PMID- 30510113 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200227 LR - 20200227 IS - 1477-9137 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9533 (Linking) VI - 132 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan 2 TI - The Robo4-TRAF7 complex suppresses endothelial hyperpermeability in inflammation. LID - jcs220228 [pii] LID - 10.1242/jcs.220228 [doi] AB - Roundabout guidance receptor 4 (Robo4) is an endothelial cell-specific receptor that stabilizes the vasculature in pathological angiogenesis. Although Robo4 has been shown to suppress vascular hyperpermeability induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in angiogenesis, the role of Robo4 in inflammation is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the role of Robo4 in vascular hyperpermeability during inflammation. Endotoxemia models using Robo4(-/-) mice showed increased mortality and vascular leakage. In endothelial cells, Robo4 suppressed tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha)-induced hyperpermeability by stabilizing VE-cadherin at cell junctions, and deletion assays revealed that the C-terminus of Robo4 was involved in this suppression. Through binding and localization assays, we demonstrated that in endothelial cells, Robo4 binds to TNF receptor-associated factor 7 (TRAF7) through interaction with the C-terminus of Robo4. Gain- and loss-of-function studies of TRAF7 with or without Robo4 expression showed that TRAF7 is required for Robo4-mediated suppression of hyperpermeability. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the Robo4-TRAF7 complex is a novel negative regulator of inflammatory hyperpermeability. We propose this complex as a potential future target for protection against inflammatory diseases. CI - (c) 2019. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. FAU - Shirakura, Keisuke AU - Shirakura K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9487-9495 AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Ishiba, Ryosuke AU - Ishiba R AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Kashio, Taito AU - Kashio T AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Funatsu, Risa AU - Funatsu R AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Toru AU - Tanaka T AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Fukada, So-Ichiro AU - Fukada SI AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Ishimoto, Kenji AU - Ishimoto K AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Hino, Nobumasa AU - Hino N AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Kondoh, Masuo AU - Kondoh M AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Ago, Yukio AU - Ago Y AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Fujio, Yasushi AU - Fujio Y AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan. FAU - Yano, Kiichiro AU - Yano K AD - The Center for Vascular Biology Research and Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. FAU - Doi, Takefumi AU - Doi T AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan okadabos@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp doi@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp. FAU - Aird, William C AU - Aird WC AD - The Center for Vascular Biology Research and Division of Molecular and Vascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. FAU - Okada, Yoshiaki AU - Okada Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2962-244X AD - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0781, Japan okadabos@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp doi@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190102 PL - England TA - J Cell Sci JT - Journal of cell science JID - 0052457 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) RN - 0 (Robo4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Traf7 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (cadherin 5) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/metabolism MH - Cadherins/metabolism MH - *Cell Membrane Permeability MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism/*pathology MH - Endotoxemia/chemically induced/*complications MH - Inflammation/etiology/metabolism/*pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Neovascularization, Pathologic/etiology/metabolism/*pathology MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Endothelial permeability OT - Inflammation OT - Robo4 OT - TRAF7 COIS- Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests. EDAT- 2018/12/05 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/28 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - jcs.220228 [pii] AID - 10.1242/jcs.220228 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cell Sci. 2019 Jan 2;132(1):jcs220228. doi: 10.1242/jcs.220228.