Erasmus, JC;
Smolarczyk, K;
Brezovjakova, H;
Mohd-Naim, NF;
Lozano, E;
Matter, K;
Braga, VMM;
(2021)
Rac1-PAK1 regulation of Rab11 cycling promotes junction destabilization.
Journal of Cell Biology
, 220
(6)
, Article e202002114. 10.1083/jcb.202002114.
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Abstract
Rac1 GTPase is hyperactivated in tumors and contributes to malignancy. Rac1 disruption of junctions requires its effector PAK1, but the precise mechanisms are unknown. Here, we show that E-cadherin is internalized via micropinocytosis in a PAK1–dependent manner without catenin dissociation and degradation. In addition to internalization, PAK1 regulates E-cadherin transport by fine-tuning Rab small GTPase function. PAK1 phosphorylates a core Rab regulator, RabGDIβ, but not RabGDIα. Phosphorylated RabGDIβ preferentially associates with Rab5 and Rab11, which is predicted to promote Rab retrieval from membranes. Consistent with this hypothesis, Rab11 is activated by Rac1, and inhibition of Rab11 function partially rescues E-cadherin destabilization. Thus, Rac1 activation reduces surface cadherin levels as a net result of higher bulk flow of membrane uptake that counteracts Rab11-dependent E-cadherin delivery to junctions (recycling and/or exocytosis). This unique small GTPase crosstalk has an impact on Rac1 and PAK1 regulation of membrane remodeling during epithelial dedifferentiation, adhesion, and motility.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Rac1-PAK1 regulation of Rab11 cycling promotes junction destabilization |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1083/jcb.202002114 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202002114 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2021 Erasmus et al. This article is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International, as described at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Adhesion, Cancer |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127252 |
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