PMID- 19365637 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090831 LR - 20240213 IS - 1432-119X (Electronic) IS - 0948-6143 (Print) IS - 0948-6143 (Linking) VI - 132 IP - 1 DP - 2009 Jul TI - LPA-induced mutually exclusive subcellular localization of active RhoA and Arp2 mRNA revealed by sequential FRET and FISH. PG - 47-58 LID - 10.1007/s00418-009-0589-x [doi] AB - We previously demonstrated that mRNAs for the subunits of the Arp2/3 complex localize to protrusions in fibroblasts (Mingle et al. in J Cell Sci 118:2425-2433, 2005). However, the signaling pathway that regulates Arp2/3 complex mRNA localization remains unknown. In this study we have identified lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as a potent inducer of Arp2 mRNA localization to protrusions in fibroblasts via the RhoA-ROCK pathway. As RhoA is known to be activated locally in the cells, we sought to understand how spatial activation of Rho affects Arp2 mRNA localization. By sequentially performing fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we have visualized active RhoA and Arp2 mRNA in the same cells. Upon LPA stimulation, approximately two times more cells than those in the serum-free medium showed mutually exclusive localization of active RhoA and Arp2 mRNA. These results demonstrate the importance of localized activation of Rho in Arp2 mRNA localization and provide new insights as to how Rho regulates Arp2/3 complex mRNA localization. To our best knowledge, this is the first report in which FRET and FISH are combined to detect localized protein activity and mRNA in the same cells. This method should be easily adopted for the detection of other fluorescence protein based biosensors and DNA/RNA in the same cells. FAU - Mingle, Lisa A AU - Mingle LA AD - Center for Cell Biology and Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA. FAU - Bonamy, Ghislain AU - Bonamy G FAU - Barroso, Margarida AU - Barroso M FAU - Liao, Guoning AU - Liao G FAU - Liu, Gang AU - Liu G LA - eng GR - R01 GM070560-04/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 HL007194/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32-HL-07194/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM070560/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - GM70560/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM070560-05/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20090414 PL - Germany TA - Histochem Cell Biol JT - Histochemistry and cell biology JID - 9506663 RN - 0 (Actin-Related Protein 2) RN - 0 (Lysophospholipids) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rhoA GTP-Binding Protein) RN - PG6M3969SG (lysophosphatidic acid) SB - IM MH - Actin-Related Protein 2/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chick Embryo MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - Fibroblasts/cytology/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Lysophospholipids/*pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/*metabolism MH - rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/*metabolism PMC - PMC2753266 MID - NIHMS141990 EDAT- 2009/04/15 09:00 MHDA- 2009/09/01 06:00 PMCR- 2010/01/01 CRDT- 2009/04/15 09:00 PHST- 2009/03/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/04/15 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/04/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s00418-009-0589-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Histochem Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;132(1):47-58. doi: 10.1007/s00418-009-0589-x. Epub 2009 Apr 14.