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TGF-₁-mediated alterations of renal proximal tubular epithelial cell phenotype

¹Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales CF14 4XN; and ²Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8

Submitted 15 November 2002 ; accepted in final form 17 March 2003

The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanism of transforming growth factor (TGF)-₁-mediated alteration of renal proximal tubular cell phenotype. TGF-₁ altered cell phenotype, with cells appearing elongated and spindle shaped. This was associated with loss of cell-cell contact and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton, increased formation of stress fibers, and focal adhesions. Addition of the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor sodium orthovanadate also led to rapid but transient loss of cell-cell contact, but it did not lead to a change of phenotype comparable to that seen following addition of TGF-₁. There was, however, no change in the formation of focal adhesions and no associated reorganization of the Factin cytoskeleton. Disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with cytochalasin D prevented phenotypic alterations following addition of TGF-₁. Transient transfection with Smad2/4 or Smad3/4 expression vectors did not alter cell phenotype. Previously, we demonstrated -catenin translocation to proximal tubule cell nuclei and its association with Smad proteins following addition of TGF-₁, suggesting the possibility that TGF-₁ may modulate Wnt signaling. The Wnt-responsive Xtwn-reporter construct was, however, silent in response to TGF-₁. Similarly, a second Wnt/LEF-1-regulated element, Toplflash, which does not contain Smad binding sites, was insensitive to TGF-₁ signaling. In contrast, phenotypic changes in response to TGF-₁ were abrogated by inhibitors of the RhoA downstream target ROCK, which also prevented loss of cell-cell contact and adherens junction disassembly.

focal adhesion; adhesion junctions; transforming growth factor-; transdifferentiation

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