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Retinoic Acid-induced Gene-1 (RIG-I) Associates with the Actin Cytoskeleton via Caspase Activation and Recruitment Domain-dependent Interactions

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Mukherjee, Amitava, Morosky, Stefanie A., Shen, Le, Weber, Christopher R., Turner, Jerrold R., Kim, Kwang Sik, Wang, Tianyi, Coyne, Carolyn B.·2009·Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract

The actin cytoskeleton serves as a barrier that protects mammalian cells from environmental pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Several components of antimicrobial signaling pathways have been shown to associate directly with the actin cytoskeleton, indicating that the cytoskeleton may also serve as a platform for immune-associated molecules. Here we report that retinoic acid-induced gene-I (RIG-I), an important viral RNA recognition molecule, is associated with the actin cytoskeleton and localizes predominantly to actin-enriched membrane ruffles in non-polarized epithelial cells. Subcellular localization and fractionation experiments revealed that the association between RIG-I and the actin cytoskeleton was mediated by its N-terminal caspase activation and recruitment domains (CARDs), which were necessary and sufficient to induce cytoskeletal association. We also show that RIG-I plays a role in cellular migration, as ectopic expression of RIG-I enhanced cellular migration in a wound healing assay and depletion of endogenous RIG-I significantly reduced wound healing. We further show that in both cultured intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) and human colon and small intestine biopsies, RIG-I is enriched at apico-lateral cell junctions and colocalizes with markers of the tight junction. Depolymerization of the actin cytoskeleton in polarized IEC led to the rapid relocalization of RIG-I and to the induction of type I interferon signaling. These data provide evidence that RIG-I is associated with the actin cytoskeleton in non-polarized epithelial cells and with the junctional complex in polarized IECs and human intestine and colon biopsies and may point to a physiological role for RIG-I in the regulation of cellular migration.

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Authors
Mukherjee, A., Morosky, S. A., Shen, L., Weber, C. R., Turner, J. R., Kim, K. S., Wang, T., & Coyne, C. B.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Coyne, Carolyn B.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-03
Volume
284
Issue
10
Pages
6486-6494
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2066150004
Cited by
62
References
36
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FWCI
1.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P01DK067887, R56DK094954, R01DK068271, R01DK061931)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Keywords
RIG-I, actin cytoskeleton, caspase activation and recruitment domain, ruffles, epithelial cell migration, wound healing, tight junctions, intestinal epithelial cells, type I interferon signaling, antiviral innate immunity, actin depolymerization
MeSH terms
Actins, Cell Movement, Colon, Cytoskeleton, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestine, Small, Wound Healing, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Receptors, Retinoic Acid, Caco-2 Cells, Protein Transport

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