Guanine nucleotide exchange factors activate Rac1 in podocytes
Guanine nucleotide exchange factors activate Rac1 in podocytes
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鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子激活足细胞中的 Rac1
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2018
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M. Maier
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M. Maier
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a histopathological lesion characterized by podocyte injury, during which the podocyte's actin-rich projections, called foot processes, retract (i.e. efface) back into the cell body. RhoGTPases, such as Rac1, contribute to the organization of the actin cytoskeleton and both in vivo animal studies and human genetics studies suggest that Rac1 hyperactivity leads to foot process effacement, proteinuria (the leakage of protein from blood into the urine), and FSGS. While Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are typically known for activating RhoGPTases, it remains unclear if any GEFs are responsible for Rac1 activity in FSGS. This study investigates this by using two methods: a candidate and an unbiased approach. Candidate GEFs were discovered using RNA-sequencing on two lines of cultured human podocytes, followed by analysis of which GEFs have upregulated mRNA in humans with FSGS compared to healthy control; this led us to investigate Trio. Trio knockout (KO) in cultured human podocytes decreased Rac1 activity, cell size, attachment, and motility. Furthermore, while the profibrotic cytokine that contributes to glomerulosclerosis progression, transforming growth factor 1 (TGFB1), increases Rac1 activity in control cells, it decreases Rac1 activity in Trio KOs. This may due to simultaneous activation of a Rac1-GTPase activation protein (GAP) called Arhgap31. Additionally, the unbiased approach, which consisted of the proximity-based BioID assay, led us to study B-PIX. TGFB1 increases the amount of -PIX isolated by BioID and by pulldown with Rac1. Thus, in conclusion, we have found that two GEFs, Trio and B-PIX, contribute to the Rac1 activation in podocytes. %%%%La glomerulosclerose segmentaire focale (FSGS) est une maladie renale caracterisee par une lesion des podocytes, au cours de laquelle les projections riches en actine du podocyte, appelees processus du pied, se retractent (c'est-a-dire s'effacent) dans le corps cellulaire. La famille des petites proteines Rho-GTPases, comme Rac1, joue un role determinant dans l'organisation du cytosquelette d'actine et des etudes animales in vivo et des etudes sur la genetique humaine suggerent que l'hyperactivite Rac1 entraine un effacement du pied, une proteinurie (fuite du sang dans l'urine) et une FSGS. Alors que les proteines guanine facteurs d'echange nucleotidique (GEFs) sont connues pour activer les proteines Rho-GTPases, il n'est pas clair si des GEFs sont responsables de l'activite Rac1 dans FSGS. Cette presente examine cela en utilisant deux methodes: un candidat et une approche impartiale. Les GEF candidats ont ete decouverts en utilisant le sequencage de l'ARN sur deux lignees de podocytes humains cultives, suivi par l'analyse des ARNm de GEFs qui sont regules a la hausse chez les humains avec la FSGS; cela nous a conduit a enqueter sur Trio. Le knockout du trio (KO) dans les podocytes humains cultives a diminue l'activite de Rac1, la taille des cellules, l'attachement et la motilite. En outre, alors que la…