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Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition
Tight junctions (TJs) are essential cell adhesion structures that act as a barrier to separate the internal milieu from the external environment in multicellular organisms. Although their major constituents have been identified, it is unknown how the formation of TJs is regulated. TJ formation depen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028530/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29720382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201711042 |
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author | Shigetomi, Kenta Ono, Yumiko Inai, Tetsuichiro Ikenouchi, Junichi |
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description | Tight junctions (TJs) are essential cell adhesion structures that act as a barrier to separate the internal milieu from the external environment in multicellular organisms. Although their major constituents have been identified, it is unknown how the formation of TJs is regulated. TJ formation depends on the preceding formation of adherens junctions (AJs) in epithelial cells; however, the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this study, loss of AJs in α-catenin–knockout (KO) EpH4 epithelial cells altered the lipid composition of the plasma membrane (PM) and led to endocytosis of claudins, a major component of TJs. Sphingomyelin with long-chain fatty acids and cholesterol were enriched in the TJ-containing PM fraction. Depletion of cholesterol abolished the formation of TJs. Conversely, addition of cholesterol restored TJ formation in α-catenin–KO cells. Collectively, we propose that AJs mediate the formation of TJs by increasing the level of cholesterol in the PM. |
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spelling | pubmed-60285302019-01-02 Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition Shigetomi, Kenta Ono, Yumiko Inai, Tetsuichiro Ikenouchi, Junichi J Cell Biol Research Articles Tight junctions (TJs) are essential cell adhesion structures that act as a barrier to separate the internal milieu from the external environment in multicellular organisms. Although their major constituents have been identified, it is unknown how the formation of TJs is regulated. TJ formation depends on the preceding formation of adherens junctions (AJs) in epithelial cells; however, the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this study, loss of AJs in α-catenin–knockout (KO) EpH4 epithelial cells altered the lipid composition of the plasma membrane (PM) and led to endocytosis of claudins, a major component of TJs. Sphingomyelin with long-chain fatty acids and cholesterol were enriched in the TJ-containing PM fraction. Depletion of cholesterol abolished the formation of TJs. Conversely, addition of cholesterol restored TJ formation in α-catenin–KO cells. Collectively, we propose that AJs mediate the formation of TJs by increasing the level of cholesterol in the PM. Rockefeller University Press 2018-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6028530/ /pubmed/29720382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201711042 Text en © 2018 Shigetomi et al. http://www.rupress.org/terms/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms/). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 4.0 International license, as described at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Shigetomi, Kenta Ono, Yumiko Inai, Tetsuichiro Ikenouchi, Junichi Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title | Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title_full | Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title_fullStr | Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title_full_unstemmed | Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title_short | Adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
title_sort | adherens junctions influence tight junction formation via changes in membrane lipid composition |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028530/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29720382 http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201711042 |
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