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ArticleThe journal of physiological sciences : JPS2019

The small GTPase ARF-1.2 is a regulator of unicellular tube formation in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Eriko Kage-Nakadai, Simo Sun, Satoru Iwata, Sawako Yoshina, Yoshikazu Nishikawa, Shohei Mitani

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Article in The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A Series of Tubes: TheJournal of developmental biology · 2020
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eriko Kage-NakadaiDepartment of Physiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Simo SunGraduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.
Satoru IwataDepartment of Physiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Sawako YoshinaDepartment of Physiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan.
Yoshikazu NishikawaGraduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.
Shohei MitaniDepartment of Physiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. mitani.shohei@twmu.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-2425
Osaka City University · JPTokyo Women's Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The membrane trafficking events that regulate unicellular tube formation and maintenance are not well understood. Here, using an RNAi screen, we identified the small GTPase ARF1 homolog ARF-1.2 as a regulator of excretory tube formation in Caenorhabditis elegans. RNAi-mediated knockdown and knockout of the arf-1.2 gene resulted in the formation of large intracellular vacuoles at the growth sites (varicosities) of the excretory canals. arf-1.2 mutant animals were sensitive to hyperosmotic conditions. arf-1.2 RNAi affected the localization of the anion transporter SULP-8, which is expressed in the basal plasma membrane of the excretory canals, but did not affect the expression of SULP-4, which is expressed in the apical membrane. The phenotype of arf-1.2 mutants was suppressed by mutation of the small Rho GTPase CDC-42, a regulator of apical/basal traffic balance. These results suggest that ARF-1.2 plays an essential role in basal membrane traffic to regulate the formation of the unicellular excretory tube.

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AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell MembraneGTP-Binding ProteinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesRNA InterferenceARF-1.2 protein, C elegansCaenorhabditis elegans Proteinscdc-42 protein, C elegansCell Cycle ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesARF-1.2Caenorhabditis elegansCDC-42Small GTPaseUnicellular tube formation

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PMID29704149
PMCPMC10717417
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