ArticleDevelopmental biology2023
Rap1 regulates lumen continuity via Afadin in renal epithelia.
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- The dynamics of tubulogenesis in development and disease.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Epithelial tubule interconnection driven by HGF-Met signaling in the kidney.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- The dual Ras-association domains of Drosophila Canoe have differential roles in linking cell junctions to the cytoskeleton during morphogenesis.Journal of cell science · 2024Article
- Epithelial tubule interconnection driven by HGF-Met signaling in the kidney.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Future theranostic strategies: emerging ovarian cancer biomarkers to bridge the gap between diagnosis and treatment.Frontiers in drug delivery · 2024Review
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Abstract
The continuity of a lumen within an epithelial tubule is critical for its function. We previously found that the F-actin binding protein Afadin is required for timely lumen formation and continuity in renal tubules formed from the nephrogenic mesenchyme in mice. Afadin is a known effector and interactor of the small GTPase Rap1, and in the current study, we examine the role of Rap1 in nephron tubulogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that Rap1 is required for nascent lumen formation and continuity in cultured 3D epithelial spheroids and in vivo in murine renal epithelial tubules derived from the nephrogenic mesenchyme, where its absence ultimately leads to severe morphogenetic defects in the tubules. By contrast, Rap1 is not required for lumen continuity or morphogenesis in renal tubules derived from the ureteric epithelium, which differ in that they form by extension from a pre-existing tubule. We further demonstrate that Rap1 is required for correct localization of Afadin to adherens junctions both in vitro and in vivo. Together, these results suggest a model in which Rap1 localizes Afadin to junctional complexes, which in turn regulates nascent lumen formation and positioning to ensure continuous tubulogenesis.
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