Small GTP-binding protein RhoB is expressed in glial Müller cells in the vertebrate retina. 2006

Andréa Silveira Santos-Bredariol, and Mônica Aparecida Belmonte, and Alexandre Hiroaki Kihara, and Marinilce Fagundes Santos, and Dânia Emi Hamassaki
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil.

Among several small Rho GTPases observed in the chick retina, RhoB was transiently expressed during development and mainly present in glial Müller cells in the adult. The aim of this study was to compare the distribution of RhoB in the chick and mouse adult retinas and to study its potential role in the maintenance of cell morphology. The distribution of RhoB was studied in situ and pure Müller cell cultures were submitted to Clostridium difficile toxin A and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) treatment in order to inactivate and activate Rho proteins, respectively. Cell morphology, F-actin arrangement, RhoB, and vimentin distribution were studied by immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. The results showed that, in both species, all vimentin-containing cells also expressed RhoB in situ and in vitro. Toxin A promoted cell rounding and detachment due to actin depolymerization, changing the distribution of RhoB only in chick cells. In serum-starved cells LPA stimulated actin polymerization and cell spreading, but only in chick cells was RhoB distribution recruited to expanding cellular processes and newly formed focal adhesions. These data suggest that, although RhoB is expressed by Müller cells in chick and mouse, its role in the maintenance of cellular morphology and regulation may be different. In addition, we show that RhoB may be an interesting Müller cell marker in the adult retina.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D009457 Neuroglia The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear. Bergmann Glia,Bergmann Glia Cells,Bergmann Glial Cells,Glia,Glia Cells,Satellite Glia,Satellite Glia Cells,Satellite Glial Cells,Glial Cells,Neuroglial Cells,Bergmann Glia Cell,Bergmann Glial Cell,Cell, Bergmann Glia,Cell, Bergmann Glial,Cell, Glia,Cell, Glial,Cell, Neuroglial,Cell, Satellite Glia,Cell, Satellite Glial,Glia Cell,Glia Cell, Bergmann,Glia Cell, Satellite,Glia, Bergmann,Glia, Satellite,Glial Cell,Glial Cell, Bergmann,Glial Cell, Satellite,Glias,Neuroglial Cell,Neuroglias,Satellite Glia Cell,Satellite Glial Cell,Satellite Glias
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014746 Vimentin An intermediate filament protein found in most differentiating cells, in cells grown in tissue culture, and in certain fully differentiated cells. Its insolubility suggests that it serves a structural function in the cytoplasm. MW 52,000.
D048430 Cell Shape The quality of surface form or outline of CELLS. Cell Shapes,Shape, Cell,Shapes, Cell
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D020743 rhoB GTP-Binding Protein A GTP-BINDING PROTEIN involved in regulating a signal transduction pathway that controls assembly of focal adhesions and actin stress fibers. This enzyme was formerly listed as EC 3.6.1.47. ARHB GTP-Binding Protein,arh6 GTP-Binding Protein,ARHB Protein,arh6 Protein,rhoB Protein,rhoB p20 Protein,ARHB GTP Binding Protein,GTP-Binding Protein, ARHB,GTP-Binding Protein, arh6,GTP-Binding Protein, rhoB,arh6 GTP Binding Protein,p20 Protein, rhoB,rhoB GTP Binding Protein

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