Antagonistic regulation of actin dynamics and cell motility by TRPC5 and TRPC6 channels

Dequan Tian, Sarah M.P. Jacobo, David Billing, Anete Rozkalne, Steven D. Gage, Theodora Anagnostou, Hermann Pavenstaedt, Hsiang Hao Hsu, Johannes Schlondorff, Arnolt Ramos, Anna Greka*

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Abstract

The Rho family of small guanosine triphosphatases (Rho GTPases: RhoA, Cdc42, and Rac1) regulates many aspects of cell behavior, including actin dynamics and cell migration. The generation of calcium ion (Ca2+) microdomains is critical in promoting cell migration because they control the localized activity of Rho GTPases.We identified receptor-activated TRPC5 and TRPC6 (transient receptor potential canonical type 5 and 6) channels as antagonistic regulators of actin remodeling and cell motility in fibroblasts and kidney podocytes. We show that TRPC5 is in a molecular complex with Rac1, whereas TRPC6 is in a molecular complex with RhoA. TRPC5-mediated Ca 2+ influx induces Rac1 activation, thereby promoting cell migration, whereas TRPC6-mediated Ca2+ influx increases RhoA activity, thereby inhibiting cell migration. Our data unveil antagonistic Ca2+ influx pathways as a conserved signaling mechanism for the integrated regulation of cell migration.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberra77
JournalScience Signaling
Volume3
Issue number145
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 10 2010
Externally publishedYes

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