βArrestin1 Regulates the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor RasGRF2 Expression and the Small GTPase Rac- mediated Formation of Membrane Protrusion and Cell Motility
βArrestin1 Regulates the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor RasGRF2 Expression and the Small GTPase Rac- mediated Formation of Membrane Protrusion and Cell Motility
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m113.511360
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发表时间:
2014-05-09
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4.8
通讯作者:
Daaka, Yehia
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作者:
Ma, Xiaojie;Espana-Serrano, Laura;Daaka, Yehia
Background: G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and arrestins have been shown to regulate cell motility. Results: Arrestin1 regulates cell migration through RasGRF2 (a dual guanine nucleotide exchange factor) gene expression and the small GTPase Rac activity. Conclusion: Arrestin1 may regulate cellular functions at the gene expression level. Significance: Arrestins may function at transcriptional and post-translational levels to regulate cell migration.Arrestin proteins shuttle between the cytosol and nucleus and have been shown to regulate G protein-coupled receptor signaling, actin remodeling, and gene expression. Here, we tested the hypothesis that arrestin1 regulates actin remodeling and cell migration through the small GTPase Rac. Depletion of arrestin1 promotes Rac activation, leading to the formation of multipolar protrusions and increased cell circularity, and overexpression of a dominant negative form of Rac reverses these morphological changes. Small interfering RNA library screen identifies RasGRF2 as a target of arrestin1. RasGRF2 gene and protein expression levels are elevated following depletion of arrestin1, and the consequent activation of Rac results in dephosphorylation of cofilin that can promote actin polymerization and formation of multipolar protrusions, thereby retarding cell migration and invasion. Together, these results suggest that arrestin1 regulates rasgrf2 gene expression and Rac activation to affect membrane protrusion and cell migration and invasion.