Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1

Stefanie C Huelsenbeck; Dennis Roggenkamp; Martin May; Johannes Huelsenbeck; Cord Herbert Brakebusch; Klemens Rottner; Markus Ladwein; Ingo Just; Gerhard Fritz; Gudula Schmidt; Harald Genth

doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.020

Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1

Stefanie C Huelsenbeck, Dennis Roggenkamp, Martin May, Johannes Huelsenbeck, Cord Herbert Brakebusch, Klemens Rottner, Markus Ladwein, Ingo Just, Gerhard Fritz, Gudula Schmidt, Harald Genth

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Abstract

RhoB is the only member of the Rho subfamily of small GTPases, which is classified as an immediate early gene product. RhoB is up-regulated in response to growth factors as well as cytotoxic and genotoxic agents. Clostridial glucosylating toxins have been reported to evoke pronounced RhoB expression, based on the inactivation of Rho/Ras proteins. In this study, we report on a long lasting expression of RhoB in cultured cells upon activation of Rho proteins by the cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (CNF1) from Escherichia coli. The observations of this study highlight a new pathway involving Rac1, which positively regulates the activity of the rhoB promoter and RhoB expression. Conversely, the isomeric cytotoxic necrotizing factor from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (CNFy) drives GTP-loading of basal RhoB but fails to cause activation of the rhoB promoter and thus its expression. CNF1 inhibits cytokinesis and induces the formation of bi-nucleated (tetraploid) cells. Upon long term treatment with CNF1, RhoB(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) exhibit DNA fragmentation, phosphatidylserine exposure, and loss of membrane integrity, while RhoB(+/-) MEFs persist as bi-nucleated (tetraploid) cells without any signs of cell death. In conclusion, the cytoprotective RhoB response is not only evoked by bacterial protein toxins inactivating Rho/Ras proteins but also by the Rac1-activating toxin CNF1.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Volume	45
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	1767-75
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1357-2725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.020
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

Animals
Bacterial Toxins
Cell Death
Cell Shape
Cytoprotection
Enzyme Activation
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins
Gene Expression Regulation
HT29 Cells
HeLa Cells
Humans
Mice
NIH 3T3 Cells
Polyploidy
Promoter Regions, Genetic
RNA, Messenger
Transcriptional Activation
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
rhoB GTP-Binding Protein

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Huelsenbeck, S. C., Roggenkamp, D., May, M., Huelsenbeck, J., Brakebusch, C. H., Rottner, K., Ladwein, M., Just, I., Fritz, G., Schmidt, G., & Genth, H. (2013). Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 45(8), 1767-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.020

Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1. / Huelsenbeck, Stefanie C; Roggenkamp, Dennis; May, Martin et al.

In: International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Vol. 45, No. 8, 08.2013, p. 1767-75.

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Huelsenbeck, SC, Roggenkamp, D, May, M, Huelsenbeck, J, Brakebusch, CH, Rottner, K, Ladwein, M, Just, I, Fritz, G, Schmidt, G & Genth, H 2013, 'Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1', International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1767-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2013.05.020

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Expression and cytoprotective activity of the small GTPase RhoB induced by the Escherichia coli cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1

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