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RhoGDI is required for Cdc42-mediated cellular transformation.

Qiong Lin1, Reina N Fuji, Wannian Yang

  • 1Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

Current Biology : CB
|September 6, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Rho Guanine nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor (RhoGDI) is crucial for Cdc42-mediated cell transformation. Disrupting RhoGDI binding to Cdc42 prevents cell transformation, highlighting RhoGDI's essential role.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Cdc42 is a small GTP binding protein regulating cell functions like cytoskeleton organization and cell cycle.
  • The precise effectors for Cdc42-mediated cell growth and transformation remain under investigation.
  • This study investigates the influence of RhoGDI on cellular responses to activated Cdc42.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the role of Rho Guanine nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor (RhoGDI) in Cdc42-mediated cellular activities.
  • To elucidate the mechanism by which RhoGDI affects Cdc42 function, particularly in cell transformation.

Main Methods:

  • X-ray crystallographic analysis of the Cdc42-RhoGDI complex.
  • Site-directed mutagenesis of Cdc42 (R66A, R68A) to disrupt RhoGDI binding.

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  • Expression of wild-type and mutant Cdc42 in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts.
  • Assessment of cell transformation through low serum growth and soft-agar colony formation assays.
  • RNA interference (siRNA) to deplete RhoGDI levels.

    • Main Results:

    • Arginine 66 (R66) of Cdc42 is essential for RhoGDI interaction, confirmed by crystallography and mutagenesis.
    • Mutations R66A and R68A abolished Cdc42 binding to RhoGDI without affecting other regulator interactions.
    • Expression of a constitutively active Cdc42 mutant defective in RhoGDI binding (Cdc42(F28L,R66A)) led to altered cell shape and Golgi accumulation.
    • Unlike Cdc42(F28L), the Cdc42(F28L,R66A) mutant failed to induce NIH 3T3 fibroblast transformation.
    • RhoGDI depletion using siRNA inhibited the transforming ability of Cdc42(F28L)-expressing cells.

    Conclusions:

    • RhoGDI plays a critical role in Cdc42-mediated cellular transformation.
    • Despite RhoGDI's known negative regulation of Cdc42 activation, it is essential for transformation.
    • Targeting the Cdc42-RhoGDI interaction offers a potential strategy for controlling Cdc42-driven cell transformation.