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Orr AW, Ginsberg MH, Shattil SJ, Deckmyn H, Schwartz MA. Matrix-specific suppression of integrin activation in shear stress signaling. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:4686-97. [PMID: 16928957 PMCID: PMC1635406 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-04-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Atherosclerotic plaque develops at sites of disturbed flow. We previously showed that flow activates endothelial cell integrins, which then bind to the subendothelial extracellular matrix (ECM), and, in cells on fibronectin or fibrinogen, trigger nuclear factor-kappaB activation. Additionally, fibronectin and fibrinogen are deposited into the subendothelial ECM at atherosclerosis-prone sites at early times. We now show that flow activates ECM-specific signals that establish patterns of integrin dominance. Flow induced alpha2beta1 activation in cells on collagen, but not on fibronectin or fibrinogen. Conversely, alpha5beta1 and alphavbeta3 are activated on fibronectin and fibrinogen, but not collagen. Failure of these integrins to be activated on nonpermissive ECM is because of active suppression by the integrins that are ligated. Protein kinase A is activated specifically on collagen and suppresses flow-induced alphavbeta3 activation. Alternatively, protein kinase Calpha is activated on fibronectin and mediates alpha2beta1 suppression. Thus, integrins actively cross-inhibit through specific kinase pathways. These mechanisms may determine cellular responses to complex extracellular matrices.
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- A. Wayne Orr
- *Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, and
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- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103; and
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, Interdisciplinary Research Center, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven Campus Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Departments of Microbiology and Biomedical Engineering
- *Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, and
- Mellon Prostate Cancer Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Gallant ND, García AJ. Model of integrin-mediated cell adhesion strengthening. J Biomech 2006; 40:1301-9. [PMID: 16828104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2006] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cell adhesion to extracellular matrix components involves integrin binding, receptor clustering, and recruitment of cytoskeletal elements, leading to the formation of discrete adhesive structures (focal adhesions). A force balance, macroscopic-to-microscopic model of these adhesive events is presented in the context of experimentally measured parameters. Integrin bond force, bond numbers, and distribution along the contact area strongly modulated the resulting adhesive force. Furthermore, focal adhesion assembly enhanced adhesion strength by 30% over integrin clustering alone. Predicted values are in excellent agreement with experimental results. This model provides a simple framework to systematically analyze the contributions of different adhesive parameters to overall adhesion strength.
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- Nathan D Gallant
- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, 315 Ferst Drive, 2314, Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA
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Mould AP, McLeish JA, Huxley-Jones J, Goonesinghe AC, Hurlstone AFL, Boot-Handford RP, Humphries MJ. Identification of multiple integrin beta1 homologs in zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Cell Biol 2006; 7:24. [PMID: 16787535 PMCID: PMC1538996 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-7-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Integrins comprise a large family of alpha,beta heterodimeric, transmembrane cell adhesion receptors that mediate diverse essential biological functions. Higher vertebrates possess a single beta1 gene, and the beta1 subunit associates with a large number of alpha subunits to form the major class of extracellular matrix (ECM) receptors. Despite the fact that the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a rapidly emerging model organism of choice for developmental biology and for models of human disease, little is currently known about beta1 integrin sequences and functions in this organism. RESULTS Using RT-PCR, complete coding sequences of zebrafish beta1 paralogs were obtained from zebrafish embryos or adult tissues. The results show that zebrafish possess two beta1 paralogs (beta1-1 and beta1-2) that have a high degree of identity to other vertebrate beta1 subunits. In addition, a third, more divergent, beta1 paralog is present (beta1-3), which may have altered ligand-binding properties. Zebrafish also have other divergent beta1-like transcripts, which are C-terminally truncated forms lacking the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. Together with beta1-3 these truncated forms comprise a novel group of beta1 paralogs, all of which have a mutation in the ADMIDAS cation-binding site. Phylogenetic and genomic analyses indicate that the duplication that gave rise to beta1-1 and beta1-2 occurred after the divergence of the tetrapod and fish lineages, while a subsequent duplication of the ancestor of beta1-2 may have given rise to beta1-3 and an ancestral truncated paralog. A very recent tandem duplication of the truncated beta1 paralogs appears to have taken place. The different zebrafish beta1 paralogs have varied patterns of temporal expression during development. Beta1-1 and beta1-2 are ubiquitously expressed in adult tissues, whereas the other beta1 paralogs generally show more restricted patterns of expression. CONCLUSION Zebrafish have a large set of integrin beta1 paralogs. beta1-1 and beta1-2 may share the roles of the solitary beta1 subunit found in other vertebrates, whereas beta1-3 and the truncated beta1 paralogs may have acquired novel functions.
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- A Paul Mould
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Van Beurden HE, Snoek PAM, Von den Hoff JW, Torensma R, Maltha JC, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM. In vitro migration and adhesion of fibroblasts from different phases of palatal wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2005.00090.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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García AJ. Get a grip: integrins in cell-biomaterial interactions. Biomaterials 2005; 26:7525-9. [PMID: 16002137 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Accepted: 05/11/2005] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Integrin adhesion receptors have emerged as central regulators of cell-biomaterial interactions. This opinion paper discusses how integrins control cellular and host responses to biomaterials and new strategies to manipulate these adhesive interactions in order to elicit specific cellular responses.
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- Andrés J García
- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, 315 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA.
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Fan H, Patel VA, Longacre A, Levine JS. Abnormal regulation of the cytoskeletal regulator Rho typifies macrophages of the major murine models of spontaneous autoimmunity. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 79:155-65. [PMID: 16244106 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0705408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Macrophages (mphi) from prediseased mice of all the major murine models of spontaneous autoimmunity have an identical defect in cytokine expression that is triggered by serum and/or apoptotic cells. We show here that mphi from prediseased mice of the same models of spontaneous autoimmunity share a serum-dependent defect in the activity of Rho, a cytoplasmic G protein and cytoskeletal regulator. Affected strains include those developing lupus (BXSB, LG, MRL/l+, MRL/lpr, NZBWF1) and autoimmune diabetes (nonobese diabetic). No similar defect in Rho activity occurred in seven control strains. In the presence of serum, Rho activity in mphi from all autoimmune-prone strains was reduced to less than 10% of that in control mice. In contrast, under serum-free conditions, Rho activity was completely normal in autoimmune-prone mphi. The activities of Ras, another cytoplasmic G protein, and Rac and Cdc42, two additional G protein regulators of the cytoskeleton, were regulated normally in autoimmune-prone strains. Serum-dependent dysregulation of Rho was associated with multiple abnormalities, including increased adhesion to various surfaces, a more spread dendritic morphology, and an altered actin cytoskeletal organization. Our results suggest that mphi from multiple, genetically diverse, autoimmune-prone strains share a mutation or allelic difference affecting signal transduction within a specific Rho-regulatory pathway.
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- Hanli Fan
- Department of Medicine, The University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Mayadas TN, Cullere X. Neutrophil beta2 integrins: moderators of life or death decisions. Trends Immunol 2005; 26:388-95. [PMID: 15922663 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2005.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2005] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Beta2 integrins are leukocyte-specific membrane receptors that are crucial for host defense. They are best known for promoting neutrophil recruitment into inflamed tissue and pathogen phagocytosis. More recent data suggest that they also modulate neutrophil apoptosis. Neutrophils are terminally differentiated cells, which undergo constitutive apoptosis, and their apoptosis and clearance is required for the resolution of inflammation. Engagement of the beta2 integrin Mac-1 through its adhesion to its ligands, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and fibrinogen, signals survival cues in neutrophils. However, in the presence of pro-apoptotic signals, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), Mac-1 engagement accelerates apoptosis. Furthermore, Mac-1-dependent phagocytosis of complement-opsonized pathogens triggers rapid neutrophil apoptosis, which is dependent on NADPH oxidase-generated reactive oxygen species and caspase activation. This is also associated with changes in the transcription profiles of pro- and anti-apoptotic genes. In this review, the beta2 integrin-dependent mechanisms that modulate the decision between life and death in neutrophils are overviewed.
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- Tanya N Mayadas
- Center of Excellence in Vascular Biology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, NRB 7520, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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van Beurden HE, Snoek PAM, Von den Hoff JW, Torensma R, Maltha JC, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM. Dynamic protein expression patterns during intraoral wound healing in the rat. Eur J Oral Sci 2005; 113:153-8. [PMID: 15819822 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00200.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wound healing after cleft palate surgery is often associated with impairment of maxillary growth and dento-alveolar development. Wound contraction and scar tissue formation contribute strongly to these effects. In vitro studies have revealed that fibroblasts isolated during different phases of palatal wound healing show phenotypical differences. They change from a quiescent to an activated state and then partly back to a quiescent state. In this study, we evaluated the existence of fibroblast phenotypes at several time-points during palatal wound healing in the rat. Based on cytoskeletal changes (alpha-sma, vimentin, vinculin), integrin expression (alpha1, alpha2, alpha(v) and beta1) and changes in cellularity, we conclude that phenotypically different fibroblast populations are also present during in vivo wound healing. Alpha-sma and the integrin subunits alpha1 and alpha(v) were significantly up-regulated, and vinculin was significantly down-regulated, at early time-points compared to late time-points in wound healing. These changes point to an activated fibroblast state early in wound healing. Later in wound healing, these activated fibroblasts return only partially to the unwounded situation. These results strongly support the idea that different fibroblast populations with specific phenotypes occur in the course of palatal wound healing.
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- Hugo E van Beurden
- Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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Givant-Horwitz V, Davidson B, Reich R. Laminin-induced signaling in tumor cells. Cancer Lett 2005; 223:1-10. [PMID: 15890231 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2004] [Accepted: 08/30/2004] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Laminin is the main non-collagenous glycoprotein found in the basement membrane. The various laminin isoforms are involved in many physiological and pathological processes, including cancer dissemination. The interaction of cancer cells with laminin was identified as a key event in tumor invasion and metastasis. Laminin effects are mediated by laminin receptors that are divided into two groups: integrin and non-integrin receptors. Activation of a specific signal transduction pathway in the cell depends on various factors and may be altered when normal tissue becomes neoplastic. Laminin signals via multiple signal transduction pathways involving various components such as G-proteins, intracellular calcium, phospholipase D, mitogen activated protein kinases, phosphatases, focal adhesion kinase, small GTPases of the Rho family, and cytoskeleton components. This review focuses on the role of laminin in tumor progression, its signaling via the non-integrin 67kDa laminin receptor and via integrins and the reciprocal relations between these receptors in certain tumors.
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- Vered Givant-Horwitz
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Gallant ND, Michael KE, García AJ. Cell adhesion strengthening: contributions of adhesive area, integrin binding, and focal adhesion assembly. Mol Biol Cell 2005; 16:4329-40. [PMID: 16000373 PMCID: PMC1196341 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-02-0170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Mechanical interactions between a cell and its environment regulate migration, contractility, gene expression, and cell fate. We integrated micropatterned substrates to engineer adhesive area and a hydrodynamic assay to analyze fibroblast adhesion strengthening on fibronectin. Independently of cell spreading, integrin binding and focal adhesion assembly resulted in rapid sevenfold increases in adhesion strength to steady-state levels. Adhesive area strongly modulated adhesion strength, integrin binding, and vinculin and talin recruitment, exhibiting linear increases for small areas. However, above a threshold area, adhesion strength and focal adhesion assembly reached a saturation limit, whereas integrin binding transitioned from a uniform distribution to discrete complexes. Adhesion strength exhibited exponential increases with bound integrin numbers as well as vinculin and talin recruitment, and the relationship between adhesion strength and these biochemical events was accurately described by a simple mechanical model. Furthermore, adhesion strength was regulated by the position of an adhesive patch, comprised of bound integrins and cytoskeletal elements, which generated a constant 200-nN adhesive force. Unexpectedly, focal adhesion assembly, in particular vinculin recruitment, contributed only 30% of the adhesion strength. This work elucidates the roles of adhesive complex size and position in the generation of cell-extracellular matrix forces.
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- Nathan D Gallant
- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA
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Cell adhesion and migration are essential for embryonic development, tissue regeneration, but also for tumor development. The physical link between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the actin cytoskeleton is mainly mediated by receptors of the integrin family. Through signals transduced upon integrin ligation to ECM proteins, this family of proteins plays key roles in regulating tumor growth and metastasis as well as tumor angiogenesis. During melanoma development, changes in integrin expression, intracellular control of integrin functions and signals perceived from integrin ligand binding impact upon the ability of tumor cells to interact with their environment and enable melanoma cells to convert from a sessile, stationary to a migratory and invasive phenotype. Antagonists of several integrins are now under evaluation in clinical trials to determine their potential as therapeutics for malignant melanoma and other kinds of cancer.
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- Silke Kuphal
- Institute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Peng Q, Lai D, Nguyen TTB, Chan V, Matsuda T, Hirst SJ. Multiple beta 1 integrins mediate enhancement of human airway smooth muscle cytokine secretion by fibronectin and type I collagen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:2258-64. [PMID: 15699160 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.4.2258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Altered airway smooth muscle (ASM) function and enrichment of the extracellular matrix (ECM) with interstitial collagen and fibronectin are major pathological features of airway remodeling in asthma. We have previously shown that these ECM components confer enhanced ASM proliferation in vitro, but their action on its newly characterized secretory function is unknown. Here, we examined the effects of fibronectin and collagen types I, III, and V on IL-1beta-dependent secretory responses of human ASM cells, and characterized the involvement of specific integrins. Cytokine production (eotaxin, RANTES, and GM-CSF) was evaluated by ELISA, RT-PCR, and flow cytometry. Function-blocking integrin mAbs and RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp)-blocking peptides were used to identify integrin involvement. IL-1beta-dependent release of eotaxin, RANTES, and GM-CSF was enhanced by fibronectin and by fibrillar and monomeric type I collagen, with similar changes in mRNA abundance. Collagen types III and V had no effect on eotaxin or RANTES release but did modulate GM-CSF. Analogous changes in intracellular cytokine accumulation were found, but in <25% of the total ASM cell population. Function-blocking Ab and RGD peptide studies revealed that alpha2beta1, alpha5beta1, alphavbeta1, and alphavbeta3 integrins were required for up-regulation of IL-1beta-dependent ASM secretory responses by fibronectin, while alpha2beta1 was an important transducer for type I collagen. Thus, fibronectin and type I collagen enhance IL-1beta-dependent ASM secretory responses through a beta1 integrin-dependent mechanism. Enhancement of cytokine release from ASM by these ECM components may contribute to airway wall inflammation and remodeling in asthma.
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- Qi Peng
- Department of Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Science, The Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
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Leonardi-Essmann F, Emig M, Kitamura Y, Spanagel R, Gebicke-Haerter PJ. Fractalkine-upregulated milk-fat globule EGF factor-8 protein in cultured rat microglia. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 160:92-101. [PMID: 15710462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2004.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 11/09/2004] [Accepted: 11/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fractalkine is the only known member of the CX(3)C-chemokine family, and so is its receptor CX(3)CR1. Fractalkine, typically is expressed by neurons where it is inserted in the plasma membrane ("chemokine on a stalk"). It can, however, be clipped off by a specific enzyme and diffuse into the extracellular space. CX(3)CR1 is primarily expressed by microglia, the phagocytes of the brain. This study was aimed at studying gene expression changes in cultured rat microglia upon fractalkine stimulation using gene chip technology. Six genes turned out to be upregulated, amongst which milk-fat globule EGF factor-8 protein (MFG-E8) was the most surprising, but also the most revealing one. We hypothesize that it serves as a bridging molecule between apoptotic cells (neurons) and microglia. Since the docking to microglia is, in part, mediated by members of the integrin family, six of these molecules have been-post hoc-included in real-time PCR confirmations of chip results. Two of them-integrin alpha(2) and integrin beta(5)-were upregulated as well. These data provide a much closer look into molecular mechanisms involved in apoptosis of neurons and their removal by microglia.
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Bialkowska K, Saido TC, Fox JEB. SH3 domain of spectrin participates in the activation of Rac in specialized calpain-induced integrin signaling complexes. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:381-95. [PMID: 15632109 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In this study, we used cultured cells spreading on beta3 integrin substrates to examine the possibility that spectrin is involved in signal transduction. Spectrin clustered with specialized calpain-induced beta3 integrin signaling complexes that mediate the initial attachment of cells and initiate Rac activation and lamellipodia extension. It was absent from focal complexes and focal adhesions, the integrin complexes that mediate adhesion in lamellipodia and fully spread cells. Spectrin contains a Src homology (SH3) domain of unknown function. Cells overexpressing this domain adhered and calpain-induced integrin signaling complexes formed. However, Rac activation, lamellipodia extension and cell spreading were inhibited. Spreading was restored by overexpression of constitutively active Rac. These studies point to a previously unrecognized role for spectrin and its SH3 domain in initiating Rac activation in the specialized integrin clusters that initiate cell adhesion and spreading. Thus, spectrin may have a pivotal role in initiating integrin-induced physiological and pathological events such as development, proliferation, cell survival, wound healing, metastasis and atherosclerosis.
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- Katarzyna Bialkowska
- Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Department of Molecular Cardiology, The Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Singleton C, Menino AR. EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS OF INTEGRIN BINDING ON CELLULAR OUTGROWTH FROM BOVINE INNER CELL MASSES IN VITRO. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 41:29-37. [PMID: 15926857 DOI: 10.1290/0407054.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bovine inner cell masses (ICM) cultured on fibronectin give rise to extensive cellular outgrowths containing endoderm. Peptides with the Glu-Ile-Leu-Asp-Val (EILDV) and Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequences inhibit cell migration on fibronectin by binding to the fibronectin-recognition site in several integrins. To identify integrins involved in endodermal cell outgrowth on fibronectin and vitronectin, the effects of the EILDV and RGD peptides were evaluated in vitro. In experiment 1, ICM were cultured on fibronectin in medium containing 0.5 or 1.0 mg/ml EILDV or RGD (or both). Compared with 0 mg/ml, 0.5 mg/ml EILDV suppressed (P<0.10) outgrowth area overall, and 1.0 mg/ml EILDV reduced (P<0.05) outgrowth area after 72 h of culture. Compared with 0 mg/ml, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/ml RGD reduced (P<0.05) outgrowth area after 72 h of culture. Plasminogen activator activity in conditioned medium increased (P<0.05) in 0.5 mg/ml RGD but decreased (P<0.10) in 1.0 mg/ml RGD compared with 0 mg/ml RGD. In experiment 2, bovine ICM were cultured on vitronectin in medium containing 0.5 or 1.0 mg/ml RGD. Neither concentration of RGD (P>0.10) affected the extent of cellular outgrowth on vitronectin. Bovine endodermal cell migration on fibronectin can be modulated by the RGD and EILDV peptides. Despite inhibition, neither peptide completely prevented outgrowth on fibronectin. In contrast, cellular outgrowth on vitronectin was unaffected by RGD. The persistence of cellular outgrowth on fibronectin and the absence of inhibition by RGD for ICM cultured on vitronectin suggests that bovine endodermal cells can use alternative cellular adhesion systems, such as nonintegrin receptors, during outgrowth.
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- Coreyayne Singleton
- Department of Animal Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-6702, USA
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As our understanding of integrins as multifunctional adhesion and signaling molecules has grown, so has their recognition as potential therapeutic targets in human diseases. Leukocyte integrins are of particular interest in this regard, as they are key molecules in immune-mediated and inflammatory processes and are thus critically involved in diverse clinical disorders, ranging from asthma to atherosclerosis. Antagonists that interfere with integrin-dependent leukocyte trafficking and/or post-trafficking events have shown efficacy in multiple preclinical models, but these have not always predicted success in subsequent clinical trials (e.g., ischemia-reperfusion disorders and transplantation). However, recent successes of integrin antagonists in psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis demonstrate the tremendous potential of antiadhesion therapy directed at leukocyte integrins. This article will review the role of the leukocyte integrins in the inflammatory process, approaches to targeting leukocyte integrins and their ligands, and the results of completed clinical trials.
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- Karyn Yonekawa
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Primary immunodeficiency diseases represent good targets for hematopoietic stem cell-targeted gene therapy. Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) have been the first examples of successful gene therapy based on the ex vivo usage of retroviral vectors. New advances in the technology of gene transfer should further promote gene therapy as a safe and effective therapeutic strategy of immunodeficiency diseases.
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- Alain Fischer
- INSERM U 429, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
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Longacre A, Koh JS, Hsiao KKH, Gilligan H, Fan H, Patel VA, Levine JS. Macrophages from lupus-prone MRL mice are characterized by abnormalities in Rho activity, cytoskeletal organization, and adhesiveness to extracellular matrix proteins. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 76:971-84. [PMID: 15316033 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0604346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Macrophages (mphi) from prediseased mice of the major murine models of lupus have an identical defect in cytokine expression that is triggered by serum and/or apoptotic cells. It is striking that cytokine expression in the absence of serum and apoptotic cells is equivalent to that of nonautoimmune mice. Here, we show that mphi from prediseased lupus-prone MRL/MpJ (MRL/+) or MRL/MpJ-Tnfrsf6(lpr) (MRL/lpr) mice also have reversible abnormalities in morphology, cytoskeletal organization, and adhesive properties. In the presence of serum, MRL mphi adhered in increased numbers to a variety of extracellular matrix proteins compared with mphi from two nonautoimmune strains. However, in the absence of serum, adhesion by MRL mphi was similar to that of nonautoimmune mphi. Increased adhesion by MRL mphi was also observed in the presence of apoptotic, but not necrotic, cells. The morphology and actin-staining pattern of adherent MRL mphi were consistent with reduced activity of Rho, a cytoskeletal regulator. Indeed, MRL mphi cultured in the presence of serum had markedly decreased levels of active Rho compared with nonautoimmune mphi. It is remarkable that when cultured in the absence of serum, MRL mphi displayed normal Rho activity and cytoskeletal morphology. Addition of a Rho inhibitor to normal mphi reproduced the morphologic and cytoskeletal abnormalities observed in MRL mphi. Taken together, our findings support the hypothesis that mphi from MRL and other systemic lupus erythematosus-prone mice have an apoptotic, cell-dependent, autoimmune phenotype that affects a broad range of mphi functions, including cytokine gene expression and Rho-dependent cytoskeletal regulation.
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- Angelika Longacre
- Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chigaco, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Integrin regulation and signaling play a central role in the hemostasis process, particularly at the level of endothelial cells by regulating the contractility and barrier function of these cells and in platelets by controlling adhesion and aggregation at the site of cell injury. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have emerged as an important mediator both transducing the signals associated with integrin activation and modulating integrin function. Ligation of integrins in endothelial cells and platelets induces activation of the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase, nuclear factor-kappaB, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Rho-GTPases pathways. Following vessel-wall injury and associated with activation and recruitment of platelets, there is a production of ROS concomitant with the stimulation of the blood coagulation. Moreover, ROS are capable of inducing conformational changes in integrins to change their binding affinity and function. This review will explore how ROS have emerged as an important modulator of integrins in coagulation through both outside-in (integrins stimulating ROS production to effect intracellular events) and inside-out signaling (intracellular ROS altering integrin function).
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- David Gregg
- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, USA
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Ambriović-Ristov A, Gabrilovac J, Cimbora-Zovko T, Osmak M. Increased adenoviral transduction efficacy in human laryngeal carcinoma cells resistant to cisplatin is associated with increased expression of integrin alphavbeta3 and coxsackie adenovirus receptor. Int J Cancer 2004; 110:660-7. [PMID: 15146554 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In our study, we investigated molecular mechanisms of increased adenoviral transduction efficacy in cisplatin-resistant human laryngeal carcinoma cells CA3ST as compared to parental cells HEp2. Using reverse transcription-PCR, the genes potentially implicated in adenoviral entry were screened. In cisplatin-resistant cells, only upregulation of alphavbeta3 integrin was detected, which was additionally confirmed by flow cytometry. Moderately increased expression of CAR was determined in cisplatin-resistant CA3ST cells using flow cytometry and measurement of wild-type adenovirus Ad5CMVbetagal attachment. In order to test the implication of alphavbeta3 integrin in transduction efficacy, 6 HEp2-derived alphavbeta3-expressing clones with graded expression of alphavbeta3 were isolated. To a certain degree of density, expression of alphavbeta3 positively correlated with Ad5CMVbetagal transduction efficacy (i.e., increased viral transduction), suggesting a role of alphavbeta3 in transduction efficacy. However, HEp2 clones with the highest alphavbeta3) expression were negatively correlated with transduction efficacy (i.e., decreased viral transduction). This was shown to be associated with downregulation of alphavbeta5 integrin, also involved in viral transduction, in clones with the highest alphavbeta3 expression. The implication of CAR in increased adenoviral transduction efficacy in cisplatin resistant CA3ST cells was further assessed by transduction experiments using adenoviral mutant Ad5FbDelta639 whose entry is only to a very small extent dependent on the presence of CAR. Indeed, Ad5FbDelta639 infected 2.5-fold more, in comparison to wild-type adenovirus, which infected 5-fold more efficiently resistant CA3ST cells than parental HEp2 cells, indicating that increased expression of CAR contributes to increased efficacy of adenoviral transduction. Thus, the data presented provide evidence that both alphavbeta3 integrin and CAR are involved in increased adenoviral transduction efficacy in cisplatin resistant CA3ST cells. These findings may have significant implications in human gene therapy using adenoviruses, especially in patients after unsuccessful cisplatin treatment.
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- Andreja Ambriović-Ristov
- Laboratory for Genotoxic Agents, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruder Bosković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Shimamura M, Garcia JM, Prough DS, Hellmich HL. Laser capture microdissection and analysis of amplified antisense RNA from distinct cell populations of the young and aged rat brain: effect of traumatic brain injury on hippocampal gene expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 122:47-61. [PMID: 14992815 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2003.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2003] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the increased vulnerability of the aged brain to traumatic brain injury (TBI), we compared the expression of several age-related genes in the CA1, CA3 and dentate gyrus subfields of the young and aged rat hippocampus before and after lateral fluid percussion TBI. Using laser capture microdissection (LCM), we obtained hippocampal neurons and glia from the neuropil adjacent to the pyramidal and granule cell layers. Subsequently, we linearly amplified and analyzed the antisense mRNA using Northern blot and ribonuclease protection assays (RPA). Our procedures, which have not been previously applied to quantitative analysis of LCM mRNA from neural tissue, included a modified reverse transcription step to enhance full-length cDNA synthesis, thus enhancing the yield of larger components of in vitro-transcribed mRNA for downstream analysis. Northern analysis showed greater expression of two aging-associated genes, p21 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the aged hippocampus. The age-related differences in p21 and BDNF expression were particularly prominent after TBI. By quantitative RPA analysis, we found that the expression of p21, known to be induced in senescent cells, was significantly greater in the CA3 region of aged rats, an area that is selectively vulnerable to TBI. However, expression of genes associated with regenerative and repair functions was significantly decreased in aged hippocampus. Our RPA results indicate that substantial age-dependent differences in the transcriptional profile of distinct regions of the hippocampal formation may account, in part, for their differential susceptibility to brain injury.
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- Megumi Shimamura
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0830, USA
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Kowalczyńska HM, Nowak-Wyrzykowska M, Kołos R, Dobkowski J, Kamiński J. Fibronectin adsorption and arrangement on copolymer surfaces and their significance in cell adhesion. J Biomed Mater Res A 2004; 72:228-36. [PMID: 15625681 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The adsorption of fibronectin (FN) to (styrene/methyl methacrylate) copolymer surfaces, both sulfonated (hydrophilic) and nonsulfonated (hydrophobic), was studied by means of the radioisotope (125I-FN) and ELISA assays; the latter employed monoclonal antibodies. It was found that the radioiodination-derived isotherms did not follow the Langmuir-type adsorption law within the FN concentration range studied; rather, a quasi-linear FN surface density versus bulk concentration dependence was observed. These isotherms, and our recent ELISA measurements with polyclonal antibodies, allowed us to estimate saturative FN surface densities, which were, within the experimental error, similar on both types of surfaces. This suggested the amount of adsorbed FN to be not responsible for observed differences in leukaemia L1210 cell adhesion (FN-coated sulfonated surfaces are far more pro-adhesive than their nonsulfonated analogues). The presumption that these differences are induced by changes in the FN arrangement was confirmed by the use of monoclonal antibodies directed against distinct FN domains, and by the blocking of alpha5beta1 integrin receptor with the synthetic Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Pro (GRGDSP) peptide. The RGD sequence located within the FN cell-binding domain seems to be masked in the structure adopted on nonsulfonated surfaces, which hinders the integrin-ligand interaction.
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- Hanna M Kowalczyńska
- Department of Biophysics and Biomathematics, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, ul. Marymoncka 99, 01-813 Warszawa, Poland.
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