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Mieczkowski K, Popeda M, Lesniak D, Sadej R, Kitowska K. FGFR2 Controls Growth, Adhesion and Migration of Nontumorigenic Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by Regulation of Integrin β1 Degradation. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2023; 28:9. [PMID: 37191822 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-023-09537-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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The role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2), an important mediator of stromal paracrine and autocrine signals, in mammary gland morphogenesis and breast cancer has been extensively studied over the last years. However, the function of FGFR2 signalling in the initiation of mammary epithelial oncogenic transformation remains elusive. Here, FGFR2-dependent behaviour of nontumorigenic model of mammary epithelial cells was studied. In vitro analyses demonstrated that FGFR2 regulates epithelial cell communication with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Silencing of FGFR2 significantly changed the phenotype of cell colonies in three-dimensional cultures, decreased integrins α2, α5 and β1 protein levels and affected integrin-driven processes, such as cell adhesion and migration. More detailed analysis revealed the FGFR2 knock-down-induced proteasomal degradation of integrin β1. Analysis of RNA-seq databases showed significantly decreased FGFR2 and ITGB1 mRNA levels in breast tumour samples, when compared to non-transformed tissues. Additionally, high risk healthy individuals were found to have disrupted correlation profiles of genes associated with FGFR2 and integrin signalling, cell adhesion/migration and ECM remodelling. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that FGFR2 loss with concomitant integrin β1 degradation is responsible for deregulation of epithelial cell-ECM interactions and this process may play an important role in the initiation of mammary gland epithelial tumorigenesis.
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- Kamil Mieczkowski
- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
- Laboratory Genes and Disease, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
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Cre/loxP recombination enables cellular specificity and, in the case of inducible systems, temporal control of genomic deletions. Here we used a SM22α tamoxifen-inducible Cre line to inactivate β1 integrin in adult smooth muscle. Interestingly, analysis of two distinct β1 loxP transgenic mice revealed vastly different outcomes after β1 integrin deletion. Lethality occurred 4 weeks postinduction in one Cre/loxP line, while no apparent phenotype was seen in the other line. Genetic analysis revealed appropriate DNA excision in both cases; however, differences were found in the degree of protein loss with absolutely no change in protein levels in the model that lacked a phenotype. Seeking to understand protein persistence despite appropriate recombination, we first validated the flox allele using a constitutive Cre line and demonstrated its ability to mediate effective protein inactivation. We then examined the possibility of heterozygous cell selection, protein turnover, and deletion efficiency with no success for explaining the phenotype. Finally, we documented the presence of the Cre-recombination episomal product, which persisted in tissue samples with no protein loss. The product was only noted in cells with low proliferative capacity. These findings highlight the potential for protein expression from the products of Cre-recombinase excised genes, particularly when deletion occurs in low turnover populations.
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Piao Y, Lu L, de Groot J. AMPA receptors promote perivascular glioma invasion via beta1 integrin-dependent adhesion to the extracellular matrix. Neuro Oncol 2008; 11:260-73. [PMID: 18957620 DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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High-grade gliomas release excitotoxic concentrations of glutamate, which has been shown to enhance tumor proliferation and migration. alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) glutamate receptors are abundantly expressed at the invading edge of glioblastoma specimens, suggesting they may play an important biologic role in tumor invasion. In this study, we examined potential mechanisms by which AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression and stimulation promote glioma cell migration and invasion. Overexpression of GluR1, the most abundant AMPAR subunit in gliomas, positively correlated with glioma cell adhesion to type I and type IV collagen, which was decreased in cells with knockdown of GluR1 and with blocking antibodies to beta1 integrin. Furthermore, stimulation of the AMPAR led to detachment of cells from the extracellular matrix (ECM). Immunoprecipitation studies showed that GluR1 associated with the actin cytoskeleton-linked protein band 4.1B (brain type), which may serve as a link between GluR1 and integrins. Overexpression of GluR1 correlated with increased cell-surface expression of beta1 integrin, increased phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK-Y397), and enhanced numbers of focal adhesion (FA) complexes. Cells overexpressing GluR1 had increased colocalization of actin and paxillin at FAs and, in several glioma cell lines, significantly increased invasion in an in vitro Matrigel transwell assay. Likewise, in an intracranial xenograft model, overexpression of GluR1 led to perivascular and subependymal glioma cell invasion similar to patterns of tumor dissemination described in human glioblastoma. Together, these results suggest that AMPARs may link signals from the ECM to sites of FA, where signal integration promotes tumor invasion.
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- Yuji Piao
- M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Komura H, Ogita H, Ikeda W, Mizoguchi A, Miyoshi J, Takai Y. Establishment of cell polarity by afadin during the formation of embryoid bodies. Genes Cells 2008; 13:79-90. [PMID: 18173749 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2007.01150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Afadin directly links nectin, an immunoglobulin-like cell-cell adhesion molecule, to actin filaments (F-actin) at adherens junctions (AJs). The nectin-afadin complex is important for the formation of not only AJs but also tight junctions (TJs) in epithelial cells. Studies using afadin-knockout mice have revealed that afadin is indispensable for embryonic development by organizing the formation of cell-cell junctions. However, the molecular mechanism of cell-cell junction disorganization during embryonic development in afadin-knockout mice is poorly understood. To address this, we took advantage of embryoid bodies (EBs) as a model system. The formation of cell-cell junctions including AJs and TJs was impaired in afadin-null EBs. The proper accumulation of the Par complex and the activation of Cdc42 and atypical PKC (aPKC), which are crucial for the formation of cell polarity, were also inhibited by knockout of afadin. In addition, the disruption of afadin caused the abnormal deposition of laminin and the dislocalization of its receptors integrin alpha(6) and integrin beta(1). These results indicate that afadin organizes the formation of cell-cell junctions by regulating cell polarization in early embryonic development.
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- Hitomi Komura
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine/Faculty of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Zou K, Hosono T, Nakamura T, Shiraishi H, Maeda T, Komano H, Yanagisawa K, Michikawa M. Novel role of presenilins in maturation and transport of integrin beta 1. Biochemistry 2008; 47:3370-8. [PMID: 18293935 DOI: 10.1021/bi7014508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Presenilins (PSs) play important roles in modulating the trafficking and maturation of several membrane proteins. However, the target membrane proteins whose trafficking and maturation are regulated by PS are largely unknown. By characterizing PS-deficient fibroblasts, we found that integrin beta1 maturation is promoted markedly in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts and moderately in PS1- or PS2-deficient fibroblasts; in contrast, nicastrin maturation is completely inhibited in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. Subcellular fractionation analysis demonstrated that integrin beta1 maturation is promoted in the Golgi apparatus. The mature integrin beta1 with an increased expression level was delivered to the cell surface, which resulted in an increased cell surface expression level of mature integrin beta1 in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts exhibited an enhanced ability to adhere to culture dishes coated with integrin beta1 ligands, namely, fibronectin and laminin. The inhibition of gamma-secretase activity enhances neither integrin beta1 maturation nor the adhesion of wild-type cells. Moreover, PS deficiency also promoted the maturation of integrins alpha3 and alpha5 and the cell surface expression of integrin alpha3. Integrins alpha3 and alpha5 were coimmunoprecipitated with integrin beta1, suggesting the formation of the functional heterodimers integrins alpha3beta1 and alpha5beta1. Note that integrin beta1 exhibited features opposite those of nicastrin in terms of maturation and trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi apparatus in PS1 and PS2 double-deficient fibroblasts. Our results therefore suggest that PS regulates the maturation of membrane proteins in opposite directions and cell adhesion by modulating integrin maturation.
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- Kun Zou
- Department of Alzheimer's Disease Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, NCGG, 36-3 Gengo, Morioka, Obu, Aichi 474-8522, Japan.
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Jee BK, Lee JY, Lim Y, Lee KH, Jo YH. Effect of KAI1/CD82 on the beta1 integrin maturation in highly migratory carcinoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 359:703-8. [PMID: 17560548 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.05.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The KAI1/CD82 protein has been documented as the tumor metastasis suppressor in many types of human cancers. KAI1/CD82 regulates cell motility and invasiveness; however, the mechanism by which this occurs remains to be fully established. Several studies have shown that KAI1/CD82 modulates integrin-dependent signaling. It was suggested that KAI1/CD82 might function to attenuate the beta1 integrin function of inducing cellular migration. A wound-healing and modified Boyden chamber assays were performed to investigate the mechanism of the KAI1/CD82-mediated inhibition of cell migration. It was found that the migratory ability of H1299/CD82 was inhibited. The immunoblotting and biotinylation assays revealed that H1299/CD82 showed significantly decreased expression of the mature form of beta1, which was functional at the cell surface. It was confirmed that KAI1/CD82 regulates the maturation of the beta1 integrin using CD82-specific si-RNA. These results support a model in which KAI1/CD82 attenuates the maturation of the beta1 integrin precursor and thereby suppresses cell migration.
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- Bo Keun Jee
- Neuroscience Genome Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Socho-ku, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea
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Chen X, Jiang J, Yang J, Chen C, Sun M, Wei Y, Guang X, Gu J. Down-regulation of the expression of β1,4-galactosyltransferase V promotes integrin β1 maturation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 343:910-6. [PMID: 16564504 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In previous study, we have shown that beta1,4-galactosyltransferase V (GalT V) functions as a positive growth regulator in glioma. Here, we reported that down-regulation of the expression of GalT V in SHG44 cells by transfection with antisense cDNA specifically up-regulated the expression of cell surface integrin beta1 without the change of its mRNA, and with integrin beta1 125 kDa mature form increased and 105 kDa precursor form decreased. It is well known that the N-glycans of integrins modulate the location and functions of integrins. The SHG44 cells transfected with antisense cDNA of GalT V demonstrated decreased Golgi localization of integrin beta1, strengthened the interaction between integrin alpha5 and beta1 subunit, and enhanced the adhesion ability to fibronectin and the level of focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation. Our results suggested that the down-regulation of the expression of GalT V could promote the expression of cell surface integrin beta1 and subsequently inhibit glioma malignant phenotype.
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- Xiaoning Chen
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology Ministry of Education and Health, Gene Research Center, Shanghai Medical College and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Nishiumi F, Komiya T, Ikenishi K. The mode and molecular mechanisms of the migration of presumptive PGC in the endoderm cell mass of Xenopus embryos. Dev Growth Differ 2005; 47:37-48. [PMID: 15740585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.2004.00777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We investigated the mode of migration of presumptive primordial germ cells (pPGC) in the endoderm cell mass of Xenopus embryos at stages 7-40. The molecules underlying the migration were also studied cytochemically and immunocytologically. By examining the relative positions of pPGC and somatic cells derived from the single, fluorescein-dextran lysine (FDL)-injected, germ plasm-bearing cells of stage 6 embryos, pPGC in embryos at stages 7-23 and those at stages later than 24 were assumed to passively and actively migrate in the endoderm cell mass, respectively. This assumption was supported by the observation that F-actin, essential for active cell migration, was recognized on pPGC of the latter stages, but never on those of the former ones. In addition, the molecule like CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) found on directionally migrating PGC in mouse and zebrafish, probably Xenopus CXCR4 (xCXCR4), was detected on pPGC only at latter stages. Accordingly, F-actin and xCXCR4, and probably beta1-integrin and collagen type IV, which are indispensable for the formation of F-actin, are thought to be involved in the active migration of pPGC in the endoderm cell mass.
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- Fumiko Nishiumi
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Salicioni AM, Gaultier A, Brownlee C, Cheezum MK, Gonias SL. Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 promotes beta1 integrin maturation and transport to the cell surface. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:10005-12. [PMID: 14699139 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306625200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) mediates the endocytosis of multiple plasma membrane proteins and thereby models the composition of the cell surface. LRP-1 also functions as a catabolic receptor for fibronectin, limiting fibronectin accumulation in association with cells. The goal of the present study was to determine whether LRP-1 regulates cell surface levels of the beta(1) integrin subunit. We hypothesized that LRP-1 may down-regulate cell surface beta(1) by promoting its internalization; however, unexpectedly, LRP-1 expression was associated with a substantial increase in cell surface beta(1) integrin in two separate cell lines, murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and CHO cells. The total amount of beta(1) integrin was unchanged because LRP-1-deficient cells retained increased amounts of beta(1) in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Expression of human LRP-1 in LRP-1-deficient MEFs reversed the shift in subcellular beta(1) integrin distribution. Metabolic labeling experiments demonstrated that the precursor form of newly synthesized beta(1) integrin (p105) is converted into mature beta(1) (p125) more slowly in LRP-1-deficient cells. Although low levels of cell surface beta(1) integrin, in LRP-1-deficient MEFs, were associated with decreased adhesion to fibronectin, the subcellular distribution of beta(1) integrin was most profoundly dependent on LRP-1 only after the cell cultures became confluent. A mutagen-treated CHO cell line, in which LRP-1 is expressed but retained in the secretory pathway, also demonstrated nearly complete ER retention of beta(1) integrin. These studies support a model in which LRP-1 either directly or indirectly promotes maturation of beta(1) integrin precursor and thereby increases the level of beta(1) integrin at the cell surface.
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- Ana María Salicioni
- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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The invasin protein encoded by enteropathogenic Yersinia allows entry of bacteria into intestinal M cells by binding to integrin receptors. In cultured cells, invasin-mediated uptake requires proteins involved in endocytosis and signaling to the cell cytoskeleton. At least four different factors have been demonstrated to play a role in regulating the efficiency of invasin-promoted uptake. These include receptor-ligand affinity, receptor clustering, signaling through focal adhesion kinase, and stimulation of cytoskeletal rearrangements by small GTP binding proteins.
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- R R Isberg
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Ahmed Z, Underwood S, Brown RA. Low concentrations of fibrinogen increase cell migration speed on fibronectin/fibrinogen composite cables. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 2000; 46:6-16. [PMID: 10842329 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(200005)46:1<6::aid-cm2>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Optimal cell migration rate in a given direction (velocity) is a function of speed and directional persistence. Migration speed has been reported to be a function of adhesion strength such that optimal cell migration occurs where the cell is able to form enough stable attachments for good traction while allowing attachments at the trailing end to be broken during locomotion. This is particularly important in peripheral nerve regeneration where rapid Schwann cell recruitment across the injury site will lead to better functional recovery and reduced end organ atrophy. The aim here was to investigate the effects of changing adhesion properties of Fn materials by adding fibrinogen in order to design an optimal material for repair processes. Cell migration on Fn/Fg-cables increased with increasing content of %Fg to a peak cell migration velocity (Schwann cells) of 49 microm/h, at 50% Fg. Further increases in Fg content hindered cell migration. Vinculin-rich attachment plaques were reduced in a dose-dependent manner as the content of %Fg was increased whilst cells at the optimum Fg proportion for cell migration were moderately well spread. These results support the idea that optimum cell migration rates occur at intermediate attachment conditions, in this case at 50% Fg. These results show that incorporation of Fg into Fn-based materials will enhance the speed of Schwann cell migration and this would be likely to improve peripheral nerve regeneration. Indeed, directionally aligned Fn-based materials can now be engineered to give optimal cell velocity during repair cell recruitment in a range of tissue repair or tissue engineering applications.
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- Z Ahmed
- University College London Medical School, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tissue Repair Unit, London, UK.
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The primary mediators of cell migration during development, wound healing and metastasis, are receptors of the integrin family. In the developing and regenerating nervous system, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) inhibit the integrin-dependent migration of neuronal growth cones. Here we report that embryonic sensory neurons cultured on the growth-promoting molecule laminin in combination with the inhibitory CSPG aggrecan rapidly adapt to inhibition. Adaptation is associated with a two- to threefold increase in the levels of RNA and surface protein for two laminin receptors, integrin alpha6beta1 and alpha3beta1, indicating that integrin expression is regulated by aggrecan. Increased integrin expression is associated both with increases in neuronal cell adhesion/outgrowth and with decreases in the ability of aggrecan to inhibit cell adhesion. Directly increasing integrin expression by adenoviral infection is sufficient to eliminate the inhibitory effects of aggrecan, indicating that upregulation of integrin receptors may promote neuronal regeneration in the presence of inhibitory matrix components.
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Jenkins G, Redwood KL, Meadows L, Green MR. Effect of gel re-organization and tensional forces on alpha2beta1 integrin levels in dermal fibroblasts. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 263:93-103. [PMID: 10429192 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00468.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mechanical forces are known to play an important role in regulating cell function in a wide range of biological systems. This is of particular relevance to dermal fibroblast function, given that the skin is known to be held under an intrinsic natural tension. To understand more about the generation of force by dermal fibroblasts and their ability to respond to changes in it, we have studied the role of the beta1 integrin receptors expressed by dermal fibroblasts in their ability to generate tensional forces within a collagen type I matrix and the effect of altered tensional force on integrin expression by dermal fibroblasts. Using a purpose-built culture force monitor, function-blocking antibodies directed towards the beta1 receptors dramatically reduced the tensional forces generated by dermal fibroblasts in a 3D collagen I matrix. However, the specific involvement of alpha1 or alpha2 subunits could not be demonstrated. Analysis of cellular response demonstrated that cells isolated from contracting collagen gels expressed fourfold higher levels of alpha2 mRNA than cells isolated from fully restrained gels. The levels of beta1 messenger RNA were relatively unaffected by reductions in force. Cells exposed to single reductions in force, however, did not exhibit alterations in either alpha1 or beta1 mRNA levels. We propose, therefore that alpha2beta1 integrin receptor levels in dermal fibroblasts are not altered in response to single reductions of gel tension, but do change following a continual change in force and associated matrix re-organization
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- G Jenkins
- Biosciences Division, Colworth Laboratory, Unilever Research, Sharnbrook, Bedford, UK.
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Scragg MA, Cannon SJ, Rangarajan M, Williams DM, Curtis MA. Targeted disruption of fibronectin-integrin interactions in human gingival fibroblasts by the RI protease of Porphyromonas gingivalis W50. Infect Immun 1999; 67:1837-43. [PMID: 10085025 PMCID: PMC96535 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1837-1843.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cell surface integrins mediate interactions between cells and their extracellular matrix and are frequently exploited by a range of bacterial pathogens to facilitate adherence and/or invasion. In this study we examined the effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis proteases on human gingival fibroblast (HGF) integrins and their fibronectin matrix. Culture supernatant from the virulent strain W50 caused considerably greater loss of the beta1 integrin subunit from HGF in vitro than did that of the beige-pigmented strain W50/BE1. Prior treatment of the W50 culture supernatant with the protease inhibitor Nalpha-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone (TLCK) blocked its effects on cultured cells, indicating that this process is proteolytically mediated. Purified arginine-specific proteases from P. gingivalis W50 were able to mimic the effects of the whole-culture supernatant on loss of beta1 integrin expression. However purified RI, an alpha/beta heterodimer in which the catalytic chain is associated with an adhesin chain, was 12 times more active than RIA, the catalytic monomer, in causing loss of the alpha5beta1 integrin (fibronectin receptor) from HGF. No effect was observed on the alphaVbeta3 integrin (vitronectin receptor). The sites of action of RI and RIA were investigated in cells exposed to proteases pretreated with TLCK to inactivate the catalytic component. Use of both monoclonal antibody 1A1, which recognizes only the adhesin chain of RI, and a rabbit antibody against P. gingivalis whole cells indicated localization of RI on the fibroblasts in a clear, linear pattern typical of that seen with fibronectin and alpha5beta1 integrin. Exact colocalization of RI with fibronectin and its alpha5beta1 receptor was confirmed by double labeling and multiple-exposure photomicroscopy. In contrast, RIA bound to fibroblasts in a weak, patchy manner, showing only fine linear or granular staining. It is concluded that the adhesin component of RI targets the P. gingivalis arginine-protease to sites of fibronectin deposition on HGF, contributing to the rapid loss of both fibronectin and its main alpha5beta1 integrin receptor. Given the importance of integrin-ligand interactions in fibroblast function, their targeted disruption by RI may represent a novel mechanism of damage in periodontal disease.
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- M A Scragg
- Department of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AD, United Kingdom.
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Bishop LA, Kee WJ, Zhu AJ, Watt FM. Lack of intrinsic polarity in the ligand-binding ability of keratinocyte beta1 integrins. Exp Dermatol 1998; 7:350-61. [PMID: 9858138 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.1998.tb00335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Within the basal layer of the epidermis the beta1 integrins have a pericellular distribution. Two monoclonal antibodies, 15/7 and 12G10, that detect a conformation of the beta1 integrin subunit that is induced following cation or ligand occupancy selectively recognized beta1 integrins at the basement membrane zone in vivo and in focal adhesions of cultured keratinocytes; they did not recognize integrins on the apical and upper lateral membranes of basal keratinocytes nor integrins on the suprabasal keratinocytes of hyperproliferative epidermis. Inhibition of intercellular adhesion did not induce the 15/7 epitope on the lateral and apical membrane domains. The surface distribution of the epitopes was consistent with the antibodies acting as reporters of ligand-binding; in addition, the 15/7 epitope was exposed on unglycosylated, immature beta1 integrins. Although the apical membrane of basal keratinocytes is not normally in contact with extracellular matrix proteins, we found that it was capable of binding fibronectin-coated beads and that the 15/7 epitope was exposed on plasma membrane in contact with the beads. When a chimeric molecule consisting of the extracellular domain of CD8 and the cytoplasmic domain of the beta1 integrin subunit, used to mimic a constitutively active beta1 heterodimer, was introduced into keratinocytes it localized to the basal, lateral and apical membrane domains. We conclude that although the conformation of the keratinocyte beta1 integrins differs between the basal and the lateral/apical membrane domains there is no intrinsic polarity in the ligand binding potential of the receptors.
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- L A Bishop
- Keratinocyte Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK
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Marra A, Isberg RR. Invasin-dependent and invasin-independent pathways for translocation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis across the Peyer's patch intestinal epithelium. Infect Immun 1997; 65:3412-21. [PMID: 9234806 PMCID: PMC175483 DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.8.3412-3421.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis initiates systemic disease after translocation across the intestinal epithelium. Three Y. pseudotuberculosis factors, previously identified by their ability to promote association with cultured cells, were evaluated for their relative roles in translocation. To this end, mutants defective for invasin, YadA, or pH 6 antigen were tested for movement from the intestinal lumen into the subepithelium. Within 45 min after introduction of bacteria into the lumen, wild-type bacteria were found in the Peyer's patch. Mutants expressing defective invasin derivatives were unable to promote efficient translocation into the Peyer's patch and instead colonized on the luminal surface of the intestinal epithelium. In particular, a translocation defect was observed in a Y. pseudotuberculosis strain that expressed an uptake-defective invasin protein retaining considerable receptor binding activity. To attempt to reduce binding to luminal mucus, Y. pseudotuberculosis yadA and inv yadA strains were analyzed. Both strains had reduced mucus binding, with the inv yadA mutant revealing an alternate uptake pathway that was invasin independent. A mutant defective in the production of the pH 6 antigen adhesin also showed reduced binding to luminal mucus, with specific localization of bacteria in M cells. These results indicate that Y. pseudotuberculosis adhesive factors control the site of bacterial interaction within the intestinal environment and that loss of one factor causes drastic changes in the preferred site of localization of the bacterium in this locale.
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- A Marra
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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Marra A, Isberg RR. Analysis of the role of invasin during Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection of mice. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1996; 797:290-2. [PMID: 8993384 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb52982.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- A Marra
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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De Strooper B, Craessaerts K, Dewachter I, Moechars D, Greenberg B, Van Leuven F, Van den Berghe H. Basolateral secretion of amyloid precursor protein in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells is disturbed by alterations of intracellular pH and by introducing a mutation associated with familial Alzheimer's disease. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:4058-65. [PMID: 7876155 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.8.4058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The analysis of potential sorting signals in amyloid precursor protein (APP) by site-directed mutagenesis and the disturbance of metabolic pathways by drugs is used here to define the parameters that determine polarized secretion of APP in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Endogenously produced APP751/770 and APP695 produced from transfected constructs are secreted almost exclusively into the basolateral compartment. The sorting mechanism is highly dependent on intracellular pH as demonstrated by its sensitivity to primary amines and inhibitors of the acidifying vacuolar protein ATPase. The role of potential basolateral sorting signals in the cytoplasmic, transmembrane, and beta A4 amyloid region of APP was investigated. Neither deletion of the endocytosis and putative basolateral sorting signal GY.NPTY nor complete deletion of the cytoplasmic domain causes apical secretion of soluble APP. Further deletion of the transmembrane domain and of the beta A4 amyloid region confirmed that the major basolateral sorting determinant resides in the extracellular domain of APP. Increased beta-secretase cleavage of APP after introduction of the "swedish" double mutation causes apical missorting of about 20% of beta-secretase-cleaved APP. The data underline the complexity of processing and sorting APP in polarized cells and suggest a possible problem of protein sorting in Alzheimer's Disease.
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De Strooper B, Creemers JW, Moechars D, Huylebroeck D, Van De Ven WJ, Van Leuven F, Van den Berghe H. Amyloid precursor protein is not processed by furin, PACE 4, PC1/3, PC2, PC4 and PC5/6 of the furin family of proprotein processing enzymes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1995; 1246:185-8. [PMID: 7819286 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(94)00194-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Proteolytic cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) has previously been shown to release its extracellular domain into the medium. The identification of the responsible proteinase(s), termed secretase(s), is a high priority in ongoing Alzheimer research. This is hampered by the unusual characteristics of these enzyme(s) and by the fact that they cleave only membrane associated APP. We report here, using a vaccinia virus based expression system, that pig kidney PK(15) cells express full-length, membrane bound APP695, but that secretion of APP is low. This heterologous expression system allows to assay candidate secretases in a cellular context by simple co-transfection of the APP and candidate secretase cDNA containing plasmids. Eight different members of the mouse and human furin family of proprotein processing enzymes were tested in this assay, but none of them enhanced the secretion of APP. Secretion of von Willebrand's factor was used as a positive control.
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- B De Strooper
- Laboratory for Experimental Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Carmeliet G, Himpens B, Cassiman JJ. Selective increase in the binding of the alpha 1 beta 1 integrin for collagen type IV during neurite outgrowth of human neuroblastoma TR 14 cells. J Cell Sci 1994; 107 ( Pt 12):3379-92. [PMID: 7535784 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.12.3379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Regulation of beta 1 integrins in neurite outgrowth following N6,2′-O-dibutyryladenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate (dBcAMP) treatment was investigated using the human neuroblastoma cell line TR 14. Three beta 1 integrins were identified: the alpha 1 beta 1 receptor bound collagen type I, collagen type IV and probably laminin; the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin bound collagen type I; and the alpha v beta i receptor bound fibronectin. Neurite extension was detectable as early as 30 minutes following dBcAMP treatment, was maximal after 24 hours and remained constant during treatment for 4 days. Adhesion-perturbing beta 1 subunit-specific antibodies, added together with dBcAMP, prevented the outgrowth of new neurites. During the first 24 hours of neurite outgrowth, no change was observed in the amount of beta 1 integrins nor in their topographic distribution. However, dBcAMP treatment increased the binding of alpha 1 beta 1 receptors to collagen type IV-Sepharose by a factor 2.3 +/- 0.6 (P < 0.02), while no alteration in the binding to collagen type I was detected. Moreover, neurites and growth cones were immunoreactive for collagen type IV but not for collagen type I. Consistently dBcAMP-induced neurite outgrowth was inhibited by adhesion-perturbing alpha 1 subunit-specific antibodies. Following maximal neurite outgrowth, the amount of beta 1 integrins determined by immunoprecipitation and by confocal microscopy decreased to 58.3 +/- 11.2% (P < 0.001) and to 55.4 +/- 17.5% (P < 0.001) of untreated levels, respectively, without any change in the level of beta 1 mRNA or de novo synthesized beta 1 precursor. However, pulse-chase experiments showed an increased turnover of the beta 1 subunit: the amount of beta 1 precursor that was degraded after 1 hour chase was 50.5 +/- 8.4% in cells treated for 4 days and 34.2 +/- 3.9% in untreated cells (P < 0.02); the amount of mature beta 1 after 24 hours chase was smaller in cells treated for 4 days compared to untreated cells. In conclusion, during neurite outgrowth, alpha 1 beta 1 integrins are required and acquire an enhanced binding activity for collagen type IV; but following maximal neurite outgrowth, expression of beta 1 integrins is reduced.
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- G Carmeliet
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Gaietta G, Redelmeier TE, Jackson MR, Tamura RN, Quaranta V. Quantitative measurement of alpha 6 beta 1 and alpha 6 beta 4 integrin internalization under cross-linking conditions: a possible role for alpha 6 cytoplasmic domains. J Cell Sci 1994; 107 ( Pt 12):3339-49. [PMID: 7706390 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.12.3339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In epithelial cells integrins are segregated on discrete domains of the plasma membrane. Redistribution may also occur during migration or differentiation. However, little is known about the mechanisms that control such redistribution. Receptor internalization may be a part of one such mechanism. We developed a quantitative assay and measured internalization of two epithelial integrin heterodimers, alpha 6 beta 1 and alpha 6 beta 4, induced by cross-linking with specific antibodies. alpha 6 beta 1 is a receptor for EHS laminin, while alpha 6 beta 4 is a receptor for a component of the basement membrane. alpha 6 beta 4 plays an important role in the establishment of hemidesmosomes, and becomes redistributed on the epithelial cell surface when cells are in a migratory phase. We report that alpha 6 beta 4 is efficiently internalized in human keratinocytes. More than 25% of cell surface alpha 6 beta 4 was internalized at 30 minutes, after cross-linking with A9, an anti-beta 4 monoclonal antibody. alpha 6 beta 1 is also internalized, in melanoma and teratocarcinoma cells, with maximum values of 20% of total receptors expressed at the cell surface. No significant difference was observed between the alpha 6 isoforms A and B in these assays. To determine whether alpha 6 cytoplasmic domains could influence integrin endocytosis, we prepared chimeric constructs with the extracellular domain of a reporter protein (CD8), and the cytoplasmic domains of either alpha 6 A or alpha 6 B. Both alpha 6 cytoplasmic domains but not a control cytoplasmic domain promoted internalization of the chimeric proteins, after cross-linking with antibody. Internalization of alpha 6 integrins may have a role in redistributing these receptors at the cell surface. Furthermore, the cytoplasmic domains of alpha 6 may be involved in regulating integrin internalization.
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- G Gaietta
- Department of Cell Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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Jaspers M, de Meirsman C, Schollen E, Vekemans S, Cassiman JJ. Stable expression of VLA-4 and increased maturation of the beta 1-integrin precursor after transfection of CHO cells with alpha 4m cDNA. FEBS Lett 1994; 353:239-42. [PMID: 7525346 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)01054-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A full-length cDNA coding for the murine alpha 4 integrin subunit (alpha 4m) was transfected into CHO-K1 cells and cell lines that expressed VLA-4 at their surface as a result of the association of transfected alpha 4m with endogenous hamster beta 1 were selected. Functionality of the expressed alpha 4m beta 1 was shown by adhesion assays on VCAM-1 and antibody (anti-VCAM-1) inhibition. Pulse chase experiments indicated that transfection of the murine alpha 4 cDNA into CHO cells led to an increase in maturation and a decrease in degradation of the beta 1 precursor subunit compared to control CHO-K1 cells. This was supported by FACS analysis, using an anti-hamster beta 1 monoclonal antibody, which showed that more beta 1 subunit was expressed at the surface of these stably transfected alpha 4m expressing cells. These results support the hypothesis that degradation of precursor beta 1 is at least partly determined by the quantity of alpha subunits available intracellulary for heterodimer formation.
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- M Jaspers
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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De Meirsman C, Schollen E, Jaspers M, Ongena K, Matthijs G, Marynen P, Cassiman JJ. Cloning and characterization of the promoter region of the murine alpha-4 integrin subunit. DNA Cell Biol 1994; 13:743-54. [PMID: 7772255 DOI: 10.1089/dna.1994.13.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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To study the differential expression of the murine VLA-4 (alpha 4 beta 1) integrin, the 5'-flanking region of the gene for the alpha subunit (alpha 4m) was isolated and a cDNA for alpha 4m was obtained with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The cDNA sequence contained a difference in the signal peptide region compared to the previously described cDNA (Neuhaus et al., 1991). As a consequence, another start codon is predicted, resulting in a decrease in size of the signal peptide. This was confirmed by genomic sequencing. The promoter region was delimited by ribonuclease protection assay (RPA) and transfection experiments fusing 5'-upstream fragments to the luciferase gene. A fragment extending from -936 to +221 was capable of controlling the expected cell-type-specific expression. Sequence comparison of the mouse alpha 4m promoter region with the human alpha 4h promoter revealed little homology. Like most integrin subunits, alpha 4m lacks TATA anc CCAAT boxes. Putative recognition sites for DNA-binding nuclear factors (AP1, AP2, Sp1, and PU1) were identified. The characterization of the promoter region and further identification of the transcription regulatory elements should provide insight in the regulation of alpha 4m integrin gene expression.
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- C De Meirsman
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Koivisto L, Heino J, Häkkinen L, Larjava H. The size of the intracellular beta 1-integrin precursor pool regulates maturation of beta 1-integrin subunit and associated alpha-subunits. Biochem J 1994; 300 ( Pt 3):771-9. [PMID: 8010959 PMCID: PMC1138233 DOI: 10.1042/bj3000771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A large pool of precursor beta 1-integrin subunits is frequently found intracellularly. During malignant transformation this pool often disappears. Concomitantly, integrin-mediated cell-adhesion functions are disturbed, even though no change in the number of beta 1-integrin receptors on the cell surface can be observed. Here, we have studied the role of an intracellular pre-beta 1-integrin pool by transfecting human MG-63 osteosarcoma cells with plasmid construction producing an antisense RNA for the beta 1-integrin subunit. Stable cell clones expressing beta 1-integrin antisense RNA were shown to have a reduced intracellular pool of pre-beta 1-integrin subunits. In the antisense-transfected cells, the synthesis of the beta 1-integrin chain was reduced by 65% compared with non-transfected or vector-transfected MG-63 cells. The decreased synthesis of the beta 1-integrin chain was associated with accelerated maturation of the beta 1-integrin chain (half-maturation time about 5 h in antisense-transfected cells compared with about 10.5 h in control cells), whereas maturation of the alpha-integrin chain slowed down. The amount of beta 1-integrins on the cell surface, however, remained unaltered. Cell clones with the largest decrease in the relative amount of the pre-beta 1-integrin subunit also showed altered integrin function. They were found to synthesize fibronectin, but were unable to assemble it into a fibronectin matrix on the cell surface. Thus we conclude that the repression of biosynthesis of the beta 1-integrin chain leads to alterations in receptor maturation and may be connected with altered receptor function.
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- L Koivisto
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland
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Vekeman S, Jaspers M, Cassiman JJ. Inhibition of the degradation of the precursor and of the mature beta 1 integrin subunit by different protein synthesis inhibitors and by ATP depletion. FEBS Lett 1993; 327:207-12. [PMID: 8335110 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80171-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A stabilization of both the precursor and the mature beta 1 integrin subunit was observed in metabolically labeled human skin fibroblasts and Molt-4 T lymphocytes upon addition of protein synthesis inhibitors or by ATP depletion. Differential effects of protein synthesis inhibitors are reported since the slow degradation of the mature beta 1 subunit was sensitive to cycloheximide but not to puromycin. We also show that the half-life of the mature subunit was not dependent on intracellular lysosomal degradation or on ubiquitination suggesting that VLA turn-over occurs at the cell surface and might involve proteins or proteases with short half-life.
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- S Vekeman
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Müller AH, Gawantka V, Ding X, Hausen P. Maturation induced internalization of beta 1-integrin by Xenopus oocytes and formation of the maternal integrin pool. Mech Dev 1993; 42:77-88. [PMID: 7690240 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4773(93)90100-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A pool of beta 1-integrin, ready to be inserted into the cleavage membranes, is present in the cytoplasm of the Xenopus egg, while its plasma membrane is devoid of this membrane protein (Gawantka et al., 1992). The underlying mechanisms that lead to this specific pattern of beta 1-integrin distribution in the egg have been investigated. beta 1-Integrin is present on the oocyte membrane throughout oogenesis. During maturation the oocyte membrane is cleared of beta 1-integrin via internalization of the protein by the oocyte. Synthesis of beta 1-integrin precursor is stimulated moderately in the maturing oocyte. At the same time processing of the precursor into the mature form of beta 1-integrin and its complexing with a putative alpha-chain is greatly accelerated. This way a maternal integrin pool accumulates in the mature oocyte. It is localized in conspicuous yolk free patches which contain large amounts of endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complexes and smooth vesicles. We suggest that membrane vesicles harbouring the beta 1-integrin are generated in these cytoplasmic regions and that this store of vesicles provides the material source for the rapid membrane formation during cleavage.
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- A H Müller
- Max Planck Institute für Entwicklungsbiologie, Abteilung für Zellbiologie, Tübingen, Germany
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De Strooper B, Umans L, Van Leuven F, Van Den Berghe H. Study of the synthesis and secretion of normal and artificial mutants of murine amyloid precursor protein (APP): cleavage of APP occurs in a late compartment of the default secretion pathway. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1993; 121:295-304. [PMID: 8468348 PMCID: PMC2200101 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.121.2.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) secretase plays a pivotal role in the processing of APP since its activity precludes the formation of amyloid peptide in Alzheimer's Disease. The identity and the subcellular localization of this enzyme are at this moment unknown. It is also unclear how APP escapes the activity of this enzyme when amyloid is formed. We have previously shown that APP-secretase activity is not inhibited by exogenously added proteinase inhibitors of different specificity (De Strooper, B., F. Van Leuven, and H. Van Den Berghe. 1992. FEBS (Fed. Eur. Biochem. Soc.) Lett. 308:50-53). We show here that the primary amine methylamine inhibits the secretion of APP into the medium. Furthermore, we show that a truncated form of APP, devoid of the cytoplasmic domain, is more efficiently cleaved and secreted than wild-type APP, which together with the methylamine block, shows that APP-secretase is located in a late compartment of the default constitutional secretion pathway. The sorting signals in the cytoplasmic domain of APP are therefore important in the deviation of APP from the secretase pathway. Finally we show that mutation of Arg609 to Asp in combination with Lys612 to Glu makes APP a less efficiently cleaved substrate for APP-secretase. The results are discussed in the context of recent findings on the targeting of APP and a parallel is drawn with some lysosomal glycoproteins that follow similar pathways.
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- B De Strooper
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Koyama T, Hughes R. Functional integrins from normal and glycosylation-deficient baby hamster kidney cells. Terminal processing of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides is not correlated with fibronectin-binding activity. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)35699-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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van Leuven F, Torrekens S, Overbergh L, Lorent K, de Strooper B, van den Berghe H. The primary sequence and the subunit structure of mouse alpha-2-macroglobulin, deduced from protein sequencing of the isolated subunits and from molecular cloning of the cDNA. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1992; 210:319-27. [PMID: 1280217 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mouse plasma alpha-2-macroglobulin (m alpha 2M) was isolated and the N-terminal amino-acid sequences determined after separation of the 165-kDa and 35-kDa subunits. These sequences were compared to the protein sequence predicted by the cDNA, which was cloned from a mouse liver library and sequenced. From these data it is evident that both subunits are encoded by one mRNA of approximately 5 kb expressed predominantly in liver. The smaller subunit, with the N-terminal sequence DLSSSDLT, comprises the C-terminal 257 residues of m alpha 2M and is derived from a single-chain precursor probably by proteolytic processing at an arginine residue in the sequence PTRDLSS. Analysis of the predicted protein further showed all the salient features of a proteinase inhibitor of the macroglobulin family: a bait region that deviates from all known sequences in this family, a very conserved internal thiolester site and conserved cysteine residues and putative N-glycosylation sites. The synthesis of m alpha 2M in adult liver was demonstrated by Northern blotting and in fetal liver by in-situ hybridization. Transient transfection of COS cells with the cDNA under control of a viral promoter demonstrated the secretion and partial processing of m alpha 2M in the culture medium. In plasma the level of m alpha 2M was found to be stable as expected for the murine counterpart of human plasma alpha-2-macroglobulin. The possibilities of using the mouse as a genetic model to study this proteinase inhibitor in vivo are discussed.
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- F van Leuven
- Center for Human Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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Kim LT, Ishihara S, Lee CC, Akiyama SK, Yamada KM, Grinnell F. Altered glycosylation and cell surface expression of beta 1 integrin receptors during keratinocyte activation. J Cell Sci 1992; 103 ( Pt 3):743-53. [PMID: 1336016 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.103.3.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We studied the mechanism by which cell adhesiveness becomes activated when keratinocytes are removed from skin and placed into cell culture. Our results suggest that activation involves altered beta 1 integrin subunit glycosylation accompanied by an increase in cell surface beta 1 integrin receptors. Activated keratinocytes contained two forms of the beta 1 integrin subunit, approximately 93 kDa and approximately 113 kDa. As shown by pulse-chase experiments, the smaller represented the cytoplasmic precursor of the larger, and only the 113 kDa mature form was detected in integrin receptors expressed at the cell surface. Pre-activated keratinocytes contained beta 1 integrin subunits ranging from approximately 97 to 110 kDa. These beta 1 subunits had been processed through the Golgi, based on resistance to endoglycosidase-H treatment, and were not converted to 113 kDa subunits during subsequent cell culture. Experiments with endoglycosidase-F showed that differences in the apparent sizes of beta 1 integrin subunits observed in pre-activated and activated keratinocytes could be attributed to differences in subunit glycosylation. Smaller beta 1 subunits found in pre-activated keratinocytes, like the precursor beta 1 subunits of activated cells, appeared to be less efficient in reaching the cell surface. Overall, a approximately 10-fold increase in the level of cell surface integrin receptors occurred concomitant with the increased proportion of 113 kDa beta 1 subunits found in activated cells. Endoglycosidase-F experiments also indicated that there were changes in keratinocyte alpha subunits associated with beta 1. In related experiments, keratinocytes cultured in low Ca2+, serum-free MCDB medium for 4 days proliferated but their adhesiveness did not become activated. Therefore, keratinocyte proliferation and activation of adhesion are regulated separately. Finally, substantial activation of keratinocytes was observed when serum was added to cells cultured in MCDB with serum, indicating a role for serum factors in the activation process.
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- L T Kim
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235
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De Strooper B, Van Leuven F, Van den Berghe H. Alpha 2-macroglobulin and other proteinase inhibitors do not interfere with the secretion of amyloid precursor protein in mouse neuroblastoma cells. FEBS Lett 1992; 308:50-3. [PMID: 1379551 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(92)81048-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A series of proteinase inhibitors active against proteinases of all four major classes, including highly purified and well-characterized alpha 2-macroglobulin, added to the cell culture medium of murine Neuro 2a neuroblastoma cells did not interfere with APP secretase activity. We therefore advance the hypothesis that APP secretase activity is localized in an intracellular compartment.
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- B De Strooper
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Transcriptional and post-translational regulation of beta 1 integrin expression during keratinocyte terminal differentiation. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)42118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Carmeliet G, David G, Cassiman JJ. Cellular ageing of Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome cells in culture. Mutat Res 1991; 256:221-31. [PMID: 1722012 DOI: 10.1016/0921-8734(91)90013-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In Alzheimer's disease, the typical clinical symptoms and the pathological findings are restricted to the nervous system. Nevertheless, like in some other neurologic-metabolic disorders, several alterations are found in peripheral tissues. The aim of this study was to examine whether cellular properties which can be studied in vitro on skin fibroblast cultures obtained from Alzheimer's disease patients differ from those of age-matched controls. Down syndrome patients were also included, since the same neuropathological findings are present in nearly 100% of Down syndrome patients. Since Alzheimer's disease is an age-related disorder, we examined the growth characteristics of skin fibroblast cultures. The in vitro senescence of cultured fibroblasts is widely accepted as a model for in vivo ageing. Normal growth properties were found. We can conclude that there is no premature ageing in Alzheimer's disease nor in Down syndrome and that the abnormalities found in peripheral tissues are related to the disease itself. The beta amyloid precursor protein (beta APP) has been shown to have adhesive interactions. We therefore investigated several parameters of adhesion in the skin fibroblast cultures: adhesion to a fibronectin coat, adhesion to extracellular matrix of Alzheimer's disease cultures and semi-quantification of adhesion-related molecules (beta 1-integrin, cell surface proteoglycans, extracellular matrix proteoglycans, extracellular matrix fibronectin). No significant difference was found in the parameters examined.
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- G Carmeliet
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium
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