CED-10-WASP-Arp2/3 signaling axis regulates apoptotic cell corpse engulfment in C. elegans.
Dev Biol
; 428(1): 215-223, 2017 08 01.
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ABSTRACT
Efficient clearance of apoptotic cells is essential for tissue homeostasis in metazoans. Genetic studies in Caenorhabditis elegans have identified signaling cascades that activate CED-10/Rac1 GTPase and promote actin cytoskeletal rearrangement during apoptotic cell engulfment. However, the molecular connection between CED-10 activation and actin reorganization remains elusive. Here, we provide evidence that CED-10 binds to the Arp2/3 nucleation promoting factor WASP; CED-10 recruits WASP and Arp2/3 to apoptotic cell corpses in the phagocytes. The loss of WASP and Arp2/3 impaired cell corpse engulfment. Furthermore, we uncover that a WASP-activating factor SEM-5/GRB2 functions in the phagocytes to promote cell corpse clearance. Together, our results suggest CED-10 reorganizes the actin cytoskeleton by recruiting the WASP-Arp2/3 actin nucleation factors during apoptotic cell engulfment.
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Asunto principal:
Fagocitosis
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Citoesqueleto de Actina
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Caenorhabditis elegans
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Apoptosis
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Proteínas de Unión al GTP rac
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Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans
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Proteína 2 Relacionada con la Actina
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Proteína 3 Relacionada con la Actina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Dev Biol
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China