Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization.
Adducins tightly regulate actin dynamics which is critical for endothelial barrier function. Adducins were reported to regulate epithelial junctional remodeling by controlling the assembly of actin filaments at areas of cell-cell contact. Here, we investigated the role of α-adducin for endothelial b...
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| author | Daniela Kugelmann Jens Waschke Mariya Y Radeva |
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| description | Adducins tightly regulate actin dynamics which is critical for endothelial barrier function. Adducins were reported to regulate epithelial junctional remodeling by controlling the assembly of actin filaments at areas of cell-cell contact. Here, we investigated the role of α-adducin for endothelial barrier regulation by using microvascular human dermal and myocardial murine endothelial cells. Parallel transendothelial electrical resistance (TER) measurements and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that siRNA-mediated adducin depletion impaired endothelial barrier formation and led to severe fragmentation of VE-cadherin immunostaining at cell-cell borders. To further test whether the peripheral localization of α-adducin is functionally linked with the integrity of endothelial adherens junctions, junctional remodeling was induced by a Ca(2+)-switch assay. Ca(2+)-depletion disturbed both linear vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin and adducin location along cell junctions, whereas their localization was restored following Ca(2+)-repletion. Similar results were obtained for α-adducin phosphorylated at a site typical for PKA (pSer481). To verify that endothelial barrier properties and junction reorganization can be effectively modulated by altering Ca(2+)-concentration, TER measurements were performed. Thus, Ca(2+)-depletion drastically reduced TER, whereas Ca(2+)-repletion led to recovery of endothelial barrier properties resulting in increased TER. Interestingly, the Ca(2+)-dependent increase in TER was also significantly reduced after efficient α-adducin downregulation. Finally, we report that inflammatory mediator-induced endothelial barrier breakdown is associated with loss of α-adducin from the cell membrane. Taken together, our results indicate that α-adducin is involved in remodeling of endothelial adhesion junctions and thereby contributes to endothelial barrier regulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d33c2c260c4449b7bd22bf784056d2442022-12-22T03:04:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01105e012621310.1371/journal.pone.0126213Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization.Daniela KugelmannJens WaschkeMariya Y RadevaAdducins tightly regulate actin dynamics which is critical for endothelial barrier function. Adducins were reported to regulate epithelial junctional remodeling by controlling the assembly of actin filaments at areas of cell-cell contact. Here, we investigated the role of α-adducin for endothelial barrier regulation by using microvascular human dermal and myocardial murine endothelial cells. Parallel transendothelial electrical resistance (TER) measurements and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that siRNA-mediated adducin depletion impaired endothelial barrier formation and led to severe fragmentation of VE-cadherin immunostaining at cell-cell borders. To further test whether the peripheral localization of α-adducin is functionally linked with the integrity of endothelial adherens junctions, junctional remodeling was induced by a Ca(2+)-switch assay. Ca(2+)-depletion disturbed both linear vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin and adducin location along cell junctions, whereas their localization was restored following Ca(2+)-repletion. Similar results were obtained for α-adducin phosphorylated at a site typical for PKA (pSer481). To verify that endothelial barrier properties and junction reorganization can be effectively modulated by altering Ca(2+)-concentration, TER measurements were performed. Thus, Ca(2+)-depletion drastically reduced TER, whereas Ca(2+)-repletion led to recovery of endothelial barrier properties resulting in increased TER. Interestingly, the Ca(2+)-dependent increase in TER was also significantly reduced after efficient α-adducin downregulation. Finally, we report that inflammatory mediator-induced endothelial barrier breakdown is associated with loss of α-adducin from the cell membrane. Taken together, our results indicate that α-adducin is involved in remodeling of endothelial adhesion junctions and thereby contributes to endothelial barrier regulation.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4433183?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Kugelmann Jens Waschke Mariya Y Radeva Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. PLoS ONE |
| title | Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. |
| title_full | Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. |
| title_fullStr | Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. |
| title_short | Adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization. |
| title_sort | adducin is involved in endothelial barrier stabilization |
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