UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cancer Biology
Date
1-29-2000
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Antigens, Surface; Cell Compartmentation; Cell Membrane; Cell Movement; Collagen; Colonic Neoplasms; Cyclic AMP; Cytoskeleton; Humans; Integrin alpha6beta4; Integrins; Laminin; Tumor Cells, Cultured; rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
Abstract
Clone A colon carcinoma cells develop fan-shaped lamellae and exhibit random migration when plated on laminin, processes that depend on the ligation of the alpha6beta4 integrin. Here, we report that expression of a dominant negative RhoA (N19RhoA) in clone A cells inhibited alpha6beta4-dependent membrane ruffling, lamellae formation, and migration. In contrast, expression of a dominant negative Rac (N17Rac1) had no effect on these processes. Using the Rhotekin binding assay to assess RhoA activation, we observed that engagement of alpha6beta4 by either antibody-mediated clustering or laminin attachment resulted in a two- to threefold increase in RhoA activation, compared with cells maintained in suspension or plated on collagen. Antibody-mediated clustering of beta1 integrins, however, actually suppressed Rho A activation. The alpha6beta4-mediated interaction of clone A cells with laminin promoted the translocation of RhoA from the cytosol to membrane ruffles at the edges of lamellae and promoted its colocalization with beta1 integrins, as assessed by immunofluorescence microscopy. In addition, RhoA translocation was blocked by inhibiting phosphodiesterase activity and enhanced by inhibiting the activity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Together, these results establish a specific integrin-mediated pathway of RhoA activation that is regulated by cAMP and that functions in lamellae formation and migration.
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Citation: J Cell Biol. 2000 Jan 24;148(2):253-8. Link to article on publisher's website
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PubMed ID
10648558
