Polarisation-dependent association of plectin with desmoplakin and the lateral submembrane skeleton in MDCK cells

1997 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 1307-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Eger ◽  
A. Stockinger ◽  
G. Wiche ◽  
R. Foisner
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Cell Polarity ◽  
Magnetic Beads ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Stable Complex ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Triton X ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

The intermediate filament-binding protein plectin and cytokeratin were localised at the cellular periphery of fully polarised Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, whereas vimentin was primarily found in a perinuclear network. Confocal and immunoelectron microscopy revealed that plectin was restricted to areas underlying the lateral plasma membrane. It colocalised with fodrin, a component of the submembrane skeleton, and was closely associated with desmosomal plaque structures. Biochemically, plectin was shown to interact directly with immunoprecipitated desmoplakin in vitro. Upon loss of cell polarity in low calcium medium, plectin redistributed to a cytoplasmic vimentin- and cytokeratin-related network, clearly distinct from diffusely distributed fodrin and internalised desmoplakin structures. The structural reorganisation of plectin was also reflected by an increased solubility of the protein in Triton X-100/high salt, and a decrease in its half-life from approximately 20 to approximately 5 hours. Furthermore, unlike cytokeratins and vimentin, desmoplakin and fodrin did not associate with plectin attached to magnetic beads in cell lysates of unpolarised cells, while all proteins formed a stable complex in polarised cells. Altogether, these data indicate that plectin is involved in the anchorage of intermediate filaments to desmosomes and to the submembrane skeleton in polarised MDCK cells.

scholarly journals TGN38 recycles basolaterally in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1093-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
A K Rajasekaran ◽  
J S Humphrey ◽  
M Wagner ◽  
G Miesenböck ◽  
A Le Bivic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Protein Localization ◽  
Evolutionary Relationship ◽  
Cytoplasmic Domain ◽  
Chimeric Proteins ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Surface Domains ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Sorting of newly synthesized plasma membrane proteins to the apical or basolateral surface domains of polarized cells is currently thought to take place within the trans-Golgi network (TGN). To explore the relationship between protein localization to the TGN and sorting to the plasma membrane in polarized epithelial cells, we have expressed constructs encoding the TGN marker, TGN38, in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. We report that TGN38 is predominantly localized to the TGN of these cells and recycles via the basolateral membrane. Analyses of the distribution of Tac-TGN38 chimeric proteins in MDCK cells suggest that the cytoplasmic domain of TGN38 has information leading to both TGN localization and cycling through the basolateral surface. Mutations of the cytoplasmic domain that disrupt TGN localization also lead to nonpolarized delivery of the chimeric proteins to both surface domains. These results demonstrate an apparent equivalence of basolateral and TGN localization determinants and support an evolutionary relationship between TGN and plasma membrane sorting processes.

Nonmitogenic morphoregulatory action of pp60v-src on multicellular epithelial structures

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1326-1337
Author(s):  
S L Warren ◽  
W J Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Junctional Complex ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Epithelial Monolayers ◽  
Zonula Occludens ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells form polarized, multicellular epithelial structures in vitro. Low-level expression of pp60v-src in MDCK cells elicits plasticity in these multicellular structures. Plasticity was revealed by the displacement of cells from mechanically stressed regions of the epithelial monolayers; however, the two-dimensional relationship between the cells in the remainder of the monolayer was maintained. Electron microscopy of multicellular structures revealed abnormal separation of the lateral membranes of adjacent cells and selective uncoupling of the junctional complex; the zonula adherens was disrupted, but the zonula occludens and desmosomes were retained. Significantly, this result was not accompanied by transformation of the cells, as judged by the absence of anchorage-independent growth potential. These results demonstrate a nonmitogenic biological activity of pp60v-src which is experimentally dissociable from transformation. This morphoregulatory action on higher-order epithelial structures may reflect a function of related cellular tyrosine kinases.

scholarly journals Sorting of sphingolipids in epithelial (Madin-Darby canine kidney) cells.

1987 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 1623-1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
G van Meer ◽  
E H Stelzer ◽  
R W Wijnaendts-van-Resandt ◽  
K Simons
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Golgi Complex ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Laser Fluorescence ◽  
Apical Plasma Membrane ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Basolateral Side ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

To study the intracellular transport of newly synthesized sphingolipids in epithelial cells we have used a fluorescent ceramide analog, N-6[7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl] aminocaproyl sphingosine (C6-NBD-ceramide; Lipsky, N. G., and R. E. Pagano, 1983, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 80:2608-2612) as a probe. This ceramide was readily taken up by filter-grown Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells from liposomes at 0 degrees C. After penetration into the cell, the fluorescent probe accumulated in the Golgi area at temperatures between 0 and 20 degrees C. Chemical analysis showed that C6-NBD-ceramide was being converted into C6-NBD-sphingomyelin and C6-NBD-glucosyl-ceramide. An analysis of the fluorescence pattern after 1 h at 20 degrees C by means of a confocal scanning laser fluorescence microscope revealed that the fluorescent marker most likely concentrated in the Golgi complex itself. Little fluorescence was observed at the plasma membrane. Raising the temperature to 37 degrees C for 1 h resulted in intense plasma membrane staining and a loss of fluorescence from the Golgi complex. Addition of BSA to the apical medium cleared the fluorescence from the apical but not from the basolateral plasma membrane domain. The basolateral fluorescence could be depleted only by adding BSA to the basal side of a monolayer of MDCK cells grown on polycarbonate filters. We conclude that the fluorescent sphingomyelin and glucosylceramide were delivered from the Golgi complex to the plasma membrane where they accumulated in the external leaflet of the membrane bilayer. The results also demonstrated that the fatty acyl labeled lipids were unable to pass the tight junctions in either direction. Quantitation of the amount of NBD-lipids delivered to the apical and the basolateral plasma membranes during incubation for 1 h at 37 degrees C showed that the C6-NBD-glucosylceramide was two- to fourfold enriched on the apical as compared to the basolateral side, while C6-NBD-sphingomyelin was about equally distributed. Since the surface area of the apical plasma membrane is much smaller than that of the basolateral membrane, both lipids achieved a higher concentration on the apical surface. Altogether, our results suggest that the NBD-lipids are sorted in MDCK cells in a way similar to their natural counterparts.

Transepithelial Resistance and Inulin Permeability as Endpoints in In Vitro Nephrotoxicity Testing

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Duff ◽  
Simon Carter ◽  
Gemma Feldman ◽  
Gordon McEwan ◽  
Walter Pfaller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Ussing Chamber ◽  
Fluorescein Isothiocyanate ◽  
Transepithelial Electrical Resistance ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Transepithelial electrical resistance (RT) and the flux of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) across Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) strain 1 cells and porcine epithelial kidney (LLC-PK1) monolayers were compared between three laboratories for a range of nephrotoxins. The precision of the REMS AutoSampler was similar to that of the Ussing chamber and the ENDOHM® technique, but superior to using chopstick electrodes, for measurements of resistance. The nephrotoxins used were selective for the proximal tubule, and in all cases, LLC-PK1 cells were more sensitive than MDCK cells. In most cases, change in RT was a more sensitive indicator of damage than alterations in FITC flux. The REMS system provides high intra-plate precision for RT measurements and is a higher throughput system, which is applicable to screening for nephrotoxicity in vitro.

scholarly journals Microtubule perturbation inhibits intracellular transport of an apical membrane glycoprotein in a substrate-dependent manner in polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells.

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 921-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J van Zeijl ◽  
K S Matlin
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Intracellular Transport ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Apical Plasma Membrane ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

The effects of microtubule perturbation on the transport of two different viral glycoproteins were examined in infected Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells grown on both permeable and solid substrata. Quantitative biochemical analysis showed that the microtubule-depolymerizing drug nocodazole inhibited arrival of influenza hemagglutinin on the apical plasma membrane in MDCK cells grown on both substrata. In contrast, the microtubule-stabilizing drug taxol inhibited apical appearance of hemagglutinin only when MDCK cells were grown on permeable substrata. On the basis of hemagglutinin mobility on sodium dodecyl sulfate gels and its sensitivity to endo H, it was evident that nocodazole and taxol arrested hemagglutinin at different intracellular sites. Neither drug caused a significant increase in the amount of hemagglutinin detected on the basolateral plasma membrane domain. In addition, neither drug had any noticeable effect on the transport of the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-G protein to the basolateral surface. These results shed light on previous conflicting reports using this model system and support the hypothesis that microtubules play a role in the delivery of membrane glycoproteins to the apical, but not the basolateral, domain of epithelial cells.

scholarly journals Nonmitogenic morphoregulatory action of pp60v-src on multicellular epithelial structures.

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1326-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
S L Warren ◽  
W J Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Junctional Complex ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Epithelial Monolayers ◽  
Zonula Occludens ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells form polarized, multicellular epithelial structures in vitro. Low-level expression of pp60v-src in MDCK cells elicits plasticity in these multicellular structures. Plasticity was revealed by the displacement of cells from mechanically stressed regions of the epithelial monolayers; however, the two-dimensional relationship between the cells in the remainder of the monolayer was maintained. Electron microscopy of multicellular structures revealed abnormal separation of the lateral membranes of adjacent cells and selective uncoupling of the junctional complex; the zonula adherens was disrupted, but the zonula occludens and desmosomes were retained. Significantly, this result was not accompanied by transformation of the cells, as judged by the absence of anchorage-independent growth potential. These results demonstrate a nonmitogenic biological activity of pp60v-src which is experimentally dissociable from transformation. This morphoregulatory action on higher-order epithelial structures may reflect a function of related cellular tyrosine kinases.

scholarly journals The lateral mobility of the (Na+,K+)-dependent ATPase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

1986 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 1256-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
A J Jesaitis ◽  
J Yguerabide
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Developmental Stage ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Lateral Mobility ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Confluent Cell ◽  
Restricted Mobility ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Fluorescence microphotolysis (recovery after photobleaching) was used to determine the lateral mobility of the (Na+,K+)ATPase and a fluorescent lipid analogue in the plasma membrane of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells at different stages of development. Fluorescein-conjugated Fab' fragments prepared from rabbit anti-dog (Na+,K+)ATPase antibodies (IgG) and 5-(N-hexadecanoyl)aminofluorescein (HEDAF) were used to label the plasma membrane of confluent and subconfluent cultures of MDCK cells. Fractional fluorescence recovery was 50% and 80-90% for the protein and lipid probes, respectively, and was independent of developmental stage. The estimated diffusion constants of the mobile fraction were approximately 5 X 10(-10) cm2/s for the (Na+,K+)ATPase and approximately 2 X 10(-9) cm2/s for HEDAF. Only HEDAF diffusion showed dependency on developmental stage in that D for confluent cells was approximately twice that for subconfluent cells. These results indicate that (Na+,K+)ATPase is 50% immobilized in all developmental stages, whereas lipids in confluent MDCK cells are more mobile than in subconfluent cells. They suggest, furthermore, that the degree of immobilization of the (Na+,K+)ATPase is insufficient to explain its polar distribution, and they support restricted mobility of the ATPase through the tight junctions as the likely mechanism for preventing the diffusion of this protein into the apical domain of the plasma membrane in confluent cell cultures.

scholarly journals STAT1 Is Required for Redifferentiation during Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Tubulogenesis

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 3926-3933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minji Kim ◽  
Lucy Erin O'Brien ◽  
Sang-Ho Kwon ◽  
Keith E. Mostov
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Tubule Formation ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Phase Loss ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney ◽  
Constitutively Active

Tubule formation in vitro using Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells consists mainly of two processes. First, the cells undergo a partial epithelial–mesenchymal transition (pEMT), losing polarity and migrating. Second, the cells redifferentiate, forming cords and then tubules with continuous lumens. We have shown previously that extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation is required for pEMT. However, the mechanism of how the pEMT phase is turned off and the redifferentiation phase is initiated is largely unknown. To address the central question of the sequential control of these two phases, we used MDCK cells grown as cysts and treated with hepatocyte growth factor to model tubulogenesis. We show that signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1 controls the sequential progression from the pEMT phase to the redifferentiation phase. Loss of STAT1 prevents redifferentiation. Constitutively active STAT1 allows redifferentiation to occur even when cells are otherwise prevented from progressing beyond the pEMT phase by exogenous activation of Raf. Moreover, tyrosine phosphorylation defective STAT1 partially restored cord formation in such cells, suggesting that STAT1 functions in part as nonnuclear protein mediating signal transduction in this process. Constitutively active or inactive forms of STAT1 did not promote lumen maturation, suggesting this requires a distinct signal.

Galectin-3-mediated adherence ofProteus mirabilisto Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Altman ◽  
Blair A Harrison ◽  
Roger K Latta ◽  
Kok K Lee ◽  
John F Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Proteus Mirabilis ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Bacterial Adherence ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Galectin 3 ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Proteus mirabilis is an important cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and can result in acute pyelonephritis. Proteus mirabilis expresses several, morphologically distinct, fimbrial species, and previous studies have shown that the nonagglutinating fimbriae (NAF) mediate bacterial adherence to a number of cell lines, including Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. Immunoblot overlay analysis of the plasma membrane fraction from MDCK cells with purified NAF revealed a 34-kDa band, which has been analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Database search identified galectin-3 as a potential protein candidate. Immunocytochemical assay of MDCK cells with a galectin-3-specific monoclonal antibody, anti-Mac-2, confirmed its presence on the plasma membrane extracellular surface. Preincubation of P. mirabilis with anti-Mac-2 monoclonal antibodies, specific for galectin-3, resulted in the inhibition of bacterial binding to MDCK cells. These data suggest a role for galectin-3, interacting with appropriately glycosylated surface receptors and P. mirabilis fimbriae, as a mediator of bacterial adherence in vitro.Key words: bacterial adherence, fimbriae, galectin-3, mass spectrometry.

An In Vitro Model of the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Response of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells to Triethyl Tin

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Bellina Veronesi ◽  
Kent Carlsón ◽  
Marion Ehrich
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Blood Brain Barrier ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Brain Barrier ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Blood Brain ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

The development of a cell culture model which simulates the properties of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is necessary for the detection of neurotoxic chemicals that can disrupt the barrier, and to provide a more “risk relevant” in vitro screening battery. The present study evaluates the Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cell line for this purpose. Changes in electrical resistance and enzyme activities were correlated in confluent MDCK cells exposed to the neurotoxic metal, triethyl tin (TET). Concentrations of TET (0.001–10μM) were established that produced depression in electrical resistance of the MDCK cells after exposure for 8 hours or caused fluorescein leakage after exposure for 72 hours. Confluent cultures of MDCK cells were then exposed to these concentrations of TET and assayed after exposure for 24 hours and 72 hours for changes in those enzymes common to both epithelial and cerebral endothelial cells. The results indicated that increased alkaline phosphatase (APP), γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) characterised the loss of electrical resistance and permeability disruption in TET-exposed MDCK confluent cultures. Relative increases in APP and decreases in GGTP activities preceded cytotoxicity, which was associated with a high SOD activity. Such enzyme changes may be predictive endpoints of barrier cell disruption by neurotoxic metals in this cell line and support the additional evaluation of the MDCK cell line as an in vitro “screen” for chemicals that disrupt the BBB.

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