Cdc42GAP regulates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-mediated apoptosis and cell number during mammalian perinatal growth
AUTOR(ES)
Wang, Lei
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Rho family GTPase Cdc42 is known to regulate polarity and growth in lower eukaryotes, but its physiologic function in mammals has yet to be determined. Here we have disrupted cdc42gap, a ubiquitously expressed negative regulator of Cdc42, in mice. Cdc42GAP-/- embryonic fibroblasts and various organs displayed significantly elevated Cdc42 activity. The embryonic and neonatal homozygous mice were reduced in size by ≈25-40% and suffered severe growth retardation. Major organs from Cdc42GAP-/- mice were proportionally smaller because of decreased cell number. Basal apoptosis was increased in Cdc42GAP-/- cells and tissues, and this was attributed to altered c-Jun N-terminal kinase apoptotic signals. These results reveal a role of Cdc42GAP in mammalian perinatal growth and implicate the c-Jun N-terminal kinase-mediated apoptosis machinery as a Cdc42 effector pathway in vivo.
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