Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Signaling Regulates Rhythmic Contractile Activity of Myoepithelial Sheath Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans
AUTOR(ES)
Yin, Xiaoyan
FONTE
The American Society for Cell Biology
RESUMO
Intercellular communication between germ cells and neighboring somatic cells is essential for reproduction. Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes are surrounded by and coupled via gap junctions to smooth muscle-like myoepithelial sheath cells. Rhythmic sheath cell contraction drives ovulation and is triggered by a factor secreted from oocytes undergoing meiotic maturation. We demonstrate for the first time that signaling through the epidermal growth factor-like ligand LIN-3 and the LET-23 tyrosine kinase receptor induces ovulatory contractions of sheath cells. Reduction-of-function mutations in the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor gene itr-1 and knockdown of itr-1 expression by RNA interference inhibit sheath contractile activity. itr-1 gain-of-function mutations increase the rate and force of basal contractions and induce tonic sheath contraction during ovulation. Sheath contractile activity is disrupted by RNAi of plc-3, one of six phospholipase C-encoding genes in the C. elegans genome. PLC-3 is a PLC-γ homolog and is expressed in contractile sheath cells of the proximal gonad. Maintenance of sheath contractile activity requires plasma membrane Ca2+ entry. We conclude that IP3 generated by LET-23 mediated activation of PLC-γ induces repetitive intracellular Ca2+ release that drives rhythmic sheath cell contraction. Calcium entry may function to trigger Ca2+ release via IP3 receptors and/or refill intracellular Ca2+ stores.
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