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ARHGEF12 activates Rap1A and not RhoA in human capillary endothelial cells to reduce tumor necrosis factor-induced leak


ABSTRACT: In acute critical illness the capillary barrier may break down resulting in hypovolemia, extracellular edema, tissue dysoxia and even death. Restoration of the tight junction dependent capillary barrier is regulated by small GTPases, the specific regulatory molecules most active in this setting are not well described. Transcriptional profiling of tight junction forming human dermal microvascular ECs (HDMECs) and adherens junctions forming human umbilical vein EC (HUVECs) demonstrate ARHGEF12 is significantly differentially regulated in HDMECs before and after stimulation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF). HDMEC depleted of ArhGEF12 demonstrate significantly exacerbated TNF-induced decrease in trans-endothelial electrical resistance and disruption of tight junction proteins claudin-5 and ZO-1. ArhGEF12 is a RhoA-GEF, an established finding which is inconsistent with our observed results. Pulldown activation assays from of HDMECs depleted of ArhGEF12 and treated with TNF show decreased Rap1A activity after four hours and paradoxically increased RhoA activity after 12 hours. In cell-free pulldown assays, immunoprecipitated ArhGEF12 effectively activates Rap1A and RhoA and not Rap2A-C, RhoB-C or even Rap1B which shares 95% sequence identity with Rap1A. We conclude that in tight junction forming EC, ArhGEF12 selectively activates Rap1A to promote capillary barrier restoration in a mechanism independent of traditionally described cAMP-mediated Epac1 activation. The unique dual in vitro specificity of ArhGEF12 for RhoA, Rap1A and not Rap1B cannot be explained by sequence identity and requires additional investigation.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE190181 | GEO | 2021/12/07

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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