Cdc42 and phosphoinositide 3-kinase drive Rac-mediated actin polymerization downstream of c-Met in distinct and common pathways.
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Authors
Bosse, TanjaEhinger, Julia
Czuchra, Aleksandra
Benesch, Stefanie
Steffen, Anika
Wu, Xunwei
Schloen, Kathrin
Niemann, Hartmut H
Scita, Giorgio
Stradal, Theresia E B
Brakebusch, Cord
Rottner, Klemens
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2007-10
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Activation of c-Met, the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/scatter factor receptor induces reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, which drives epithelial cell scattering and motility and is exploited by pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes to invade nonepithelial cells. However, the precise contributions of distinct Rho-GTPases, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases, and actin assembly regulators to c-Met-mediated actin reorganization are still elusive. Here we report that HGF-induced membrane ruffling and Listeria invasion mediated by the bacterial c-Met ligand internalin B (InlB) were significantly impaired but not abrogated upon genetic removal of either Cdc42 or pharmacological inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase). While loss of Cdc42 or PI3-kinase function correlated with reduced HGF- and InlB-triggered Rac activation, complete abolishment of actin reorganization and Rac activation required the simultaneous inactivation of both Cdc42 and PI3-kinase signaling. Moreover, Cdc42 activation was fully independent of PI3-kinase activity, whereas the latter partly depended on Cdc42. Finally, Cdc42 function did not require its interaction with the actin nucleation-promoting factor N-WASP. Instead, actin polymerization was driven by Arp2/3 complex activation through the WAVE complex downstream of Rac. Together, our data establish an intricate signaling network comprising as key molecules Cdc42 and PI3-kinase, which converge on Rac-mediated actin reorganization essential for Listeria invasion and membrane ruffling downstream of c-Met.Citation
Cdc42 and phosphoinositide 3-kinase drive Rac-mediated actin polymerization downstream of c-Met in distinct and common pathways. 2007, 27 (19):6615-28 Mol. Cell. Biol.Affiliation
Cytoskeleton Dynamics Group, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany.Journal
Molecular and cellular biologyPubMed ID
17682062Type
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0270-7306ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1128/MCB.00367-07
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