To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Regulation of Cdc42.
Journal articles on the topic 'Regulation of Cdc42'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 journal articles for your research on the topic 'Regulation of Cdc42.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse journal articles on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Bassilana, Martine, Julie Hopkins, and Robert A. Arkowitz. "Regulation of the Cdc42/Cdc24 GTPase Module during Candida albicans Hyphal Growth." Eukaryotic Cell 4, no. 3 (March 2005): 588–603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/ec.4.3.588-603.2005.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT The Rho G protein Cdc42 and its exchange factor Cdc24 are required for hyphal growth of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Previously, we reported that strains ectopically expressing Cdc24 or Cdc42 are unable to form hyphae in response to serum. Here we investigated the role of these two proteins in hyphal growth, using quantitative real-time PCR to measure induction of hypha-specific genes together with time lapse microscopy. Expression of the hypha-specific genes examined depends on the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A pathway culminating in the Efg1 and Tec1 transcription factors. We show that strains with reduced levels of CDC24 or CDC42 transcripts induce hypha-specific genes yet cannot maintain their expression in response to serum. Furthermore, in serum these mutants form elongated buds compared to the wild type and mutant budding cells, as observed by time lapse microscopy. Using Cdc24 fused to green fluorescent protein, we also show that Cdc24 is recruited to and persists at the germ tube tip during hyphal growth. Altogether these data demonstrate that the Cdc24/Cdc42 GTPase module is required for maintenance of hyphal growth. In addition, overexpression studies indicate that specific levels of Cdc24 and Cdc42 are important for invasive hyphal growth. In response to serum, CDC24 transcript levels increase transiently in a Tec1-dependent fashion, as do the G-protein RHO3 and the Rho1 GTPase activating protein BEM2 transcript levels. These results suggest that a positive feedback loop between Cdc24 and Tec1 contributes to an increase in active Cdc42 at the tip of the germ tube which is important for hypha formation.
2
vandenBerg, Alysia L., Ashraf S. Ibrahim, John E. Edwards, Kurt A. Toenjes, and Douglas I. Johnson. "Cdc42p GTPase Regulates the Budded-to-Hyphal-Form Transition and Expression of Hypha-Specific Transcripts in Candida albicans." Eukaryotic Cell 3, no. 3 (June 2004): 724–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/ec.3.3.724-734.2004.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT The yeast Candida albicans is a major opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised individuals. It can grow in several distinct morphological states, including budded and hyphal forms, and the ability to make the dynamic transition between these forms is strongly correlated with virulence. Recent studies implicating the Cdc42p GTPase in hypha formation relied on cdc42 mutations that affected the mitotic functions of the protein, thereby precluding any substantive conclusions about the specific role of Cdc42p in the budded-to-hypha-form transition and virulence. Therefore, we took advantage of several Saccharomyces cerevisiae cdc42 mutants that separated Cdc42p's mitotic functions away from its role in filamentous growth. The homologous cdc42-S26I, cdc42-E100G, and cdc42-S158T mutations in C. albicans Cdc42p caused a dramatic defect in the budded-to-hypha-form transition in response to various hypha-inducing signals without affecting normal budded growth, strongly supporting the conclusion that Cdc42p has an integral function in orchestrating the morphological transition in C. albicans. In addition, the cdc42-S26I and cdc42-E100G mutants demonstrated a reduced ability to damage endothelial cells, a process that is strongly correlated to virulence. The three mutants also had reduced expression of several hypha-specific genes, including those under the regulation of the Efg1p transcription factor. These data indicate that Cdc42p-dependent signaling pathways regulate the budded-to-hypha-form transition and the expression of hypha-specific genes.
3
Höfken, Thomas, and Elmar Schiebel. "Novel regulation of mitotic exit by the Cdc42 effectors Gic1 and Gic2." Journal of Cell Biology 164, no. 2 (January 19, 2004): 219–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200309080.
Full textAbstract:
The guanine nucleotide exchange factor Cdc24, the GTPase Cdc42, and the Cdc42 effectors Cla4 and Ste20, two p21-activated kinases, form a signal transduction cascade that promotes mitotic exit in yeast. We performed a genetic screen to identify components of this pathway. Two related bud cortex–associated Cdc42 effectors, Gic1 and Gic2, were obtained as factors that promoted mitotic exit independently of Ste20. The mitotic exit function of Gic1 was dependent on its activation by Cdc42 and on the release of Gic1 from the bud cortex. Gic proteins became essential for mitotic exit when activation of the mitotic exit network through Cdc5 polo kinase and the bud cortex protein Lte1 was impaired. The mitotic exit defect of cdc5-10 Δlte1 Δgic1 Δgic2 cells was rescued by inactivation of the inhibiting Bfa1-Bub2 GTPase-activating protein. Moreover, Gic1 bound directly to Bub2 and prevented binding of the GTPase Tem1 to Bub2. We propose that in anaphase the Cdc42-regulated Gic proteins trigger mitotic exit by interfering with Bfa1-Bub2 GTPase-activating protein function.
4
Zigmond, Sally H., Michael Joyce, Jane Borleis, Gary M. Bokoch, and Peter N. Devreotes. "Regulation of Actin Polymerization in Cell-free Systems by GTPγS and Cdc42." Journal of Cell Biology 138, no. 2 (July 28, 1997): 363–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.138.2.363.
Full textAbstract:
We have established a cell-free system to investigate pathways that regulate actin polymerization. Addition of GTPγS to lysates of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) or Dictyostelium discoideum amoeba induced formation of filamentous actin. The GTPγS appeared to act via a small G-protein, since it was active in lysates ofD. discoideum mutants missing either the α2- or β-subunit of the heterotrimeric G-protein required for chemoattractant-induced actin polymerization in living cells. Furthermore, recombinant Cdc42, but not Rho or Rac, induced polymerization in the cell-free system. The Cdc42-induced increase in filamentous actin required GTPγS binding and was inhibited by a fragment of the enzyme PAK1 that binds Cdc42. In a high speed supernatant, GTPγS alone was ineffective, but GTPγS-loaded Cdc42 induced actin polymerization, suggesting that the response was limited by guanine nucleotide exchange. Stimulating exchange by chelating magnesium, by adding acidic phospholipids, or by adding the exchange factors Cdc24 or Dbl restored the ability of GTPγS to induce polymerization. The stimulation of actin polymerization did not correlate with PIP2 synthesis.
5
Gorfer, Markus, Mika T. Tarkka, Mubashir Hanif, Alejandro G. Pardo, Erja Laitiainen, and Marjatta Raudaskoski. "Characterization of Small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac and the Relationship Between Cdc42 and Actin Cytoskeleton in Vegetative and Ectomycorrhizal Hyphae of Suillus bovinus." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® 14, no. 2 (February 2001): 135–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/mpmi.2001.14.2.135.
Full textAbstract:
This work reports the isolation and molecular characterization of CDC42 and RAC1 cDNAs from the ectomycorrhiza forming filamentous homobasidiomycete Suillus bovinus. Previously, no RAC gene was described from filamentous fungi and no CDC42 gene was described from homobasidiomycetes. Southern hybridization with SbCDC42 and SbRAC1 cDNAs indicated that the S. bovinus genome contains only one CDC42 and one RAC1 gene. The predicted amino acid sequence of SbRac1p is 77% identical with the Rac1B protein of chick, whereas SbCdc42p is most identical with Schizosaccharomyces pombe Cdc42p, showing 88% identity. In the predicted amino acid sequences of SbRac1p and SbCdc42p, the five guanine nucleotide binding regions, switch I and II, and the effector domain are highly identical to those known in other small GTPases. These domain structures suggest that in S. bovinus, SbRac1p and SbCdc42p function as molecular switches regulating the organization of actin cytoskeleton, similar to yeasts and mammals. SbRAC1 and SbCDC42 were expressed in vegetative and ectomycorrhizal hyphae, and SbCdc42p was detected in ectomycorrhiza-forming hyphae if growth and differentiation of the symbiotic hyphae took place. Cdc42p and actin were localized at the tips of S. bovinus vegetative hyphae. Similar to yeast, in filamentous fungi Cdc42p may be necessary to maintain the actin cytoskeleton at hyphal tips, making the polarized growth of the hyphae possible. In developing ectomycorrhiza, Cdc42p and actin were visualized in association with plasma membrane in swollen cells typical to the symbiotic hyphae. The role of Cdc42p and actin in regulation of the growth pattern and morphogenesis of ectomycorrhizal hyphae is discussed.
6
Herrington, Kari A., Andrew L. Trinh, Carolyn Dang, Ellen O’Shaughnessy, Klaus M. Hahn, Enrico Gratton, Michelle A. Digman, and Christine Sütterlin. "Spatial analysis of Cdc42 activity reveals a role for plasma membrane–associated Cdc42 in centrosome regulation." Molecular Biology of the Cell 28, no. 15 (July 15, 2017): 2135–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e16-09-0665.
Full textAbstract:
The ability of the small GTPase Cdc42 to regulate diverse cellular processes depends on tight spatial control of its activity. Cdc42 function is best understood at the plasma membrane (PM), where it regulates cytoskeletal organization and cell polarization. Active Cdc42 has also been detected at the Golgi, but its role and regulation at this organelle are only partially understood. Here we analyze the spatial distribution of Cdc42 activity by monitoring the dynamics of the Cdc42 FLARE biosensor using the phasor approach to FLIM-FRET. Phasor analysis revealed that Cdc42 is active at all Golgi cisternae and that this activity is controlled by Tuba and ARHGAP10, two Golgi-associated Cdc42 regulators. To our surprise, FGD1, another Cdc42 GEF at the Golgi, was not required for Cdc42 regulation at the Golgi, although its depletion decreased Cdc42 activity at the PM. Similarly, changes in Golgi morphology did not affect Cdc42 activity at the Golgi but were associated with a substantial reduction in PM-associated Cdc42 activity. Of interest, cells with reduced Cdc42 activity at the PM displayed altered centrosome morphology, suggesting that centrosome regulation may be mediated by active Cdc42 at the PM. Our study describes a novel quantitative approach to determine Cdc42 activity at specific subcellular locations and reveals new regulatory principles and functions of this small GTPase.
7
Rincón, Sergio A., Yanfang Ye, M. Antonia Villar-Tajadura, Beatriz Santos, Sophie G. Martin, and Pilar Pérez. "Pob1 Participates in the Cdc42 Regulation of Fission Yeast Actin Cytoskeleton." Molecular Biology of the Cell 20, no. 20 (October 15, 2009): 4390–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e09-03-0207.
Full textAbstract:
Rho GTPases regulate the actin cytoskeleton in all eukaryotes. Fission yeast Cdc42 is involved in actin cable assembly and formin For3 regulation. We isolated cdc42-879 as a thermosensitive strain with actin cable and For3 localization defects. In a multicopy suppressor screening, we identified pob1+as suppressor of cdc42-879 thermosensitivity. Pob1 overexpression also partially restores actin cables and localization of For3 in the mutant strain. Pob1 interacts with Cdc42 and this GTPase regulates Pob1 localization and/or stability. The C-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of Pob1 is required for Cdc42 binding. Pob1 also binds to For3 through its N-terminal sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain and contributes to the formin localization at the cell tips. The previously described pob1-664 mutant strain (Mol. Biol. Cell. 10, 2745–2757, 1999), which carries a mutation in the PH domain, as well as pob1 mutant strains in which Pob1 lacks the N-terminal region (pob1ΔN) or the SAM domain (pob1ΔSAM), have cytoskeletal defects similar to that of cdc42-879 cells. Expression of constitutively active For3DAD* partially restores actin organization in cdc42-879, pob1-664, pob1ΔN, and pob1ΔSAM. Therefore, we propose that Pob1 is required for For3 localization to the tips and facilitates Cdc42-mediated relief of For3 autoinhibition to stimulate actin cable formation.
8
Oceguera-Yanez, Fabian, Kazuhiro Kimura, Shingo Yasuda, Chiharu Higashida, Toshio Kitamura, Yasushi Hiraoka, Tokuko Haraguchi, and Shuh Narumiya. "Ect2 and MgcRacGAP regulate the activation and function of Cdc42 in mitosis." Journal of Cell Biology 168, no. 2 (January 10, 2005): 221–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200408085.
Full textAbstract:
Although Rho regulates cytokinesis, little was known about the functions in mitosis of Cdc42 and Rac. We recently suggested that Cdc42 works in metaphase by regulating bi-orient attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochores. We now confirm the role of Cdc42 by RNA interference and identify the mechanisms for activation and down-regulation of Cdc42. Using a pull-down assay, we found that the level of GTP-Cdc42 elevates in metaphase, whereas the level of GTP-Rac does not change significantly in mitosis. Overexpression of dominant-negative mutants of Ect2 and MgcRacGAP, a Rho GTPase guanine nucleotide exchange factor and GTPase activating protein, respectively, or depletion of Ect2 by RNA interference suppresses this change of GTP-Cdc42 in mitosis. Depletion of Ect2 also impairs microtubule attachment to kinetochores and causes prometaphase delay and abnormal chromosomal segregation, as does depletion of Cdc42 or expression of the Ect2 and MgcRacGAP mutants. These results suggest that Ect2 and MgcRacGAP regulate the activation and function of Cdc42 in mitosis.
9
Shitara, Akiko, Lenka Malec, Seham Ebrahim, Desu Chen, Christopher Bleck, Matthew P. Hoffman, and Roberto Weigert. "Cdc42 negatively regulates endocytosis during apical membrane maintenance in live animals." Molecular Biology of the Cell 30, no. 3 (February 2019): 324–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e18-10-0615.
Full textAbstract:
Lumen establishment and maintenance are fundamental for tubular organs physiological functions. Most of the studies investigating the mechanisms regulating this process have been carried out in cell cultures or in smaller organisms, whereas little has been done in mammalian model systems in vivo. Here we used the salivary glands of live mice to examine the role of the small GTPase Cdc42 in the regulation of the homeostasis of the intercellular canaliculi, a specialized apical domain of the acinar cells, where protein and fluid secretion occur. Depletion of Cdc42 in adult mice induced a significant expansion of the apical canaliculi, whereas depletion at late embryonic stages resulted in a complete inhibition of their postnatal formation. In addition, intravital subcellular microscopy revealed that reduced levels of Cdc42 affected membrane trafficking from and toward the plasma membrane, highlighting a novel role for Cdc42 in membrane remodeling through the negative regulation of selected endocytic pathways.
10
Bruurs, Lucas J. M., Lisa Donker, Susan Zwakenberg, Fried J. Zwartkruis, Harry Begthel, A. S. Knisely, George Posthuma, Stan F. J. van de Graaf, Coen C. Paulusma, and Johannes L. Bos. "ATP8B1-mediated spatial organization of Cdc42 signaling maintains singularity during enterocyte polarization." Journal of Cell Biology 210, no. 7 (September 28, 2015): 1055–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201505118.
Full textAbstract:
During yeast cell polarization localization of the small GTPase, cell division control protein 42 homologue (Cdc42) is clustered to ensure the formation of a single bud. Here we show that the disease-associated flippase ATPase class I type 8b member 1 (ATP8B1) enables Cdc42 clustering during enterocyte polarization. Loss of this regulation results in increased apical membrane size with scattered apical recycling endosomes and permits the formation of more than one apical domain, resembling the singularity defect observed in yeast. Mechanistically, we show that to become apically clustered, Cdc42 requires the interaction between its polybasic region and negatively charged membrane lipids provided by ATP8B1. Disturbing this interaction, either by ATP8B1 depletion or by introduction of a Cdc42 mutant defective in lipid binding, increases Cdc42 mobility and results in apical membrane enlargement. Re-establishing Cdc42 clustering, by tethering it to the apical membrane or lowering its diffusion, restores normal apical membrane size in ATP8B1-depleted cells. We therefore conclude that singularity regulation by Cdc42 is conserved between yeast and human and that this regulation is required to maintain healthy tissue architecture.
11
Revilla-Guarinos, M. T., Rebeca Martín-García, M. Antonia Villar-Tajadura, Miguel Estravís, Pedro M. Coll, and Pilar Pérez. "Rga6 is a fission yeast Rho GAP involved in Cdc42 regulation of polarized growth." Molecular Biology of the Cell 27, no. 9 (May 2016): 1524–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e15-12-0818.
Full textAbstract:
Active Cdc42 is essential for the establishment of polarized growth. This GTPase is negatively regulated by the GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), which are important for the spatial specificity of Cdc42 function. Rga4 is the only GAP described as negative regulator of fission yeast Cdc42. We report here that Rga6, another fission yeast Cdc42 GAP, shares some functions with Rga4. Cells lacking Rga6 are viable but slightly shorter and broader than wild type, and cells lacking Rga6 and Rga4 simultaneously are rounded. In these cells, active Cdc42 is observed all around the membrane. These additive effects indicate that both GAPs collaborate in the spatial regulation of active Cdc42. Rga6 localizes to the plasma membrane, forming clusters different from those formed by Rga4. A polybasic region at the Rga6 C-terminus is responsible for its membrane localization. Rga6-GFP fluorescence decreases considerably at the growing tips, and this decrease is dependent on the actin cables. Of note, in the absence of Rga6, the amplitude of active Cdc42 oscillations at the tips decreases, and less GTP-Cdc42 accumulates at the new end of the cells. We propose that Rga6 collaborates with Rga4 to spatially restrict active Cdc42 at the cell tips and maintain cell dimensions.
12
Lamson, Rachel E., Matthew J. Winters, and Peter M. Pryciak. "Cdc42 Regulation of Kinase Activity and Signaling by the Yeast p21-Activated Kinase Ste20." Molecular and Cellular Biology 22, no. 9 (May 1, 2002): 2939–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.22.9.2939-2951.2002.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT The Saccharomyces cerevisiae kinase Ste20 is a member of the p21-activated kinase (PAK) family with several functions, including pheromone-responsive signal transduction. While PAKs are usually activated by small G proteins and Ste20 binds Cdc42, the role of Cdc42-Ste20 binding has been controversial, largely because Ste20 lacking its entire Cdc42-binding (CRIB) domain retains kinase activity and pheromone response. Here we show that, unlike CRIB deletion, point mutations in the Ste20 CRIB domain that disrupt Cdc42 binding also disrupt pheromone signaling. We also found that Ste20 kinase activity is stimulated by GTP-bound Cdc42 in vivo and this effect is blocked by the CRIB point mutations. Moreover, the Ste20 CRIB and kinase domains bind each other, and mutations that disrupt this interaction cause hyperactive kinase activity and bypass the requirement for Cdc42 binding. These observations demonstrate that the Ste20 CRIB domain is autoinhibitory and that this negative effect is antagonized by Cdc42 to promote Ste20 kinase activity and signaling. Parallel results were observed for filamentation pathway signaling, suggesting that the requirement for Cdc42-Ste20 interaction is not qualitatively different between the mating and filamentation pathways. While necessary for pheromone signaling, the role of the Cdc42-Ste20 interaction does not require regulation by pheromone or the pheromone-activated Gβγ complex, because the CRIB point mutations also disrupt signaling by activated forms of the kinase cascade scaffold protein Ste5. In total, our observations indicate that Cdc42 converts Ste20 to an active form, while pathway stimuli regulate the ability of this active Ste20 to trigger signaling through a particular pathway.
13
Court, Helen, and Peter Sudbery. "Regulation of Cdc42 GTPase Activity in the Formation of Hyphae inCandida albicans." Molecular Biology of the Cell 18, no. 1 (January 2007): 265–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e06-05-0411.
Full textAbstract:
The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans can switch between yeast, pseudohyphal, and hyphal morphologies. To investigate whether the distinctive characteristics of hyphae are due to increased activity of the Cdc42 GTPase, strains lacking negative regulators of Cdc42 were constructed. Unexpectedly, the deletion of the Cdc42 Rho guanine dissociation inhibitor RDI1 resulted in reduced rather than enhanced polarized growth. However, when cells lacking both Cdc42 GTPase-activating proteins, encoded by RGA2 and BEM3, were grown under pseudohyphal-promoting conditions the bud was highly elongated and lacked a constriction at its base, so that its shape resembled a hyphal germ tube. Moreover, a Spitzenkörper was present at the bud tip, a band of disorganized septin was present at bud base, true septin rings formed within the bud, and nuclei migrated out of the mother cell before the first mitosis. These are all characteristic features of a hyphal germ tube. Intriguingly, we observed hyphal-specific phosphorylation of Rga2, suggesting a possible mechanism for Cdc42 activation during normal hyphal development. In contrast, expression of Cdc42G12V, which is constitutively GTP bound because it lacks GTPase activity, resulted in swollen cells with prominent and stable septin bars. These results suggest the development of hyphal-specific characteristics is promoted by Cdc42-GTP in a process that also requires the intrinsic GTPase activity of Cdc42.
14
Rincon, Sergio, Pedro M. Coll, and Pilar Perez. "Spatial Regulation of Cdc42 During Cytokinesis." Cell Cycle 6, no. 14 (July 15, 2007): 1687–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cc.6.14.4481.
Full text
15
Benton, B. K., A. Tinkelenberg, I. Gonzalez, and F. R. Cross. "Cla4p, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cdc42p-activated kinase involved in cytokinesis, is activated at mitosis." Molecular and Cellular Biology 17, no. 9 (September 1997): 5067–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.17.9.5067.
Full textAbstract:
Yeasts have three functionally redundant G1 cyclins required for cell cycle progression through G1. Mutations in GIN4 and CLA4 were isolated in a screen for mutants that are inviable with deletions in the G1 cyclins CLN1 and CLN2. cln1 cln2 cla4 and cln1 cln2 gin4 cells arrest with a cytokinesis defect; this defect was efficiently rescued by CLN1 or CLN2 expression. GIN4 encodes a protein with strong homology to the Snflp serine/threonine kinase. Cla4p is homologous to mammalian p21-activated kinases (PAKs) (kinases activated by the rho-class GTPase Rac or Cdc42). We developed a kinase assay for Cla4p. Cla4p kinase was activated in vivo by the GTP-bound form of Cdc42p. The specific activity of Cla4p was cell cycle regulated, peaking near mitosis. Deletion of the Cla4p pleckstrin domain diminished kinase activity nearly threefold and eliminated in vivo activity. Deletion of the Cla4p Cdc42-binding domain increased kinase activity nearly threefold, but the mutant only weakly rescued cla4 function in vivo. This suggests that kinase activity alone is not sufficient for full function in vivo. Deletion of the Cdc42-binding domain also altered the cell cycle regulation of kinase activity. Instead of peaking at mitosis, the mutant kinase activity exhibited reduced cell cycle regulation and peaked at the G1/S border. Cla4p kinase activity was not reduced by mutational inactivation of gin4, suggesting that Gin4p may be downstream or parallel to Cla4p in the regulation of cytokinesis.
16
Schulz, Anna M., Susanne Stutte, Sebastian Hogl, Nancy Luckashenak, Diana Dudziak, Céline Leroy, Ignasi Forné, et al. "Cdc42-dependent actin dynamics controls maturation and secretory activity of dendritic cells." Journal of Cell Biology 211, no. 3 (November 9, 2015): 553–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201503128.
Full textAbstract:
Cell division cycle 42 (Cdc42) is a member of the Rho guanosine triphosphatase family and has pivotal functions in actin organization, cell migration, and proliferation. To further study the molecular mechanisms of dendritic cell (DC) regulation by Cdc42, we used Cdc42-deficient DCs. Cdc42 deficiency renders DCs phenotypically mature as they up-regulate the co-stimulatory molecule CD86 from intracellular storages to the cell surface. Cdc42 knockout DCs also accumulate high amounts of invariant chain–major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II complexes at the cell surface, which cannot efficiently present peptide antigens (Ag’s) for priming of Ag-specific CD4 T cells. Proteome analyses showed a significant reduction in lysosomal MHC class II–processing proteins, such as cathepsins, which are lost from DCs by enhanced secretion. As these effects on DCs can be mimicked by chemical actin disruption, our results propose that Cdc42 control of actin dynamics keeps DCs in an immature state, and cessation of Cdc42 activity during DC maturation facilitates secretion as well as rapid up-regulation of intracellular molecules to the cell surface.
17
Holmes, William R., Laura Liao, William Bement, and Leah Edelstein-Keshet. "Modeling the roles of protein kinase Cβ and η in single-cell wound repair." Molecular Biology of the Cell 26, no. 22 (November 5, 2015): 4100–4108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e15-06-0383.
Full textAbstract:
Wounded cells such as Xenopus oocytes respond to damage by assembly and closure of an array of actin filaments and myosin-2 controlled by Rho GTPases, including Rho and Cdc42. Rho and Cdc42 are patterned around wounds in a characteristic manner, with active Rho concentrating in a ring-like zone inside a larger, ring-like zone of active Cdc42. How this patterning is achieved is unknown, but Rho and Cdc42 at wounds are subject to regulation by other proteins, including the protein kinases C. Specifically, Cdc42 and Rho activity are enhanced by PKCβ and inhibited by PKCη. We adapt a mathematical model of Simon and coworkers to probe the possible roles of these kinases. We show that PKCβ likely affects the magnitude of positive Rho–Abr feedback, whereas PKCη acts on Cdc42 inactivation. The model explains both qualitative and some overall quantitative features of PKC–Rho GTPase regulation. It also accounts for the previous, peculiar observation that ∼20% of cells overexpressing PKCη display zone inversions—that is, displacement of active Rho to the outside of the active Cdc42.
18
Fukata, M., M. Nakagawa, S. Kuroda, and K. Kaibuchi. "Cell adhesion and Rho small GTPases." Journal of Cell Science 112, no. 24 (December 15, 1999): 4491–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.112.24.4491.
Full textAbstract:
The Rho small GTPases, Cdc42, Rac1 and Rho, are implicated in regulation of integrin-mediated cell-substratum adhesion and cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion. Identification and characterization of effectors of these GTPases have provided insights into their modes of action. Rho-kinase, an effector of Rho, regulates integrin-mediated cell-substratum adhesion (focal adhesion) by regulating the phosphorylation state of myosin light chain (MLC): it directly phosphorylates MLC and also inactivates myosin phosphatase. IQGAP1, an effector of Cdc42 and Rac1, regulates cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion by interacting with (beta)-catenin and dissociating (alpha)-catenin from the cadherin-catenins complex. Activated Cdc42 and Rac1 inhibit IQGAP1, thereby stabilizing the cadherin-catenins complex. Cdc42/Rac1 and IQGAP1 thus appear to constitute a switch that regulates cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion.
19
Vaughan, Emily M., Jae-Sung You, Hoi-Ying Elsie Yu, Amber Lasek, Nicolas Vitale, Troy A. Hornberger, and William M. Bement. "Lipid domain–dependent regulation of single-cell wound repair." Molecular Biology of the Cell 25, no. 12 (June 15, 2014): 1867–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e14-03-0839.
Full textAbstract:
After damage, cells reseal their plasma membrane and repair the underlying cortical cytoskeleton. Although many different proteins have been implicated in cell repair, the potential role of specific lipids has not been explored. Here we report that cell damage elicits rapid formation of spatially organized lipid domains around the damage site, with different lipids concentrated in different domains as a result of both de novo synthesis and transport. One of these lipids—diacylglycerol (DAG)—rapidly accumulates in a broad domain that overlaps the zones of active Rho and Cdc42, GTPases that regulate repair of the cortical cytoskeleton. Formation of the DAG domain is required for Cdc42 and Rho activation and healing. Two DAG targets, protein kinase C (PKC) β and η, are recruited to cell wounds and play mutually antagonistic roles in the healing process: PKCβ participates in Rho and Cdc42 activation, whereas PKCη inhibits Rho and Cdc42 activation. The results reveal an unexpected diversity in subcellular lipid domains and the importance of such domains for a basic cellular process.
20
Yang, Linda, Lei Wang, Theodosia A. Kalfa, Jose A. Cancelas, Xun Shang, Suvarnamala Pushkaran, Jun Mo, David A. Williams, and Yi Zheng. "Cdc42 critically regulates the balance between myelopoiesis and erythropoiesis." Blood 110, no. 12 (December 1, 2007): 3853–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-03-079582.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract The Rho GTPase Cdc42 regulates adhesion, migration, and homing, as well as cell cycle progression, of hematopoietic stem cells, but its role in multilineage blood development remains unclear. We report here that inducible deletion of cdc42 in cdc42-floxed mouse bone marrow by the interferon-responsive, Mx1-Cre–mediated excision led to myeloid and erythroid developmental defects. Cdc42 deletion affected the number of early myeloid progenitors while suppressing erythroid differentiation. Cdc42-deficient mice developed a fatal myeloproliferative disorder manifested by significant leukocytosis with neutrophilia, myeloid hyperproliferation, and myeloid cell infiltration into distal organs. Concurrently, Cdc42 deficiency caused anemia and splenomegaly accompanied with decreased bone marrow erythroid burst-forming units (BFU-Es) and colony-forming units-erythroid (CFU-Es) activities and reduced immature erythroid progenitors, suggesting that Cdc42 deficiency causes a block in the early stage of erythropoiesis. Cdc42 activity is responsive to stimulation by SCF, IL3, SDF-1α, and fibronectin. The increased myelopoiesis and decreased erythropoiesis of the knockout mice are associated with an altered gene transcription program in hematopoietic progenitors, including up-regulation of promyeloid genes such as PU.1, C/EBP1α, and Gfi-1 in the common myeloid progenitors and granulocyte-macrophage progenitors and down-regulation of proerythroid gene such as GATA-2 in the megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors. Thus, Cdc42 is an essential regulator of the balance between myelopoiesis and erythropoiesis.
21
Atkins, Benjamin D., Satoshi Yoshida, Koji Saito, Chi-Fang Wu, Daniel J. Lew, and David Pellman. "Inhibition of Cdc42 during mitotic exit is required for cytokinesis." Journal of Cell Biology 202, no. 2 (July 22, 2013): 231–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201301090.
Full textAbstract:
The role of Cdc42 and its regulation during cytokinesis is not well understood. Using biochemical and imaging approaches in budding yeast, we demonstrate that Cdc42 activation peaks during the G1/S transition and during anaphase but drops during mitotic exit and cytokinesis. Cdc5/Polo kinase is an important upstream cell cycle regulator that suppresses Cdc42 activity. Failure to down-regulate Cdc42 during mitotic exit impairs the normal localization of key cytokinesis regulators—Iqg1 and Inn1—at the division site, and results in an abnormal septum. The effects of Cdc42 hyperactivation are largely mediated by the Cdc42 effector p21-activated kinase Ste20. Inhibition of Cdc42 and related Rho guanosine triphosphatases may be a general feature of cytokinesis in eukaryotes.
22
Harris, Kathryn P., and Ulrich Tepass. "Cdc42 and Par proteins stabilize dynamic adherens junctions in the Drosophila neuroectoderm through regulation of apical endocytosis." Journal of Cell Biology 183, no. 6 (December 8, 2008): 1129–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200807020.
Full textAbstract:
Cell rearrangements require dynamic changes in cell–cell contacts to maintain tissue integrity. We investigated the function of Cdc42 in maintaining adherens junctions (AJs) and apical polarity in the Drosophila melanogaster neuroectodermal epithelium. About one third of cells exit the epithelium through ingression and become neuroblasts. Cdc42-compromised embryos lost AJs in the neuroectoderm during neuroblast ingression. In contrast, when neuroblast formation was suppressed, AJs were maintained despite the loss of Cdc42 function. Loss of Cdc42 function caused an increase in the endocytotic uptake of apical proteins, including apical polarity factors such as Crumbs, which are required for AJ stability. In addition, Cdc42 has a second function in regulating endocytotic trafficking, as it is required for the progression of apical cargo from the early to the late endosome. The Par complex acts as an effector for Cdc42 in controlling the endocytosis of apical proteins. This study reveals functional interactions between apical polarity proteins and endocytosis that are critical for stabilizing dynamic basolateral AJs.
23
Wang, Bo, Fiona G. Wylie, Rohan D. Teasdale, and Jennifer L. Stow. "Polarized trafficking of E-cadherin is regulated by Rac1 and Cdc42 in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 288, no. 6 (June 2005): C1411—C1419. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00533.2004.
Full textAbstract:
E-cadherin is a major cell-cell adhesion protein of epithelia that is trafficked to the basolateral cell surface in a polarized fashion. The exact post-Golgi route and regulation of E-cadherin transport have not been fully described. The Rho GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1 have been implicated in many cell functions, including the exocytic trafficking of other proteins in polarized epithelial cells. These Rho family proteins are also associated with the cadherin-catenin complexes at the cell surface. We have used functional mutants of Rac1 and Cdc42 and inactivating toxins to demonstrate specific roles for both Cdc42 and Rac1 in the post-Golgi transport of E-cadherin. Dominant-negative mutants of Cdc42 and Rac1 accumulate E-cadherin at a distinct post-Golgi step. This accumulation occurs before p120 ctn interacts with E-cadherin, because p120 ctn localization was not affected by the Cdc42 or Rac1 mutants. Moreover, the GTPase mutants had no effect on the trafficking of a targeting mutant of E-cadherin, consistent with the selective involvement of Cdc42 and Rac1 in basolateral trafficking. These results provide a new example of Rho GTPase regulation of basolateral trafficking and demonstrate novel roles for Cdc42 and Rac1 in the post-Golgi transport of E-cadherin.
24
Wendland, J., and P. Philippsen. "Cell Polarity and Hyphal Morphogenesis Are Controlled by Multiple Rho-Protein Modules in the Filamentous Ascomycete Ashbya gossypii." Genetics 157, no. 2 (February 1, 2001): 601–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/genetics/157.2.601.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Polarized cell growth requires a polarized organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Small GTP-binding proteins of the Rho-family have been shown to be involved in the regulation of actin polarization as well as other processes. Hyphal growth in filamentous fungi represents an ideal model to investigate mechanisms involved in generating cell polarity and establishing polarized cell growth. Since a potential role of Rho-proteins has not been studied so far in filamentous fungi we isolated and characterized the Ashbya gossypii homologs of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae CDC42, CDC24, RHO1, and RHO3 genes. The AgCDC42 and AgCDC24 genes can both complement conditional mutations in the S. cerevisiae CDC42 and CDC24 genes and both proteins are required for the establishment of actin polarization in A. gossypii germ cells. Agrho1 mutants show a cell lysis phenotype. Null mutant strains of Agrho3 show periodic swelling of hyphal tips that is overcome by repolarization and polar hyphal growth in a manner resembling the germination pattern of spores. Thus different Rho-protein modules are required for distinct steps during polarized hyphal growth of A. gossypii.
25
Kalim, Khalid Wasim, Jun-Qi Yang, Yuan Li, Yi Zheng, and Fukun Guo. "Control of TH17 and Treg balance by RhoGTPase Cdc42." Journal of Immunology 196, no. 1_Supplement (May 1, 2016): 133.40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.133.40.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Balanced Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cell differentiation and function are important for normal immunity and avoidance of autoimmunity. Cdc42 of the Rho GTPase family is an intracellular signal transducer that cycles between an inactive GDP- bound form and an active GTP-bound form under tight regulation. We have recently reported that Cdc42 is required for thymocyte development but suppresses Th1 cell differentiation, with no effect on Th2 cells. In this study, we further examined the role of Cdc42 in Th17 and Treg cell differentiation, using a T cell-specific Cdc42 conditional knockout mouse model. Cdc42 deficiency led to an enhanced Th17 differentiation evidenced by increased IL-17+ cells with increased STAT3 phosphorylation, under in vitro Th17 polarizing condition. In the absence of Cdc42, Foxp3+ cells were drastically reduced under in vitro Treg polarizing condition accompanied by less phosphorylation of Smad2 and Smad3 transcription factors. Functionally, in vitro Treg suppression assay found that Cdc42-deficient Treg cells were impaired in their suppressive activity. In both DSS induced colitis and naïve T cell transfer model of colitis in vivo, Cdc42 deficiency led to an exacerbated disease severity and increased infiltration of Th17 and Th1 cells with less Tregs in spleen, mLN and lamina propria of colon. Finally, Treg cell-specific deletion of Cdc42 resulted in systemic autoimmunity with reduced Treg cells and accordingly spontaneous T cell activation and increased IL-17+IFNγ+ double positive cells. In summary, our data have provided new insights into the regulation of the balance between Th17 and Treg differentiation and identified Cdc42 as a potential molecular target for the treatment of colitis.
26
Huang, Qi-Yuan, Xing-Ning Lai, Xian-Ling Qian, Lin-Chen Lv, Jun Li, Jing Duan, Xing-Hua Xiao, and Li-Xia Xiong. "Cdc42: A Novel Regulator of Insulin Secretion and Diabetes-Associated Diseases." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 1 (January 6, 2019): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010179.
Full textAbstract:
Cdc42, a member of the Rho GTPases family, is involved in the regulation of several cellular functions including cell cycle progression, survival, transcription, actin cytoskeleton organization and membrane trafficking. Diabetes is a chronic and metabolic disease, characterized as glycometabolism disorder induced by insulin deficiency related to β cell dysfunction and peripheral insulin resistance (IR). Diabetes could cause many complications including diabetic nephropathy (DN), diabetic retinopathy and diabetic foot. Furthermore, hyperglycemia can promote tumor progression and increase the risk of malignant cancers. In this review, we summarized the regulation of Cdc42 in insulin secretion and diabetes-associated diseases. Organized researches indicate that Cdc42 is a crucial member during the progression of diabetes, and Cdc42 not only participates in the process of insulin synthesis but also regulates the insulin granule mobilization and cell membrane exocytosis via activating a series of downstream factors. Besides, several studies have demonstrated Cdc42 as participating in the pathogenesis of IR and DN and even contributing to promote cancer cell proliferation, survival, invasion, migration, and metastasis under hyperglycemia. Through the current review, we hope to cast light on the mechanism of Cdc42 in diabetes and associated diseases and provide new ideas for clinical diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
27
Kodani, Andrew, Irene Kristensen, Lan Huang, and Christine Sütterlin. "GM130-dependent Control of Cdc42 Activity at the Golgi Regulates Centrosome Organization." Molecular Biology of the Cell 20, no. 4 (February 15, 2009): 1192–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e08-08-0834.
Full textAbstract:
The physical proximity of the Golgi apparatus and the centrosome is a unique feature of mammalian cells whose functional significance is only poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that the previously described regulation of centrosome organization and function by the Golgi protein, GM130, involves a Golgi-associated complex consisting of GM130, the Rho GTPase, Cdc42, and its guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Tuba. We identified Tuba as a novel GM130-interacting protein and showed that this association controls Tuba-mediated activation of Cdc42 at the Golgi apparatus. Blocking either Tuba or Cdc42 activity reproduced the GM130 depletion phenotype of aberrant, nonfunctional centrosomes. Expression of constitutively active Cdc42 bypassed the requirement for GM130 in centrosome regulation, indicating that Cdc42 functions downstream of GM130. Our studies demonstrate that Cdc42 has a novel role in controlling centrosome organization in unstimulated cells in addition to its known function as a regulator of centrosome reorientation in stimulated cells. This first description of a regulatory pathway between the Golgi apparatus and the interphase centrosome that complements the known role of Golgi proteins in controlling spindle formation during mitosis and may provide an explanation for the pericentriolar position of the mammalian Golgi apparatus during interphase.
28
Baltiérrez-Hoyos, R., A. L. Roa-Espitia, and E. O. Hernández-González. "The association between CDC42 and caveolin-1 is involved in the regulation of capacitation and acrosome reaction of guinea pig and mouse sperm." REPRODUCTION 144, no. 1 (July 2012): 123–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/rep-11-0433.
Full textAbstract:
In the mammalian sperm, the acrosome reaction (AR) is considered to be a regulated secretion that is an essential requirement for physiological fertilization. The AR is the all-or-nothing secretion system that allows for multiple membrane fusion events. It is a Ca2+-regulated exocytosis reaction that has also been shown to be regulated by several signaling pathways. CDC42 has a central role in the regulated exocytosis through the activation of SNARE proteins and actin polymerization. Furthermore, the lipid raft protein caveolin-1 (CAV1) functions as a scaffold and guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor protein for CDC42, which is inactivated when associated with CAV1. CDC42 and other RHO proteins have been shown to localize in the acrosome region of mammalian sperm; however, their relationship with the AR is unknown. Here, we present the first evidence that CDC42 and CAV1 could be involved in the regulation of capacitation and the AR. Our findings show that CDC42 is activated early during capacitation, reaching an activation maximum after 20 min of capacitation. Spontaneous and progesterone-induced ARs were inhibited when sperm were capacitated in presence of secramine A, a specific CDC42 inhibitor. CAV1 and CDC42 were co-immunoprecipitated from the membranes of noncapacitated sperm; this association was reduced in capacitated sperm, and our data suggest that the phosphorylation (Tyr14) of CAV1 by c-Src is involved in such reductions. We suggest that CDC42 activation is favored by the disruption of the CAV1–CDC42 interaction, allowing for its participation in the regulation of capacitation and the AR.
29
Umbayev, Bauyrzhan, Timur Saliev, Yuliya Safarova (Yantsen), Aislu Yermekova, Farkhad Olzhayev, Denis Bulanin, Andrey Tsoy, and Sholpan Askarova. "The Role of Cdc42 in the Insulin and Leptin Pathways Contributing to the Development of Age-Related Obesity." Nutrients 15, no. 23 (November 29, 2023): 4964. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15234964.
Full textAbstract:
Age-related obesity significantly increases the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and certain cancers. The insulin–leptin axis is crucial in understanding metabolic disturbances associated with age-related obesity. Rho GTPase Cdc42 is a member of the Rho family of GTPases that participates in many cellular processes including, but not limited to, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, vesicle trafficking, cell polarity, morphology, proliferation, motility, and migration. Cdc42 functions as an integral part of regulating insulin secretion and aging. Some novel roles for Cdc42 have also been recently identified in maintaining glucose metabolism, where Cdc42 is involved in controlling blood glucose levels in metabolically active tissues, including skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, pancreas, etc., which puts this protein in line with other critical regulators of glucose metabolism. Importantly, Cdc42 plays a vital role in cellular processes associated with the insulin and leptin signaling pathways, which are integral elements involved in obesity development if misregulated. Additionally, a change in Cdc42 activity may affect senescence, thus contributing to disorders associated with aging. This review explores the complex relationships among age-associated obesity, the insulin–leptin axis, and the Cdc42 signaling pathway. This article sheds light on the vast molecular web that supports metabolic dysregulation in aging people. In addition, it also discusses the potential therapeutic implications of the Cdc42 pathway to mitigate obesity since some new data suggest that inhibition of Cdc42 using antidiabetic drugs or antioxidants may promote weight loss in overweight or obese patients.
30
Akbar, Huzoor, Kevin Funk, Mark Berryman, Joshua Raines, Rehana Perveen, Xun Shang, and Yi Zheng. "Genetic and Pharmacologic Evidence Shows That Cdc42 GTPase Plays a Central Role in the Regulation of Both GPVI- and Non-GPVI-Dependent Activation of Platelets." Blood 114, no. 22 (November 20, 2009): 2997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v114.22.2997.2997.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Abstract 2997 Poster Board II-975 Cdc42 and Rac1, members of the Rho family of small GTPases, play critical roles in reorganization of actin cytoskeleton in platelets. Previously we have shown that Rac1 GTPase is involved in regulation of platelet secretion and aggregation by diverse signaling pathways (J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5: 1747-55). Others have reported that Rac1 is essential for GPVI-, but not G protein-dependent platelet aggregation (Pflugers Arch. 2009; 457:1173-85). Cdc42 was recently reported to be involved in collagen, but not collagen related peptide (CRP), a GPVI specific agonist, induced platelet aggregation (Platelets 2008; 19: 199-210). In this study we have investigated the role of Cdc42 in regulation of platelet function by using complementary approaches of (a) mouse gene targeting of Cdc42, and (b) specific inhibition of Cdc42 activity by a newly identified chemical inhibitor of Cdc42, CASIN (Cdc42 activity-specific inhibitor). Platelets from Cdc42−/− mice exhibited a complete lack of filopodia formation and spreading on collagen coated surfaces. Threshold concentrations of collagen, CRP or thrombin failed to induce shape change or aggregation in platelets from Cdc42−/− mice compared with induction of shape change and maximal aggregation in platelets from Cdc42+/+ mice. Platelets from Cdc42−/− mice, as compared to Cdc42+/+ mice, exhibited a significant inhibition of CRP- or thrombin-induced secretion of ATP and release of P-selectin from the dense- and alpha-granules respectively. Increasing concentrations of the agonists only partially corrected the defective aggregation and secretion responses in Cdc42−/− platelets. These data provide the genetic evidence that Cdc42 is required for collagen, CRP and thrombin mediated platelet signaling and activation. Treatment of platelets with CASIN, but not a pharmacologically inactive analog, blocked collagen induced activation of Cdc42 without detectably affecting the Rac1 activity. Human platelets pre-incubated with CASIN (10 micro-M) exhibited a complete lack of filopodia formation and spreading on collagen coated surfaces. Further, treatment of platelets with CASIN (1-10 micro-M) inhibited: (a) aggregation induced by collagen, CRP, thrombin, ADP or U46619; (b) release of P-selectin and secretion of ATP induced by U46619; and (c) collagen induced phosphorylation of Akt. Addition of CASIN to platelets also blocked collagen or CRP induced aggregation in aspirinated platelets in the presence of apyrase. In other experiments, addition of CASIN to citrated platelet-rich plasma inhibited thrombin induced clot retraction. Significantly, removal of CASIN from the platelet samples by washing reversed inhibition of aggregation as well as clot retraction, reflecting a reversible suppression of Cdc42 activity by CASIN. Administration of CASIN into C57Bl/6 mice inhibited ex vivo platelet aggregation induced by collagen or ADP as well as significantly prolonged tail bleeding times. These data suggest that: (a) Cdc42 plays an essential, non-redundant role in platelet filopodia formation, spreading, secretion, aggregation and clot retraction; (b) Cdc42 is involved in GPVI, non-GPVI- and G protein-dependent signaling in platelets; (c) the pharmacologic inhibitor CASIN is capable of specifically and reversibly inhibiting Cdc42 activity in platelets, mimicking Cdc42 genetic knockout in mice. Altogether, our studies strongly implicate Cdc42 as a novel anti-platelet target, and present evidence that the Cdc42 specific small molecule inhibitor, CASIN, may have therapeutic potential. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
31
Bassilana, Martine, James Blyth, and Robert A. Arkowitz. "Cdc24, the GDP-GTP Exchange Factor for Cdc42, Is Required for Invasive Hyphal Growth of Candida albicans." Eukaryotic Cell 2, no. 1 (February 2003): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/ec.2.1.9-18.2003.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT Candida albicans, the most common human fungal pathogen, is particularly problematic for immunocompromised individuals. The reversible transition of this fungal pathogen to a filamentous form that invades host tissue is important for its virulence. Although different signaling pathways such as a mitogen-activated protein kinase and a protein kinase A cascade are critical for this morphological transition, the function of polarity establishment proteins in this process has not been determined. We examined the role of four different polarity establishment proteins in C. albicans invasive growth and virulence by using strains in which one copy of each gene was deleted and the other copy expressed behind the regulatable promoter MET3. Strikingly, mutants with ectopic expression of either the Rho G-protein Cdc42 or its exchange factor Cdc24 are unable to form invasive hyphal filaments and germ tubes in response to serum or elevated temperature and yet grow normally as a budding yeast. Furthermore, these mutants are avirulent in a mouse model for systemic infection. This function of the Cdc42 GTPase module is not simply a general feature of polarity establishment proteins. Mutants with ectopic expression of the SH3 domain containing protein Bem1 or the Ras-like G-protein Bud1 can grow in an invasive fashion and are virulent in mice, albeit with reduced efficiency. These results indicate that a specific regulation of Cdc24/Cdc42 activity is required for invasive hyphal growth and suggest that these proteins are required for pathogenicity of C. albicans.
32
Simo, S., and J. A. Cooper. "Regulation of dendritic branching by Cdc42 GAPs." Genes & Development 26, no. 15 (August 1, 2012): 1653–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.199034.112.
Full text
33
Murali, Arun, Jaeyoung Shin, Hajime Yurugi, Aswini Krishnan, Masato Akutsu, Alejandro Carpy, Boris Macek, and Krishnaraj Rajalingam. "Ubiquitin-dependent regulation of Cdc42 by XIAP." Cell Death & Disease 8, no. 6 (June 2017): e2900-e2900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2017.305.
Full text
34
Cheng, Tzu-Ling, Marc Symons, and Tzuu-Shuh Jou. "Regulation of anoikis by Cdc42 and Rac1." Experimental Cell Research 295, no. 2 (May 2004): 497–511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.02.002.
Full text
35
Erickson, Jon W., and Richard A. Cerione. "Multiple roles for Cdc42 in cell regulation." Current Opinion in Cell Biology 13, no. 2 (April 2001): 153–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0955-0674(00)00192-7.
Full text
36
Czuchra, Aleksandra, Xunwei Wu, Hannelore Meyer, Jolanda van Hengel, Timm Schroeder, Robert Geffers, Klemens Rottner, and Cord Brakebusch. "Cdc42 Is Not Essential for Filopodium Formation, Directed Migration, Cell Polarization, and Mitosis in Fibroblastoid Cells." Molecular Biology of the Cell 16, no. 10 (October 2005): 4473–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e05-01-0061.
Full textAbstract:
Cdc42 is a small GTPase involved in the regulation of the cytoskeleton and cell polarity. To test whether Cdc42 has an essential role in the formation of filopodia or directed cell migration, we generated Cdc42-deficient fibroblastoid cells by conditional gene inactivation. We report here that loss of Cdc42 did not affect filopodium or lamellipodium formation and had no significant influence on the speed of directed migration nor on mitosis. Cdc42-deficient cells displayed a more elongated cell shape and had a reduced area. Furthermore, directionality during migration and reorientation of the Golgi apparatus into the direction of migration was decreased. However, expression of dominant negative Cdc42 in Cdc42-null cells resulted in strongly reduced directed migration, severely reduced single cell directionality, and complete loss of Golgi polarization and of directionality of protrusion formation toward the wound, as well as membrane blebbing. Thus, our data show that besides Cdc42 additional GTPases of the Rho-family, which share GEFs with Cdc42, are involved in the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity during directed migration.
37
Kanamoto, Takashi, Monica Mota, Kohsuke Takeda, Lee L. Rubin, Kohei Miyazono, Hidenori Ichijo, and Chantal E. Bazenet. "Role of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase in Regulation of the c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Pathway and Apoptosis in Sympathetic Neurons." Molecular and Cellular Biology 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 196–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.20.1.196-204.2000.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT We have previously shown that nerve growth factor (NGF) withdrawal-induced death requires the activity of the small GTP-binding protein Cdc42 and that overexpression of an active form of Cdc42 is sufficient to mediate neuronal apoptosis via activation of the c-Jun pathway. Recently, a new mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase kinase, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) which activates both the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAP kinase pathways and plays pivotal roles in tumor necrosis factor- and Fas-induced apoptosis, has been identified. Therefore, we investigated the role of ASK1 in neuronal apoptosis by using rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) neuronal cells and primary rat sympathetic neurons (SCGs). Overexpression of ASK1-ΔN, a constitutively active mutant of ASK1, activated JNK and induced apoptosis in differentiated PC12 cells and SCG neurons. Moreover, in differentiated PC12 cells, NGF withdrawal induced a four- to fivefold increase in the activity of endogenous ASK1. Finally, expression of a kinase-inactive ASK1 significantly blocked both NGF withdrawal- and Cdc42-induced death and activation of c-jun. Taken together, these results demonstrate that ASK1 is a crucial element of NGF withdrawal-induced activation of the Cdc42–c-Jun pathway and neuronal apoptosis.
38
Jansson, Thomas, Marisol Castillo-Castrejon, Madhulika B. Gupta, Theresa L. Powell, and Fredrick J. Rosario. "Down-regulation of placental Cdc42 and Rac1 links mTORC2 inhibition to decreased trophoblast amino acid transport in human intrauterine growth restriction." Clinical Science 134, no. 1 (January 2020): 53–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/cs20190794.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases the risk for perinatal complications and metabolic and cardiovascular disease later in life. The syncytiotrophoblast (ST) is the transporting epithelium of the human placenta, and decreased expression of amino acid transporter isoforms in the ST plasma membranes is believed to contribute to IUGR. Placental mechanistic target of rapamycin Complex 2 (mTORC2) signaling is inhibited in IUGR and regulates the trafficking of key amino acid transporter (AAT) isoforms to the ST plasma membrane; however, the molecular mechanisms are unknown. Cdc42 and Rac1 are Rho-GTPases that regulate actin-binding proteins, thereby modulating the structure and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton. We hypothesized that inhibition of mTORC2 decreases AAT expression in the plasma membrane and amino acid uptake in primary human trophoblast (PHT) cells mediated by down-regulation of Cdc42 and Rac1. mTORC2, but not mTORC1, inhibition decreased the Cdc42 and Rac1 expression. Silencing of Cdc42 and Rac1 inhibited the activity of the System L and A transporters and markedly decreased the trafficking of LAT1 (System L isoform) and SNAT2 (System A isoform) to the plasma membrane. mTORC2 inhibition by silencing of rictor failed to decrease AAT following activation of Cdc42/Rac1. Placental Cdc42 and Rac1 protein expression was down-regulated in human IUGR and was positively correlated with placental mTORC2 signaling. In conclusion, mTORC2 regulates AAT trafficking in PHT cells by modulating Cdc42 and Rac1. Placental mTORC2 inhibition in human IUGR may contribute to decreased placental amino acid transfer and reduced fetal growth mediated by down-regulation of Cdc42 and Rac1.
39
Bidlingmaier, Scott, and Michael Snyder. "Regulation of polarized growth initiation and termination cycles by the polarisome and Cdc42 regulators." Journal of Cell Biology 164, no. 2 (January 19, 2004): 207–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200307065.
Full textAbstract:
The dynamic regulation of polarized cell growth allows cells to form structures of defined size and shape. We have studied the regulation of polarized growth using mating yeast as a model. Haploid yeast cells treated with high concentration of pheromone form successive mating projections that initiate and terminate growth with regular periodicity. The mechanisms that control the frequency of growth initiation and termination under these conditions are not well understood. We found that the polarisome components Spa2, Pea2, and Bni1 and the Cdc42 regulators Cdc24 and Bem3 control the timing and frequency of projection formation. Loss of polarisome components and mutation of Cdc24 decrease the frequency of projection formation, while loss of Bem3 increases the frequency of projection formation. We found that polarisome components and the cell fusion proteins Fus1 and Fus2 are important for the termination of projection growth. Our results define the first molecular regulators that control the timing of growth initiation and termination during eukaryotic cell differentiation.
40
Ha, Byung Hak, and Titus J. Boggon. "CDC42 binds PAK4 via an extended GTPase-effector interface." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, no. 3 (January 2, 2018): 531–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1717437115.
Full textAbstract:
The p21-activated kinase (PAK) group of serine/threonine kinases are downstream effectors of RHO GTPases and play important roles in regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, cell growth, survival, polarity, and development. Here we probe the interaction of the type II PAK, PAK4, with RHO GTPases. Using solution scattering we find that the full-length PAK4 heterodimer with CDC42 adopts primarily a compact organization. X-ray crystallography reveals the molecular nature of the interaction between PAK4 and CDC42 and shows that in addition to the canonical PAK4 CDC42/RAC interactive binding (CRIB) domain binding to CDC42 there are unexpected contacts involving the PAK4 kinase C-lobe, CDC42, and the PAK4 polybasic region. These additional interactions modulate kinase activity and increase the binding affinity of CDC42 for full-length PAK4 compared with the CRIB domain alone. We therefore show that the interaction of CDC42 with PAK4 can influence kinase activity in a previously unappreciated manner.
41
Itoh, Reina E., Kazuo Kurokawa, Yusuke Ohba, Hisayoshi Yoshizaki, Naoki Mochizuki, and Michiyuki Matsuda. "Activation of Rac and Cdc42 Video Imaged by Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Single-Molecule Probes in the Membrane of Living Cells." Molecular and Cellular Biology 22, no. 18 (September 15, 2002): 6582–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.22.18.6582-6591.2002.
Full textAbstract:
ABSTRACT Rho family G proteins, including Rac and Cdc42, regulate a variety of cellular functions such as morphology, motility, and gene expression. We developed fluorescent resonance energy transfer-based probes which monitored the local balance between the activities of guanine nucleotide exchange factors and GTPase-activating proteins for Rac1 and Cdc42 at the membrane. These probes, named Raichu-Rac and Raichu-Cdc42, consisted of a Cdc42- and Rac-binding domain of Pak, Rac1 or Cdc42, a pair of green fluorescent protein mutants, and a CAAX box of Ki-Ras. With these probes, we video imaged the Rac and Cdc42 activities. In motile HT1080 cells, activities of both Rac and Cdc42 gradually increased toward the leading edge and decreased rapidly when cells changed direction. Under a higher magnification, we observed that Rac activity was highest immediately behind the leading edge, whereas Cdc42 activity was most prominent at the tip of the leading edge. Raichu-Rac and Raichu-Cdc42 were also applied to a rapid and simple assay for the analysis of putative guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) in living cells. Among six putative GEFs and GAPs, we identified KIAA0362/DBS as a GEF for Rac and Cdc42, KIAA1256 as a GEF for Cdc42, KIAA0053 as a GAP for Rac and Cdc42, and KIAA1204 as a GAP for Cdc42. In conclusion, use of these single-molecule probes to determine Rac and Cdc42 activity will accelerate the analysis of the spatiotemporal regulation of Rac and Cdc42 in a living cell.
42
Wang, Lei, Linda Yang, Marie–Dominique Filippi, David A. Williams, and Yi Zheng. "The Rho Family GTPase Cdc42 Regulates Multiple Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Functions and Erythropoiesis." Blood 104, no. 11 (November 16, 2004): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v104.11.32.32.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract The Rho family GTPase Cdc42 has emerged as a key signal transducer in cell regulation. To investigate its physiologic function in hematopoiesis, we have generated mice carrying a gene targeted null allele of cdc42gap, a major negative regulatory gene of Cdc42 and mice with conditional targeted cdc42 allele (cdc42flox/flox). Deletion of the respective gene products in mice was confirmed by PCR genotyping and Western blotting. Low-density fetal liver or bone marrow cells from Cdc42GAP−/− mice displayed ~3 fold elevated Cdc42 activity and normal RhoA, Rac1 or Rac2 activity, indicating that cdc42gap deletion has a specific effect on Cdc42 activity. The Cdc42GAP-deficient hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSC/Ps, Lin−c-Kit+) generated from Cdc42GAP−/− E14.5 fetal liver and the Cdc42−/− HSC/Ps derived by in vitro expression of Cre via a retrovirus vector from Cdc42flox/flox low density bone marrow showed a growth defect in liquid culture that was associated with increased apoptosis but normal cell cycle progression. Cdc42GAP-deficient HSC/Ps displayed impaired cortical F-actin assembly with extended actin protrusions upon exposure to SDF–1 in vitro and a punctuated actin structure after SCF stimulation while Cdc42−/− but not wild type HSC/Ps responded to SDF-1 in inducing membrane protrusions. Both Cdc42−/− and Cdc42GAP−/− HSC/Ps were markedly decreased in adhesion to fibronectin. Moreover, both Cdc42−/− and Cdc42GAP−/− HSC/Ps showed impaired migration in response to SDF-1. These results demonstrate that Cdc42 regulation is essential for multiple HSC/P functions. To understand the in vivo hematopoietic function of Cdc42, we have characterized the Cdc42GAP−/− mice further. The embryos and newborns of homozygous showed a ~30% reduction in hematopoietic organ (i.e. liver, bone marrow, thymus and spleen) cellularity, consistent with the reduced sizes of the animals. This was attributed to the increased spontaneous apoptosis associated with elevated Cdc42/JNK/Bid activities but not to a proliferative defect as revealed by in vivo TUNEL and BrdU incorporation assays. ~80% of Cdc42GAP−/− mice died one week after birth, and the surviving pups attained adulthood but were anemic. Whereas Cdc42GAP−/− mice contained small reduction in the frequency of HSC markers and normal CFU-G, CFU-M, and CFU-GM activities, the frequency of BFU-E and CFU-E were significantly reduced. These results suggest an important role of Cdc42 in erythropoiesis in vivo. Taken together, we propose that Cdc42 is essential for multiple HSC/P functions including survival, actin cytoskeleton regulation, adhesion and migration, and that deregulation of its activity can have a significant impact on erythropoiesis. Cdc42 regulates HSC/P functions and erythropoiesis Genotype/phenotype Apoptosis increase Adhesion decrease Migration decrease F-actin assembly HSC frequency decrease BFU-E, CFU-E decrease The numbers were indicated as fold difference compared with wild type. ND:not determined yet. Cdc42GAP−/− 2.43, p<0.005 0.97, p<0.01 1.01, p<0.01 protrusion (SDF-1); punctruated (SCF) 0.34, p<0.05 0.92, p<0.01; 0.38, p<0 Cdc42−/− 3.68, p<0.005 0.98, p<0.001 3.85, p<0.005 protrusion (SDF-1) ND ND
43
Bauerfeld, Christian P., Marc B. Hershenson, and Kristen Page. "Cdc42, but not RhoA, regulates cyclin D1 expression in bovine tracheal myocytes." American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 280, no. 5 (May 1, 2001): L974—L982. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.2001.280.5.l974.
Full textAbstract:
We previously demonstrated that Rac1 increased cyclin D1 promoter activity in an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-independent, antioxidant-sensitive manner. Here, we examined the regulation of cyclin D1 expression by Cdc42 and RhoA. Overexpression of active Cdc42, but not of RhoA, induced transcription from the cyclin D1 promoter. Furthermore, dominant negative Cdc42, but not RhoA, attenuated platelet-derived growth factor-mediated activation of the cyclin D1 promoter. Overexpression of active Cdc42 increased cyclin D1 protein abundance in COS cells. Cdc42-induced cyclin D1 promoter activation was independent of ERK as evidenced by insensitivity to PD-98059, an inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (MEK). Furthermore, Cdc42 was neither sufficient nor required for activation of ERK. Similar to Rac1-induced cyclin D1 expression, pretreatment with the antioxidants catalase and ebselen inhibited Cdc42-mediated transcription from the cyclin D1 promoter. Finally, like Rac1, active Cdc42 induced transactivation of the cyclin D1 promoter cAMP response element binding protein/activating transcription factor-2 binding site. Together, these data suggest that in airway smooth muscle cells, Cdc42 and Rac1 share a common signaling pathway to cyclin D1 promoter activation.
44
Kurokawa, Kazuo, Reina E. Itoh, Hisayoshi Yoshizaki, Yusuke Ohba Takeshi Nakamura, and Michiyuki Matsuda. "Coactivation of Rac1 and Cdc42 at Lamellipodia and Membrane Ruffles Induced by Epidermal Growth Factor." Molecular Biology of the Cell 15, no. 3 (March 2004): 1003–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e03-08-0609.
Full textAbstract:
A major function of Rho-family GTPases is to regulate the organization of the actin cytoskeleton; filopodia, lamellipodia, and stress fiber are regarded as typical phenotypes of the activated Cdc42, Rac, and Rho, respectively. Using probes based on fluorescent resonance energy transfer, we report on the spatiotemporal regulation of Rac1 and Cdc42 at lamellipodia and membrane ruffles. In epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated Cos1 and A431 cells, both Rac1 and Cdc42 were activated diffusely at the plasma membrane, followed by lamellipodial protrusion and membrane ruffling. Although Rac1 activity subsided rapidly, Cdc42 activity was sustained at lamellipodia. A critical role of Cdc42 in these EGF-induced morphological changes was demonstrated as follows. First, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, which activated Rac1 but not Cdc42, could not induce full-grown lamellipodia in Cos1 cells. Second, a GTPase-activating protein for Cdc42, KIAA1204/CdGAP, inhibited lamellipodial protrusion and membrane ruffling without interfering with Rac1 activation. Third, expression of the Cdc42-binding domain of N-WASP inhibited the EGF-induced morphological changes. Therefore, Rac1 and Cdc42 seem to synergistically induce lamellipodia and membrane ruffles in EGF-stimulated Cos1 cells and A431 cells.
45
Martin, Sophie G., Sergio A. Rincón, Roshni Basu, Pilar Pérez, and Fred Chang. "Regulation of the Formin for3p by cdc42p and bud6p." Molecular Biology of the Cell 18, no. 10 (October 2007): 4155–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e07-02-0094.
Full textAbstract:
Formins are conserved actin nucleators responsible for the assembly of diverse actin structures. Many formins are controlled through an autoinhibitory mechanism involving the interaction of a C-terminal DAD sequence with an N-terminal DID sequence. Here, we show that the fission yeast formin for3p, which mediates actin cable assembly and polarized cell growth, is regulated by a similar autoinhibitory mechanism in vivo. Multiple sites govern for3p localization to cell tips. The localization and activity of for3p are inhibited by an intramolecular interaction of divergent DAD and DID-like sequences. A for3p DAD mutant expressed at endogenous levels produces more robust actin cables, which appear to have normal organization and dynamics. We identify cdc42p as the primary Rho GTPase involved in actin cable assembly and for3p regulation. Both cdc42p, which binds at the N terminus of for3p, and bud6p, which binds near the C-terminal DAD-like sequence, are needed for for3p localization and full activity, but a mutation in the for3p DAD restores for3p localization and other phenotypes of cdc42 and bud6 mutants. In particular, the for3p DAD mutation suppresses the bipolar growth (NETO) defect of bud6Δ cells. These findings suggest that cdc42p and bud6p activate for3p by relieving autoinhibition.
46
Hulstrand, Alissa M., and Douglas W. Houston. "Regulation of neurogenesis by Fgf8a requires Cdc42 signaling and a novel Cdc42 effector protein." Developmental Biology 382, no. 2 (October 2013): 385–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.08.020.
Full text
47
Zhang, Xiaoyu, Kelly Orlando, Bing He, Fengong Xi, Jian Zhang, Allison Zajac, and Wei Guo. "Membrane association and functional regulation of Sec3 by phospholipids and Cdc42." Journal of Cell Biology 180, no. 1 (January 14, 2008): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200704128.
Full textAbstract:
The exocyst is an octameric protein complex implicated in tethering post-Golgi secretory vesicles at the plasma membrane in preparation for fusion. However, it is not clear how the exocyst is targeted to and physically associates with specific domains of the plasma membrane and how its functions are regulated at those regions. We demonstrate that the N terminus of the exocyst component Sec3 directly interacts with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. In addition, we have identified key residues in Sec3 that are critical for its binding to the guanosine triphosphate–bound form of Cdc42. Genetic analyses indicate that the dual interactions of Sec3 with phospholipids and Cdc42 control its function in yeast cells. Disrupting these interactions not only blocks exocytosis and affects exocyst polarization but also leads to defects in cell morphogenesis. We propose that the interactions of Sec3 with phospholipids and Cdc42 play important roles in exocytosis and polarized cell growth.
48
Luna, Ana, Olga B. Matas, José Angel Martı́nez-Menárguez, Eugenia Mato, Juan M. Durán, José Ballesta, Michael Way, and Gustavo Egea. "Regulation of Protein Transport from the Golgi Complex to the Endoplasmic Reticulum by CDC42 and N-WASP." Molecular Biology of the Cell 13, no. 3 (March 2002): 866–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.01-12-0579.
Full textAbstract:
Actin is involved in the organization of the Golgi complex and Golgi-to-ER protein transport in mammalian cells. Little, however, is known about the regulation of the Golgi-associated actin cytoskeleton. We provide evidence that Cdc42, a small GTPase that regulates actin dynamics, controls Golgi-to-ER protein transport. We located GFP-Cdc42 in the lateral portions of Golgi cisternae and in COPI-coated and noncoated Golgi-associated transport intermediates. Overexpression of Cdc42 and its activated form Cdc42V12 inhibited the retrograde transport of Shiga toxin from the Golgi complex to the ER, the redistribution of the KDEL receptor, and the ER accumulation of Golgi-resident proteins induced by the active GTP-bound mutant of Sar1 (Sar1[H79G]). Coexpression of wild-type or activated Cdc42 and N-WASP also inhibited Golgi-to-ER transport, but this was not the case in cells expressing Cdc42V12 and N-WASP(ΔWA), a mutant form of N-WASP that lacks Arp2/3 binding. Furthermore, Cdc42V12 recruited GFP-N-WASP to the Golgi complex. We therefore conclude that Cdc42 regulates Golgi-to-ER protein transport in an N-WASP–dependent manner.
49
Tang, Dale D., and Susan J. Gunst. "The Small GTPase Cdc42 Regulates Actin Polymerization and Tension Development during Contractile Stimulation of Smooth Muscle." Journal of Biological Chemistry 279, no. 50 (September 27, 2004): 51722–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m408351200.
Full textAbstract:
Contractile stimulation induces actin polymerization in smooth muscle tissues and cells, and the inhibition of actin polymerization depresses smooth muscle force development. In the present study, the role of Cdc42 in the regulation of actin polymerization and tension development in smooth muscle was evaluated. Acetylcholine stimulation of tracheal smooth muscle tissues increased the activation of Cdc42. Plasmids encoding wild type Cdc42 or a dominant negative Cdc42 mutant, Asn-17 Cdc42, were introduced into tracheal smooth muscle strips by reversible permeabilization, and tissues were incubated for 2 days to allow for protein expression. Expression of recombinant proteins was confirmed by immunoblot analysis. The expression of the dominant negative Cdc42 mutant inhibited contractile force and the increase in actin polymerization in response to acetylcholine stimulation but did not inhibit the increase in myosin light chain phosphorylation. The expression of wild type Cdc42 had no significant effect on force, actin polymerization, or myosin light chain phosphorylation. Contractile stimulation increased the association of neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein with Cdc42 and the Arp2/3 (actin-related protein) complex in smooth muscle tissues expressing wild type Cdc42. The agonist-induced increase in these protein interactions was inhibited in tissues expressing the inactive Cdc42 mutant. We conclude that Cdc42 activation regulates active tension development and actin polymerization during contractile stimulation. Cdc42 may regulate the activation of neuronal Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein and the actin related protein complex, which in turn regulate actin filament polymerization initiated by the contractile stimulation of smooth muscle.
50
Chuang, T. H., K. M. Hahn, J. D. Lee, D. E. Danley, and G. M. Bokoch. "The small GTPase Cdc42 initiates an apoptotic signaling pathway in Jurkat T lymphocytes." Molecular Biology of the Cell 8, no. 9 (September 1997): 1687–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.8.9.1687.
Full textAbstract:
Apoptosis plays an important role in regulating development and homeostasis of the immune system, yet the elements of the signaling pathways that control cell death have not been well defined. When expressed in Jurkat T cells, an activated form of the small GTPase Cdc42 induces cell death exhibiting the characteristics of apoptosis. The death response induced by Cdc42 is mediated by activation of a protein kinase cascade leading to stimulation of c-Jun amino terminal kinase (JNK). Apoptosis initiated by Cdc42 is inhibited by dominant negative components of the JNK cascade and by reagents that block activity of the ICE protease (caspase) family, suggesting that stimulation of the JNK kinase cascade can lead to caspase activation. The sequence of morphological events observed typically in apoptotic cells is modified in the presence of activated Cdc42, suggesting that this GTPase may account for some aspects of cytoskeletal regulation during the apoptotic program. These data suggest a means through which the biochemical and morphological events occurring during apoptosis may be coordinately regulated.