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Article: Sertoli-germ cell anchoring junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by an interplay of lipid and protein kinases

TitleSertoli-germ cell anchoring junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by an interplay of lipid and protein kinases
Authors
KeywordsBiology
Biochemistry
Issue Date2005
PublisherAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jbc.org/
Citation
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005, v. 280 n. 26, p. 25029-25047 How to Cite?
AbstractWhen Sertoli and germ cells were co-cultured in vitro in serum-free chemically defined medium, functional anchoring junctions such as cell-cell intermediate filament-based desmosome-like junctions and cell-cell actin-based adherens junctions (e.g. ectoplasmic specialization (ES)) were formed within 1-2 days. This event was marked by the induction of several protein kinases such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phosphorylated protein kinase B (PKB; also known as Akt), p21-activated kinase-2 (PAK-2), and their downstream effector (ERK) as well as an increase in PKB intrinsic activity. PI3K, phospho (p)-PKB, and PAK were co-localized to the site of apical ES in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis in immunohistochemistry studies. Furthermore, PI3K also co-localized with p-PKB to the same site in the epithelium as determined by fluorescence microscopy, consistent with their localization at the ES. These kinases were shown to associate with ES-associated proteins such as β1-integrin, phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase, and c-Src by co-immunoprecipitation, suggesting that the integrin-laminin protein complex at the apical ES likely utilizes these protein kinases as regulatory proteins to modulate Sertoli-germ cell adherens junction dynamics via the ERK signaling pathway. To validate this hypothesis further, an in vivo model using AF-2364 (1-(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-3-carbohydrazide) to perturb Sertoli-germ cell anchoring junction function, inducing germ cell loss from the epithelium in adult rats, was used in conjunction with specific inhibitors. Interestingly, the event of germ cell loss induced by AF-2364 in vivo was also associated with induction of PI3K, p-PKB, PAK-2, and p-ERK as well as a surge in intrinsic PKB activity. Perhaps the most important of all, pretreatment of rats with wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor) or anti-β1-integrin antibody via intratesticular injection indeed delayed AF-2364-induced spermatid loss from the epithelium. In summary, these results illustrate that Sertoli-germ cell anchoring junction dynamics in the testis are regulated, at least in part, via the β1-integrin/PI3K/PKB/ERK signaling pathway. © 2005 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48683
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dc.contributor.authorSiu, MKYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, CHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, WMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, CYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-22T04:21:18Z-
dc.date.available2008-05-22T04:21:18Z-
dc.date.issued2005en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2005, v. 280 n. 26, p. 25029-25047en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0021-9258en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/48683-
dc.description.abstractWhen Sertoli and germ cells were co-cultured in vitro in serum-free chemically defined medium, functional anchoring junctions such as cell-cell intermediate filament-based desmosome-like junctions and cell-cell actin-based adherens junctions (e.g. ectoplasmic specialization (ES)) were formed within 1-2 days. This event was marked by the induction of several protein kinases such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), phosphorylated protein kinase B (PKB; also known as Akt), p21-activated kinase-2 (PAK-2), and their downstream effector (ERK) as well as an increase in PKB intrinsic activity. PI3K, phospho (p)-PKB, and PAK were co-localized to the site of apical ES in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis in immunohistochemistry studies. Furthermore, PI3K also co-localized with p-PKB to the same site in the epithelium as determined by fluorescence microscopy, consistent with their localization at the ES. These kinases were shown to associate with ES-associated proteins such as β1-integrin, phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase, and c-Src by co-immunoprecipitation, suggesting that the integrin-laminin protein complex at the apical ES likely utilizes these protein kinases as regulatory proteins to modulate Sertoli-germ cell adherens junction dynamics via the ERK signaling pathway. To validate this hypothesis further, an in vivo model using AF-2364 (1-(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)-1H-indazole-3-carbohydrazide) to perturb Sertoli-germ cell anchoring junction function, inducing germ cell loss from the epithelium in adult rats, was used in conjunction with specific inhibitors. Interestingly, the event of germ cell loss induced by AF-2364 in vivo was also associated with induction of PI3K, p-PKB, PAK-2, and p-ERK as well as a surge in intrinsic PKB activity. Perhaps the most important of all, pretreatment of rats with wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor) or anti-β1-integrin antibody via intratesticular injection indeed delayed AF-2364-induced spermatid loss from the epithelium. In summary, these results illustrate that Sertoli-germ cell anchoring junction dynamics in the testis are regulated, at least in part, via the β1-integrin/PI3K/PKB/ERK signaling pathway. © 2005 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.en_HK
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dc.publisherAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jbc.org/en_HK
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dc.rightsThis research was originally published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Michelle K. Y. Siu, Ching-hang Wong, Will M. Lee and C. Yan Cheng. Sertoli-Germ Cell Anchoring Junction Dynamics in the Testis Are Regulated by an Interplay of Lipid and Protein Kinases. J Biol Chem. 2005; 280:25029-25047. © the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.en_HK
dc.subjectBiologyen_HK
dc.subjectBiochemistryen_HK
dc.titleSertoli-germ cell anchoring junction dynamics in the testis are regulated by an interplay of lipid and protein kinasesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailSiu, MKY: mkysiu@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLee, WM: hrszlwm@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1074/jbc.M501049200en_HK
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