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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
Apical-domain constriction is important for regulating epithelial morphogenesis. Epithelial cells are connected by apical junctional complexes (AJCs) that are lined with circumferential actomyosin cables. The contractility of these cables is regulated by Rho-associated kinases (ROCKs). Here, we report that Willin (a FERM-domain protein) and Par3 (a polarity-regulating protein) cooperatively regulate ROCK-dependent apical constriction. We found that Willin recruits aPKC and Par6 to the AJCs, independently of Par3. Simultaneous depletion of Willin and Par3 completely removed aPKC and Par6 from the AJCs and induced apical constriction. Induced constriction was through upregulation of the level of AJC-associated ROCKs, which was due to loss of aPKC. Our results indicate that aPKC phosphorylates ROCK and suppresses its junctional localization, thereby allowing cells to retain normally shaped apical domains. Thus, we have uncovered a Willin/Par3-aPKC-ROCK pathway that controls epithelial apical morphology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cell Adhesion Molecules, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytoskeletal Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Isoenzymes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PAR-3 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PARD6A protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pard3 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinase C, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rock1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/protein kinase C lambda, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rho-Associated Kinases
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1476-4679
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
860-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Cell Shape, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Cytoskeletal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-HEK293 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Intercellular Junctions, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Protein Kinase C, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:21685893-rho-Associated Kinases
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Willin and Par3 cooperatively regulate epithelial apical constriction through aPKC-mediated ROCK phosphorylation.
pubmed:affiliation
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't