| First Author | Sokabe T | Year | 2010 |
| Journal | J Biol Chem | Volume | 285 |
| Issue | 24 | Pages | 18749-58 |
| PubMed ID | 20413591 | Mgi Jnum | J:162941 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:4820667 | Doi | 10.1074/jbc.M110.103606 |
| Citation | Sokabe T, et al. (2010) The TRPV4 channel contributes to intercellular junction formation in keratinocytes. J Biol Chem 285(24):18749-58 |
| abstractText | Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel is a physiological sensor for hypo-osmolarity, mechanical deformation, and warm temperature. The channel activation leads to various cellular effects involving Ca(2+) dynamics. We found that TRPV4 interacts with beta-catenin, a crucial component linking adherens junctions and the actin cytoskeleton, thereby enhancing cell-cell junction development and formation of the tight barrier between skin keratinocytes. TRPV4-deficient mice displayed impairment of the intercellular junction-dependent barrier function in the skin. In TRPV4-deficient keratinocytes, extracellular Ca(2+)-induced actin rearrangement and stratification were delayed following significant reduction in cytosolic Ca(2+) increase and small GTPase Rho activation. TRPV4 protein located where the cell-cell junctions are formed, and the channel deficiency caused abnormal cell-cell junction structures, resulting in higher intercellular permeability in vitro. Our results suggest a novel role for TRPV4 in the development and maturation of cell-cell junctions in epithelia of the skin. |
