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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Volume 18, Issue 10, Pages 4050-4061Publisher
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E07-02-0142
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK57325, P50 DK057325, R01 DK048006, R37 DK048006, DK48006] Funding Source: Medline
- Telethon [TCP01018] Funding Source: Medline
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Polycystin-1 (PC-1) is a large plasma-membrane receptor encoded by the PKD1 gene mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Although the disease is thought to be recessive on a molecular level, the precise mechanism of cystogenesis is unclear, although cytoarchitecture defects seem to be the most likely initiating events. Here we show that PC-1 regulates the actin cytoskeleton in renal epithelial cells (MDCK) and induces cell scattering and cell migration. All of these effects require phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) activity. Consistent with these observations Pkd1-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) have reduced capabilities to migrate compared with controls. PC-1 overexpressing MDCK cells are able to polarize normally with proper adherens and tight junctions formation, but show quick reabsorption of ZO-1, E-cadherin, and beta-catenin upon wounding of a monolayer and a transient epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) that favors a rapid closure of the wound and repolarization. Finally, we show that PC-1 is able to control the turnover of cytoskeletal-associated beta-catenin through activation of GSK3 beta. Expression of a nondegradable form of beta-catenin in PC-1 MDCK cells restores strong cell-cell mechanical adhesion. We propose that PC-1 might be a central regulator of epithelial plasticity and its loss results in impaired normal epithelial homeostasis.
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