Association of alpha-dystrobrevin with reorganizing tight junctions.
J Membr Biol
; 203(1): 21-30, 2005 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Alpha-dystrobrevin (alpha-DB) has been described primarily as a cytoplasmic component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex in skeletal muscle cells. Isoforms of alpha-DB show different localization in cells and tissues; at basolateral membranes in epithelial cells, dystrobrevins mediate contact with the extracellular matrix, peripheral and transmembrane proteins and the filamentous actin cytoskeleton. Beside their structural role, alpha-DBs are assumed to be important in cell signalling and cell differentiation. We have primarily assessed the role of alpha-DB in two epithelial cell lines (MDCK I, HT 29), which represent different developmental stages and exhibit distinct permeability characteristics. Using a polyclonal anti-alpha-DB antibody, we have investigated its expression, localization and association with tight junction (TJ)- associated proteins (ZO-1, occludin) before and after protein kinase C (PKC) activation with phorbol myristate acetate. Distinct subsets of alpha-DB isoforms were detected in the two cell lines by immunoblotting. In both cell lines there was submembranous localization of alpha-DB both apically and basolaterally, shown with confocal imaging. PKC activation caused a reorganization of TJ, which was parallel to increased localization of alpha-DB to TJ areas, most pronounced in MDCK I cells. Moreover, actin and ZO-1 co-immunoprecipitated with a-DB, as displayed with immunoblotting. Our findings suggest that a-dystrobrevin specifically is associated with the tight junctions during their reorganization.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neuropéptidos
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Uniones Estrechas
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Proteínas Asociadas a la Distrofina
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Membr Biol
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia