IQGAP1 controls tight junction formation through differential regulation of claudin recruitment Journal Article
| Authors: | Tanos, B. E.; Bay, A. E. P.; Salvarezza, S.; Vivanco, I.; Mellinghoff, I.; Osman, M.; Sacks, D. B.; Rodriguez-Boulan, E. |
| Article Title: | IQGAP1 controls tight junction formation through differential regulation of claudin recruitment |
| Abstract: | IQGAP1 is a scaffolding protein previously implicated in adherens junction formation. However, its role in the establishment or maintenance of tight junctions (TJs) has not been explored. We hypothesized that IQGAP1 could regulate TJ formation by modulating the expression and/or localization of junctional proteins, and we systematically tested this hypothesis in the model Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line. We find that IQGAP1 silencing enhances a transient increase in transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) observed during the early stages of TJ formation (Cereijido et al., 1978). Quantitative microscopy and biochemical experiments suggest that this effect of IQGAP1 on TJ assembly is accounted for by reduced expression and TJ recruitment of claudin 2, and increased TJ recruitment of claudin 4. Furthermore, we show that IQGAP1 also regulates TJ formation through its interactor CDC42, because IQGAP1 knockdown increases the activity of the CDC42 effector JNK and dominantnegative CDC42 prevents the increase in TER caused by IQGAP1 silencing. Hence, we provide evidence that IQGAP1 modulates TJ formation by a twofold mechanism: (1) controlling the expression and recruitment of claudin 2 and recruitment of claudin 4 to the TJ, and (2) transient inhibition of the CDC42-JNK pathway. © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. |
| Keywords: | signal transduction; controlled study; protein expression; nonhuman; mouse; animal experiment; tight junction; regulatory mechanism; protein cdc42; rna sequence; electric resistance; claudin; priority journal; article; claudin 4; mdck cell line; iqgap1; paracellular permeability; polarized epithelium; claudin 2; iq motif containing guanosine triphosphatase activating protein 1 |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Cell Science |
| Volume: | 128 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9533 |
| Publisher: | Company of Biologists |
| Date Published: | 2015-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 853 |
| End Page: | 862 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1242/jcs.118703 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC4342576 |
| PUBMED: | 25588839 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 2 April 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
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