Cell Polarity 1
Cell Polarity 1
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-14463-4
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2015
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K. Ebnet
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K. Ebnet
Epithelial cells sense their surrounding environment via mechanical and chemical stimuli, responding to multiple sources of tension and force, including those generated by cell–cell and cell–extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction: they respond to these cues by developing an apicobasal axis of polarity. Phosphoinositides (PIs) are structural components of biological membranes that control a diverse array of signaling pathways through spatiotemporal recruitment of effectors containing PI-specific binding domain(s). Thus they have been shown to modulate a plethora of cellular processes including actin polymerization, cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, and vesicular trafficking. PIs are enriched in different membranes and their levels are tightly regulated by specific PI kinases and phosphatases. During the past decade, PIs have come to the fore as specific markers that define membrane identity, acting as critical regulators of the cell polarization process. In this review, we have examined how PIs are able to assign identity to polarized epithelial cell plasma membrane domains and integrate in space and time complex signaling pathways to trigger appropriate cellular responses to environmental cues. PIs are implicated in a vast array of cellular responses that are central for morphogenesis such as, but not limited to, cytoskeletal changes, cytokinesis, and recruitment of downstream effectors to govern mechanisms involved in polarization and lumen formation. Subversion by pathogens of PI metabolism and plasma membrane identity in polarized cells and the clinical relevance of research on PIs were also discussed.