Diacylglycerol kinase ζ regulates RhoA activation via a kinase-independent scaffolding mechanism
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Diacylglycerol kinase ζ regulates RhoA activation via a kinase-independent scaffolding mechanism. / Ard, Ryan; Mulatz, Kirk; Abramovici, Hanan; Maillet, Jean-Christian; Fottinger, Alexandra; Foley, Tanya; Byham, Michèle-Renée; Iqbal, Tasfia Ahmed; Yoneda, Atsuko; Couchman, John R; Parks, Robin J; Gee, Stephen H.
In: Molecular Biology of the Cell, Vol. 23, No. 20, 10.2012, p. 4008-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Diacylglycerol kinase ζ regulates RhoA activation via a kinase-independent scaffolding mechanism
AU - Ard, Ryan
AU - Mulatz, Kirk
AU - Abramovici, Hanan
AU - Maillet, Jean-Christian
AU - Fottinger, Alexandra
AU - Foley, Tanya
AU - Byham, Michèle-Renée
AU - Iqbal, Tasfia Ahmed
AU - Yoneda, Atsuko
AU - Couchman, John R
AU - Parks, Robin J
AU - Gee, Stephen H
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Rho GTPases share a common inhibitor, Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI), which regulates their expression levels, membrane localization, and activation state. The selective dissociation of individual Rho GTPases from RhoGDI ensures appropriate responses to cellular signals, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Diacylglycerol kinase ζ (DGKζ), which phosphorylates diacylglycerol to yield phosphatidic acid, selectively dissociates Rac1 by stimulating PAK1-mediated phosphorylation of RhoGDI on Ser-101/174. Similarly, phosphorylation of RhoGDI on Ser-34 by protein kinase Cα (PKCα) selectively releases RhoA. Here we show DGKζ is required for RhoA activation and Ser-34 phosphorylation, which were decreased in DGKζ-deficient fibroblasts and rescued by wild-type DGKζ or a catalytically inactive mutant. DGKζ bound directly to the C-terminus of RhoA and the regulatory arm of RhoGDI and was required for efficient interaction of PKCα and RhoA. DGKζ-null fibroblasts had condensed F-actin bundles and altered focal adhesion distribution, indicative of aberrant RhoA signaling. Two targets of the RhoA effector ROCK showed reduced phosphorylation in DGKζ-null cells. Collectively our findings suggest DGKζ functions as a scaffold to assemble a signaling complex that functions as a RhoA-selective, GDI dissociation factor. As a regulator of Rac1 and RhoA activity, DGKζ is a critical factor linking changes in lipid signaling to actin reorganization.
AB - Rho GTPases share a common inhibitor, Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI), which regulates their expression levels, membrane localization, and activation state. The selective dissociation of individual Rho GTPases from RhoGDI ensures appropriate responses to cellular signals, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Diacylglycerol kinase ζ (DGKζ), which phosphorylates diacylglycerol to yield phosphatidic acid, selectively dissociates Rac1 by stimulating PAK1-mediated phosphorylation of RhoGDI on Ser-101/174. Similarly, phosphorylation of RhoGDI on Ser-34 by protein kinase Cα (PKCα) selectively releases RhoA. Here we show DGKζ is required for RhoA activation and Ser-34 phosphorylation, which were decreased in DGKζ-deficient fibroblasts and rescued by wild-type DGKζ or a catalytically inactive mutant. DGKζ bound directly to the C-terminus of RhoA and the regulatory arm of RhoGDI and was required for efficient interaction of PKCα and RhoA. DGKζ-null fibroblasts had condensed F-actin bundles and altered focal adhesion distribution, indicative of aberrant RhoA signaling. Two targets of the RhoA effector ROCK showed reduced phosphorylation in DGKζ-null cells. Collectively our findings suggest DGKζ functions as a scaffold to assemble a signaling complex that functions as a RhoA-selective, GDI dissociation factor. As a regulator of Rac1 and RhoA activity, DGKζ is a critical factor linking changes in lipid signaling to actin reorganization.
KW - Animals
KW - Biocatalysis
KW - Diacylglycerol Kinase
KW - Embryo, Mammalian
KW - Enzyme Activation
KW - Fibroblasts
KW - Focal Adhesions
KW - Mice
KW - Models, Biological
KW - Multiprotein Complexes
KW - Phosphorylation
KW - Phosphoserine
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Protein Kinase C-alpha
KW - Protein Stability
KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary
KW - Signal Transduction
KW - Stress Fibers
KW - rho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors
KW - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
U2 - 10.1091/mbc.E12-01-0026
DO - 10.1091/mbc.E12-01-0026
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22918940
VL - 23
SP - 4008
EP - 4019
JO - Molecular Biology of the Cell
JF - Molecular Biology of the Cell
SN - 1059-1524
IS - 20
ER -
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