Role for actin filament turnover and a myosin II motor in cytoskeleton-driven disassembly of the epithelial apical junctional complex

Disassembly of the epithelial apical junctional complex (AJC), composed of the tight junction (TJ) and adherens junction (AJ), is important for normal tissue remodeling and pathogen-induced disruption of epithelial barriers. Using a calcium depletion model in T84 epithelial cells, we previously found that disassembly of the AJC results in endocytosis of AJ/TJ proteins. In the present study, we investigated the role of the actin cytoskeleton in disassembly and internalization of the AJC. Calcium depletion induced reorganization of apical F-actin into contractile rings. Internalized AJ/TJ proteins colocalized with these rings. Both depolymerization and stabilization of F-actin inhibited ring formation and disassembly of the AJC, suggesting a role for actin filament turnover. Actin reorganization was accompanied by activation (dephosphorylation) of cofilin-1 and its translocation to the F-actin rings. In addition, Arp3 and cortactin colocalized with these rings. F-actin reorganization and disassembly of the AJC were blocked by blebbistatin, an inhibitor of nonmuscle myosin II. Myosin IIA was expressed in T84 cells and colocalized with F-actin rings. We conclude that disassembly of the AJC in calcium-depleted cells is driven by reorganization of apical F-actin. Mechanisms of such reorganization involve cofilin-1-dependent depolymerization and Arp2/3-assisted repolymerization of actin filaments as well as myosin IIA-mediated contraction.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2004

Erschienen:

2004

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Molecular biology of the cell - 15(2004), 6 vom: 26. Juni, Seite 2639-51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ivanov, Andrei I [VerfasserIn]
McCall, Ingrid C [VerfasserIn]
Parkos, Charles A [VerfasserIn]
Nusrat, Asma [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

ACTR2 protein, human
ACTR3 protein, human
Actin Depolymerizing Factors
Actin-Related Protein 2
Actin-Related Protein 3
Actins
Calcium
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Destrin
EC 3.6.1.-
Journal Article
Microfilament Proteins
Molecular Motor Proteins
Multiprotein Complexes
Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIA
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
SY7Q814VUP

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.12.2004

Date Revised 17.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM147457297