PMID- 28545392 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180511 LR - 20181113 IS - 1471-2121 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2121 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2017 May 25 TI - Adenylyl cyclase mRNA localizes to the posterior of polarized DICTYOSTELIUM cells during chemotaxis. PG - 23 LID - 10.1186/s12860-017-0139-7 [doi] LID - 23 AB - BACKGROUND: In Dictyostelium discoideum, vesicular transport of the adenylyl cyclase A (ACA) to the posterior of polarized cells is essential to relay exogenous 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signals during chemotaxis and for the collective migration of cells in head-to-tail arrangements called streams. RESULTS: Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we discovered that the ACA mRNA is asymmetrically distributed at the posterior of polarized cells. Using both standard estimators and Monte Carlo simulation methods, we found that the ACA mRNA enrichment depends on the position of the cell within a stream, with the posterior localization of ACA mRNA being strongest for cells at the end of a stream. By monitoring the recovery of ACA-YFP after cycloheximide (CHX) treatment, we observed that ACA mRNA and newly synthesized ACA-YFP first emerge as fluorescent punctae that later accumulate to the posterior of cells. We also found that the ACA mRNA localization requires 3' ACA cis-acting elements. CONCLUSIONS: Together, our findings suggest that the asymmetric distribution of ACA mRNA allows the local translation and accumulation of ACA protein at the posterior of cells. These data represent a novel functional role for localized translation in the relay of chemotactic signal during chemotaxis. FAU - Das, Satarupa AU - Das S AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA. AD - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. FAU - Parker, Joshua M AU - Parker JM AD - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. FAU - Guven, Can AU - Guven C AD - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. FAU - Wang, Weiye AU - Wang W AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA. FAU - Kriebel, Paul W AU - Kriebel PW AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA. FAU - Losert, Wolfgang AU - Losert W AD - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. FAU - Larson, Daniel R AU - Larson DR AD - Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. FAU - Parent, Carole A AU - Parent CA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1518-1452 AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, 37 Convent Drive, Bldg.37/Rm2066, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4256, USA. parentc@mail.nih.gov. AD - Institute for Physical Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. parentc@mail.nih.gov. LA - eng GR - R01 GM085574/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170525 PL - England TA - BMC Cell Biol JT - BMC cell biology JID - 100966972 RN - 0 (Protozoan Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA, Protozoan) RN - 0 (Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid) RN - 98600C0908 (Cycloheximide) RN - EC 4.6.1.1 (Adenylyl Cyclases) SB - IM MH - *Adenylyl Cyclases/genetics/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cell Polarity/drug effects/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemotaxis/drug effects/*genetics MH - Cycloheximide/pharmacology MH - Cytoplasm/enzymology MH - Cytoplasmic Streaming/drug effects/physiology MH - Dictyostelium/*enzymology/metabolism MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Protein Biosynthesis/drug effects MH - *Protozoan Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA Transport/physiology MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis/*genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Protozoan/analysis/genetics/metabolism MH - Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid/physiology MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC5445419 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chemotaxis OT - Dictyostelium OT - Signal relay OT - mRNA EDAT- 2017/05/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/12 06:00 PMCR- 2017/05/25 CRDT- 2017/05/27 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12860-017-0139-7 [pii] AID - 139 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12860-017-0139-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Cell Biol. 2017 May 25;18(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12860-017-0139-7.