Activation of Hippo Pathway Damages Slit Diaphragm by Deprivation of Ajuba Proteins.
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
ISSN: 1533-3450
Titre abrégé: J Am Soc Nephrol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9013836
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 06 2023
01 06 2023
Historique:
received:
22
07
2022
accepted:
06
02
2023
pmc-release:
01
06
2024
medline:
2
6
2023
pubmed:
18
3
2023
entrez:
17
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Nuclear exclusion of the cotranscription factor YAP, which is a consequence of activation of the Hippo signaling pathway, leads to FSGS and podocyte apoptosis. Ajuba proteins play an important role in the glomerular filtration barrier by keeping the Hippo pathway inactive. In nephrocytes from Drosophila melanogaster , a well-established model system for podocyte research, Ajuba proteins ensure slit diaphragm (SD) formation and function. Hippo pathway activation leads to mislocalization of Ajuba proteins, decreased SD formation, rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, and increased SD permeability. Targeting the kinases of the Hippo pathway with specific inhibitors in the glomerulus could, therefore, be a promising strategy for therapy of FSGS. The highly conserved Hippo pathway, which regulates organ growth and cell proliferation by inhibiting transcriptional cofactors YAP/TAZ, plays a special role in podocytes, where activation of the pathway leads to apoptosis. The Ajuba family proteins (Ajuba, LIM domain-containing protein 1 (LIMD1) and Wilms tumor protein 1-interacting protein [WTIP]) can bind and inactivate large tumor suppressor kinases 1 and 2, (LATS1/2) two of the Hippo pathway key kinases. WTIP, furthermore, connects the slit diaphragm (SD), the specialized cell-cell junction between podocytes, with the actin cytoskeleton. We used garland cell nephrocytes of Drosophila melanogaster to monitor the role of Ajuba proteins in Hippo pathway regulation and structural integrity of the SD. Microscopy and functional assays analyzed the interplay between Ajuba proteins and LATS2 regarding expression, localization, interaction, and effects on the functionality of the SD. In nephrocytes, the Ajuba homolog Djub recruited Warts (LATS2 homolog) to the SD. Knockdown of Djub activated the Hippo pathway. Reciprocally, Hippo activation reduced the Djub level. Both Djub knockdown and Hippo activation led to morphological changes in the SD, rearrangement of the cortical actin cytoskeleton, and increased SD permeability. Knockdown of Warts or overexpression of constitutively active Yki prevented these effects. In podocytes, Hippo pathway activation or knockdown of YAP also decreased the level of Ajuba proteins. Ajuba proteins regulate the structure and function of the SD in nephrocytes, connecting the SD protein complex to the actin cytoskeleton and maintaining the Hippo pathway in an inactive state. Hippo pathway activation directly influencing Djub expression suggests a self-amplifying feedback mechanism.
Sections du résumé
SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT
Nuclear exclusion of the cotranscription factor YAP, which is a consequence of activation of the Hippo signaling pathway, leads to FSGS and podocyte apoptosis. Ajuba proteins play an important role in the glomerular filtration barrier by keeping the Hippo pathway inactive. In nephrocytes from Drosophila melanogaster , a well-established model system for podocyte research, Ajuba proteins ensure slit diaphragm (SD) formation and function. Hippo pathway activation leads to mislocalization of Ajuba proteins, decreased SD formation, rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, and increased SD permeability. Targeting the kinases of the Hippo pathway with specific inhibitors in the glomerulus could, therefore, be a promising strategy for therapy of FSGS.
BACKGROUND
The highly conserved Hippo pathway, which regulates organ growth and cell proliferation by inhibiting transcriptional cofactors YAP/TAZ, plays a special role in podocytes, where activation of the pathway leads to apoptosis. The Ajuba family proteins (Ajuba, LIM domain-containing protein 1 (LIMD1) and Wilms tumor protein 1-interacting protein [WTIP]) can bind and inactivate large tumor suppressor kinases 1 and 2, (LATS1/2) two of the Hippo pathway key kinases. WTIP, furthermore, connects the slit diaphragm (SD), the specialized cell-cell junction between podocytes, with the actin cytoskeleton.
METHODS
We used garland cell nephrocytes of Drosophila melanogaster to monitor the role of Ajuba proteins in Hippo pathway regulation and structural integrity of the SD. Microscopy and functional assays analyzed the interplay between Ajuba proteins and LATS2 regarding expression, localization, interaction, and effects on the functionality of the SD.
RESULTS
In nephrocytes, the Ajuba homolog Djub recruited Warts (LATS2 homolog) to the SD. Knockdown of Djub activated the Hippo pathway. Reciprocally, Hippo activation reduced the Djub level. Both Djub knockdown and Hippo activation led to morphological changes in the SD, rearrangement of the cortical actin cytoskeleton, and increased SD permeability. Knockdown of Warts or overexpression of constitutively active Yki prevented these effects. In podocytes, Hippo pathway activation or knockdown of YAP also decreased the level of Ajuba proteins.
CONCLUSIONS
Ajuba proteins regulate the structure and function of the SD in nephrocytes, connecting the SD protein complex to the actin cytoskeleton and maintaining the Hippo pathway in an inactive state. Hippo pathway activation directly influencing Djub expression suggests a self-amplifying feedback mechanism.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36930055
doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000107
pii: 00001751-202306000-00013
pmc: PMC10278832
doi:
Substances chimiques
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
0
YAP-Signaling Proteins
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Drosophila Proteins
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1039-1055Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 by the American Society of Nephrology.
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