RhoA影响细胞外信号调节激酶的核定位,以调节p21Waf/Cip1的表达
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RhoC GTPase Activation Assay
Published on: August 23, 2010
Brian S Zuckerbraun1, Richard A Shapiro, Timothy R Billiar
1University of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA. zuckerbraunbs@msx.upmc.edu
小型GTPase RhoA通过影响细胞外信号调节激酶 (ERKs) 的核定位来影响光滑肌肉细胞的增殖. 细胞骨架的RhoA调节对ERK产生影响.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子信号传输的方法
- 顺滑肌肉生理学 顺滑肌肉生理学
背景情况:
- 线素激活蛋白激酶 (细胞外信号调节激酶,ERKs) 调节光滑肌细胞 (SMC) 细胞周期进展.
- 小型GTPase RhoA调节ERK活动,影响SMC增殖,但确切的机制尚不清楚.
- 对于理解ERK调节来说,RhoA在actin细胞骨调节中的作用及其在信号通路上的融合是关键.
研究的目的:
- 研究RhoA如何调节ERK下游信号传输和SMC扩散.
- 为了确定RhoA是否通过细胞骨变化和核定位影响ERK信号传递.
- 阐明RhoA,细胞骨和ERK介导的SMC增殖之间的机制联系.
主要方法:
- 在SMC中,用Clostridia botulinum C3外酵素治疗,以抑制RhoA.
- 评估了ERK酸化和核定位.
- 测量了p21Waf1/Cip1转录和蛋白质水平.
- 免疫染被用于可视化酸化ERK和actin细胞骨架.
- 莱普托米辛B用于抑制核出口并诱导ERK核积累.
主要成果:
- 抑制RhoA降低了SMC增殖,增加了p21Waf1/Cip1水平,通过抑制ERK酸化,这些效应被部分逆转.
- 无活化RhoA增加了化ERK的核定位,但没有改变整体ERK化水平.
- 发现化ERK与actin细胞骨结合,该细胞骨被C3外酶破坏.
- 抑制核出口 (利普托米辛B) 也增加了p21Waf1/Cip1水平.
结论:
- 抑制RhoA增强了酸化ERK的核水平.
- 抑制RhoA或核出口导致p21Waf1/Cip1表达增加和SMC扩散减少,部分依赖ERK.
- 罗亚对动素细胞骨的调节可能决定了ERK的亚细胞局部化以及对SMC增殖的后续影响.
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