Würtz, Christina M.

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e0137519"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","10"],["dc.contributor.author","Jatho, Aline"],["dc.contributor.author","Hartmann, Svenja"],["dc.contributor.author","Kittana, Naim"],["dc.contributor.author","Muegge, Felicitas"],["dc.contributor.author","Wuertz, Christina M."],["dc.contributor.author","Tiburcy, Malte"],["dc.contributor.author","Zimmermann, Wolfram-Hubertus"],["dc.contributor.author","Katschinski, Dörthe M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lutz, Susanne"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:43:28Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:43:28Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Introduction RhoA has been shown to be beneficial in cardiac disease models when overexpressed in cardiomyocytes, whereas its role in cardiac fibroblasts (CF) is still poorly understood. During cardiac remodeling CF undergo a transition towards a myofibroblast phenotype thereby showing an increased proliferation and migration rate. Both processes involve the remodeling of the cytoskeleton. Since RhoA is known to be a major regulator of the cytoskeleton, we analyzed its role in CF and its effect on myofibroblast characteristics in 2 D and 3D models. Results Downregulation of RhoA was shown to strongly affect the actin cytoskeleton. It decreased the myofibroblast marker alpha-sm-actin, but increased certain fibrosis-associated factors like TGF-beta and collagens. Also, the detailed analysis of CTGF expression demonstrated that the outcome of RhoA signaling strongly depends on the involved stimulus. Furthermore, we show that proliferation of myofibroblasts rely on RhoA and tubulin acetylation. In assays accessing three different types of migration, we demonstrate that RhoA/ROCK/Dia1 are important for 2D migration and the repression of RhoA and Dia1 signaling accelerates 3D migration. Finally, we show that a downregulation of RhoA in CF impacts the viscoelastic and contractile properties of engineered tissues. Conclusion RhoA positively and negatively influences myofibroblast characteristics by differential signaling cascades and depending on environmental conditions. These include gene expression, migration and proliferation. Reduction of RhoA leads to an increased viscoelasticity and a decrease in contractile force in engineered cardiac tissue."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0137519"],["dc.identifier.gro","3141809"],["dc.identifier.isi","000362511000003"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26448568"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12214"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/1312"],["dc.identifier.url","https://sfb1002.med.uni-goettingen.de/production/literature/publications/118"],["dc.notes.intern","WoS Import 2017-03-10"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002: Modulatorische Einheiten bei Herzinsuffizienz"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002 | C02: RhoGTPasen und ihre Bedeutung für die Last-abhängige Myokardfibrose"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002 | C04: Fibroblasten-Kardiomyozyten Interaktion im gesunden und erkrankten Herzen: Mechanismen und therapeutische Interventionen bei Kardiofibroblastopathien"],["dc.relation","SFB 1002 | C06: Mechanismen und Regulation der koronaren Gefäßneubildung"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Lutz (G Protein-Coupled Receptor Mediated Signaling)"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Tiburcy (Stem Cell Disease Modeling)"],["dc.relation.workinggroup","RG Zimmermann (Engineered Human Myocardium)"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","RhoA Ambivalently Controls Prominent Myofibroblast Characteritics by Involving Distinct Signaling Routes"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","4865"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","12"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","The FASEB Journal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","4876"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","24"],["dc.contributor.author","Wuertz, Christina M."],["dc.contributor.author","Lorincz, Akos"],["dc.contributor.author","Vettel, Christiane"],["dc.contributor.author","Thomas, Martin A."],["dc.contributor.author","Wieland, Thomas"],["dc.contributor.author","Lutz, Susanne"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:36:13Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:36:13Z"],["dc.date.issued","2010"],["dc.description.abstract","The purpose of our study was to investigate the role of endogenous p63RhoGEF in G(q/11)-dependent RhoA activation and signaling in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). Therefore, we studied the expression and subcellular localization in freshly isolated RASMCs and performed loss of function experiments to analyze its contribution to RhoGTPase activation and functional responses such as proliferation and contraction. By this, we could show that p63RhoGEF is endogenously expressed in RASMCs and acts there as the dominant mediator of the fast angiotensin II (ANG II)-dependent but not of the sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-dependent RhoA activation. p63RhoGEF is not an activator of the concomitant Rac1 activation and functions independently of caveolae. The knockdown of endogenous p63RhoGEF significantly reduced the mitogenic response of ANG II, abolished ANG II-induced stress fiber formation and cell elongation in 2-D culture, and impaired the ANG II-driven contraction in a collagen-based 3-D model. In conclusion, our data provide for the first time evidence that p63RhoGEF is an important mediator of ANG II-dependent RhoA activation in RASMCs and therewith a leading actor in the subsequently triggered cellular processes, such as proliferation and contraction.-Wuertz, C. M., Lorincz, A., Vettel, C., Thomas, M. A., Wieland, T., Lutz, S. p63RhoGEF-a key mediator of angiotensin II-dependent signaling and processes in vascular smooth muscle cells. FASEB J. 24, 4865-4876 (2010). www.fasebj.org"],["dc.description.sponsorship","Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Lu1486/1-1, SFB TR 23 TP B6]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1096/fj.10-155499"],["dc.identifier.isi","000284824400026"],["dc.identifier.pmid","20739613"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/6271"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/18258"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Federation Amer Soc Exp Biol"],["dc.relation.issn","0892-6638"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","p63RhoGEF-a key mediator of angiotensin II-dependent signaling and processes in vascular smooth muscle cells"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e69128"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","7"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Vogler, Melanie"],["dc.contributor.author","Vogel, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Krull, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Farhat, Katja"],["dc.contributor.author","Leisering, Pia"],["dc.contributor.author","Lutz, Susanne"],["dc.contributor.author","Wuertz, Christina M."],["dc.contributor.author","Katschinski, Doerthe Magdalena"],["dc.contributor.author","Zieseniss, Anke"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:22:20Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:22:20Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Cells can adapt to hypoxia by various mechanisms. Yet, hypoxia-induced effects on the cytoskeleton-based cell architecture and functions are largely unknown. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of the architecture and function of L929 fibroblasts under hypoxic conditions (1% O-2). Cells cultivated in hypoxia showed striking morphological differences as compared to cells cultivated under normoxic conditions (20% O-2). These changes include an enlargement of cell area and volume, increased numbers of focal contacts and loss of cell polarization. Furthermore the beta- and gamma-actin distribution is greatly altered. These hypoxic adjustments are associated with enhanced cell spreading and a decline of cell motility in wound closure and single cell motility assays. As the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) is stabilised in hypoxia and plays a pivotal role in the transcriptional response to changes in oxygen availability we used an shRNA-approach to examine the role of HIF-1 alpha in cytoskeleton-related architecture and functions. We show that the observed increase in cell area, actin filament rearrangement, decrease of single cell migration in hypoxia and the maintenance of p-cofilin levels is dependent on HIF-1 alpha stabilisation."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0069128"],["dc.identifier.isi","000324146200061"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23874890"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9965"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/29319"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Public Library Science"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Hypoxia Modulates Fibroblastic Architecture, Adhesion and Migration: A Role for HIF-1 alpha in Cofilin Regulation and Cytoplasmic Actin Distribution"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]