Journal: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
Article Title: ADAM10-Mediated Ectodomain Shedding Is an Essential Driver of Podocyte Damage
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020081213
Figure Lengend Snippet: β-Catenin/Wnt signaling pathway is not activated in ADAM10Δpod mice exposed to APN antibodies. APN was induced in ADAM10Δpod and control littermate mice, and kidneys were analyzed on day 14. (A) Immunoblot for β-catenin levels in isolated glomeruli. Graph exhibits densitometric quantification of n=7 mice per genotype; pooled data from two independent experiments. *P≤0.05. (B) Kidneys of mice with comparable, mild proteinuria were stained for β-catenin (green) in relation to the SD protein nephrin (red), and DNA (Hoechst; blue). Note the enhanced β-catenin signal in nuclei (white arrows) and cytoplasm of podocytes (p) and in endothelial cells (red arrow). (C) qRT-PCR analyses of Wnt response genes in isolated glomeruli. Values are depicted as relative expression to naive control (ctrl) littermates after normalization to 18S as housekeeper gene; n=3–14 mice per genotype; pooled data from two independent experiments. *P≤0.05 to control naive, § P≤0.05 and §§ P≤0.01 to control and APN antibodies (Abs). (D) Scheme depicting proposed role of ADAM10 in podocytes in antibody-mediated podocyte injury. (1) Following a prominent embryonic expression of cell-cell adhesion molecules, such as P- and N-cadherin, in podocyte progenitors, healthy mature podocytes have low levels of cadherins at processes. (2) In the course of antibody-mediated injury, ADAM10 expression is enhanced. ADAM10 activity results in ectodomain shedding of cadherins. Cadherin cleavage results in a dissociation of β-catenin from the cytoplasmic cadherin domain and to a redistribution of β-catenin to the cytoplasm and nuclear compartment, where it initiates the transcription of Wnt response genes. Ultimately, this results in decreased cell-cell adhesion and proteinuria. (3) As a consequence of loss of ADAM10 activity, cadherin levels are stabilized at podocyte processes, after antibody-mediated injury. β-Catenin remains tethered to the cytoplasmic cadherin domain, and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is not activated. Podocyte adhesion is ameliorated, resulting in attenuated proteinuria. ADAM10Δpod, podocyte-specific ADAM10 deletion.
Article Snippet: Antibodies The following antibodies were used for the study: rat anti-ADAM10 (IF human and naive mice, 1:100; immunogold electron microscopy [EM], 1:25; mAb946 R&D Systems), rabbit anti-ADAM10 (IF human and diseased mice, 1:100; WB, 1:1000; Abcam), rabbit anti-ADAM10 (IF diseased mice, 1:100; WB, 1:1000; Pineda), rabbit anti-ADAM10 (IF diseased mice, 1:100; WB, 1:1000; GTX63486 GenTex), rabbit anti–N-cadherin (WB, 1:1000; IF, 1:200; Abcam), mouse anti–N-cadherin (IF cells, 1:100; 610921BD Bioscience), rabbit anti–P-cadherin (IF, 1:100; bs-1159r Bioss), rabbit anti– β -catenin (WB, 1:1000; IF, 1:100; Cell Signaling), rabbit anti–phospho- β -catenin (WB, 1:1000; IF, 1:100; Millipore), guinea pig anti-nephrin (IF, 1:200; BP5030 Acris), rabbit anti-synaptopodin (IF 1:200; Sc-50459 Santa Cruz), mouse anti– β -actin (WB, 1:3000; A2066 Sigma), rabbit anti-laminin (IF, 1:500; L9393 Sigma), Cy5 donkey anti-sheep and Cy5 donkey anti-mouse (IF, 1:200; Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, West Grove, PA), PE-podoplanin (FACS sort, 1:200; clone 8.1.1.
Techniques: Western Blot, Isolation, Staining, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Activity Assay