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La regulación de la proteína de polaridad Par6 por los receptores TGFbeta controla la plasticidad de las células
Barish Ozdamar1, Rohit Bose, Miriam Barrios-Rodiles
1Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 12, 2005
Resumen
El factor de crecimiento transformador beta (TGFbeta) desencadena la transición epitelial a mesenquimal (EMT) mediante la fosforilación de Par6.6. Esto regula la pérdida de unión apretada, crucial para la migración celular en el desarrollo y la enfermedad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Biología del desarrollo Biología del desarrollo.
Sus antecedentes:
- La transición epitelial a mesenquimal (EMT) es vital para la morfogénesis y está implicada en los carcinomas metastásicos.
- El factor de crecimiento transformador beta (TGFbeta) es un regulador conocido de EMT.
- Los mecanismos que controlan la disolución de la unión apretada durante la EMT no se comprenden completamente.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para dilucidar los mecanismos moleculares por los cuales el TGFbeta induce la EMT, centrándose en la regulación de la unión apretada.
- Identificar las proteínas clave involucradas en la señalización TGFbeta y su papel en la polaridad de las células epiteliales.
Principales métodos:
- Investigó la interacción entre Par6, un regulador de polaridad, y los receptores TGFbeta.
- Se analizó la fosforilación de Par6 por el receptor TGFbeta de tipo II (TbetaRII).
- Examinó el papel de la fosforilación de Par6 en la regulación de la actividad de la ligasa Smurf1 E3 y la degradación de RhoA.
Principales resultados:
- Par6 interactúa directamente con los receptores TGFbeta y es fosforilado por TbetaRII.
- La fosforilación de Par6 es esencial para la EMT inducida por TGFbeta en las células epiteliales mamarias.
- El Par6 fosforilado facilita la degradación de RhoA mediada por Smurf1, lo que lleva a la pérdida de la unión apretada.
Conclusiones:
- Se define una nueva vía de señalización que une TGFbeta a la maquinaria de polaridad epitelial a través de la fosforilación Par6.
- Esta vía controla la integridad de las uniones estrechas y la morfología de las células epiteliales.
- Los hallazgos proporcionan información sobre la base molecular de la EMT en la metástasis y el desarrollo del cáncer.
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