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CED-12/ELMO, a novel member of the CrkII/Dock180/Rac pathway, is required for phagocytosis and cell migration.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11595183     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The C. elegans genes ced-2, ced-5, and ced-10, and their mammalian homologs crkII, dock180, and rac1, mediate cytoskeletal rearrangements during phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and cell motility. Here, we describe an additional member of this signaling pathway, ced-12, and its mammalian homologs, elmo1 and elmo2. In C. elegans, CED-12 is required for engulfment of dying cells and for cell migrations. In mammalian cells, ELMO1 functionally cooperates with CrkII and Dock180 to promote phagocytosis and cell shape changes. CED-12/ELMO-1 binds directly to CED-5/Dock180; this evolutionarily conserved complex stimulates a Rac-GEF, leading to Rac1 activation and cytoskeletal rearrangements. These studies identify CED-12/ELMO as an upstream regulator of Rac1 that affects engulfment and cell migration from C. elegans to mammals.
Authors:
T L Gumienny; E Brugnera; A C Tosello-Trampont; J M Kinchen; L B Haney; K Nishiwaki; S F Walk; M E Nemergut; I G Macara; R Francis; T Schedl; Y Qin; L Van Aelst; M O Hengartner; K S Ravichandran
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell     Volume:  107     ISSN:  0092-8674     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell     Publication Date:  2001 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-11     Completed Date:  2001-12-04     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413066     Medline TA:  Cell     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  27-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11743, USA.
Data Bank Information
Bank Name/Acc. No.:
GENBANK/AF398883;  AF398884;  AF398885;  AF398886
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing*
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Caenorhabditis elegans / cytology,  genetics,  physiology*
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins*
Carrier Proteins / chemistry,  genetics,  metabolism*
Cell Line
Cell Movement / physiology*
Cell Surface Extensions / metabolism
Cytoskeletal Proteins*
Cytoskeleton / metabolism
Flow Cytometry
Genes, Helminth
Genes, Reporter
Gonads / growth & development
Helminth Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Humans
Male
Mice
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Molecular Sequence Data
Phagocytosis / physiology*
Protein Kinases / metabolism
Proteins / metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins*
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-crk
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Sequence Alignment
Signal Transduction / physiology
Tissue Distribution
rac GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM52540/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; GM63310/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; 0/CED-12 protein, C elegans; 0/Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Cytoskeletal Proteins; 0/DOCK1 protein, human; 0/ELMO2 protein, human; 0/ELMO3 protein, human; 0/Elmo2 protein, mouse; 0/Helminth Proteins; 0/Proteins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-crk; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins; EC 2.7.-/Protein Kinases; EC 3.6.5.2/rac GTP-Binding Proteins

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