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PTEN controls glandular morphogenesis through a juxtamembrane β-Arrestin1/ARHGAP21 scaffolding complex

  1. Arman Javadi
  2. Ravi K Deevi
  3. Emma Evergren
  4. Elodie Blondel-Tepaz
  5. George S Baillie
  6. Mark GH Scott
  7. Frederick Charles Campbell  Is a corresponding author
  1. Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom
  2. Institut Cochin, France
  3. University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24578
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  1. Arman Javadi
  2. Ravi K Deevi
  3. Emma Evergren
  4. Elodie Blondel-Tepaz
  5. George S Baillie
  6. Mark GH Scott
  7. Frederick Charles Campbell
(2017)
PTEN controls glandular morphogenesis through a juxtamembrane β-Arrestin1/ARHGAP21 scaffolding complex
eLife 6:e24578.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24578
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Abstract

PTEN controls three-dimensional (3D) glandular morphogenesis by coupling juxtamembrane signalling to mitotic spindle machinery. While molecular mechanisms remain unclear, PTEN interacts through its C2 membrane-binding domain with the scaffold protein β-Arrestin1. Because β-Arrestin1 binds and suppresses the Cdc42 GTPase-activating protein ARHGAP21, we hypothesize that PTEN controls Cdc42-dependent morphogenic processes through a β-Arrestin1-ARHGAP21 complex. Here we show that PTEN knockdown (KD) impairs β-Arrestin1 membrane localization, β-Arrestin1-ARHGAP21 interactions, Cdc42 activation, mitotic spindle orientation and 3D glandular morphogenesis. Effects of PTEN-deficiency were phenocopied by β-Arrestin1 KD or inhibition of β-Arrestin1-ARHGAP21 interactions. Conversely, silencing of ARHGAP21 enhanced Cdc42 activation and rescued aberrant morphogenic processes of PTEN-deficient cultures. Expression of the PTEN C2 domain mimicked effects of full-length PTEN but a membrane-binding defective mutant of the C2 domain abrogated these properties. Our results show that PTEN controls multicellular assembly through a membrane-associated regulatory protein complex composed of β-Arrestin1, ARHGAP21 and Cdc42.

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  1. Arman Javadi

    Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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  2. Ravi K Deevi

    Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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  3. Emma Evergren

    Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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  4. Elodie Blondel-Tepaz

    Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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  5. George S Baillie

    Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  6. Mark GH Scott

    Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
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  7. Frederick Charles Campbell

    Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Cancer Research UK (C9136/A15342)

  • Frederick Charles Campbell

Department of Education and Learning, Northern Ireland (Studentship)

  • Arman Javadi

Fondation ARC pour la Recherche sur le Cancer

  • Mark GH Scott

Medical Research Council (MRC(MR/J007412/1))

  • George S Baillie

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Arman Javadi
  2. Ravi K Deevi
  3. Emma Evergren
  4. Elodie Blondel-Tepaz
  5. George S Baillie
  6. Mark GH Scott
  7. Frederick Charles Campbell
(2017)
PTEN controls glandular morphogenesis through a juxtamembrane β-Arrestin1/ARHGAP21 scaffolding complex
eLife 6:e24578.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.24578

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