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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
Polarized migration and spreading of epithelial sheets is important during many processes in vivo, including embryogenesis and wound healing. However, the signaling pathways that regulate epithelial migrations are poorly understood. To identify molecular components that regulate the spreading of epithelial sheets, we performed a screen for mutations that perturb epidermal cell migration during embryogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. We identified one mutant (jc5) as a weak mutation in itr-1, which encodes the single inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (ITR) in C. elegans. During the migration of the embryonic epidermis, jc5 embryos display defects including misdirected migration or premature cessation of migration. Cells that halt their migration have disorganized F-actin and display reduced filopodial protrusive activity at their leading edge. Furthermore, some filopodia formed by epidermal cells in itr-1(jc5) embryos exhibit abnormally long lifetimes. Pharmacological studies with the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate antagonist xestospongin C phenocopy these defects, confirming that ITR function is important for proper epidermal migration. Our results provide the first molecular evidence that movements of embryonic epithelial cell sheets can be controlled by ITRs and suggest that such regulation may be a widespread mechanism for coordinating epithelial cell movements during embryogenesis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0960-9822
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1882-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Gene Components, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Macrocyclic Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Microscopy, Video, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Oxazoles, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Pseudopodia, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:15498499-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor regulates epidermal cell migration in Caenorhabditis elegans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't