Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Department of Physiology, Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
J Cell Biol. 2018 Mar 5;217(3):1015-1032. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201606055. Epub 2018 Jan 22.
RhoGTPases control endothelial cell (EC) migration, adhesion, and barrier formation. Whereas the relevance of RhoA for endothelial barrier function is widely accepted, the role of the RhoA homologue RhoB is poorly defined. RhoB and RhoA are 85% identical, but RhoB's subcellular localization and half-life are uniquely different. Here, we studied the role of ubiquitination for the function and stability of RhoB in primary human ECs. We show that the K63 polyubiquitination at lysine 162 and 181 of RhoB targets the protein to lysosomes. Moreover, we identified the RING E3 ligase complex Cullin-3-Rbx1-KCTD10 as key modulator of endothelial barrier integrity via its regulation of the ubiquitination, localization, and activity of RhoB. In conclusion, our data show that ubiquitination controls the subcellular localization and lysosomal degradation of RhoB and thereby regulates the stability of the endothelial barrier through control of RhoB-mediated EC contraction.
RhoGTPases 控制着内皮细胞(EC)的迁移、黏附和屏障形成。虽然 RhoA 对于内皮屏障功能的相关性已被广泛接受,但 RhoA 同源物 RhoB 的作用却定义不明确。RhoB 和 RhoA 的相似度为 85%,但其亚细胞定位和半衰期却独一无二。在这里,我们研究了泛素化对 RhoB 在原代人 ECs 中的功能和稳定性的作用。我们表明,K63 多泛素化赖氨酸 162 和 181 将 RhoB 靶向溶酶体。此外,我们发现 RING E3 连接酶复合物 Cullin-3-Rbx1-KCTD10 通过调节 RhoB 的泛素化、定位和活性,成为内皮屏障完整性的关键调节因子。总之,我们的数据表明,泛素化控制着 RhoB 的亚细胞定位和溶酶体降解,从而通过控制 RhoB 介导的 EC 收缩来调节内皮屏障的稳定性。