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EHD1 and RUSC2 Control Basal Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Cell Surface Expression and Recycling

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Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a prototype receptor tyrosine kinase and an oncoprotein in many solid tumors. Cell surface display of EGFR is essential for cellular responses to its ligands. While postactivation endocytic trafficking of EGFR has been well elucidated, little is known about mechanisms of basal/preactivation surface display of EGFR. Here, we identify a novel role of the endocytic regulator EHD1 and a potential EHD1 partner, RUSC2, in cell surface display of EGFR. EHD1 and RUSC2 colocalize with EGFR in vesicular/tubular structures and at the Golgi compartment. Inducible EHD1 knockdown reduced the cell surface EGFR expression with accumulation at the Golgi compartment, a phenotype rescued by exogenous EHD1. RUSC2 knockdown phenocopied the EHD1 depletion effects. EHD1 or RUSC2 depletion impaired the EGF-induced cell proliferation, demonstrating that the novel, EHD1- and RUSC2-dependent transport of unstimulated EGFR from the Golgi compartment to the cell surface that we describe is functionally important, with implications for physiologic and oncogenic roles of EGFR and targeted cancer therapies.

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This paper identifies EHD1 and RUSC2 as positive regulators of basal, ligand-unstimulated EGFR transport from the Golgi compartment to the cell surface in mammary epithelial cells and other cell types. Depletion of either protein reduces surface EGFR, impairs EGF-induced signaling and proliferation, and causes EGFR retention in a Golgi-associated compartment.

Key findings

  • EHD1 knockdown reduced total and cell surface EGFR under ligand-free conditions, with EGFR accumulating in a GM130+ Golgi compartment; exogenous EHD1-GFP rescued total EGFR levels.
  • RUSC2 knockdown phenocopied EHD1 depletion: it impaired total EGFR accumulation after EGF withdrawal, decreased cell surface EGFR by FACS, and reduced EGF-induced proliferation using two independent shRNAs.
  • EHD1 and RUSC2 colocalized with EGFR in vesicular/tubular structures and at the Golgi; RUSC2 NPF motifs bound the EHD1 EH domain in a fluorescence polarization assay, but no co-IP was detected between full-length RUSC2 and EHD1 or between EHD1 and EGFR.
  • EHD1 knockdown reduced EGF-induced EGFR phosphorylation and proliferation; RUSC2 knockdown also significantly reduced EGF-induced proliferation.

Methods

  • Cell systems included 16A5 HPV16 E6/E7-immortalized human mammary epithelial cells, EHD1-floxed and EHD1-null MEFs, MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, S2013 pancreatic cancer cells, and HEK-293T cells; Dox-inducible shRNA/siRNA knockdown and EHD1-GFP rescue were used.
  • Assays included Western blotting, FACS for surface EGFR and MHC-I, confocal immunofluorescence with GM130/Rab11 markers, [35S]methionine-cysteine pulse-chase, co-immunoprecipitation, GST pulldown, fluorescence polarization competition, and CellTiter-Glo proliferation.
  • Statistical comparisons used Student’s t test with means ± SEM and P ≤ 0.05 considered significant.

Limitations

  • Stated: the impact of EHD1 depletion was modest in MEFs and other cell systems; the authors suggest this may reflect EGFR dependence of 16A5 cells or redundancy with other EHD family members, noting EHD4 increases in EHD1-depleted MEFs and that double EHD1/EHD4 depletion should be tested.
  • Stated: the anti-RUSC2 antibody was suboptimal for imaging endogenous RUSC2, and no physical interaction was detected between EHD1 and RUSC2 or between EHD1 and EGFR, leaving the precise biochemical mechanism of their cooperation unresolved.
  • Evident: most mechanistic experiments rely on the 16A5 cell line, with no in vivo tumor or animal model; the MHC-I surface assay did not detect an EHD1 effect under these conditions despite known EHD1 roles in MHC-I recycling, indicating context- or assay-dependent limitations.

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  • Findingown data
    § ABSTRACT

    RUSC2 knockdown phenocopies the EHD1 depletion effects.

    “RUSC2 knockdown phenocopied the EHD1 depletion effects.”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown 16A5 cells exhibit substantially reduced EGFR phosphorylation upon EGF stimulation.

    “EHD1 KD 16A5 cells exhibited substantially reduced EGFR phosphorylation upon stimulation with EGF, as visualized by phosphotyrosine immunoblotting of cell lysates (Fig. 6A and B).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown reduces total EGFR levels in 16A5 MECs under ligand-free culture.

    “Total EGFR levels measured by Western blotting were reduced in EHD1 KD cells relative to levels in controls, as seen in representative blots and quantified data from three independent experiments (Fig. 1E and F).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown reduces total EGFR levels in 16A5 MECs under steady-state culture.

    “Under conditions of EHD1 KD, we observed a steady reduction in total EGFR levels over the course of the experiment (Fig. 1C and D).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown reduces cell surface EGFR levels on 16A5 MECs under ligand-free culture.

    “Correlating with the depletion of total levels of EGFR, the surface EGFR levels were reduced in EHD1 KD cells relative to levels of the controls (Fig. 2A and B).”
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    § ABSTRACT

    Inducible EHD1 knockdown reduces cell surface EGFR expression with accumulation at the Golgi compartment.

    “Inducible EHD1 knockdown reduced the cell surface EGFR expression with accumulation at the Golgi compartment, a phenotype rescued by exogenous EHD1.”
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    § RESULTS

    Cells coexpressing shRNA-resistant EHD1-GFP with EHD1-specific shRNA display total EGFR levels comparable to EHD1-GFP-expressing cells with control shRNA, whereas cells with control empty vector and EHD1 shRNA display reduced EGFR levels.

    “Cells coexpressing the shRNA-resistant EHD1-GFP together with EHD1-specific shRNA displayed total EGFR levels comparable to those in the EHD1-GFP-expressing cell line coexpressing a control shRNA. In contrast, cells transduced with only a control empty vector in conjunction with the EHD1 shRNA displayed reduced EGFR levels (Fig. 1I and J).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown cells without EHD1 rescue exhibit strong perinuclear EGFR accumulation with correspondingly lower surface EGFR signals.

    “In contrast, cells with EHD1 KD but without EHD1 rescue exhibited strong perinuclear EGFR accumulation with correspondingly lower surface EGFR signals (Fig. 5A).”
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    § RESULTS

    Full-length RUSC2 does not bind the EHD1 EH domain, and no co-immunoprecipitation of ectopically cotransfected EHD1 and RUSC2 is detected.

    “However, we could not detect the binding of full-length RUSC2 with the EHD1 EH domain, nor could we detect co-IP of ectopically cotransfected EHD1 and RUSC2, either when immunoprecipitated hemagglutinin (HA)-RUSC2 was incubated with lysates of cells transfected with Myc-EHD1 or when HA-RUSC2 and Myc-EHD1 were cotransfected in HEK-293T cells (Fig. 7B and C).”
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      “While RUSC2 did not show a physical interaction with EHD1 in cells (Fig. 7B and C)”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown reduces EGF-dependent cell proliferation in 16A5 cells.

    “Both EHD1 KD 16A5 lines displayed significantly reduced proliferation relative to that of control shRNA-expressing cells (Fig. 6C).”
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    § RESULTS

    Exogenous EHD1-DsRed colocalizes with endogenous EGFR in 16A5 cells even without monensin treatment, and more robustly in monensin-treated cells.

    “When an exogenous EHD1-DsRed construct was expressed via transient transfection, the colocalization with endogenous EGFR became obvious even in the absence of monensin treatment (Fig. 4C) and was more robust in monensin-treated cells (Fig. 4D).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 and EGFR do not physically interact, as no co-immunoprecipitation between them was observed.

    “No co-IP between EHD1 and EGFR, however, was observed.”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 knockdown moderately reduces EGFR accumulation after serum and EGF deprivation in S2013 cells.

    “or a pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line, S2013 (Fig. 3E).”
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    § RESULTS

    In EHD1 knockdown 16A5 cells, a smaller fraction of newly synthesized EGFR is converted to the mature form and with a delay.

    “a smaller fraction of the newly synthesized EGFR was converted to the mature form in EHD1 KD 16A5 cells and with a delay (Fig. 5C).”
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    § RESULTS

    RUSC2 knockdown using two independent shRNAs substantially impairs accumulation of total EGFR protein upon EGF withdrawal compared to control cells, and this effect is more robust than that seen with EHD1 knockdown.

    “RUSC2 KD, using two independent shRNAs, led to a substantial impairment of the accumulation of total EGFR protein upon EGF withdrawal compared to levels in control cells; this effect was even more robust than that seen with EHD1 KD (Fig. 8A and B).”
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    § RESULTS

    RUSC2 knockdown significantly decreases cell surface EGFR levels compared to control cells, mimicking the impact of EHD1 knockdown.

    “Flow cytometry analyses of cells treated with Dox for 48 h in EGF-containing medium followed by Dox in serum and EGF deprivation medium for 24 h revealed a significant decrease in the cell surface EGFR levels in RUSC2 KD cells compared to levels in control cells, mimicking the impact of EHD1 KD (Fig. 8C and D).”
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    § DISCUSSION

    EHD1 depletion leads to accumulation of EGFR in the Golgi compartment with concurrent reduction in trafficking of EGFR to the cell surface.

    “We demonstrate that EHD1 depletion leads to accumulation of EGFR in this compartment, with concurrent reduction in the trafficking of EGFR to the cell surface (Fig. 5A).”
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    § INTRODUCTION

    EHD1 and EGFR expression levels are increased in human papillary thyroid cancer, and EHD1 protein levels are significantly associated with tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and EGFR expression.

    “EHD1 and EGFR expression levels were also reported to be increased in human papillary thyroid cancer, and levels of EHD1 protein were significantly associated with tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and EGFR expression (46).”
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    • cites [46] Liu Y, Liang Y, Li M, Liu D, Tang J, Yang W, Tong D, Jin X. 2018. Eps15 homology domain 1 promotes the evolution of papillary thyroid cancer by regulating endocytotic recycling of epidermal growth factor receptor. Oncol Lett 16:4263–4270. doi: 10.3892/ol.2018.9200. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § RESULTS

    Monensin treatment increases accumulation of EGFR in perinuclear vesicles in 16A5 cells, indicating effective inhibition of cargo exit from endocytic compartments.

    “monensin treatment of 16A5 cells increased the accumulation of EGFR in perinuclear vesicles, indicating an effective inhibition of cargo exit from endocytic compartments.”
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    § INTRODUCTION

    In breast cancer, EHD1-positive patients have shorter overall and disease-free survival, and EHD1-positive plus phospho-EGFR-positive status is even more predictive of shorter survival.

    “EHD1-positive (EHD1+) patients had a shorter overall and disease-free survival, and a patient status of EHD1+ plus phospho-EGFR+ was even more predictive of shorter survival (45).”
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    • cites [45] Tong D, Liang YN, Stepanova AA, Liu Y, Li X, Wang L, Zhang F, Vasilyeva NV. 2017. Increased Eps15 homology domain 1 and RAB11FIP3 expression regulate breast cancer progression via promoting epithelial growth factor receptor recycling. Tumour Biol 39:1010428317691010. doi: 10.1177/1010428317691010. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § INTRODUCTION

    In breast cancer, EHD1 and RAB11-FIP3 expression positively correlate, and these markers correlate with phospho-EGFR levels in tumors.

    “A similar analysis in breast cancer showed a positive correlation between EHD1 and RAB11-FIP3 expression, and the expression of these markers correlated with phospho-EGFR levels in tumors;”
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    • cites [45] Tong D, Liang YN, Stepanova AA, Liu Y, Li X, Wang L, Zhang F, Vasilyeva NV. 2017. Increased Eps15 homology domain 1 and RAB11FIP3 expression regulate breast cancer progression via promoting epithelial growth factor receptor recycling. Tumour Biol 39:1010428317691010. doi: 10.1177/1010428317691010. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § INTRODUCTION

    Doxycycline-inducible EHD3 expression in EHD3-deleted glioblastoma cell lines increases basal levels of EGFR.

    “although doxycycline (Dox)-inducible EHD3 expression in EHD3-deleted glioblastoma cell lines increased the basal levels of EGFR (48).”
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    § RESULTS

    EHD1 is required for exit of MHC-I from the endocytic recycling compartment back to the cell surface.

    “Previous studies in which MHC-I internalized from the cell surface was tracked showed that EHD1 is required for exit of MHC-I from the endocytic recycling compartment back to the cell surface (Fig. 2C and D).”
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    § INTRODUCTION

    RUSC2 was identified in an EGFR-associated protein complex isolated from cells in the absence of ligand stimulation.

    “We noted RUSC2 as an uncharacterized protein identified in an EGFR-associated protein complex isolated from cells in the absence of ligand stimulation (53).”
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    § Abstract

    Postactivation endocytic trafficking of EGFR has been well elucidated.

    “While postactivation endocytic trafficking of EGFR has been well elucidated, little is known about mechanisms of basal/preactivation surface display of EGFR.”
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      “Given key physiological and oncogenic roles of EGFR, many previous investigations have elucidated mechanisms that control the endocytic trafficking of ligand-activated EGFR, including the ligand-induced activation of both clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis and differential transport into lysosomal degradation or endocytic recycling based on the nature of activating ligands and”
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    § RESULTS

    MEFs express EHD1 and other EHD family members, and EHD1 is critical for primary cilium biogenesis in these cells.

    “mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), the other cell type we use, are known to express EHD1 and other family members as well, and EHD1 was critical for primary cilium biogenesis in these cells (61).”
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    § Abstract

    EGFR is a prototype receptor tyrosine kinase and an oncoprotein in many solid tumors.

    “Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a prototype receptor tyrosine kinase and an oncoprotein in many solid tumors.”
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      “Activation of ErbB receptors is linked to the initiation and progression of human cancers, and the levels of their expression are often significantly elevated in many solid tumors (e.g., breast, colon, ovary, pancreas, and glial) (6–8).”
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    § RESULTS

    The exogenous EHD1-GFP fusion construct lacks the 3′ UTR of EHD1 and is resistant to the EHD1 3′ UTR-targeted shRNAs.

    “We generated 16A5 cell lines that coexpress an exogenous Dox-inducible EHD1-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion construct lacking the 3′ UTR of EHD1, and thus resistant to the EHD1 3′ UTR-targeted shRNAs, together with the EHD1-directed shRNA or a control shRNA.”
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    § RESULTS

    16A5 is a nontumorigenic, HPV16 E6/E7-immortalized, EGF-dependent human mammary epithelial cell line that displays expected ligand-induced EGFR degradation kinetics.

    “16A5 is a nontumorigenic, human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) E6/E7-immortalized and EGF-dependent human mammary epithelial cell (MEC) line (55) that displays the expected ligand-induced EGFR degradation kinetics (56–60) (Fig. 1A).”
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    § INTRODUCTION

    RUSC2 interacts with the Golgi protein GM130 and has been proposed as a potential regulator of endosomal targeting of vesicles derived from the endoplasmic reticulum.

    “RUSC2 has also been reported to interact with the Golgi protein GM130 and has been proposed as a potential regulator of endosomal targeting of vesicles derived from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (50).”
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    • cites [50] Bayer M, Fischer J, Kremerskothen J, Ossendorf E, Matanis T, Konczal M, Weide T, Barnekow A. 2005. Identification and characterization of Iporin as a novel interaction partner for Rab1. BMC Cell Biol 6:15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-6-15. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § INTRODUCTION

    EHD3 may function in targeting ligand-stimulated EGFR to lysosomal degradation by diverting it from endocytic recycling.

    “A recent study suggested that EHD3 may function in targeting the ligand-stimulated EGFR to lysosomal degradation by diverting it from endocytic recycling (48), consistent with EHD3 deletion in glioblastoma (49), although doxycycline (Dox)-inducible EHD3 expression in EHD3-deleted glioblastoma cell lines increased the basal levels of EGFR (48).”
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    § INTRODUCTION

    RUSC2 contains a RUN domain that interacts with Rab1 and Rab35 small GTPases.

    “RUSC2/iporin contains a RUN domain (named based on its presence in RPIP8, UNC-14, and NESCA proteins) that interacts with Rab1 and Rab35 small GTPases (51, 52).”
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    § DISCUSSION

    EHD1 and RUSC2 function in a common trafficking pathway but independent of an interaction.

    “suggesting that they function in a common trafficking pathway but independent of an interaction.”
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    § DISCUSSION

    Unstimulated EGFR transported through both anterograde and retrograde mechanisms reaches an EHD1-dependent Golgi compartment, and EHD1 is required for EGFR to be recycled to the cell surface from this compartment.

    “it is likely that unstimulated EGFR transported through both anterograde and retrograde mechanisms reaches an EHD1-dependent Golgi compartment and that EHD1 is required for EGFR to be recycled to the cell surface from this compartment.”
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    § RESULTS

    RUSC2 directly interacts with GM130 and with Golgi-associated Rab1.

    “Given the previous reports that RUSC2 directly interacts with GM130 as well as with Golgi-associated Rab1 (50), the prominent colocalization of RUSC2 with EHD1 led us to hypothesize that RUSC2, similar to EHD1, may function to promote the EGFR trafficking out of the Golgi compartment.”
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    • cites [50] Bayer M, Fischer J, Kremerskothen J, Ossendorf E, Matanis T, Konczal M, Weide T, Barnekow A. 2005. Identification and characterization of Iporin as a novel interaction partner for Rab1. BMC Cell Biol 6:15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2121-6-15. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § MATERIALS AND METHODS

    FACS analyses of cell surface EGFR and MHC-I used five replicates per condition.

    “16A5 cells were seeded at 105 cells per well of six-well plates (five replicates per condition) and grown in regular medium in the presence of Dox for 48 h.”
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    § MATERIALS AND METHODS

    The anti-RUSC2 antibody was validated using epitope-tagged RUSC2 expressed in 293T cells and shRNA knockdown of endogenous RUSC2.

    “A rabbit polyclonal antibody against human RUSC2/iporin was generated against an internal peptide sequence (amino acid residues 532 to 553) through a commercial vendor (Pacific Immunology, Ramona, CA) and validated using epitope-tagged RUSC2 expressed in 293T cells and shRNA knockdown of endogenous RUSC2.”
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    Interpretationown data
    § DISCUSSION

    Studies presented here demonstrate a new and functionally important role of EHD1 and a potential novel partner, RUSC2, in the control of Golgi compartment-to-surface transport of a prototype RTK, EGFR, under ligand-unstimulated conditions.

    “In conclusion, studies presented here demonstrate a new and functionally important role of EHD1 and a potential novel partner, RUSC2, in the control of Golgi compartment-to-surface transport of a prototype RTK, EGFR under ligand-unstimulated conditions.”
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    § RESULTS

    Previous studies of nuclear localization of EGFR concluded that EGFR traffics via a retrograde endocytic route, but such studies were done in the presence of ligands.

    “Previous studies of nuclear localization of EGFR have concluded that EGFR traffics via a retrograde endocytic route, but such studies were done in the presence of ligands (67).”
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    • cites [67] Wang YN, Wang H, Yamaguchi H, Lee HJ, Lee HH, Hung MC. 2010. COPI-mediated retrograde trafficking from the Golgi to the ER regulates EGFR nuclear transport. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 399:498–504. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.07.096. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    Study design and conductown data
    § MATERIALS AND METHODS

    A tightly inducible Tet-on clone was used for stable transfection with pRevTRE-EHD1-GFP or the empty vector.

    “A tightly inducible clone was used for stable transfection with pRevTRE-EHD1-GFP or the empty vector (pRevTRE-GFP) using Lipofectamine 2000 and selected in 50 μg/ml hygromycin, and clones were analyzed for inducible EHD1-GFP or GFP (vector only clones) after 7-day culture with 1 μg/ml Dox using Western blot analysis.”
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    Premisecitation
    § DISCUSSION

    Endocytic recycling of MHC-I, tracked using antibody binding at the cell surface, is impaired upon EHD1 knockdown.

    “since endocytic recycling of MHC-I, tracked using antibody binding at the cell surface, is known to be impaired upon EHD1 KD (23).”
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    • cites [23] Caplan S, Naslavsky N, Hartnell LM, Lodge R, Polishchuk RS, Donaldson JG, Bonifacino JS. 2002. A tubular EHD1-containing compartment involved in the recycling of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules to the plasma membrane. EMBO J 21:2557–2567. doi: 10.1093/emboj/21.11.2557. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    Premisecitation
    § DISCUSSION

    EHD1 plays a key role in the surface expression of CSF1R on primary macrophages.

    “Consistent with a broader role of EHD1 in RTK trafficking, we have recently found that EHD1 also plays a key role in the surface expression of the CSF1R, an RTK, on primary macrophages (41).”
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    • cites [41] Cypher LR, Bielecki TA, Huang L, An W, Iseka F, Tom E, Storck MD, Hoppe AD, Band V, Band H. 2016. Corrigendum to CSF-1 receptor signalling is governed by pre-requisite EHD1 mediated receptor display on the macrophage cell surface [Cell Signalling 2016 Sep.; 28(9): 1325–35. Cell Signal 28:1933. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.07.018. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source

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  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation
    § DISCUSSION

    EHD1 knockdown impairs biosynthetic transport of a VSVG-GFP fusion protein used as a marker of transport from the Golgi compartment to the cell surface.

    “It is notable that EHD1 knockdown was shown to impair the biosynthetic transport of a vesicular stomatitis virus G protein (VSVG)-GFP fusion protein used as a marker of the transport from the Golgi compartment to the cell surface (73), but no further studies along these lines have been reported.”
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    • cites [73] Zhang J, Reiling C, Reinecke JB, Prislan I, Marky LA, Sorgen PL, Naslavsky N, Caplan S. 2012. Rabankyrin-5 interacts with EHD1 and Vps26 to regulate endocytic trafficking and retromer function. Traffic 13:745–757. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2012.01334.x. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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    § DISCUSSION

    EHD1 expression is associated with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer and breast cancer.

    “EHD1 expression was recently found to be associated with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer (43, 44) and breast cancer (45), and EHD1 levels in NSCLC showed a negative correlation with sensitivity to EGFR-targeted kinase inhibitor therapy (47).”
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    • cites [43] Lu H, Meng Q, Wen Y, Hu J, Zhao Y, Cai L. 2013. Increased EHD1 in non-small cell lung cancer predicts poor survival. Thorac Cancer 4:422–432. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.12043. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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    Premisecitation
    § RESULTS

    RUSC2-interacting small G-protein Rab1a regulates trafficking from the Golgi compartment to the plasma membrane.

    “Given the above results, the reported RUSC2 interaction with GM130 (50) and the role of RUSC2-interacting small G-protein Rab1a in regulating trafficking from the Golgi compartment to the plasma membrane (50, 69, 70), we reasoned that RUSC2 may also function in EHD1-dependent EGFR trafficking out of the Golgi compartment.”
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    Premisecitation
    § RESULTS

    RUSC2 was reported as an uncharacterized component in a proteomics analysis of an unstimulated EGFR-associated protein complex.

    “we were intrigued by a proteomics analysis of unstimulated EGFR-associated protein complex in which RUSC2 was reported as an uncharacterized component (53).”
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    • cites [53] Deribe YL, Wild P, Chandrashaker A, Curak J, Schmidt MHH, Kalaidzidis Y, Milutinovic N, Kratchmarova I, Buerkle L, Fetchko MJ, Schmidt P, Kittanakom S, Brown KR, Jurisica I, Blagoev B, Zerial M, Stagljar I, Dikic I. 2009. Regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor trafficking by lysine deacetylase HDAC6. Sci Signal 2:ra84. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2000576. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] source
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Cell surface display of EGFR is essential for cellular responses to its ligands.

    “Cell surface display of EGFR is essential for cellular responses to its ligands.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Little is known about mechanisms of basal/preactivation surface display of EGFR.

    “While postactivation endocytic trafficking of EGFR has been well elucidated, little is known about mechanisms of basal/preactivation surface display of EGFR.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    How EHD1 is involved in regulating EGFR biology is not known.

    “How EHD1 may be involved in regulating EGFR biology, however, is not known.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    EHD1 is currently thought to work primarily at the endosomes.

    “Since EHD1 is currently thought to work primarily at the endosomes, we tested and found support for the idea that a portion of the Golgi compartment-localized EGFR is derived from the pool internalized from the cell surface (Fig. 5A).”
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    Minor

    The discussion cites Fig. 5A as support for EGFR arriving from the cell surface, but the results identify the cell-surface-prelabeling experiment and its finding as Fig. 5D.

  • Four-hour chase conflicts with the stated 270-minute time point

    Minor

    The longest stated chase was 270 minutes, or 4.5 hours, rather than 4 hours.

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Authors
Tom, E. C., Mushtaq, I., Mohapatra, B. C., Luan, H., Bhat, A. M., Zutshi, N., Chakraborty, S., Islam, N., Arya, P., Bielecki, T. A., Iseka, F. M., Bhattacharyya, S., Cypher, L. R., Goetz, B. T., Negi, S. K., Storck, M. D., Rana, S., Barnekow, A., Singh, P. K., Ying, G., Guda, C., Natarajan, A., Band, V., & Band, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
  • University of Münster (DE)
  • Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center (US)
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Band, Vimla
  • Band, Hamid
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Published
2020-03-16
Volume
40
Issue
7
ISSN
  • 0270-7306 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5549
OpenAlex
W2999295226
Cited by
13
References
92
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2
FWCI
0.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • HHS | National Institutes of Health (CA87986, CA105489, CA96844, CA144027, P30 GM106397)
  • U.S. Department of Defense (W81XWH-11-1-0171, W81XWH-17-1-061, W81XWH-07-1-0351)
  • Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (LB506)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Caveolin-1 and cellular processes
Keywords
epidermal growth factor receptor, EHD1, Golgi apparatus, receptor recycling, endosomal trafficking, receptor tyrosine kinase
MeSH terms
Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Communication, Cell Line, Cell Membrane, Golgi Apparatus, Humans, Protein Transport, Vesicular Transport Proteins, RNA Interference, RNA, Small Interfering, Cell Proliferation, Mice, ErbB Receptors

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