Targeting an anchored phosphatase-deacetylase unit restores renal ciliary homeostasis

  1. Janani Gopalan
  2. Mitchell H Omar
  3. Ankita Roy
  4. Nelly M Cruz
  5. Jerome Falcone
  6. Kiana N Jones
  7. Katherine A Forbush
  8. Jonathan Himmelfarb
  9. Benjamin S Freedman
  10. John D Scott  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, United States
  2. Kidney Research Institute, Division of Nephrology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, United States
  3. Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, United States
8 figures, 6 videos, 1 table and 3 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 3 supplements
Loss of AKAP220 enhances ciliogenesis.

(A) Schematic of AKAP220 interaction with selected binding partners. (B) Disruption of this signaling complex upon removal of AKAP220. Protein kinase A (blue), Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (pink), …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Quantification of cilia number in gene-edited mIMCD3 cells.

Immunofluorescent staining of Arl13b (red), acetyl tubulin (green), and DAPI (blue) in serum starved (0.5% FBS, 24 hr) (A) wild-type and (D) AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells. Gray scale images of Arl13b (B …

Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Deletion of AKAP150 has no effect on primary cilia development.

Crispr-Cas nine gene editing was used to delete the murine anchoring protein AKAP150 in mIMCD3 cells. Double knockout cells were also produced lacking AKAP220 and AKAP150. Immunofluorescent staining …

Figure 1—figure supplement 3
Sequencing data for CRISPR-Cas9 gene edited mIMCD3 cells.

Sequencing analysis data shows (A) intact AKAP150 in wild-type AKAP150, and deletions of AKAP150 in (B) AKAP150KO cells and (C) AKAP220-150 double knockout cells made in AKAP220KO background.

Figure 2 with 2 supplements
AKAP220 influences tubulin deacetylation.

Immunofluorescent detection of acetyl tubulin (green) and DAPI (blue) in (A) wild-type and (B) AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells. (C) Immunoblot detection of acetylated tubulin (top), alpha tubulin (mid) and …

Figure 2—source data 1

Densitometry of acetylated tubulin western blots.

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Figure 2—source data 2

Densitometry of HDAC6 western blots.

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Densitometry of HDAC6 in cycloheximide-chase experiments.

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Figure 2—source data 4

Percent ciliated AKAP220KO cells transfected with Flag-HDAC6 or HDAC6.DC.

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Figure 2—source data 5

Quantification of puncta in proximity ligation assay.

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Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Further characterization of AKAP220-HDAC6 interface.

HDAC6 accumulates at the base of primary cilia. Immunofluorescent detection of acetyl tubulin (green), HDAC6 (red), and DAPI (blue) in (A) wild-type and (C) AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells. Gray scale images …

Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Additional Proximity ligation (PLA) controls.

Proximity ligation (PLA) detection of V5-AKAP220/HDAC6 subcomplexes (pink), DAPI (blue) in cells expressing GFP (green) as a transfection marker in mIMCD3 cells (A) transfected with V5-AKAP220 only …

Figure 3 with 4 supplements
Anchored protein phosphatase one is necessary for HDAC6 activity.

(A) Schematic of AKAP220-ΔPP1. Binding partners are indicated. Gene editing deleted the principal phosphatase binding site (KVQF) on AKAP220. (B) Nucleotide sequencing reveals substitution of the …

Figure 3—source data 1

Percent ciliated DMSO or tubacin-treated mIMCD3 cells.

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Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Characterization of AKAP220-ΔPP1 cell line.

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing was used to substitute the PP1-targeting KVQF motif in AKAP220 gene to generate AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells. Sequencing analysis data shows (A) wild-type PP1-binding region in …

Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Investigating if AKAP220-HDAC6 interaction is altered in the AKAP220-ΔPP1 cells.

(A) Western blot of phosphorylated HDAC6 (top panel) in wild-type (lane 1) and AKAP220-ΔPP1 (lane 2) mIMCD3 cells. Ponceau blot (bottom panel) depicts equal loading. (B) Western blot of HDAC6 (top …

Figure 3—figure supplement 3
Serum starvation drives mutant cells to multiciliate.

(A-D) Immunofluorescent staining of Arl13b (red), acetyl tubulin (green), and DAPI (blue) in serum starved (0.5% FBS, 24 hr) (A) AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells. Gray scale images of (B) Arl13b and (C) …

Figure 3—figure supplement 4
Characterizing tubacin action on cilia number in AKAP220KO cells.

Immunofluorescent staining with ciliary markers acetyl tubulin (green) and Arl13b (red) in (A) DMSO and (B) tubacin-treated AKAP220KO cells. DAPI (blue) serves as a nuclear marker. (C) Expanded gray …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
Disrupting the AKAP220-PP1 subcomplex impacts actin reorganization.

Gray scale images of acetylated cortactin in (A) wild-type, (C) AKAP220KO, and (E) AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells. Magnified images of nuclei (top) and three-dimensional surface plots (bottom) of …

Figure 4—source data 1

FRAP curves for lifeact-GFP in mIMCD3 cells.

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Half-life measurements for lifeact-GFP in mIMCD3 cells.

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Figure 4—source data 3

Mobile fraction measurements for lifeact-GFP in mIMCD3 cells.

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Figure 4—source data 4

Intensity of actin in mIMCD3 cells by line plot analysis.

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Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Distribution of actin in confluent mIMCD3 cell culture.

Immunofluorescent detection of actin (cyan) and DAPI (blue) in (A) wild-type and (C) AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells. Gray scale images of actin in (B) wild-type and (D) AKAP220KO cells show the distribution …

Figure 5 with 1 supplement
Cilia frequency and development involve f-actin assembly.

(A) Schematic of how actin modulating drugs impact primary cilia. Cytochalasin D depolymerizes actin barriers. Jasplakinolide stabilizes actin filaments. (B–F) Immunofluorescent detection of actin …

Figure 5—source data 1

Percent ciliated in DMSO or Cytochalasin-D-treated wild-type cells.

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Cilia length in in DMSO or Cytochalasin-D-treated AKAP220KO cells.

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Percent ciliated in DMSO or Jasplakinolide-treated AKAP220KO cells.

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Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Characterizing the effect of actin-modulating drugs on AKAP220-ΔPP1 cilia.

(A-G) Immunofluorescent detection of actin (white), Arl13b (pink), and DAPI (blue) in (A) DMSO and (D) 200 nM Cytochalasi- D-treated AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells. (Inset) Expanded field of cells …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Loss of phosphatase anchoring promotes cilium elongation.

(A) Schematic of cylindrical and retracted cilia morphologies (purple). Super-resolution fixed-cell imaging of Arl13b (gray scale) in (B) wild-type, (C) AKAP220KO, and (D) AKAP220-ΔPP1 cilia. (E) …

Figure 6—source data 1

Primary cilia length from live cell experiments in mIMCD3 cells.

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Figure 6—source data 2

Length of primary cilia in kidney on a chip device.

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Figure 6—source data 3

FRAP curved for Arl13b-GFP in mIMCD3 cell lines.

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Figure 6—source data 4

Mobile fraction of Arl13b-GFP 3 s after photobleaching.

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Figure 6—source data 5

Half-life of Arl13b-GFP in mIMCD3 cell lines.

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Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Super resolution videos depicting flexibility of AKAP220KO cilia.

(A) Wild-type and (B) AKAP220KO primary cilia from mIMCD3 cells transduced with Arl13b-GFP were monitored across a time course of 4 s. The AKAP220 cilium is longer and more flexible compared to the …

Inactivating HDAC6 reduces renal cystogenesis.

Schematic of polycystic kidneys (A) before and (B) after tubacin treatment. (Insets) Tubacin action on the AKAP220-signaling complex in precystic PKD2-/- organoids derived from WA-09 cells. (C-J) …

Figure 7—source data 1

Quantification of cyst size in DMSO and tubacin-treated iPSCs.

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Inhibition of HDAC6 enhances acetylated cortactin in mIMCD3 cells.

Immunofluorescence images of acetylated cortactin in DMSO or Tubacin-treated (A and B) wildtype, C and (D) AKAP220KO and (E and F) AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells. Insets depict marked nucleus (yellow …

Videos

Video 1
Recovery of lifeact-GFP upon photobleaching in wild-type mIMCD3 cells.
Video 2
Recovery of lifeact-GFP upon photobleaching in AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells.
Video 3
Recovery of lifeact-GFP upon photobleaching in AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells.
Video 4
Recovery of Arl13b-GFP upon photobleaching in wild-type mIMCD3 cells.
Video 5
Recovery of Arl13b-GFP upon photobleaching in AKAP220KO mIMCD3 cells.
Video 6
Recovery of Arl13b-GFP upon photobleaching in AKAP220-ΔPP1 mIMCD3 cells.

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or resource
DesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
AntibodyAcetylated tubulinThermo FisherMouse monoclonal
32–2700
RRID:AB_2533073
IF(1:5000), WB(1:1000)
AntibodyActinRed-555Molecular probesR37112Manufacturer instructions
AntibodyArl13bProteintechRabbit Polyclonal
17711–1-AP
RRID:AB_2060867
IF(1:5000)
AntibodyAKAP220Santa Cruz BiotechGoat polyclonal No longer availableIF (1:500)
AntibodyAKAP220RocklandRabbit polyclonal Custom generatedWB (1:500)
AntibodyAmersham ECL Mouse IgG,
HRP-linked F(ab')₂ fragment (from sheep)
GE Life
Sciences
NA9310
RRID:AB_772193
WB (1:10000)
AntibodyAmersham ECL Rabbit IgG,
HRP-linked F(ab')₂ fragment (from donkey)
GE Life SciencesNA9340
RRID:AB_772191
WB (1:10000)
AntibodyDonkey anti-goat
IgG-HRP
Santa Cruzsc-2020
RRID:AB_631728
WB (1:10000)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Mouse IgG, Alexa Fluor 488InvitrogenA-21202
RRID:AB_141607
IF (1:500)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Mouse IgG, Alexa Fluor 555InvitrogenA-31570
RRID:AB_2536180
IF (1:500)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Mouse IgG, Alexa Fluor 647InvitrogenA-11126
RRID:AB_221538
IF (1:500)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Rabbit IgG, Alexa Fluor 488InvitrogenA-21206
RRID:AB_2535792
IF (1:500)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Rabbit IgG,
Alexa Fluor 555
InvitrogenA-31572
RRID:AB_162543
IF (1:500)
AntibodyDonkey anti-Rabbit IgG, Alexa Fluor 647InvitrogenA-31573
RRID:AB_2536183
IF (1:500)
AntibodyGFPRockland600-101-215 goat polyclonal
RRID:AB_218182
WB (1:1000), IF (1:500)
AntibodyHDAC6Proteintech12834–1-AP
Rabbit Polyclonal
RRID:AB_10597094
IF (1:200)
AntibodyV5InvitrogenR960-25
Mouse monoclonal
RRID:AB_2556564
IF (1:500)
Cell line (H. sapein)HEK293RRID:CVCL_0045Maintained in Scott lab in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS
Cell line
(M. musculus)
mIMCD3RRID:CVCL_0429Maintained in Scott lab in DMEM/F12 supplemented with 10% FBS
Chemical compound, drugDAPIThermo Fisher62248
RRID:AB_2307445
IF (1:1000)
Chemical compound, drugDimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)PierceTS-20688Manufacturer’s instructions
Chemical compound, drugDMEM FluoroBriteLife TechnologiesA1896701
Chemical compound, drugDMEM/F-12 HepesLife Technologies11330057
Chemical compound, drugDMEM, high glucoseLife Technologies11965118
Chemical compound, drugFetal Bovine
Serum
Thermo
Fisher
A3382001
Chemical compound, drugLipofectamine 2000
Transfection Reagent
Invitrogen11668027
Chemical compound, drugNuPAGE LDS Sample Buffer 4XThermo FisherNP0008
Chemical compound, drugOpti-MEM, Reduced Serum Medium, no phenol redLife
Technologies
11058021
Chemical compound, drugProLong Diamond
Antifade Mountant
Life
Technologies
P36961
RRID:SCR_015961
Manufacturer’s instructions
Chemical compound, drugPolybreneSanta Cruz134220Manufacturer’s instructions
Chemical compound, drugSuper Signal West Dura Extended
Duration Substrate
Thermo
Fisher
34075
Chemical compound, drugTransIT-LT1
Transfection Reagent
MirusMIR2300
Chemical compound, drugTrypsin-EDTA (0.25%), phenol redGibco25200056
Commercial assay or kitBCA Protein
Assay Kit
Thermo
Fisher
23227
Recombinant
DNA reagent
pMD2.GRRID:Addgene_12259gift from Didier Trono;
Addgene plasmid #12259
Recombinant
DNA reagent
psPAX2RRID:Addgene_12260gift from Didier Trono;
Addgene plasmid #12259
Recombinant DNA reagentArl13b-GFPRRID:Addgene_40879gift from Tamara Caspary; Addgene plasmid # 40879
Recombinant DNA reagentlifeact-GFPRRID:Addgene_58470gift from
Dyche Mullins; Addgene plasmid # 58470
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA-HDAC6-flagRRID:Addgene_30482gift from Tso-Pang Yao; Addgene plasmid # 30482
Recombinant DNA reagentpEGFP-HDAC6-DCRRID:Addgene_36189gift from Tso-Pang Yao; Addgene plasmid # 36189
Software, algorithmFiji/ImageJImageJ (http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/)
Software, algorithmGraphPad
Prism
GraphPad
Prism
(https://graphpad.com)
Software, algorithmSoftWoRxGE Healthcare
OtherBolt 4–12% Bis-Tris Plus GelsInvitrogenNW04120BOX

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