Simvastatin induced actin cytoskeleton disassembly in normal and transformed fibroblasts without affecting lipid raft integrity

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1020-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav I. Chubinskiy-Nadezhdin ◽  
Yuri A. Negulyaev ◽  
Elena A. Morachevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Lipid Raft ◽  
Transformed Fibroblasts

scholarly journals Vav1/Rac-dependent actin cytoskeleton reorganization is required for lipid raft clustering in T cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Villalba ◽  
Kun Bi ◽  
Fernando Rodriguez ◽  
Yoshihiko Tanaka ◽  
Stephen Schoenberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Lipid Raft ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Membrane Microdomains ◽  
Jurkat T Cells ◽  
Cytoskeleton Reorganization

Formation of the immunological synapse (IS) in T cells involves large scale molecular movements that are mediated, at least in part, by reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Various signaling proteins accumulate at the IS and are localized in specialized membrane microdomains, known as lipid rafts. We have shown previously that lipid rafts cluster and localize at the IS in antigen-stimulated T cells. Here, we provide evidence that lipid raft polarization to the IS depends on an intracellular pathway that involves Vav1, Rac, and actin cytoskeleton reorganization. Thus, lipid rafts did not translocate to the IS in Vav1-deficient (Vav1−/−) T cells upon antigen stimulation. Similarly, T cell receptor transgenic Jurkat T cells also failed to translocate lipid rafts to the IS when transfected with dominant negative Vav1 mutants. Raft polarization induced by membrane-bound cholera toxin cross-linking was also abolished in Jurkat T cells expressing dominant negative Vav1 or Rac mutants and in cells treated with inhibitors of actin polymerization. However, Vav overexpression that induced F-actin polymerization failed to induce lipid rafts clustering. Therefore, Vav is necessary, but not sufficient, to regulate lipid rafts clustering and polarization at the IS, suggesting that additional signals are required.

Regulation of actin organisation by TGF-beta in H-ras-transformed fibroblasts

1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (8) ◽  
pp. 1169-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Moustakas ◽  
C. Stournaras
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Focal Adhesions ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Morphological Alteration ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Transformed Fibroblasts ◽  
Growth Factor Beta

The actin cytoskeleton undergoes architectural changes during the processes of cell transformation and tumourigenesis. Transforming growth factors beta arrest cell cycle progression, regulate differentiation and modulate the onset of oncogenesis and tumourigenesis. Here, we investigated the direct role of transforming growth factor beta-1 in altering the transformed phenotype and regulating the actin organisation of oncogenic fibroblasts that constitutively or inducibly express the H-ras oncogene. Following transforming growth factor beta-1 treatment, these transformed fibroblasts undergo a dramatic morphological alteration that includes a discrete reorganisation of their actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesions. Quantitative biochemical analysis demonstrated that transforming growth factor beta-1 potently induced polymerisation of globular to filamentous actin, thus corroborating the morphological analysis. The effect of transforming growth factor beta-1 on the cytoskeleton correlates with the ability of this cytokine to suppress anchorage-independent growth of the transformed fibroblasts. Furthermore, transforming growth factor beta-1 upregulates considerably the levels of the RhoB small GTPase and less the RhoA levels. Finally, The beta GTPase inhibitor, C3 exotransferase, blocks the ability of TGF-beta1 to induce cytoskeletal reorganisation. These findings indicate that transforming growth factor beta can regulate cell morphology and growth in a concerted manner possibly via mechanisms that control the actin cytoskeleton.

Functional impact of cholesterol sequestration on actin cytoskeleton in normal and transformed fibroblasts

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 617-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav I. Chubinskiy-Nadezhdin ◽  
Tatiana N. Efremova ◽  
Sofia Y. Khaitlina ◽  
Elena A. Morachevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Functional Impact ◽  
Transformed Fibroblasts

A role for the actin cytoskeleton in the hormonal and growth-factor-mediated activation of protein kinase B

2001 ◽  
Vol 353 (3) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
K. PEYROLLIER ◽  
E. HAJDUCH ◽  
A. GRAY ◽  
G. J. LITHERLAND ◽  
A. R. PRESCOTT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Protein Kinase B

Spatial control of actin-based motility through plasmalemmal PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich raft assemblies.

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Golub ◽  
Caroni Pico
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Patch Clustering ◽  
Pkc Protein Kinase C ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cytoskeleton Dynamics ◽  
Syndrome Protein

The interactions of cells with their environment involve regulated actin-based motility at defined positions along the cell surface. Sphingolipid- and cholesterol-dependent microdomains (rafts) order proteins at biological membranes, and have been implicated in most signalling processes at the cell surface. Many membrane-bound components that regulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics and cell-surface motility associate with PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich lipid rafts. Although raft integrity is not required for substrate-directed cell spreading, or to initiate signalling for motility, it is a prerequisite for sustained and organized motility. Plasmalemmal rafts redistribute rapidly in response to signals, triggering motility. This process involves the removal of rafts from sites that are not interacting with the substrate, apparently through endocytosis, and a local accumulation at sites of integrin-mediated substrate interactions. PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich lipid rafts can assemble into patches in a process depending on PtdIns(4,5)P2, Cdc42 (cell-division control 42), N-WASP (neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) and actin cytoskeleton dynamics. The raft patches are sites of signal-induced actin assembly, and their accumulation locally promotes sustained motility. The patches capture microtubules, which promote patch clustering through PKA (protein kinase A), to steer motility. Raft accumulation at the cell surface, and its coupling to motility are influenced greatly by the expression of intrinsic raft-associated components that associate with the cytosolic leaflet of lipid rafts. Among them, GAP43 (growth-associated protein 43)-like proteins interact with PtdIns(4,5)P2 in a Ca2+/calmodulin and PKC (protein kinase C)-regulated manner, and function as intrinsic determinants of motility and anatomical plasticity. Plasmalemmal PtdIns(4,5)P2-rich raft assemblies thus provide powerful organizational principles for tight spatial and temporal control of signalling in motility.

Clathrin Hub Expression Dissociates the Actin-Binding Protein Hip1R from Coated Pits and Disrupts Their Alignment with the Actin Cytoskeleton

Traffic ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 851-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Bennett ◽  
Chih-Ying Chen ◽  
Asa E. Y. Engqvist-Goldstein ◽  
David G. Drubin ◽  
Frances M. Brodsky
Keyword(s):  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Actin Binding ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Actin Binding Protein

A geranyl acetophenone attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced permeability and F-actin cytoskeleton rearrangement of endothelial cells

Planta Medica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
YJ Chong ◽  
K Shaari ◽  
DA Israf Ali ◽  
CL Tham
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Cytoskeleton Rearrangement
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