFX3 modulation of FOXJ1 regulation of cilia genes in the human airway epithelium. Respir Res 2013; 14:70. [PMID: 23822649 PMCID: PMC3710277 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Ciliated cells play a central role in cleansing the airways of inhaled contaminants. They are derived from basal cells that include the airway stem/progenitor cells. In animal models, the transcription factor FOXJ1 has been shown to induce differentiation to the ciliated cell lineage, and the RFX transcription factor-family has been shown to be necessary for, but not sufficient to induce, correct cilia development. Methods To test the hypothesis that FOXJ1 and RFX3 cooperatively induce expression of ciliated genes in the differentiation process of basal progenitor cells toward a ciliated cell linage in the human airway epithelium, primary human airway basal cells were assessed under conditions of in vitro differentiation induced by plasmid-mediated gene transfer of FOXJ1 and/or RFX3. TaqMan PCR was used to quantify mRNA levels of basal, secretory, and cilia-associated genes. Results Basal cells, when cultured in air-liquid interface, differentiated into a ciliated epithelium, expressing FOXJ1 and RFX3. Transfection of FOXJ1 into resting basal cells activated promoters and induced expression of ciliated cell genes as well as both FOXJ1 and RFX3, but not basal cell genes. Transfection of RFX3 induced expression of RFX3 but not FOXJ1, nor the expression of cilia-related genes. The combination of FOXJ1 + RFX3 enhanced ciliated gene promoter activity and mRNA expression beyond that due to FOXJ1 alone. Corroborating immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated an interaction between FOXJ1 and RFX3. Conclusion FOXJ1 is an important regulator of cilia gene expression during ciliated cell differentiation, with RFX3 as a transcriptional co-activator to FOXJ1, helping to induce the expression of cilia genes in the process of ciliated cell differentiation of basal/progenitor cells.
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- Lukas Didon
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Lee L. Riding the wave of ependymal cilia: genetic susceptibility to hydrocephalus in primary ciliary dyskinesia. J Neurosci Res 2013; 91:1117-32. [PMID: 23686703 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Congenital hydrocephalus is a relatively common and debilitating birth defect with several known physiological causes. Dysfunction of motile cilia on the ependymal cells that line the ventricular surface of the brain can result in hydrocephalus by hindering the proper flow of cerebrospinal fluid. As a result, hydrocephalus can be associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare pediatric syndrome resulting from defects in ciliary and flagellar motility. Although the prevalence of hydrocephalus in primary ciliary dyskinesia patients is low, it is a common hallmark of the disease in mouse models, suggesting that distinct genetic mechanisms underlie the differences in the development and physiology of human and mouse brains. Mouse models of primary ciliary dyskinesia reveal strain-specific differences in the appearance and severity of hydrocephalus, indicating the presence of genetic modifiers segregating in inbred strains. These models may provide valuable insight into the genetic mechanisms that regulate susceptibility to hydrocephalus under the conditions of ependymal ciliary dysfunction.
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- Lance Lee
- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Research USD, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
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Van Camp JK, Zegers D, Verhulst SL, Van Hoorenbeeck K, Massa G, Verrijken A, Desager KN, Van Gaal LF, Van Hul W, Beckers S. No important role for genetic variation in the Chibby gene in monogenic and complex obesity. Mol Biol Rep 2013; 40:4491-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Li A, Chan B, Felix JC, Xing Y, Li M, Brody SL, Borok Z, Li C, Minoo P. Tissue-dependent consequences of Apc inactivation on proliferation and differentiation of ciliated cell progenitors via Wnt and notch signaling. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62215. [PMID: 23646120 PMCID: PMC3639955 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The molecular signals that control decisions regarding progenitor/stem cell proliferation versus differentiation are not fully understood. Differentiation of motile cilia from progenitor/stem cells may offer a simple tractable model to investigate this process. Wnt and Notch represent two key signaling pathways in progenitor/stem cell behavior in a number of tissues. Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Apc is a negative regulator of the Wnt pathway and a well known multifunctional protein. Using the cre-LoxP system we inactivated the Apc locus via Foxj1-cre, which is expressed in cells committed to ciliated cell lineage. We then characterized the consequent phenotype in two select tissues that bear motile cilia, the lung and the testis. In the lung, Apc deletion induced β-catenin accumulation and Jag1 expression in ciliated cells and by lateral induction, triggered Notch signaling in adjacent Clara cells. In the bronchiolar epithelium, absence of Apc blocked the differentiation of a subpopulation of cells committed to the ciliogenesis program. In the human pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells, Apc over-expression inhibited Jag1 expression and promoted motile ciliogenic gene expression program including Foxj1, revealing the potential mechanism. In the testis, Apc inactivation induced β-catenin accumulation in the spermatogonia, but silenced Notch signaling and depleted spermatogonial stem cells, associated with reduced proliferation, resulting in male infertility. In sum, the present comparative analysis reveals the tissue-dependent consequences of Apc inactivation on proliferation and differentiation of ciliated cell progenitors by coordinating Wnt and Notch signaling.
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- Aimin Li
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- The State Key Laboratory for Agro-biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Will Rogers Institute Pulmonary Research Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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A Wnt/beta-catenin pathway antagonist Chibby binds Cenexin at the distal end of mother centrioles and functions in primary cilia formation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41077. [PMID: 22911743 PMCID: PMC3401179 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The mother centriole of the centrosome is distinguished from immature daughter centrioles by the presence of accessory structures (distal and subdistal appendages), which play an important role in the organization of the primary cilium in quiescent cells. Primary cilia serve as sensory organelles, thus have been implicated in mediating intracellular signal transduction pathways. Here we report that Chibby (Cby), a highly conserved antagonist of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, is a centriolar component specifically located at the distal end of the mother centriole and essential for assembly of the primary cilium. Cby appeared as a discrete dot in the middle of a ring-like structure revealed by staining with a distal appendage component of Cep164. Cby interacted with one of the appendage components, Cenexin (Cnx), which thereby abrogated the inhibitory effect of Cby on β-catenin-mediated transcriptional activation in a dose-dependent manner. Cby and Cnx did not precisely align, as Cby was detected at a more distal position than Cnx. Cnx emerged earlier than Cby during the cell cycle and was required for recruitment of Cby to the mother centriole. However, Cby was dispensable for Cnx localization to the centriole. During massive centriogenesis in in vitro cultured mouse tracheal epithelial cells, Cby and Cnx were expressed in a similar pattern, which was coincident with the expression of Foxj1. Our results suggest that Cby plays an important role in organization of both primary and motile cilia in collaboration with Cnx.
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Enjolras C, Thomas J, Chhin B, Cortier E, Duteyrat JL, Soulavie F, Kernan MJ, Laurençon A, Durand B. Drosophila chibby is required for basal body formation and ciliogenesis but not for Wg signaling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 197:313-25. [PMID: 22508513 PMCID: PMC3328381 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201109148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In contrast to vertebrate CBY, which functions in WNT signaling, Drosophila CBY is essential for normal basal body structure and function but dispensable for Wg signaling. Centriole-to–basal body conversion, a complex process essential for ciliogenesis, involves the progressive addition of specific proteins to centrioles. CHIBBY (CBY) is a coiled-coil domain protein first described as interacting with β-catenin and involved in Wg-Int (WNT) signaling. We found that, in Drosophila melanogaster, CBY was exclusively expressed in cells that require functional basal bodies, i.e., sensory neurons and male germ cells. CBY was associated with the basal body transition zone (TZ) in these two cell types. Inactivation of cby led to defects in sensory transduction and in spermatogenesis. Loss of CBY resulted in altered ciliary trafficking into neuronal cilia, irregular deposition of proteins on spermatocyte basal bodies, and, consequently, distorted axonemal assembly. Importantly, cby1/1 flies did not show Wingless signaling defects. Hence, CBY is essential for normal basal body structure and function in Drosophila, potentially through effects on the TZ. The function of CBY in WNT signaling in vertebrates has either been acquired during vertebrate evolution or lost in Drosophila.
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- Camille Enjolras
- Centre de Génétique et de Physiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 5534, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, Lyon F69622, France
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Lucas JS, Adam EC, Goggin PM, Jackson CL, Powles-Glover N, Patel SH, Humphreys J, Fray MD, Falconnet E, Blouin JL, Cheeseman MT, Bartoloni L, Norris DP, Lackie PM. Static respiratory cilia associated with mutations in Dnahc11/DNAH11: a mouse model of PCD. Hum Mutat 2012; 33:495-503. [PMID: 22102620 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited disorder causing significant upper and lower respiratory tract morbidity and impaired fertility. Half of PCD patients show abnormal situs. Human disease loci have been identified but a mouse model without additional deleterious defects is elusive. The inversus viscerum mouse, mutated at the outer arm dynein heavy chain 11 locus (Dnahc11) is a known model of heterotaxy. We demonstrated immotile tracheal cilia with normal ultrastructure and reduced sperm motility in the Dnahc11(iv) mouse. This is accompanied by gross rhinitis, sinusitis, and otitis media, all indicators of human PCD. Strikingly, age-related progression of the disease is evident. The Dnahc11(iv) mouse is robust, lacks secondary defects, and requires no intervention to precipitate the phenotype. Together these findings show the Dnahc11(iv) mouse to be an excellent model of many aspects of human PCD. Mutation of the homologous human locus has previously been associated with hyperkinetic tracheal cilia in PCD. Two PCD patients with normal ciliary ultrastructure, one with immotile and one with hyperkinetic cilia were found to carry DNAH11 mutations. Three novel DNAH11 mutations were detected indicating that this gene should be investigated in patients with normal ciliary ultrastructure and static, as well as hyperkinetic cilia.
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- Jane S Lucas
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Avasthi P, Marshall WF. Stages of ciliogenesis and regulation of ciliary length. Differentiation 2011; 83:S30-42. [PMID: 22178116 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2011.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cilia and flagella are highly conserved eukaryotic microtubule-based organelles that protrude from the surface of most mammalian cells. These structures require large protein complexes and motors for distal addition of tubulin and extension of the ciliary membrane. In order for ciliogenesis to occur, coordination of many processes must take place. An intricate concert of cell cycle regulation, vesicular trafficking, and ciliary extension must all play out with accurate timing to produce a cilium. Here, we review the stages of ciliogenesis as well as regulation of the length of the assembled cilium. Regulation of ciliogenesis during cell cycle progression centers on centrioles, from which cilia extend upon maturation into basal bodies. Centriole maturation involves a shift from roles in cell division to cilium nucleation via migration to the cell surface and docking at the plasma membrane. Docking is dependent on a variety of proteinaceous structures, termed distal appendages, acquired by the mother centriole. Ciliary elongation by the process of intraflagellar transport (IFT) ensues. Direct modification of ciliary structures, as well as modulation of signal transduction pathways, play a role in maintenance of the cilium. All of these stages are tightly regulated to produce a cilium of the right size at the right time. Finally, we discuss the implications of abnormal ciliogenesis and ciliary length control in human disease as well as some open questions.
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- Prachee Avasthi
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California GH-N372F Genentech Hall, Box 2200, UCSF, 600 16th St. San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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