scholarly journals Phospholipase D Is Involved in Myogenic Differentiation through Remodeling of Actin Cytoskeleton

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1232-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiba Komati ◽  
Fabio Naro ◽  
Saida Mebarek ◽  
Vania De Arcangelis ◽  
Sergio Adamo ◽  
...  

We investigated the role of phospholipase D (PLD) and its product phosphatidic acid (PA) in myogenic differentiation of cultured L6 rat skeletal myoblasts. Arginine-vasopressin (AVP), a differentiation inducer, rapidly activated PLD in a Rho-dependent way, as shown by almost total suppression of activation by C3 exotoxin pretreatment. Addition of 1-butanol, which selectively inhibits PA production by PLD, markedly decreased AVP-induced myogenesis. Conversely, myogenesis was potentiated by PLD1b isoform overexpression but not by PLD2 overexpression, establishing that PLD1 is involved in this process. The expression of the PLD isoforms was differentially regulated during differentiation. AVP stimulation of myoblasts induced the rapid formation of stress fiber-like actin structures (SFLSs). 1-Butanol selectively inhibited this response, whereas PLD1b overexpression induced SFLS formation, showing that it was PLD dependent. Endogenous PLD1 was located at the level of SFLSs, and by means of an intracellularly expressed fluorescent probe, PA was shown to be accumulated along these structures in response to AVP. In addition, AVP induced a PLD-dependent neosynthesis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), which also was accumulated along actin fibers. These data support the hypothesis that PLD participates in myogenesis through PA- and PIP2-dependent actin fiber formation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Gaston ◽  
Simon De Beco ◽  
Bryant Doss ◽  
Meng Pan ◽  
Estelle Gauquelin ◽  
...  

AbstractAt the basis of cell shape and behavior, the organization of actomyosin and its ability to generate forces are widely studied. However, the precise regulation of this contractile network in space and time is unclear. Here, we study the role of the epithelial-specific protein EpCAM, a contractility modulator, in cell shape and motility. We show that EpCAM is required for stress fiber generation and front-rear polarity acquisition at the single cell level. In fact, EpCAM participates in the remodeling of a transient zone of active RhoA at the cortex of spreading epithelial cells. EpCAM and RhoA route together through the Rab35/EHD1 fast recycling pathway. This endosomal pathway spatially organizes GTP-RhoA to fine tune the activity of actomyosin resulting in polarized cell shape and development of intracellular stiffness and traction forces. Impairment of GTP-RhoA endosomal trafficking either by silencing EpCAM or by expressing Rab35/EHD1 mutants prevents proper myosin-II activity, stress fiber formation and ultimately cell polarization. Collectively, this work shows that the coupling between co-trafficking of EpCAM and RhoA, and actomyosin rearrangement is pivotal for cell spreading, and advances our understanding of how biochemical and mechanical properties promote cell plasticity.


2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 939-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maita Latijnhouwers ◽  
Teun Munnik ◽  
Francine Govers

We show that differentiation of zoospores of the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans into cysts, a process called encystment, was triggered by both phosphatidic acid (PA) and the G-protein activator mastoparan. Mastoparan induced the accumulation of PA, indicating that encystment by mastoparan most likely acts through PA. Likewise, mechanical agitation of zoospores, which often is used to induce synchronized encystment, resulted in increased levels of PA. The levels of diacylglycerolpyrophosphate (DGPP), the phosphorylation product of PA, increased simultaneously. Also in cysts, sporangiospores, and mycelium, mastoparan induced increases in the levels of PA and DGPP. Using an in vivo assay for phospholipase D (PLD) activity, it was shown that the mastoparan-induced increase in PA was due to a stimulation of the activity of this enzyme. Phospholipase C in combination with diacylglycerol (DAG) kinase activity also can generate PA, but activation of these enzymes by mastoparan was not detected under conditions selected to highlight 32P-PA production via DAG kinase. Primary and secondary butanol, which, like mastoparan, have been reported to activate G-proteins, also stimulated PLD activity, whereas the inactive tertiary isomer did not. Similarly, encystment was induced by n- and sec-butanol but not by tert-butanol. Together, these results show that Phytophthora infestans contains a mastoparan- and bu-tanol-inducible PLD pathway and strongly indicate that PLD is involved in zoospore encystment. The role of G-proteins in this process is discussed.


1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (4) ◽  
pp. G993-G1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharad Khare ◽  
Marc Bissonnette ◽  
Beth Scaglione-Sewell ◽  
Ramesh K. Wali ◽  
Michael D. Sitrin ◽  
...  

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25(OH)2D3] and 12- O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) both activated phospholipase D (PLD) in Caco-2 cells. GF-109203x, an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms, inhibited this activation by both of these agonists. 1,25(OH)2D3activated PKC-α, but not PKC-β1, -βII, -δ, or -ζ, whereas TPA activated PKC-α, -β1, and -δ. Chronic treatment with TPA (1 μM, 24 h) significantly reduced the expression of PKC-α, -βI, and -δ and markedly reduced the ability of 1,25(OH)2D3or TPA to acutely stimulate PLD. Removal of Ca2+ from the medium, as well as preincubation of cells with Gö-6976, an inhibitor of Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms, significantly reduced the stimulation of PLD by 1,25(OH)2D3or TPA. Treatment with 12-deoxyphorbol-13-phenylacetate-20-acetate, which specifically activates PKC-βI and -βII, however, failed to stimulate PLD. In addition, the activation of PLD by 1,25(OH)2D3or TPA was markedly reduced or accentuated in stably transfected cells with inhibited or amplified PKC-α expression, respectively. Taken together, these observations indicate that PKC-α is intimately involved in the stimulation of PLD in Caco-2 cells by 1,25(OH)2D3or TPA.


2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Sin ◽  
Allen Andres ◽  
David J Taylor ◽  
Aleksandr Stotland ◽  
Chengqun Huang ◽  
...  

Myogenesis is a crucial process governing muscle development and homeostasis. Differentiation of primitive myoblasts into mature myotubes requires a metabolic switch to support the increased energetic demand of contractile muscle. Skeletal myoblasts specifically shift from a highly glycolytic state to relying predominantly on oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) upon differentiation. We have found that this phenomenon requires dramatic remodeling of the mitochondrial network involving both mitochondrial clearance and biogenesis. During early myogenic differentiation, autophagy is robustly upregulated and this coincides with DNML1/DRP1-mediated fragmentation and subsequent removal of mitochondria via p62/SQSTM-mediated mitophagy. Mitochondria are then repopulated via PPARGC1A/PGC-1α-mediated biogenesis. Mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1 is then briskly upregulated, resulting in the reformation of mitochondrial networks. The final product is a myotube replete with new mitochondria. Respirometry reveals that the constituents of these newly established mitochondrial networks are better primed for OXPHOS and are more tightly coupled than those in myoblasts. Additionally, we have found that blocking autophagy with various inhibitors during differentiation results in a blockade in myogenic differentiation. Together these data highlight the integral role of autophagy and mitophagy in myogenic differentiation.


1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1326-1327
Author(s):  
C.L. Schwartz ◽  
C. Wells ◽  
X. Jiang ◽  
H.J. Arnott ◽  
P.C. Sternweis ◽  
...  

In the fibroblast cell line, 3T3, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induces stress fiber formation. Stress fibers participate in physiological functions such as cell motility. LPA acts through a receptor coupled to a PTX-insensitive G-protein, G13. It was shown that a constitutively activated mutant of α13 (Q226L) induces stress fiber formation in Swiss3T3 cells through a second messenger cascade that involves a monomeric G-protein, Rho. The recently discovered guanine nucleotide exchange factor, p115 RhoGEF (p115) forms a link between a n and Rho A. In the presence of α13, p115 activates Rho. The N-terminus of p115 contains a regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) box. RGS proteins act as negative regulators of G-protein dependent signaling by increasing GTPase activity and “locking” the G-protein in an inactive state. We have tested a role of p115 in the pathway coupling the LPA receptor to stress fiber formation by Rho in NTH-3T3 cells.


2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivera A. Jovanovic ◽  
Fraser D. Brown ◽  
Julie G. Donaldson

In this study, we investigated the role of phospholipase D (PLD) in mediating Arf6 function in cells. Expression of Arf6 mutants that are defective in activating PLD, Arf6N48R and Arf6N48I, inhibited membrane recycling to the plasma membrane (PM), resulting in an accumulation of tubular endosomal membranes. Additionally, unlike wild-type Arf6, neither Arf6 mutant could generate protrusions or recruit the Arf6 GTPase activating protein (GAP) ACAP1 onto the endosome in the presence of aluminum fluoride. Remarkably, all of these phenotypes, including accumulated tubular endosomes, blocked recycling, and failure to make protrusions and recruit ACAP effectively, could be recreated in either untransfected cells or cells expressing wild-type Arf6 by treatment with 1-butanol to inhibit the formation of phosphatidic acid (PA), the product of PLD. Moreover, most of the defects present in cells expressing Arf6N48R or N48I could be reversed by treatment with agents expected to elevate PA levels in cells. Together, these observations provide compelling evidence that Arf6 stimulation of PLD is required for endosomal membrane recycling and GAP recruitment.


2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 4055-4066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoonseok Kam ◽  
John H. Exton

ABSTRACT Phospholipase D (PLD) is a ubiquitously expressed enzyme of ill-defined function. In order to explore its cellular actions, we inactivated the rat PLD1 (rPLD1) isozyme by tagging its C terminus with a V5 epitope (rPLD1-V5). This was stably expressed in Rat-2 fibroblasts to see if it acted as a dominant-negative mutant for PLD activity. Three clones that expressed rPLD1-V5 were selected (Rat2V16, Rat2V25, and Rat2V29). Another clone (Rat2V20) that lost expression of rPLD1-V5 was also obtained. In the three clones expressing rPLD1-V5, PLD activity stimulated by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) or lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) was reduced by ∼50%, while the PLD activity of Rat2V20 cells was normal. Changes in the actin cytoskeleton in response to LPA or PMA were examined in these clones. All three clones expressing rPLD1-V5 failed to form actin stress fibers after treatment with LPA. However, Rat2V20 cells formed stress fibers in response to LPA to the same extent as wild-type Rat-2 cells. In contrast, there was no significant change in membrane ruffling induced by PMA in the cells expressing rPLD1-V5. Since Rho is an activator both of rPLD1 and stress fiber formation, the activation of Rho was monitored in wild-type Rat-2 cells and Rat2V25 cells, but no significant difference was detected. The phosphorylation of vimentin mediated by Rho-kinase was also intact in Rat2V25 cells. Rat2V25 cells also showed normal vinculin-containing focal adhesions. However, the translocation of α-actinin to the cytoplasm and to the detergent-insoluble fraction in Rat2V25 cells was reduced. These results indicate that PLD activity is required for LPA-induced rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton to form stress fibers and that PLD might be involved in the cross-linking of actin filaments mediated by α-actinin.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document