1 Stahlman Cardiovascular Laboratories, Program for Developmental Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 222 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA
2 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 222 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232-6300, USA
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: david.bader{at}vanderbilt.edu)
Accepted 14 July 2005
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Summary |
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Key words: Epithelial cells, Bves, Cell-cell contact, Cell adhesion
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Introduction |
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One principle feature of epithelia is the polarization of their cells, which is mediated by junctions present along the lateral surface, including tight junctions (TJ), adherens junctions (AJ) and desmosomes (Garrod et al., 1996; Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
; Nagafuchi, 2001
). The two key functions of the TJ are the establishment of apical-basal polarity, to retain complexes and/or receptors within the proper membrane domain, and the creation of a water-tight seal, to prevent the undesired passage of ions or fluid through the cell layer (Balda and Matter, 2000
). Primary components of TJs are transmembrane elements such as occludin (Furuse et al., 1993
) and the claudins (Furuse et al., 1998
) and peripheral membrane proteins ZO-1 (Stevenson et al., 1986
), ZO-2 (Gumbiner et al., 1991
) and ZO-3 (Haskins et al., 1998
). The AJ, found immediately below the TJ, provides the core adhesive interaction between neighbors by interconnecting the actin network (Nagafuchi, 2001
). E-cadherin, a transmembrane component of the AJ, maintains cell-cell adhesion through Ca2+-dependent homophilic binding (Adams et al., 1998a
). Desmosomes provide additional mechanical strength to the cell structure by serving as anchoring sites for the intermediate filament network spanning the epithelial sheet (Getsios et al., 2004
). These three junctional networks regulate the strength of adhesion between cells, thus permitting epithelia to modulate their integrity to meet the functional requirements of the tissue or organ (Garrod et al., 1996
; Provost and Rimm, 1999
; Runswick et al., 2001
; Schneeberger and Lynch, 2004
). For example, during embryonic development, the epithelial germ layers undergo dynamic morphogenetic movements in order to complete the processes of gastrulation and neurulation (Gerhart and Keller, 1986
; Marsden and DeSimone, 2003
; Wallingford et al., 2002
). During these processes, the adhesive nature and integrity of the epithelia are regulated such that proper tissue rearrangements occur. Understanding the contributory role of each junctional complex in the regulation of tissue integrity is crucial to unraveling the intricacies of epithelial cell-cell interactions.
The function of each junctional complex is generally understood and numerous components have been identified (Balda and Matter, 2000; Garrod et al., 1996
; Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
; Gumbiner, 1996
). However, additional roles for and interactions between junctional proteins are continuously revealed. Thus, the discovery of novel regulators and components of cell junctions is essential for gaining insight into the mechanism by which junctions are established during formation and establishment of epithelial integrity. In the following study, we provide evidence that Bves [also called Pop1 (Andree et al., 2000
)] plays a pivotal role in the regulation of epithelial integrity and the maintenance of adhesive cell junctions. Originally identified as a heart-enriched gene product, Bves (blood vessel/epicardial substance) shows no significant homology to any known gene product but is highly conserved across species in which it has been identified (Andree et al., 2000
; DiAngelo et al., 2001
; Knight, 2003; Osler and Bader, 2004
; Reese et al., 1999
; Ripley et al., 2004
; Wada et al., 2001
). We have previously demonstrated that Bves is an
48 kDa three-pass transmembrane protein that localizes to the lateral membrane of the epicardium and, when transfected, confers adhesion to non-adherent mouse fibroblast cells (Wada et al., 2001
). However, the current literature on Bves and related proteins of the Popeye gene family fails to demonstrate any function for Bves in epithelia. Therefore, given the localization and adhesive nature of Bves, we hypothesize that Bves modulates epithelial integrity by its direct or indirect influence on cell cohesion and/or cell junctions. Thus, a critical step toward a comprehensive understanding of the essential nature of Bves is the demonstration of its function in the maintenance of epithelial integrity.
In the current investigation, we demonstrate that Bves localizes closely with TJ components such as ZO-1 and occludin in mature epithelia. Additionally, we determine the timeframe of junction formation/maturation during which Bves is trafficked to the membrane. Furthermore, based on striking similarities to ZO-1 following physiological challenges to cell adhesion, we predict that Bves function is coupled to its localization of the TJ. GST pull-down experiments demonstrate an interaction with ZO-1, further supporting a function at the TJ. Finally, using an antisense morpholino oligonucleotide (MO) knockdown/rescue approach, we reveal that Bves is essential in the regulation of epithelial integrity of an intact monolayer, as indicated by decrease of transepithelial resistance (TER), disruption of the epithelial sheet, and a loss of membrane-localized ZO-1 protein. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Bves is a fundamental component of adhesive cell junctions and identify a functional role for Bves in the maintenance of epithelial cell integrity.
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Materials and Methods |
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Immunofluorescence and electron microscopy
Confocal image capture using a Zeiss LM-410 or LM-510 microscope was performed in part through the use of the VUMC Cell Imaging Shared Resource, and processed using MetaMorph 6.1 software (Universal Imaging Corp.). To generate samples for electron microscopy, an adult mouse was starved overnight, the small intestine was dissected, washed with PBS and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde (PFA) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 30 minutes at room temperature (RT). Following fixation, the intestine was dehydrated through a graded series of alcohols and embedded in Lowicryl resin. Nickel grids with thin sections were blocked in 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in PBS, incubated with B846 antiserum at 1:100 at 4°C overnight, and bathed with anti-rabbit 5 nm immunogold-conjugated secondary antibody (Sigma) for 1 hour at RT. Grids were fixed with 2.5% glutaraldehyde for 15 minutes and counterstained with 2% uranyl acetate for 5 minutes. PBS washes were performed between each step. Quantification of colloidal gold bead binding was performed on sections perpendicular to the cell surface. The distance of each bead from the cell surface was determined and grouped in increments of 100 nm. Controls using no primary antibody were performed and no bead labeling was detected. Experiments were performed in part through the use of the VUMC Research EM Resource.
Glutathione bead preparation
GST fusion proteins were generated by PCR from the C-terminal tail of Bves (aa 115-347) and the N-terminal tail (aa 1-36) by A. Wada and cloned into the pGEX bacterial expression vector. GST-N terminal Bves, a 34 kDa protein, consists of the GST tag 5' of the extracellular N-terminal region of Bves. GST-C terminal Bves, which migrates at 66 kDa, contains the GST tag followed by the intracellular C-terminal tail. Constructs were transformed into BL21 E. coli bacterial strain and protein was induced with isopropyl-ß-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), using standard methods (Amersham). Bacterial lysate was stored at 80°C until use. Preparation of GST beads for pull-down was performed as follows. A 50% slurry of glutathione-Sepharose 4B was prepared from a commercially available 75% slurry (Amersham). An aliquot of 1 ml of bacterial lysate expressing the GST fusion proteins was cleared by centrifugation (14,000 g) prior to the addition of 40 µl of 50% slurry. Cleared lysate was incubated with beads for at least 2 hours or overnight, beads were washed three times with 100 µl of PBS, and resuspended in 100 µl of PBS. Samples from all three fractions were subjected to PAGE and colloidal blue staining and the amount of GST-bound protein used for pulldowns was equilibrated.
GST pulldown
MDCK cell lysate used for GST pulldown experiments were performed using the methods of Fanning et al. (Fanning et al., 1998). Briefly, cells were grown on 60 mm plates to confluency, placed on ice, and washed twice with PBS. Protein was extracted with 1 ml of extraction buffer (20 mM Tris pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 0.05% SDS, 1 mg/ml BSA, 1 mM DTT) and 100 µl of protease inhibitor (Sigma, P8340). Cells were incubated on ice for 30 minutes, scraped off the plate and centrifuged for 30 minutes at 18,000 g at 4°C. Cell lysate was removed from the pellet and retained. Lysate was precleared by incubation with 20 µl bed volume of beads for 2 hours at 4°C, after which beads were spun down and lysate was removed. Glutathione beads bound with GST constructs were added to the lysate and incubated overnight at 4°C. Beads were washed 5 times with 100 µl PBS and bound protein was eluted with 20 µl of 1x SDS sample buffer, boiled for 3 minutes, and loaded onto an 8-10% polyacrylamide gel. Western blotting was performed using standard methods and the antibody concentrations used were as listed above.
Immunoblotting of HCE cells
Western blotting was performed as previously reported (Knight, 2003). Briefly, cells were harvested by trypsin treatment and resuspended in 1 ml TBS with protein inhibitor (0.5%; Roche Diagnostics, Cat. no. 1836170). Cells were disrupted by sonication which was followed by centrifugation to collect the pellet. The pellet was resuspended in sample buffer (60 mM Tris, 10 mM glycine, 2% SDS, pH 6.8) with 0.5% protein inhibitors and further sonicated and then centrifuged. The supernatant was collected and 20 µg total protein separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The samples were transferred to a polyvinylidene fluoride membrane (Immobilon-P membrane; Millipore). The membranes were probed with antibodies against Bves, ß-actin and ZO-1, followed by appropriate species HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA).
Cell culture treatments
Low Ca2+ culture conditions were achieved by growing EMCs in MEM (Sigma) with 8% serum (Atlanta Biosciences) and penicillin-streptomycin cocktail. A small volume of CaCl2 was added, in addition to the Ca2+ contributed by the serum, giving a final Ca2+ concentration in the culture medium of <10 µM. We have determined that the EMC line can support the development of a primordial monolayer even under persistent conditions of low Ca2+. Cells continue to grow, although more slowly, when maintained for several weeks in low Ca2+ medium. Experiments were performed following passages three or four in low Ca2+ medium. For 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) treatment of cells, MDCK or EMC cells were plated at high density (5x105 cells/well) on 4-well chamber slides (Lab-Tek) in complete DMEM. The following day, cells were incubated in serum-free DMEM for 1 hour. Cells were switched to serum-free DMEM with 5 mM EGTA for 2 hours. Control wells were switched back to serum-free DMEM with normal Ca2+ levels. Experimental wells were treated with 100 nM TPA in DMEM for 1 hour. Cells were fixed and processed by standard methods (as referenced above). The anti-Bves morpholino oligonucleotide (MO) used in this study has been described previously (Ripley et al., 2004). HCE cells were treated with nonspecific control or anti-human Bves MOs at 3 and 5 days after cells reached full confluence, at which time TER measurements were recorded.
Measure of transepithelial resistance
HCE lines were seeded onto clear polycarbonate (0.4 µm) membrane cell culture inserts (Falcon, no. 35-3090) at a density of 104 cells/cm2. The transepithelial resistance (TER) was measured at 14 days using an epithelial voltometer (EVOMX-A; World Precision Instruments, Sarasota, FL, USA). After the TER was obtained, polycarbonate membranes were cut away from the plastic insert and immunofluorescence staining was performed.
Generation of chicken Bves HCE cells for rescue experiments
In order to assign specific phenotypes to the MO knockdown of Bves, a rescue strategy was applied. A `rescue' plasmid was generated as follows: chick Bves cDNA (Reese et al., 1999), which encodes the full length Bves protein (358 amino acids) and does not contain the MO target sequence, was cloned in frame into a neomycin-resistant expression plasmid with CMV promoter and FLAG epitope. HCE cells were transfected using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) and selected in 20 µg/ml G418 antibiotic (Sigma). Five clones were selected based on FLAG labeling at the cell surface. The HCE cell line reported here, which stably expresses the MO-resistant chicken Bves rescue construct, is referred to as HCE-R. Two-tailed Student's t-test statistical analyses were performed to determine statistical significance (Microsoft Excel).
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Results |
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Ca2+ switch assays challenge the integrity of an epithelial monolayer because many adhesion proteins such as cadherin rely on Ca2+ for their function. When Ca2+ is transiently depleted from a confluent, polarized monolayer of cells, the adhesive junctions disassemble and the cohesive nature of the epithelial sheet is compromised. This is represented by the loss of membrane-localized junctional proteins (Gumbiner et al., 1988; Nagafuchi et al., 1987
). We found that EMCs can form a monolayer with primordial adhesive contacts following persistent culture in low Ca2+, as has been observed with various other cells (Chaproniere and McKeehan, 1986
; Ochieng et al., 1990
; Shirakawa et al., 1986
). Under these conditions, Bves was observed at contact points between the cortical actin networks of apposing cells (Fig. 5A, arrows) and was distributed around the cell circumference at confluence (Fig. 5B, arrows). This demonstrates that Bves localization and function at the membrane is Ca2+ independent, which correlates with our previous finding that exogenously expressed Bves induces L-cell aggregation in a Ca2+-independent manner (Wada et al., 2001
). Interestingly, ZO-1 mimicked this pattern at the cell surface after persistent Ca2+ depletion, and colocalized precisely with Bves (Fig. 5B, merge). Conversely, E-cadherin was absent from the cell membrane, as expected (Fig. 5C, middle panel arrow) and was only observed at the cell periphery in the presence of Ca2+ (Fig. 5C, middle panel insert).
While many studies have shown TJ assembly to be dependent on AJ assembly (Rothen-Rutishauser et al., 2002) and exogenous Ca2+ (Wilson, 1997
), others have reported that ZO-1 is retained at the membrane of specific epithelial lines under various low Ca2+ culture manipulations (Fukuhara et al., 2002
; Ide et al., 1999
; Kartenbeck et al., 1991
; Nishimura et al., 2002
). Occludin was also absent from the cell membrane (data not shown) signifying that, although ZO-1 is retained at the membrane, intact TJ cannot form under these conditions. These findings reiterate the fact that Bves and ZO-1 are regulated differently than E-cadherin and the well-established Ca2+-dependent molecular network. These findings highlight the similarity of Bves and ZO-1 action under these conditions as well as underscore the Ca2+-independent nature of Bves function in epithelia. We demonstrate that Bves resides at the TJ with ZO-1 and occludin (Figs 2, 3). Here, we again find a striking similarity between Bves and ZO-1 response, further suggesting a role for Bves at the TJ.
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The Bves C-terminus interacts with the ZO-1 protein complex
To show that Bves is a component of an epithelial junction, it is crucial to provide evidence of physical association of Bves and known components. The present data suggest that Bves functions at the TJ and thus, could interact with TJ proteins. A GST pull-down assay was performed to determine whether Bves binds, either directly or indirectly to components of the TJ. GST, GST N-terminal Bves and GST C-terminal Bves constructs were used to probe for interaction with candidate TJ proteins (Fig. 7A). ZO-1 was detected in the complex retained on beads bound with GST-C terminal Bves (Fig. 7B). Precipitated ZO-1 was not detected in the GST control fraction or, importantly, in the GST N-terminal Bves fraction, as this portion of the molecule has an extracellular distribution (Knight, 2003). However, an interaction between occludin and GST-Bves was not detected (Fig. 7C). This indicates that Bves may interact with the TJ directly or indirectly through the peripheral membrane protein ZO-1 and not membrane-bound occludin. This finding provides additional strength to the hypothesis that Bves is a functional component of the TJ, as these GST pull-down experiments demonstrate an association between Bves and the multimolecular complex containing ZO-1.
Knockdown of Bves function disrupts TJ integrity
To analyze Bves function, a method to eliminate and rescue Bves activity in an epithelial cell system was generated. We accomplished this by treating HCE cells with anti-human Bves MO and rescuing with transfected exogenous chicken Bves. HCE cells were used in this assay for several reasons. HCE parental cells are of human origin and display the same membrane distribution of Bves and TJ proteins (Fig. 8A) as observed in other cells, such as MDCK (Fig. 2). In addition, the cells more readily took up transfected DNA and MO than other lines tested, making HCE cells ideal for this study. Importantly, after examining numerous cell lines, HCE-R cells that stably express a `MO-rescuing' chicken Bves construct appropriately trafficked the FLAG-tagged Bves to the membrane (Fig. 8B). This is highly significant, as this is the first cell culture system where expression and trafficking of exogenous Bves mirrors the endogenous pattern. Previously, we and others (Andree et al., 2000) have made several attempts to generate stable cell lines expressing Bves constructs and found that other cells did not properly traffic the Bves to the cell membrane upon transfection. However, this cell line affords, for the first time, an opportunity to identify Bves function and manipulate Bves in an in vitro environment. Furthermore, MO treatment of HCE cells results in a decrease of detectable membrane-localized Bves.
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Discussion |
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Significant to this study is the placement of Bves into a definitive junction within the terminal bar of epithelial cells. While previous findings determined that Bves localizes to the cell membrane and confers adhesion to L-cells after transfection, the protein had not been assigned to a subcellular domain prior to this report. Our current immunohistochemical, confocal and immuno-EM analyses of cell lines and the gastric epithelium indicate that Bves co-localizes with occludin and ZO-1. Also, Bves responds like both TJ markers following TPA challenge, an assay used to identify components of the TJ, such as JEAP and MAGI/BAP1 (Ide et al., 1999; Nishimura et al., 2002
). Importantly, of these two TJ proteins, only the ZO-1-containing complex was shown to interact with Bves. We postulate that we detect an interaction with ZO-1, and not occludin, because of the relative strengths of interaction between Bves and these proteins. While Bves interaction with ZO-1 may be direct or indirect, through a third protein, it appears to be tightly associated with ZO-1. Although we believe that the ZO-1/Bves interaction occurs at the membrane, it is not out of question that the association we detected occurs elsewhere in the cell.
Although ZO-1 and occludin are both TJ components, ZO-1 clearly has roles outside the TJ, and its behavior is often distinct from occludin (Fanning et al., 1998; Gottardi et al., 1996
; Itoh et al., 1997
; Schneeberger and Lynch, 2004
). ZO-1 is a scaffolding protein that interacts with occludin, claudins and ZO proteins at the TJ in epithelial cells but also possesses an increasing number of other binding partners (Balda and Matter, 2000
; Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
; Matter and Balda, 2003
). For example, ZO-1 can be detected at contact points with E-cadherin and catenin proteins, well before occludin, claudins and other TJ components translocate to the cell periphery (Ando-Akatsuka et al., 1999
). Also, in non-epithelial cells where TJ are not formed and occludin is not expressed, ZO-1 functions as a crosslinker between the cadherin complex and actin network, through interaction with AJ protein
-catenin (Itoh et al., 1993
) and the nectin-afadin complex (Yokoyama et al., 2001
). In the present study, we found that Bves exhibits greater similarity to ZO-1 in several cases. For example, Bves localizes to cell-cell contacts with the cadherin/catenin complex, mimicking what is observed with ZO-1 during contact formation (Ando-Akatsuka et al., 1999
). Interestingly, persistent culture of EMCs in low Ca2+ revealed a remarkable parallel between the responses of Bves and ZO-1, even when E-cadherin and occludin failed to localize to the membrane. Also, Bves localizes with ZO-1 in some non-epithelial cells lacking functional TJs and expression of occludin. Finally, Bves was detected outside the predicted TJ domain in ultrastructural studies. Thus, while we establish that Bves is concentrated at the TJ, we find that Bves exhibits membrane properties like ZO-1 rather than occludin. With the finding that Bves interacts with the ZO-1-containing complex, our data suggests that while Bves clearly has a role at the TJ, the possibility remains that Bves may have roles expanding beyond the TJ-like ZO-1. We currently have no definitive explanation for this, although it is likely that this similarity of ZO-1 and Bves can be correlated with a common function.
To further investigate Bves function in epithelia, we established the SV40-t HCE cell model system where Bves function can be disabled following morpholino treatment and rescued with exogenous protein expression. We combined these MO experiments with TER analysis, a method used to confirm a functional role for proteins at the TJ (Cereijido et al., 1978; Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
; Gumbiner and Simons, 1986
; Sonoda et al., 1999
). Recently, the proteins coxsackie- and adenovirus receptor-like membrane protein (CLMP) and myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) have been established as TJ components using this assay (Clayburgh et al., 2004
; Raschperger et al., 2004
). Bves knockdown by MO in HCE cells results in the rapid loss of TER, epithelial polarization and the disassembly of cell junctions. Similarly, RNAi suppression of junctional adhesion molecule 1 (JAM-1) or partitioning-defective 3 (PAR-3) disrupted TJ integrity, caused a mislocalization of related proteins and caused a drop in TER values (Chen and Macara, 2005
; Mandell et al., 2005
). In addition, Chen et al. rescued the alterations by expression of human PAR-3 (Chen and Macara, 2005
). It is important to note that the transfection of chicken Bves into HCE cells not only rescues the MO knockdown effects as demonstrated by retention of ZO-1 at the membrane, but drastically increases the TER of both control and MO-treated HCE-R cells. This signifies that Bves could be required for integrity of the epithelial sheet by its influence at the TJ. We postulate that the overexpression of Bves strengthens the TJ seal, thus generating a significantly higher TER value, as has been shown with overexpression of other TJ proteins (Cohen et al., 2001
; McCarthy et al., 1996
; Raschperger et al., 2004
). Furthermore, this increase in TER and rescue demonstrates that the observed phenotype is Bves-dependent and suggests a conservation of Bves function between species. Taken together, the present study is the first to assign a function for Bves in epithelial maintenance and integrity and establishes that Bves may be an important molecular component of the TJ.
We interpret our findings as supporting localization and function for Bves at the TJ. However, as discussed, we predict that Bves can act outside the TJ as well, since it localizes with ZO-1 in some non-epithelial cells. Throughout the literature, studies show that proteins found at the TJ can have cellular functions ranging from polarity establishment (Roh et al., 2002) to roles in immune system regulation (Coyne et al., 2004
). Reports in recent years have placed an increasing number of proteins at the TJ, many of which are known as MAGUK proteins because they contain PDZ, SH3, and GUK domains. MAGUK proteins include the ZO family members, proteins of the PAR/PATJ/Crumbs, MAGI and MUPP groups (Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
). In addition, other `non-traditional' molecules lacking these domains are also recruited to the TJ and co-localize with ZO-1 and function as adaptor proteins, regulatory proteins, or transcriptional regulators (Matter and Balda, 2003
; Schneeberger and Lynch, 2004
). Not surprisingly, ZO-1 has been shown to be a multifunctional molecule, as it has a wide variety of interacting proteins and roles in cell adhesion as well as other cellular functions (reviewed by Balda and Matter, 2000
; Gonzalez-Mariscal et al., 2003
; Matter and Balda, 2003
; Schneeberger and Lynch, 2004
). Although Bves lacks recognizable domains, we predict an involvement for Bves within the lateral tight junctional complex. In conclusion, our studies show for the first time an endogenous function for Bves in epithelia and support the idea that Bves is an essential component in the maintenance of epithelial integrity.
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