Dynamin Autonomously Regulates Podocyte Focal Adhesion Maturation.
J Am Soc Nephrol
; 28(2): 446-451, 2017 02.
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ABSTRACT
Rho family GTPases, the prototypical members of which are Cdc42, Rac1, and RhoA, are molecular switches best known for regulating the actin cytoskeleton. In addition to the canonical small GTPases, the large GTPase dynamin has been implicated in regulating the actin cytoskeleton via direct dynamin-actin interactions. The physiologic role of dynamin in regulating the actin cytoskeleton has been linked to the maintenance of the kidney filtration barrier. Additionally, the small molecule Bis-T-23, which promotes actin-dependent dynamin oligomerization and thus, increases actin polymerization, improved renal health in diverse models of CKD, implicating dynamin as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of CKD. Here, we show that treating cultured mouse podocytes with Bis-T-23 promoted stress fiber formation and focal adhesion maturation in a dynamin-dependent manner. Furthermore, Bis-T-23 induced the formation of focal adhesions and stress fibers in cells in which the RhoA signaling pathway was downregulated by multiple experimental approaches. Our study suggests that dynamin regulates focal adhesion maturation by a mechanism parallel to and synergistic with the RhoA signaling pathway. Identification of dynamin as one of the essential and autonomous regulators of focal adhesion maturation suggests a molecular mechanism that underlies the beneficial effect of Bis-T-23 on podocyte physiology.
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J Am Soc Nephrol
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NEFROLOGIA
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2017
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