scholarly journals Tissue morphogenesis mediated by the Arabidopsis receptor kinase STRUBBELIG involves a clathrin-dependent process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Gao ◽  
Ajeet Chaudhary ◽  
Prasad Vaddepalli ◽  
Marie-Kristin Nagel ◽  
Erika Isono ◽  
...  

AbstractHighlightThe Arabidopsis receptor kinase STRUBBELIG is internalized by clathrin-mediated endocytosis and affects clathrin-dependent processes in a tissue-dependent manner.AbstractSignaling mediated by cell surface receptor kinases is central to the coordination of growth patterns during organogenesis. Receptor kinase signaling is in part controlled through endocytosis and subcellular distribution of the respective receptor kinase. For the majority of plant cell surface receptors the underlying trafficking mechanisms are not characterized. In Arabidopsis, tissue morphogenesis relies on the atypical receptor kinase STRUBBELIG (SUB). Here, we approach the endocytic mechanism of SUB. Our data reveal that a functional SUB:EGFP fusion is ubiquitinated in vivo. We further show that plasma membrane-bound SUB:EGFP becomes internalized in a clathrin-dependent fashion. We also find that SUB:EGFP associates with the trans-Golgi network and accumulates in multivesicular bodies and the vacuole. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments reveal that SUB:EGFP and clathrin are present within the same protein complex. Our genetic analysis shows that SUB and CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN 2 promote root hair patterning. By contrast, SUB behaves as a negative regulator of a clathrin-dependent process during floral development. Taken together, the data indicate that SUB undergoes clathrin-mediated endocytosis, that this process does not dependent on stimulation of SUB signaling by an exogenous agent, and that SUB genetically interacts with clathrin-dependent pathways in a tissue-specific manner.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (15) ◽  
pp. 3881-3894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Gao ◽  
Ajeet Chaudhary ◽  
Prasad Vaddepalli ◽  
Marie-Kristin Nagel ◽  
Erika Isono ◽  
...  

AbstractSignaling mediated by cell surface receptor kinases is central to the coordination of growth patterns during organogenesis. Receptor kinase signaling is in part controlled through endocytosis and subcellular distribution of the respective receptor kinase. For the majority of plant cell surface receptors, the underlying trafficking mechanisms are not characterized. In Arabidopsis, tissue morphogenesis requires the atypical receptor kinase STRUBBELIG (SUB). Here, we studied the endocytic mechanism of SUB. Our data revealed that a functional SUB–enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusion is ubiquitinated in vivo. We further showed that plasma membrane-bound SUB:EGFP becomes internalized in a clathrin-dependent fashion. We also found that SUB:EGFP associates with the trans-Golgi network and accumulates in multivesicular bodies and the vacuole. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that SUB:EGFP and clathrin are present within the same protein complex. Our genetic analysis showed that SUB and CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN (CHC) 2 regulate root hair patterning. By contrast, genetic reduction of CHC activity ameliorates the floral defects of sub mutants. Taken together, the data indicate that SUB undergoes clathrin-mediated endocytosis, that this process does not rely on stimulation of SUB signaling by an exogenous agent, and that SUB genetically interacts with clathrin-dependent pathways in a tissue-specific manner.



1998 ◽  
Vol 334 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas S. BROWN ◽  
Roy BICKNELL

Angiogenesis is the term used to describe the formation of new blood vessels from the existing vasculature. In order to attract new vessels, a tissue must release an endothelial-cell chemoattractant. 2-Deoxy-d-ribose is produced in vivo by the catalytic action of thymidine phosphorylase (TP) on thymidine and has recently been identified as an endothelial-cell chemoattractant and angiogenesis-inducing factor. TP, previously known only for its role in nucleotide salvage, is now known to be angiogenic. TP expression is elevated in many solid tumours and in chronically inflamed tissues, both known areas of active angiogenesis. There is evidence that TP is also involved in physiological angiogenesis such as endometrial angiogenesis during the menstrual cycle. The majority of known endothelial-cell chemoattractants are polypeptides that bind to endothelial-cell-surface receptors. In contrast, 2-deoxy-d-ribose appears to lack a cell-surface receptor. Glucose is another sugar that acts as an endothelial-cell chemoattractant. The migratory activity of glucose is blocked by ouabain. It is possible that 2-deoxy-d-ribose and glucose stimulate endothelial-cell migration via a similar mechanistic pathway.



Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (16) ◽  
pp. 3099-3107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Narazaki ◽  
Marta Segarra ◽  
Xu Hou ◽  
Toshio Tanaka ◽  
Xuri Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Ligand interaction with cognate cell-surface receptor often promotes receptor internalization, protecting cells from prolonged or excessive signaling from extracellular ligands. Compounds that induce internalization of surface receptors prevent ligand binding to cognate cell-surface receptors serving as inhibitors. Here, we show that synthetic polyriboguanosine (poly G) and oligo-deoxyriboguanosine (oligo G) reduce endothelial levels of surface neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a receptor shared by semaphorin 3A and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which plays critical roles in angiogenesis. Oligo G also reduces levels of cell-surface scavenger receptor expressed by endothelial cells I (SREC-I), but not levels of NRP2, gp130, CD31, VEGFR-1, or VEGFR-2. Poly or oligo A, T, and C do not promote NRP1 or SREC-I internalization. We find that oligo G binds to NRP1 with high affinity (Kd:1.3 ± 0.16nM), bridges the extracellular domain of NRP1 to that of SREC-I, and induces coordinate internalization of NRP1 and SREC-I. In vitro, oligo G blocks the binding and function of VEGF165 in endothelial cells. In vivo, intravitreal administration of oligo G reduces choroidal neovascularization in mice. These results demonstrate that synthetic oligo G is an inhibitor of pathologic angiogenenesis that reduces cell-surface levels and function of NRP1 acting as an internalization inducer.



1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (6) ◽  
pp. H907-H913 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Heller ◽  
R. A. Olsson

This study was designed to characterize adenosine's negative chronotropic effect on ventricular pacemakers. The spontaneous beating rate of isolated, isovolumic rat ventricular preparations perfused with Krebs-Henseleit solution decreased as the adenosine concentration was increased [log M effective concentration 50% (EC50) = -5.22 +/- 0.17]. The lack of effect of propranolol or atropine on this adenosine response eliminates the involvement of endogenous neurotransmitters. Support for the involvement of an external cell surface receptor was provided by findings that theophylline and 8-(4-sulfophenyl)theophylline, an analogue thought to act solely at the cell surface, significantly increased the adenosine log M EC50 to -3.94 +/- 0.22 and -3.61 +/- 0.22, respectively. An increase in spontaneous beating rate induced by theophylline, but not by its analogue, was blocked by the addition of propranolol. The relative chronotropic potency of the adenosine analogues R-PIA, S-PIA, and NECA suggests that the cell surface receptors may be of the Ri type. The negative chronotropic effects of adenosine and its analogues occurred at concentrations that had no effect on the developed pressure of the paced preparation. Electrocardiographic evaluations indicate that at high agonist concentrations, there was an abrupt alteration in electrical properties of the preparation, which could be blocked by theophylline and its analogue.



2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siwarutt Boonyarattanakalin ◽  
Jianfang Hu ◽  
Sheryl A. Dykstra-Rummel ◽  
Avery August ◽  
Blake R. Peterson


Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Youkharibache

The Ig fold has had a remarkable success in vertebrate evolution, with a presence in over 2% of human genes. The Ig fold is not just the elementary structural domain of antibodies and TCRs, it is also at the heart of a staggering 30% of immunologic cell surface receptors, making it a major orchestrator of cell–cell interactions. While BCRs, TCRs, and numerous Ig-based cell surface receptors form homo- or heterodimers on the same cell surface (in cis), many of them interface as ligand-receptors (checkpoints) on interacting cells (in trans) through their Ig domains. New Ig-Ig interfaces are still being discovered between Ig-based cell surface receptors, even in well-known families such as B7. What is largely ignored, however, is that the Ig fold itself is pseudosymmetric, a property that makes the Ig domain a versatile self-associative 3D structure and may, in part, explain its success in evolution, especially through its ability to bind in cis or in trans in the context of cell surface receptor–ligand interactions. In this paper, we review the Ig domains’ tertiary and quaternary pseudosymmetries, with particular attention to the newly identified double Ig fold in the solved CD19 molecular structure to highlight the underlying fundamental folding elements of Ig domains, i.e., Ig protodomains. This pseudosymmetric property of Ig domains gives us a decoding frame of reference to understand the fold, relate all Ig domain forms, single or double, and suggest new protein engineering avenues.



2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana R. V. Pedro ◽  
Tânia Lima ◽  
Ricardo Fróis-Martins ◽  
Bárbara Leal ◽  
Isabel C. Ramos ◽  
...  

Yeast-derived products containing β-glucans have long been used as feed supplements in domesticated animals in an attempt to increase immunity. β-glucans are mainly recognized by the cell surface receptor CLEC7A, also designated Dectin-1. Although the immune mechanisms elicited through Dectin-1 activation have been studied in detail in mice and humans, they are poorly understood in other species. Here, we evaluated the response of bovine monocytes to soluble and particulate purified β-glucans, and also to Zymosan. Our results show that particulate, but not soluble β-glucans, can upregulate the surface expression of costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 on bovine monocytes. In addition, stimulated cells increased production of IL-8 and of TNF, IL1B, and IL6 mRNA expression, in a dose-dependent manner, which correlated positively with CLEC7A gene expression. Production of IL-8 and TNF expression decreased significantly after CLEC7A knockdown using two different pairs of siRNAs. Overall, we demonstrated here that bovine monocytes respond to particulate β-glucans, through Dectin-1, by increasing the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Our data support further studies in cattle on the induction of trained immunity using dietary β-glucans.



2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. DeFalco ◽  
Pauline Anne ◽  
Sean R. James ◽  
Andrew Willoughby ◽  
Oliver Johanndrees ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTLigand recognition by cell-surface receptors underlies development and immunity in both animals and plants. Modulating receptor signaling is critical for appropriate cellular responses but the mechanisms ensuring this are poorly understood. Here, we show that signaling by plant receptors for pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in immunity and CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-RELATED peptides (CLEp) in development employ a similar regulatory module. In the absence of ligand, signaling is dampened through association with specific type-2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs). Upon activation, PAMP and CLEp receptors phosphorylate divergent cytosolic kinases, which, in turn, phosphorylate the phosphatases, thereby promoting their release from the receptor complexes. Our work reveals a regulatory circuit shared between immune and developmental receptor signaling, which may have broader important implications for plant receptor kinase-mediated signaling in general.



2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 4422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fusheng Jiang ◽  
Meiya Li ◽  
Hongye Wang ◽  
Bin Ding ◽  
Chunchun Zhang ◽  
...  

Ethanol extract of Bletilla striata has remarkable anti-inflammatory and anti-pulmonary fibrosis activities in the rat silicosis model. However, its active substances and molecular mechanism are still unclear. To uncover the active ingredients and potential molecular mechanism of the Bletilla striata extract, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage inflammation model and phospho antibody array were used. Coelonin, a dihydrophenanthrene compound was isolated and identified. It significantly inhibited LPS-induced interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) expression at 2.5 μg/mL. The microarray data indicate that the phosphorylation levels of 32 proteins in the coelonin pre-treated group were significantly down-regulated. In particular, the phosphorylation levels of the key inflammatory regulators factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) were significantly reduced, and the negative regulator phosphatase and tensin homologue on chromosome ten (PTEN) was reduced. Moreover, the phosphorylation level of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27Kip1), another downstream molecule regulated by PTEN was also reduced significantly. Western blot and confocal microscopy results confirmed that coelonin inhibited LPS-induced PTEN phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner, then inhibited NF-κB activation and p27Kip1 degradation by regulating the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinases/ v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (PI3K/AKT) pathway negatively. However, PTEN inhibitor co-treatment analysis indicated that the inhibition of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α expression by coelonin was independent of PTEN, whereas the inhibition of p27Kip1 degradation resulted in cell-cycle arrest in the G1 phase, which was dependent on PTEN. The anti-inflammatory activity of coelonin in vivo, which is one of the main active ingredients of Bletilla striata, deserves further study.



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