Transcytosis of cholera toxin subunits across model human intestinal epithelia.
AUTOR(ES)
Lencer, W I
RESUMO
Cholera toxin (CT) elicits a massive secretory response from intestinal epithelia by binding apical receptors (ganglioside GM1) and ultimately activating basolateral effectors (adenylate cyclase). The mechanism of signal transduction from apical to basolateral membrane, however, remains undefined. We have previously shown that CT action on the polarized human intestinal epithelial cell line T84 requires endocytosis and processing in multiple intracellular compartments. Our aim in the present study was to test the hypothesis that CT may actually move to its site of action on the basolateral membrane by vesicular traffic. After binding apical receptors, CT entered basolaterally directed transcytotic vesicles. Both CT B subunits and to a lesser extent CT A subunits were delivered intact to the serosal surface of the basolateral membrane. The toxin did not traverse the monolayer by diffusion through intercellular junctions. Transcytosis of CT B subunits displayed nearly identical time course and temperature dependency with that of CT-induced Cl- secretion--suggesting the two may be related. These data identify a mechanism that may explain the link between the toxin's apical receptor and basolateral effector.
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