title: Regulation of N-cadherin-based cell-cell interaction by JSAP1 scaffold in PC12h cells.
abstract: We previously reported that the level of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK)/stress-activated protein kinase-associated protein 1 (JSAP1), a scaffold protein for JNK signaling, increases dramatically during nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced differentiation of PC12h cells. In the present study, we investigated the function of JSAP1 during PC12h cell differentiation by knocking down the level of JSAP1. The depletion of JSAP1 caused NGF-treated PC12h cells to form aggregates and impaired their differentiation. The aggregation was not observed in JSAP1-depleted cells that were untreated or treated with epidermal growth factor. Immunocytochemical studies indicated that N-cadherin, but not E-cadherin, was localized to sites of cell-cell contact in the aggregated cells. Furthermore, an inhibitory anti-N-cadherin antibody completely blocked the aggregation. Taken together, these results suggest that JSAP1 regulates cell-cell interactions in PC12h cells specifically in the NGF-induced signaling pathway, and does so by modulating N-cadherin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Cell Signaling, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0934, Japan.
authors.forename: Munkhuu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayarsaikhan
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takino
authors.forename: Davaakhuu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gantulga
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Katsuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D015820:Cadherins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C485750:MAPK8IP3 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor