2020
Mechanisms involved in AMPK-mediated deposition of tight junction components to the plasma membrane
Wu J, Rowart P, Jouret F, Gassaway BM, Rajendran V, Rinehart J, Caplan MJ. Mechanisms involved in AMPK-mediated deposition of tight junction components to the plasma membrane. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2020, 318: c486-c501. PMID: 31913699, PMCID: PMC7099514, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00422.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJunction assemblyPlasma membranePhospho-defective mutantsEpithelial junction assemblyMDCK renal epithelial cellsProtein kinase activationJunction-associated proteinsRenal epithelial cellsActive GTPEpithelial polarizationTight junction componentsZO-1 localizationAMPK activationKinase activationKey regulatorAfadinAMPKImportant regulatorJunction componentsProtein zonula occludens-1Par3Epithelial cellsTight junction protein zonula occludens-1RegulatorAssembly
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
2008
Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases
Caplan MJ, Seo-Mayer P, Zhang L. Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2008, 17: 506-512. PMID: 18695392, PMCID: PMC3057677, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e32830baaae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityCell polarityEpithelial cell polarizationJunctional complexesIntercellular adhesion junctionsImportant physiological ramificationsCalcium-dependent adhesion proteinCell-cell contactCellular energy metabolismProtein complexesMembrane proteinsAdhesion junctionsPlasmalemmal domainsAdhesion proteinsCell polarizationPhysiological ramificationsEpithelial junctionsKinaseEnergy metabolismCharacteristic polarityEpithelial cellsProteinParacellular permeabilityNovel classComplexes
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