1. Rotavirus-Induced Early Activation of the RhoA/ROCK/MLC Signaling Pathway Mediates the Disruption of Tight Junctions in Polarized MDCK Cells
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Mahmoud Soliman, Jun-Gyu Park, Mun-Il Kang, Kyoung-Oh Cho, Ji-Yun Kim, Mia Madel Alfajaro, Yeong-Bin Baek, Eun-Hyo Cho, Sang-Ik Park, and Deok-Song Kim
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Rotavirus ,0301 basic medicine ,Cytoplasm ,Cell Membrane Permeability ,RHOA ,Myosin light-chain kinase ,lcsh:Medicine ,Cell Line ,Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells ,Tight Junctions ,03 medical and health sciences ,Dogs ,Animals ,Humans ,lcsh:Science ,Receptor ,Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase ,Protein kinase C ,rho-Associated Kinases ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Tight junction ,Chemistry ,lcsh:R ,Membrane Proteins ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,Paracellular transport ,biology.protein ,lcsh:Q ,Cattle ,Signal transduction ,rhoA GTP-Binding Protein ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Intestinal epithelial tight junctions (TJ) are a major barrier restricting the entry of various harmful factors including pathogens; however, they also represent an important entry portal for pathogens. Although the rotavirus-induced early disruption of TJ integrity and targeting of TJ proteins as coreceptors are well-defined, the precise molecular mechanisms involved remain unknown. In the present study, infection of polarized MDCK cells with the species A rotavirus (RVA) strains human DS-1 and bovine NCDV induced a redistribution of TJ proteins into the cytoplasm, a reversible decrease in transepithelial resistance, and an increase in paracellular permeability. RhoA/ROCK/MLC signaling was identified as activated at an early stage of infection, while inhibition of this pathway prevented the rotavirus-induced early disruption of TJ integrity and alteration of TJ protein distribution. Activation of pMYPT, PKC, or MLCK, which are known to participate in TJ dissociation, was not observed in MDCK cells infected with either rotavirus strain. Our data demonstrated that binding of RVA virions or cogent VP8* proteins to cellular receptors activates RhoA/ROCK/MLC signaling, which alters TJ protein distribution and disrupts TJ integrity via contraction of the perijunctional actomyosin ring, facilitating virion access to coreceptors and entry into cells.
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- 2018