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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 290: L540-L548, 2006. First published October 28, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00259.2005
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GEF-H1 is involved in agonist-induced human pulmonary endothelial barrier dysfunction

Anna A. Birukova,1 Djanybek Adyshev,1 Boris Gorshkov,1 Gary M. Bokoch,2 Konstantin G. Birukov,1 and Alexander D. Verin1

1Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and 2Departments of Immunology and Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California

Submitted 17 June 2005 ; accepted in final form 25 October 2005

Endothelial cell (EC) permeability is precisely controlled by cytoskeletal elements [actin filaments, microtubules (MT), intermediate filaments] and cell contact protein complexes (focal adhesions, adherens junctions, tight junctions). We have recently shown that the edemagenic agonist thrombin caused partial MT disassembly, which was linked to activation of small GTPase Rho, Rho-mediated actin remodeling, cell contraction, and dysfunction of lung EC barrier. GEF-H1 is an MT-associated Rho-specific guanosine nucleotide (GDP/GTP) exchange factor, which in MT-unbound state stimulates Rho activity. In this study we tested hypothesis that GEF-H1 may be a key molecule involved in Rho activation, myosin light chain phosphorylation, actin remodeling, and EC barrier dysfunction associated with partial MT disassembly. Our results show that depletion of GEF-H1 or expression of dominant negative GEF-H1 mutant significantly attenuated permeability increase, actin stress fiber formation, and increased MLC and MYPT1 phosphorylation induced by thrombin or MT-depolymerizing agent nocodazole. In contrast, expression of wild-type or activated GEF-H1 mutants dramatically enhanced thrombin and nocodazole effects on stress fiber formation and cell retraction. These results show a critical role for the GEF-H1 in the Rho activation caused by MT disassembly and suggest GEF-H1 as a key molecule involved in cross talk between MT and actin cytoskeleton in agonist-induced Rho-dependent EC barrier regulation.

thrombin; permeability; cytoskeleton; microtubules; pulmonary endothelium; guanine nucleotide exchange factor


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: A. A. Birukova, Sect. of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Dept. of Medicine, Biological Sciences Div., Univ. of Chicago, 929 E. 57th St., W410, Chicago, IL 60637 (e-mail:abirukov{at}medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu)




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