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The activity of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3) isoform of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger in the brush-border membrane of the renal proximal tubule is tightly regulated. Recent biochemical and cellular experiments have established the essential requirement for a new class of regulatory factors, sodium/hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor (NHERF) and NHERF-like proteins, in cAMP-mediated inhibition of NHE3 activity. NHERF is the first PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ) motif-containing protein localized to apical membranes and appears to facilitate cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation of NHE3 by interacting with the cytoskeleton to target a multiprotein complex to the brush-border membrane. Other recent experiments have indicated that NHERF also regulates the activity of other renal transport proteins, suggesting that the signal complex model of signal transduction in the kidney may be more common than presently appreciated. This article reviews studies on the regulation of NHE3 by NHERF, PKA, and ezrin and introduces the concept of regulation of renal transporters by signal complexes. Although not the primary focus of this review, recent studies have indicated a role for NHERF in membrane targeting, trafficking, and sorting of transporters, receptors, and signaling proteins. Thus NHERF and related PDZ-containing proteins appear to be essential adapters for regulation of renal transporters in the mammalian kidney that maintain salt and water balance.
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PMID:Signal complex regulation of renal transport proteins: NHERF and regulation of NHE3 by PKA. 1096 19

Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM)-binding phosphoprotein 50 (EBP50) and NHE3 Kinase A regulatory protein (E3KARP) are membrane-cytoskeleton linking proteins that utilize 2 PSD-95/DIg/ZO-1 (PDZ) domains and an ERM binding site to coordinate cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-regulated ion transport in a number of distinct epithelia. ERM family members serve to anchor EBP50 and E3KARP to the actin cytoskeleton and sequester protein kinase A (PKA) to these protein complexes. In hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells of the bile secretory unit, cAMP-activated PKA stimulates secretion and bile formation, but the molecular mechanisms, including the potential contribution of EBP50 and E3KARP, remain undetermined. The present studies evaluated the comparative expression and localization of EBP50 and E3KARP in rat hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. Complementary DNAs encoding rat EBP50 and E3KARP were identified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in both epithelial cell types and subsequently sequenced. Northern and Western analysis showed the presence of EBP50 messenger RNA and protein in both hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. Confocal immunofluorescence revealed EBP50 was concentrated at the apical domain of both cell types. E3KARP was also expressed in cholangiocytes but had a distinct cytoplasmic/nuclear distribution. In dominant-negative transfection studies, patch clamp analysis of Mz-ChA1 cholangiocarcinoma cells showed that expression of the PDZ1 domain of EBP50 selectively decreased the endogenous cAMP-mediated Cl secretory response. The apical expression of EBP50, presence of specific ERM proteins, and functional effects of PDZ1 expression on cholangiocyte secretion suggest EBP50 is positioned to contribute to the organization and regulation of bile secretory proteins in both hepatocytes and cholangiocytes.
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PMID:Ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein 50 is expressed at the apical membrane of rat liver epithelia. 1112 33

The strong inwardly rectifying potassium channels Kir2.x are involved in maintenance and control of cell excitability. Recent studies reveal that the function and localization of ion channels are regulated by interactions with members of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein family. To identify novel interacting MAGUK family members, we constructed GST-fusion proteins with the C termini of Kir2.1, Kir2.2 and Kir2.3. GST affinity-pulldown assays from solubilized rat cerebellum and heart membrane proteins revealed an interaction between all three Kir2.x C-terminal fusion proteins and the MAGUK protein synapse-associated protein 97 (SAP97). A truncated form of the C-terminal GST-Kir2.2 fusion protein indicated that the last three amino acids (S-E-I) are essential for association with SAP97. Affinity interactions using GST-fusion proteins containing the modular domains of SAP97 demonstrate that the second PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 (PDZ) domain is sufficient for interaction with Kir2.2. Coimmunoprecipitations demonstrated that endogenous Kir2.2 associates with SAP97 in rat cerebellum and heart. Additionally, phosphorylation of the Kir2.2 C terminus by protein kinase A inhibited the association with SAP97. In rat cardiac ventricular myocytes, Kir2.2 and SAP97 colocalized in striated bands corresponding to T-tubules. In rat cerebellum, Kir2.2 was present in a punctate pattern along SAP97-positive processes of Bergmann glia in the molecular layer, and colocalized with astrocytes and granule cells in the granule cell layer. These results identify a direct association of Kir2.1, Kir2.2 and Kir2.3 with the MAGUK family member SAP97 that may form part of a macromolecular signaling complex in many different tissues.
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PMID:Inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.2 is associated with synapse-associated protein SAP97. 1118 Nov 81

Lin-11, Isl-1 and Mec-3 (LIM) kinases are serine/threonine kinases that phosphorylate cofilin, an actin depolymerizing protein. LIM kinases have a highly modular structure composed of two N-terminal LIM domains (LIM 1/2), a PSD-95, Dlg and ZO-1 (PDZ) domain and a C-terminal protein kinase domain. Here, we overexpressed individual domains of mouse LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) in PC12 cells and investigated their effects on neurite outgrowth. Although none of the LIMK1 domains had an effect on spontaneous neurite outgrowth, the N-terminal LIM 1/2 domains strongly inhibited differentiation of PC12 cells after stimulation with both nerve growth factor (NGF) and the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632. In contrast, the overexpressed PDZ domain reduced neurite outgrowth only when differentiation had been induced by Y-27632, but not by NGF. Our data suggest that the different non-catalytic N-terminal domains of LIMK1 contribute to the regulation of neurite extension by using distinct signal transduction pathways.
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PMID:Inhibition of neurite extension by overexpression of individual domains of LIM kinase 1. 1152 Sep 13

Clostridium difficile toxin A increases paracellular permeability in colonic epithelial T84 cells by mechanisms involving RhoA glucosylation and actin depolymerization. However, we previously observed that toxin A-mediated decline in transepithelial electrical resistance preceded changes in cell morphology and tight junction ultrastructure (Hecht, G., Pothoulakis, C., LaMont, J. T., and Madara, J. L. (1988) J. Clin. Invest. 82, 1516-1524). Recent studies also showed that C. difficile toxins induce early cellular responses, including activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases, generation of reactive oxygen metabolites, and calcium influx. The aim of this study was to investigate whether toxin A-induced early cellular responses contribute to the permeability changes. We found that toxin A stimulated the activities of membrane and cytosolic protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) and cytosolic PKCbeta. A specific PKCalpha/beta antagonist (myristoylated PKCalpha/beta peptide) blocked toxin A-mediated RhoA glucosylation. Furthermore, decreased transepithelial electrical resistance and increased translocation of ZO-1 from tight junction occurred within 2-3 h of toxin A exposure and were also inhibited by PKCalpha/beta antagonist. During this time period, toxin exposure did not induce translocation of ZO-2, dephosphorylation or translocation of occludin, or cell rounding. Our data indicate that PKC signaling regulates toxin A-mediated paracellular permeability changes and ZO-1 translocation.
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PMID:Protein kinase C signaling regulates ZO-1 translocation and increased paracellular flux of T84 colonocytes exposed to Clostridium difficile toxin A. 1172 92

The regulation of cardiac delayed rectifier potassium (Kv) currents by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) contributes to the control of blood pressure and heart rate. We investigated the modulation by PKA and protein phosphatases of cloned Kv1.5 channels expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Exposure of oocytes to activators of PKA (100 nM forskolin, 1 mM 8-bromo-cAMP, or 1 mM 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine) had no effect on the amplitude of Kv1.5 currents. Inhibition of PKA by injection of protein kinase A inhibitor peptide or exposure to myristoylated protein kinase A inhibitor peptide (M-PKI; 100 nM) reduced currents mediated by Kv1.5. M-PKI also reduced the amplitude of currents mediated by mutated Kv1.5 channels in which the COOH terminal PKA phosphorylation sites and PSD-95, Disc-large, and ZO-1-binding domain were removed. The reduction of Kv1.5 currents by M-PKI was attenuated by inhibition of actin polymerization by 1 microM cytochalasins B and D, but was not affected by 10 microM phalloidin (stabilizes actin filaments) or 50 microM colchicine (disrupts microtubules). Treatment of oocytes with antisense oligonucleotides against alpha-actinin-2 abolished the reduction in Kv1.5 current by M-PKI. These observations suggest that Kv1.5 currents are activated by endogenous PKA in "resting" oocytes and that inhibition of PKA activity reveals the action of endogenous phosphatases. Indeed, injection of alkaline phosphatase reduced currents mediated by Kv1.5. Further preincubation of oocytes with 1 mM sodium orthovanadate (a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor) abolished the reduction in Kv1.5 currents by M-PKI. We conclude that currents encoded by Kv1.5 are regulated by PKA and protein tyrosine phosphatase and that this regulation requires an intact actin cytoskeleton and alpha-actinin-2.
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PMID:Modulation of Kv1.5 currents by protein kinase A, tyrosine kinase, and protein tyrosine phosphatase requires an intact cytoskeleton. 1180 52

Recent molecular insights have established the podocyte as a key component of the glomerular filtration barrier, and hence an important common pathway in proteinuric diseases. A conditionally immortalized human podocyte cell line has been developed by transfection with the temperature-sensitive SV40-T gene. These cells proliferate at the "permissive" temperature (33 degrees C). After transfer to the "nonpermissive" temperature (37 degrees C), they entered growth arrest and expressed markers of differentiated in vivo podocytes, including the novel podocyte proteins, nephrin, podocin, CD2AP, and synaptopodin, and known molecules of the slit diaphragm ZO-1, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-catenin and P-cadherin. The differentiation was accompanied by a growth arrest and the upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, p27 and p57, as well as cyclin D(1), whereas cyclin A was downregulated. These data are consistent with cell cycle protein expression during podocyte maturation in vivo. In conclusion, the development of this cell line provides a new tool in the study of podocyte biology, which will enable accurate assessment of the behavior of these complex cells in health and disease.
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PMID:A conditionally immortalized human podocyte cell line demonstrating nephrin and podocin expression. 1185 66

Second messengers regulate synaptic plasticity by influencing the balance between kinase and phosphatase activity. One target of this balance is the phosphorylation state of the AMPA receptor glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) subunit. Hippocampal long-term depression (LTD) is a calcium-dependent downregulation of synaptic AMPA receptor currents associated with dephosphorylation of Ser845, a cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) site on GluR1. Recruitment of kinases and phosphatases to the AMPA receptor might enable modulation of AMPA receptor function. The neuronal A-kinase anchoring protein AKAP79/150 interacts with PKA and the calcium-dependent protein phosphatase PP2B and is linked to the AMPA receptor GluR1 subunit by synapse-associated protein 97 (SAP97), a membrane-associated guanylate kinase family protein. Here we demonstrate that AKAP79 not only promotes basal phosphorylation of Ser845 but also confers a calcium- and PP2B-mediated downregulation to GluR1 receptor currents. This AKAP79-dependent downregulation is contingent on the local presence of PKA, Ser845 of GluR1, and a PDZ (postsynaptic density 95/Discs large/zona occludens 1)-domain interaction between GluR1 and SAP97, all of which support basal phosphorylation of the receptor. These findings suggest that the AKAP79 signaling complex is sufficient to couple intracellular calcium levels to the PKA phosphorylation state of GluR1. Thus, the integration of intracellular signals relevant for LTD may be transduced to GluR1 by the AKAP79 signaling complex.
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PMID:Regulation of GluR1 by the A-kinase anchoring protein 79 (AKAP79) signaling complex shares properties with long-term depression. 1194 7

We have cloned ClC-3B, a novel alternative splicing variant of ClC-3 (ClC-3A) that is expressed predominantly in epithelial cells. ClC-3B has a different, slightly longer C-terminal end than ClC-3A and contains a consensus motif for binding to the second PDZ (PSD95/Dlg/ZO-1) domain of the epithelium-specific scaffolding protein EBP50. Both in vitro and in vivo binding assays demonstrate interaction between ClC-3B and EBP50. C127 mouse mammary epithelial cells transfected with ClC-3B alone showed diffuse immunoreactivity for ClC-3B in the cytoplasmic region. In contrast, when EBP50 was cotransfected with ClC-3B, strong immunoreactivity for ClC-3B appeared at the leading edges of membrane ruffles. Patch-clamp experiments revealed that cotransfection of ClC-3B and EBP50 resulted in a remarkable increase in outwardly rectifying Cl- channel (ORCC) activities at the leading edges of membrane ruffles in C127 cells. The electrophysiological properties of the ClC-3B-induced ORCCs are similar to those of ORCCs described in native epithelial cells. When cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) was cotransfected with ClC-3B and EBP50, ClC-3B-dependent ORCCs were activated via the protein kinase A-dependent pathway. These findings indicate that ClC-3B is itself a CFTR-regulated ORCC molecule or its activator.
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PMID:ClC-3B, a novel ClC-3 splicing variant that interacts with EBP50 and facilitates expression of CFTR-regulated ORCC. 1196 29

Epithelial permeability is tightly regulated by intracellular messengers. Critical to maintaining barrier integrity is the formation of tight junction complexes. A number of signaling pathways have been implicated in tight junction biogenesis; however, the precise molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. A growing body of evidence suggests a role for intracellular cAMP in tight junction assembly. Using an epithelial model, we investigated the role of cAMP signal transduction in barrier recovery after Ca2+ switch. Our data demonstrate that elevation of intracellular cAMP levels significantly enhanced barrier recovery after Ca2+ switch. Parallel experiments revealed that epithelial barrier recovery is diminished by H-89, a specific and potent inhibitor of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase A) activity. Of the possible PKA effector proteins, the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) is an attractive candidate, since it has been implicated in actin-binding and cross-linking functions. We therefore hypothesized that VASP may play a role in the cAMP-mediated regulation of epithelial junctional reassembly after Ca2+ switch. We demonstrate here that VASP is phosphorylated via a PKA-dependent process under conditions that enhance barrier recovery. Confocal laser scanning microscopy studies revealed that VASP localizes with ZO-1 at the tight junction and at cell-cell borders and that phospho-VASP appears at the junction after Ca2+ switch. Subsequent transfection studies utilizing epithelial cells expressing truncated forms of VASP abnormal in oligomerization or actin-binding activity revealed a functional diminution of barrier recovery after Ca2+ chelation. Our present studies suggest that VASP may provide a link between cAMP signal transduction and epithelial permeability.
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PMID:Role of VASP in reestablishment of epithelial tight junction assembly after Ca2+ switch. 1199 37


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