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RAB GTPASE REGULATION OF APICAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR RECYCLING IN POLARIZED INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS

Silvis, Mark Robert (2009) RAB GTPASE REGULATION OF APICAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR RECYCLING IN POLARIZED INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The regulated recycling of endocytosed membrane proteins at the plasma membrane is an important intracellular trafficking process that can regulate the copy number of proteins at the membrane and thereby modulate their function and the physiology of the tissue as a whole. The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR), a cAMP/PKA-activated anion channel, undergoes rapid and efficient recycling at the apical plasma membrane in polarized epithelial cells. The cellular mechanisms that facilitate CFTR recycling are understood poorly, especially in polarized cell systems, yet this process ensures the proper channel copy number at the apical membrane, and it is defective in the common CFTR mutant, ΔF508. Using a physiologically relevant model that recapitulates the in vivo secretory functions of the intestinal epithelia, I tested the hypothesis that distinct members of the Rab family of GTPases mediate the recycling of CFTR at the apical plasma membrane and that this process facilitates transepithelial anion secretion by maintaining a physiologically functional surface density of CFTR channels. The role of the Rab11 isoforms in CFTR recycling was investigated using the colonic epithelial cell line, T84, and rat intestine for in vivo studies. Immuno-isolation of Rab11 vesicles revealed endogenous CFTR within both the Rab11a and Rab11b compartments; however, only perturbing Rab11b expression or function attenuated the CFTR-mediated, cAMP-activated anion efflux. In polarized epithelial monolayers, mutant Rab11b inhibited the forskolin-stimulated transepithelial anion secretion by reducing the apical membrane density of CFTR. Biotin protection assays revealed a dependence of CFTR recycling on functional Rab11b, not Rab11a, demonstrating the selective requirement for the Rab11b isoform. Therefore, apical CFTR copy number is regulated by Rab11b-mediated recycling, which facilitates the agonist-stimulated, transepithelial anion response in polarized intestinal epithelial cells. The identification of Rab11b as a mediator of recycling reveals an apical recycling itinerary unidentified previously and emphasizes the importance of elucidating the membrane recycling itineraries in polarized epithelial cell models, which mimic the normal physiology of tissue. Understanding these processes within relevant models have direct implications for understanding normal cell biology and tissue physiology and form a foundation for future clinical therapies designed to correct disease processes arising from improper membrane recycling.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Silvis, Mark Robertmrsilvis@gmail.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairDevor, Daniel Cdd2@pitt.eduDD2
Committee MemberApodaca, Gerard Lgla6@pitt.eduGLA6
Committee MemberJohnson, John Pjohnson@pitt.eduJOHNSON
Committee MemberBradbury, Neil A
Committee MemberFrizzell, Ray Afrizzell@pitt.eduFRIZZELL
Date: 18 December 2009
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 3 September 2009
Approval Date: 18 December 2009
Submission Date: 23 November 2009
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: epithelia; transepithelial conductance; ion channel; membrane traffic
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-11232009-174209/, etd-11232009-174209
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 20:06
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:52
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9774

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