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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
卷 15, 期 8, 页码 3938-3949出版社
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E04-03-0198
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [P01 DK058212, P01 DK58212, R01 DK61168, R01 DK061168] Funding Source: Medline
Intercellular communication between germ cells and neighboring somatic cells is essential for reproduction. Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes are surrounded by and coupled via gap junctions to smooth muscle-like myoepithelial sheath cells. Rhythmic sheath cell contraction drives ovulation and is triggered by a factor secreted from oocytes undergoing meiotic maturation. We demonstrate for the first time that signaling through the epidermal growth factor-like ligand LIN-3 and the LET-23 tyrosine kinase receptor induces ovulatory contractions of sheath cells. Reduction-of-function mutations in the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor gene itr-1 and knockdown of itr-1 expression by RNA interference inhibit sheath contractile activity. itr-1 gain-of-function mutations increase the rate and force of basal contractions and induce tonic sheath contraction during ovulation. Sheath contractile activity is disrupted by RNAi of plc-3, one of six phospholipase C-encoding genes in the C. elegans genome. PLC-3 is a PLC-gamma homolog and is expressed in contractile sheath cells of the proximal gonad. Maintenance of sheath contractile activity requires plasma membrane Ca2+ entry. We conclude that IP3 generated by LET-23 mediated activation of PLC-gamma induces repetitive intracellular Ca2+ release that drives rhythmic sheath cell contraction. Calcium entry may function to trigger Ca2+ release via IP3 receptors and/or refill intracellular Ca2+ stores.
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