2018
Implications of AMPK in the Formation of Epithelial Tight Junctions
Rowart P, Wu J, Caplan MJ, Jouret F. Implications of AMPK in the Formation of Epithelial Tight Junctions. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 2040. PMID: 30011834, PMCID: PMC6073107, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19072040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyPlasma membraneAMPK activationUbiquitous serine/threonine kinaseSerine/threonine kinaseBaso-lateral domainTight junctionsImplication of AMPKSelective paracellular permeabilityCell polarityThreonine kinaseDisruption of TJsProtein kinaseEnergy sensorTJ regulationΓ subunitMembrane componentsZO-1 distributionAssembly/AMPKEpithelial tight junctionsEssential roleZonula occludensKinaseEpithelial cells
2013
Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane
Jouret F, Wu J, Hull M, Rajendran V, Mayr B, Schöfl C, Geibel J, Caplan MJ. Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane. Journal Of Cell Science 2013, 126: 5132-5142. PMID: 24013548, PMCID: PMC3828589, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.127555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyMDCK cellsStable transfectionFunction mutant formZO-1Tight junction components ZO-1G protein-coupled receptorsHuman CaSRCell-cell contactEpithelial cell plasma membranesMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell plasma membraneStimulation of CaSRDivalent ion homeostasisCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsJunction-associated proteinsTight junction componentsEndogenous CaSRProtein kinasePlasma membraneIon homeostasisMutant formsChelator BAPTA-AMCell differentiation
2011
AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Activation and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibition Induce Ca2+-independent Deposition of Tight Junction Components at the Plasma Membrane* ♦
Zhang L, Jouret F, Rinehart J, Sfakianos J, Mellman I, Lifton RP, Young LH, Caplan MJ. AMP-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Activation and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibition Induce Ca2+-independent Deposition of Tight Junction Components at the Plasma Membrane* ♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 16879-16890. PMID: 21383016, PMCID: PMC3089531, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.186932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCadherinsCalciumCell AdhesionCell MembraneDogsEpitheliumGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescencePhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationRNA InterferenceTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsProtein kinase activationTight junction componentsJunction componentsPlasma membraneAMPK activationKinase activationGSK-3β inhibitionNectin-afadin systemEpithelial tight junctionsTight junctionsPhosphorylation studiesSynthase kinaseJunctional proteinsAbsence of extracellularDistinct pathwaysCell growthE-cadherinIndependent depositionKinaseActivationInduce Ca2MembraneAfadinExtracellularInhibition
2010
Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK)
Tang XX, Chen H, Yu S, Zhang L, Caplan MJ, Chan HC. Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK). PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12343. PMID: 20808811, PMCID: PMC2925955, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyActivation of AMPKProtein kinaseEpithelial cellsCalcium switch experimentsEpithelial cell polaritySuppression of AMPKTight junction assemblyRole of AMPMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCellular ATP levelsCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsCell polarityApicolateral borderJunction assemblyModel cell lineAMPK activationProper formationAdjacent epithelial cellsTJ formationChemical inhibitorsCalu-3 human airway epithelial cellsHuman airway epithelial cellsMDCK cells
2006
AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions
Zhang L, Li J, Young LH, Caplan MJ. AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 17272-17277. PMID: 17088526, PMCID: PMC1859922, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608531103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTight junction assemblyJunction assemblyProtein kinaseLKB1-dependent phosphorylationCell polarization processCellular energy statusActivation of AMPKTight junctionsEukaryotic cellsTight junction structureAMPKMDCK cellsEpithelial tight junctionsEnergy statusKinaseEpithelial cellsAbsence of Ca2AssemblyTransepithelial electrical resistanceParacellular fluxZonula occludens-1CellsRecent studiesOccludens-1LKB1