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Mol Biol Cell ; 31(3): 167-183, 2020 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31851597

RESUMO

Protein glycosylation plays essential roles in protein structure, stability, and activity such as cell adhesion. The cadherin superfamily of adhesion molecules carry O-linked mannose glycans at conserved sites and it was recently demonstrated that the transmembrane and tetratricopeptide repeat-containing proteins 1-4 (TMTC1-4) gene products contribute to the addition of these O-linked mannoses. Here, biochemical, cell biological, and organismal analysis was used to determine that TMTC3 supports the O-mannosylation of E-cadherin, cellular adhesion, and embryonic gastrulation. Using genetically engineered cells lacking all four TMTC genes, overexpression of TMTC3 rescued O-linked glycosylation of E-cadherin and cell adherence. The knockdown of the Tmtcs in Xenopus laevis embryos caused a delay in gastrulation that was rescued by the addition of human TMTC3. Mutations in TMTC3 have been linked to neuronal cell migration diseases including Cobblestone lissencephaly. Analysis of TMTC3 mutations associated with Cobblestone lissencephaly found that three of the variants exhibit reduced stability and missence mutations were unable to complement TMTC3 rescue of gastrulation in Xenopus embryo development. Our study demonstrates that TMTC3 regulates O-linked glycosylation and cadherin-mediated adherence, providing insight into its effect on cellular adherence and migration, as well the basis of TMTC3-associated Cobblestone lissencephaly.


Assuntos
Caderinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Animais , Células COS , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Adesão Celular/fisiologia , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/metabolismo , Chlorocebus aethiops , Gastrulação/fisiologia , Glicosilação , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Manose/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Mutação , Neurônios/citologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Xenopus laevis
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Development ; 145(7)2018 04 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29540504

RESUMO

During vertebrate gastrulation, canonical Wnt signaling induces the formation of neural plate border (NPB). Wnt is also thought to be required for the subsequent specification of neural crest (NC) lineage at the NPB, but the direct evidence is lacking. We found previously that the disintegrin metalloproteinase ADAM13 is required for Wnt activation and NC induction in Xenopus Here, we report that knockdown of ADAM13 or its close paralog ADAM19 severely downregulates Wnt activity at the NPB, inhibiting NC specification without affecting earlier NPB formation. Surprisingly, ADAM19 functions nonproteolytically in NC specification by interacting with ADAM13 and inhibiting its proteasomal degradation. Ectopic expression of stabilized ADAM13 mutants that function independently of ADAM19 can induce the NC marker/specifier snail2 in the future epidermis via Wnt signaling. These results unveil the essential roles of a novel protease-protease interaction in regulating a distinct wave of Wnt signaling, which directly specifies the NC lineage.


Assuntos
Proteínas ADAM/metabolismo , Padronização Corporal/fisiologia , Crista Neural/metabolismo , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo , Proteínas de Xenopus/metabolismo , Xenopus/metabolismo , Animais , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Crista Neural/embriologia , Placa Neural/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Via de Sinalização Wnt/fisiologia , Xenopus/embriologia
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PLoS One ; 12(11): e0188963, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29190819

RESUMO

During development, a multi-potent group of cells known as the cranial neural crest (CNC) migrate to form craniofacial structures. Proper migration of these cells requires proteolysis of cell adhesion molecules, such as cadherins. In Xenopus laevis, preventing extracellular cleavage of cadherin-11 impairs CNC migration. However, overexpression of the soluble cleavage product (EC1-3) is capable of rescuing this phenotype. The mechanism by which EC1-3 promotes CNC migration has not been investigated until now. Here we show that EC1-3 stimulates phosphorylation of Akt, a target of PI3K, in X.laevis CNC. Through immunoprecipitation experiments, we determined that EC1-3 interacts with all ErbB receptors, PDGFRα, and FGFR1. Of these receptors, only ErbB2 was able to produce an increase in Akt phosphorylation upon treatment with a recombinant EC1-3. This increase was abrogated by mubritinib, an inhibitor of ErbB2. We were able to recapitulate this decrease in Akt phosphorylation in vivo by knocking down ErbB2 in CNC cells. Knockdown of the receptor also significantly reduced CNC migration in vivo. We confirmed the importance of ErbB2 and ErbB receptor signaling in CNC migration using mubritinib and canertinib, respectively. Mubritinib and the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 significantly decreased cell migration while canertinib nearly prevented it altogether. These data show that ErbB2 and Akt are important for CNC migration and implicate other ErbB receptors and Akt-independent signaling pathways. Our findings provide the first example of a functional interaction between the extracellular domain of a type II classical cadherin and growth factor receptors.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/citologia , Caderinas/metabolismo , Movimento Celular , Crista Neural/citologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Receptor ErbB-2/metabolismo , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Caderinas/química , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Fosforilação , Ligação Proteica , Xenopus laevis/embriologia
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Elife ; 62017 08 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28829038

RESUMO

Adam13/33 is a cell surface metalloprotease critical for cranial neural crest (CNC) cell migration. It can cleave multiple substrates including itself, fibronectin, ephrinB, cadherin-11, pcdh8 and pcdh8l (this work). Cleavage of cadherin-11 produces an extracellular fragment that promotes CNC migration. In addition, the adam13 cytoplasmic domain is cleaved by gamma secretase, translocates into the nucleus and regulates multiple genes. Here, we show that adam13 interacts with the arid3a/dril1/Bright transcription factor. This interaction promotes a proteolytic cleavage of arid3a and its translocation to the nucleus where it regulates another transcription factor: tfap2α. Tfap2α in turn activates multiple genes including the protocadherin pcdh8l (PCNS). The proteolytic activity of adam13 is critical for the release of arid3a from the plasma membrane while the cytoplasmic domain appears critical for the cleavage of arid3a. In addition to this transcriptional control of pcdh8l, adam13 cleaves pcdh8l generating an extracellular fragment that also regulates cell migration.


Assuntos
Proteínas ADAM/metabolismo , Caderinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Crista Neural/fisiologia , Fator de Transcrição AP-2/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Proteínas de Xenopus/metabolismo , Animais , Protocaderinas , Transcrição Gênica , Xenopus laevis
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Anat Rec (Hoboken) ; 295(2): 328-37, 2012 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22190479

RESUMO

Phalli of male crocodilians transfer sperm to female cloaca during sexual intercourse, resulting in internal fertilization. For over a century there have been scientific descriptions of crocodilian phallus morphologies; however, little work has presented detailed cellular-level analyses of these structures. Here we present a histological investigation of the complex functional anatomy of the juvenile male American alligator phallus, including fibrous and vascular erectile structures, a variety of secretory epithelium morphologies, and observed immune cells. Using 3D reconstruction software, we show the shape and location of vascular erectile tissues within the phallus. Histochemical staining detected mucin-rich secretory cells in glandular epithelial cells of the phallic shaft and also of the semen-conducting ventral sulcus. Lymphoid aggregates, lymphocytes, and epithelial mucin coats suggest an active immune system in the phallus defending from both the external and intracloacal environments. These results better characterize the complexity of the alligator phallus and predict later reproductive functions during adulthood.


Assuntos
Jacarés e Crocodilos/anatomia & histologia , Pênis/anatomia & histologia , Jacarés e Crocodilos/fisiologia , Animais , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Imageamento Tridimensional , Sistema Imunitário , Masculino , Mucinas/metabolismo , Ereção Peniana/fisiologia , Pênis/metabolismo , Reprodução/fisiologia
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J Morphol ; 271(5): 580-95, 2010 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20013789

RESUMO

We investigated ovary and testis development of Alligator mississippiensis during the first 5 months posthatch. To better describe follicle assembly and seminiferous cord development, we used histochemical techniques to detect carbohydrate-rich extracellular matrix components in 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, and 5-month-old gonads. We found profound morphological changes in both ovary and testis. During this time, oogenesis progressed up to diplotene arrest and meiotic germ cells increasingly interacted with follicular cells. Concomitant with follicles becoming invested with full complements of granulosa cells, a periodic acid Schiff's (PAS)-positive basement membrane formed. As follicles enlarged and thecal layers were observed, basement membranes and thecal compartments gained periodic acid-methionine silver (PAMS)-reactive fibers. The ovarian medulla increased first PAS- and then PAMS reactivity as it fragmented into wide lacunae lined with low cuboidal to squamous epithelia. During this same period, testicular germ cells found along the tubule margins were observed progressing from spermatogonia to round spermatids located within the center of tubules. Accompanying this meiotic development, interstitial Leydig cell clusters become more visible and testicular capsules thickened. During the observed testis development, the thickening tunica albuginea and widening interstitial tissues showed increasing PAS- and PAMS reactivity. We observed putative intersex structures in both ovary and testis. On the coelomic aspect of testes were cell clusters with germ cell morphology and at the posterior end of ovaries, we observed "medullary rests" resembling immature testis cords. We hypothesize laboratory conditions accelerated gonad maturation due to optimum conditions, including nutrients and temperature. Laboratory alligators grew more rapidly and with increased body conditions compared with previous measured, field-caught animals. Additionally, we predict the morphological maturation observed in these gonads is concomitant with increased endocrine activities.


Assuntos
Jacarés e Crocodilos/anatomia & histologia , Jacarés e Crocodilos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Gônadas/citologia , Gônadas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Reprodução/fisiologia , Maturidade Sexual/fisiologia , Animais , Meio Ambiente , Ambiente Controlado , Feminino , Masculino , Valor Nutritivo , Oócitos/citologia , Oócitos/fisiologia , Oogênese/fisiologia , Folículo Ovariano/citologia , Folículo Ovariano/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ovário/citologia , Ovário/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Túbulos Seminíferos/citologia , Túbulos Seminíferos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Espermatócitos/citologia , Espermatócitos/fisiologia , Espermatogênese/fisiologia , Temperatura , Testículo/citologia , Testículo/crescimento & desenvolvimento
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Anat Rec (Hoboken) ; 292(10): 1670-6, 2009 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19685509

RESUMO

Here we present a detailed morphological description of the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) kidney and nephron. We present a series of histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical markers that clearly define the seven regions of the alligator nephron. The alligator kidney is composed of many paired (mirrored) lobules on each kidney (lobe). Single nephrons span the width of lobules three times. The fine structure of glomeruli, lying in rows spanning the height of the lobule, is resolved by periodic acid methionine silver (PAMS) and periodic acid Schiff's (PAS) histochemistry. Glomeruli are connected to the proximal tubule (PT) via a neck segment. The PT is alcian blue-negative, making it distinct from the distal tubule (DT), connecting segment (CS), and collecting duct (CD). The PT is clearly identifiable by a PAS-positive brush border membrane. The PT is connected to the DT via an intermediate segment (IS) that makes a 180 degrees turn to connect these tubules. PAMS-positive material is found in the lumens of the PT, IS, and DT. Also, PAMS-positive granules are found in the DT, CS, and CD. Immunolocalization of the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase to the basolateral membrane of the DT, CS, and CD suggests a role of this enzyme in driving primary and secondary transport processes in these segments, including bicarbonate transport into the lumen of the DT (leading to an alkaline urine). Through the techniques described here, we have identified a series of distinct markers to be used by pathologists, veterinarians, and researchers to easily identify alligator nephron segments. Anat Rec, 2009. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.


Assuntos
Jacarés e Crocodilos/anatomia & histologia , Néfrons/citologia , Jacarés e Crocodilos/metabolismo , Animais , Feminino , Glicosaminoglicanos/metabolismo , Masculino , Néfrons/enzimologia , ATPase Trocadora de Sódio-Potássio/metabolismo
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