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Aguilar-Cuenca, Rocio, Clara Llorente-Gonzalez, Carlos Vicente, and Miguel Vicente-Manzanares. "Microfilament-coordinated adhesion dynamics drives single cell migration and shapes whole tissues." F1000Research 6 (February 17, 2017): 160. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.10356.1.

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Cell adhesion to the substratum and/or other cells is a crucial step of cell migration. While essential in the case of solitary migrating cells (for example, immune cells), it becomes particularly important in collective cell migration, in which cells maintain contact with their neighbors while moving directionally. Adhesive coordination is paramount in physiological contexts (for example, during organogenesis) but also in pathology (for example, tumor metastasis). In this review, we address the need for a coordinated regulation of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions during collective cell migration. We emphasize the role of the actin cytoskeleton as an intracellular integrator of cadherin- and integrin-based adhesions and the emerging role of mechanics in the maintenance, reinforcement, and turnover of adhesive contacts. Recent advances in understanding the mechanical regulation of several components of cadherin and integrin adhesions allow us to revisit the adhesive clutch hypothesis that controls the degree of adhesive engagement during protrusion. Finally, we provide a brief overview of the major impact of these discoveries when using more physiological three-dimensional models of single and collective cell migration.
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Peacock, Justin G., Ann L. Miller, William D. Bradley, Olga C. Rodriguez, Donna J. Webb, and Anthony J. Koleske. "The Abl-related Gene Tyrosine Kinase Acts through p190RhoGAP to Inhibit Actomyosin Contractility and Regulate Focal Adhesion Dynamics upon Adhesion to Fibronectin." Molecular Biology of the Cell 18, no. 10 (October 2007): 3860–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e07-01-0075.

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In migrating cells, actin polymerization promotes protrusion of the leading edge, whereas actomyosin contractility powers net cell body translocation. Although they promote F-actin–dependent protrusions of the cell periphery upon adhesion to fibronectin (FN), Abl family kinases inhibit cell migration on FN. We provide evidence here that the Abl-related gene (Arg/Abl2) kinase inhibits fibroblast migration by attenuating actomyosin contractility and regulating focal adhesion dynamics. arg−/− fibroblasts migrate at faster average speeds than wild-type (wt) cells, whereas Arg re-expression in these cells slows migration. Surprisingly, the faster migrating arg−/− fibroblasts have more prominent F-actin stress fibers and focal adhesions and exhibit increased actomyosin contractility relative to wt cells. Interestingly, Arg requires distinct functional domains to inhibit focal adhesions and actomyosin contractility. The kinase domain–containing Arg N-terminal half can act through the RhoA inhibitor p190RhoGAP to attenuate stress fiber formation and cell contractility. However, Arg requires both its kinase activity and its cytoskeleton-binding C-terminal half to fully inhibit focal adhesions. Although focal adhesions do not turn over efficiently in the trailing edge of arg−/− cells, the increased contractility of arg−/− cells tears the adhesions from the substrate, allowing for the faster migration observed in these cells. Together, our data strongly suggest that Arg inhibits cell migration by restricting actomyosin contractility and regulating its coupling to the substrate through focal adhesions.
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González-Tarragó, Víctor, Alberto Elosegui-Artola, Elsa Bazellières, Roger Oria, Carlos Pérez-González, and Pere Roca-Cusachs. "Binding of ZO-1 to α5β1 integrins regulates the mechanical properties of α5β1–fibronectin links." Molecular Biology of the Cell 28, no. 14 (July 7, 2017): 1847–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e17-01-0006.

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Fundamental processes in cell adhesion, motility, and rigidity adaptation are regulated by integrin-mediated adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM). The link between the ECM component fibronectin (fn) and integrin α5β1 forms a complex with ZO-1 in cells at the edge of migrating monolayers, regulating cell migration. However, how this complex affects the α5β1-fn link is unknown. Here we show that the α5β1/ZO-1 complex decreases the resistance to force of α5β1–fn adhesions located at the edge of migrating cell monolayers while also increasing α5β1 recruitment. Consistently with a molecular clutch model of adhesion, this effect of ZO-1 leads to a decrease in the density and intensity of adhesions in cells at the edge of migrating monolayers. Taken together, our results unveil a new mode of integrin regulation through modification of the mechanical properties of integrin–ECM links, which may be harnessed by cells to control adhesion and migration.
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Longley, R. L., A. Woods, A. Fleetwood, G. J. Cowling, J. T. Gallagher, and J. R. Couchman. "Control of morphology, cytoskeleton and migration by syndecan-4." Journal of Cell Science 112, no. 20 (October 15, 1999): 3421–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.112.20.3421.

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Syndecan-4 is a widely expressed transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan which localizes to focal adhesions. Previous studies showed that the syndecan-4 cytoplasmic domain can associate with and potentiate the activity of protein kinase C, which is required for focal adhesion formation. To examine further the role of syndecan-4 in cell adhesion, we expressed syndecan-4 cDNA constructs in CHO-K1 cells. Syndecan-2 transfection was used to confirm effects seen were specific for syndecan-4. Cells overexpressing full length syndecan-4 core protein exhibited a more flattened, fibroblastic morphology, with increased focal adhesion formation and decreased cell motility. Expression of a syndecan-4 core protein with either a partial or complete deletion of the cytoplasmic domain or of an antisense construct led to markedly decreased spreading and focal adhesion formation, a more epithelioid morphology, and decreased motility. Overexpression of syndecan-2 changed the adhesive phenotype, but did not markedly alter focal adhesion and microfilament bundle formation. The data suggest that syndecan-4 is a regulator of focal adhesion and stress fiber formation, and influences both morphology and migration.
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Ventre, Maurizio, Carlo Fortunato Natale, Carmela Rianna, and Paolo Antonio Netti. "Topographic cell instructive patterns to control cell adhesion, polarization and migration." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 11, no. 100 (November 6, 2014): 20140687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0687.

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Topographic patterns are known to affect cellular processes such as adhesion, migration and differentiation. However, the optimal way to deliver topographic signals to provide cells with precise instructions has not been defined yet. In this work, we hypothesize that topographic patterns may be able to control the sensing and adhesion machinery of cells when their interval features are tuned on the characteristic lengths of filopodial probing and focal adhesions (FAs). Features separated by distance beyond the length of filopodia cannot be readily perceived; therefore, the formation of new adhesions is discouraged. If, however, topographic features are separated by a distance within the reach of filopodia extension, cells can establish contact between adjacent topographic islands. In the latter case, cell adhesion and polarization rely upon the growth of FAs occurring on a specific length scale that depends on the chemical properties of the surface. Topographic patterns and chemical properties may interfere with the growth of FAs, thus making adhesions unstable. To test this hypothesis, we fabricated different micropatterned surfaces displaying feature dimensions and adhesive properties able to interfere with the filopodial sensing and the adhesion maturation, selectively. Our data demonstrate that it is possible to exert a potent control on cell adhesion, elongation and migration by tuning topographic features’ dimensions and surface chemistry.
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Powner, Dale, Petra M. Kopp, Susan J. Monkley, David R. Critchley, and Fedor Berditchevski. "Tetraspanin CD9 in cell migration." Biochemical Society Transactions 39, no. 2 (March 22, 2011): 563–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bst0390563.

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Tetraspanin CD9 is associated with integrin adhesion receptors and it was reported that CD9 regulates integrin-dependent cell migration and invasion. Pro- and anti-migratory effects of CD9 have been linked to adhesion-dependent signalling pathways, including phosphorylation of FAK (focal adhesion kinase) and activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase, p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) and JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase). In the present paper, we describe a novel mechanism whereby CD9 specifically controls localization of talin1, one of the critical regulators of integrin activation, to focal adhesions: CD9-deficiency leads to impaired localization of talin1 to focal adhesions and correlates with increased motility of breast cancer cells.
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Banisadr, Afsheen, Mariam Eick, Pranjali Beri, Alison D. Parisian, Benjamin Yeoman, Jesse K. Placone, Adam J. Engler, and Frank Furnari. "EGFRvIII uses intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms to reduce glioma adhesion and increase migration." Journal of Cell Science 133, no. 24 (November 26, 2020): jcs247189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.247189.

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ABSTRACTA lack of biological markers has limited our ability to identify the invasive cells responsible for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). To become migratory and invasive, cells must downregulate matrix adhesions, which could be a physical marker of invasive potential. We engineered murine astrocytes with common GBM mutations, e.g. Ink4a (Ink) or PTEN deletion and expressing a constitutively active EGF receptor truncation (EGFRvIII), to elucidate their effect on adhesion. While loss of Ink or PTEN did not affect adhesion, counterparts expressing EGFRvIII were significantly less adhesive. EGFRvIII reduced focal adhesion size and number, and these cells – with more labile adhesions – displayed enhanced migration. Regulation appears to depend not on physical receptor association to integrins but, rather, on the activity of the receptor kinase, resulting in transcriptional integrin repression. Interestingly, EGFRvIII intrinsic signals can be propagated by cytokine crosstalk to cells expressing wild-type EGFR, resulting in reduced adhesion and enhanced migration. These data identify potential intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that gliomas use to invade surrounding parenchyma.
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Yamana, Norikazu, Yoshiki Arakawa, Tomohiro Nishino, Kazuo Kurokawa, Masahiro Tanji, Reina E. Itoh, James Monypenny, et al. "The Rho-mDia1 Pathway Regulates Cell Polarity and Focal Adhesion Turnover in Migrating Cells through Mobilizing Apc and c-Src." Molecular and Cellular Biology 26, no. 18 (September 15, 2006): 6844–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.00283-06.

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ABSTRACT Directed cell migration requires cell polarization and adhesion turnover, in which the actin cytoskeleton and microtubules work critically. The Rho GTPases induce specific types of actin cytoskeleton and regulate microtubule dynamics. In migrating cells, Cdc42 regulates cell polarity and Rac works in membrane protrusion. However, the role of Rho in migration is little known. Rho acts on two major effectors, ROCK and mDia1, among which mDia1 produces straight actin filaments and aligns microtubules. Here we depleted mDia1 by RNA interference and found that mDia1 depletion impaired directed migration of rat C6 glioma cells by inhibiting both cell polarization and adhesion turnover. Apc and active Cdc42, which work together for cell polarization, localized in the front of migrating cells, while active c-Src, which regulates adhesion turnover, localized in focal adhesions. mDia1 depletion impaired localization of these molecules at their respective sites. Conversely, expression of active mDia1 facilitated microtubule-dependent accumulation of Apc and active Cdc42 in the polar ends of the cells and actin-dependent recruitment of c-Src in adhesions. Thus, the Rho-mDia1 pathway regulates polarization and adhesion turnover by aligning microtubules and actin filaments and delivering Apc/Cdc42 and c-Src to their respective sites of action.
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Wang, Shujie, Takashi Watanabe, Kenji Matsuzawa, Akira Katsumi, Mai Kakeno, Toshinori Matsui, Feng Ye, et al. "Tiam1 interaction with the PAR complex promotes talin-mediated Rac1 activation during polarized cell migration." Journal of Cell Biology 199, no. 2 (October 15, 2012): 331–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201202041.

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Migrating cells acquire front-rear polarity with a leading edge and a trailing tail for directional movement. The Rac exchange factor Tiam1 participates in polarized cell migration with the PAR complex of PAR3, PAR6, and atypical protein kinase C. However, it remains largely unknown how Tiam1 is regulated and contributes to the establishment of polarity in migrating cells. We show here that Tiam1 interacts directly with talin, which binds and activates integrins to mediate their signaling. Tiam1 accumulated at adhesions in a manner dependent on talin and the PAR complex. The interactions of talin with Tiam1 and the PAR complex were required for adhesion-induced Rac1 activation, cell spreading, and migration toward integrin substrates. Furthermore, Tiam1 acted with talin to regulate adhesion turnover. Thus, we propose that Tiam1, with the PAR complex, binds to integrins through talin and, together with the PAR complex, thereby regulates Rac1 activity and adhesion turnover for polarized migration.
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Kim, Sarah Hyun Ji, and Daniel A. Hammer. "Integrin crosstalk allows CD4+ T lymphocytes to continue migrating in the upstream direction after flow." Integrative Biology 11, no. 10 (October 2019): 384–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intbio/zyz034.

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Abstract In order to perform critical immune functions at sites of inflammation, circulatory T lymphocytes must be able to arrest, adhere, migrate and transmigrate on the endothelial surface. This progression of steps is coordinated by cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs), chemokines, and selectins presented on the endothelium. Two important interactions are between Lymphocyte Function-associated Antigen-1 (LFA-1) and Intracellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and also between Very Late Antigen-4 (VLA-4) and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Recent studies have shown that T lymphocytes and other cell types can migrate upstream (against the direction) of flow through the binding of LFA-1 to ICAM-1. Since upstream migration of T cells depends on a specific adhesive pathway, we hypothesized that mechanotransduction is critical to migration, and that signals might allow T-cells to remember their direction of migration after the flow is terminated. Cells on ICAM-1 surfaces migrate against the shear flow, but the upstream migration reverts to random migration after the flow is stopped. Cells on VCAM-1 migrate with the direction of flow. However, on surfaces that combine ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, cells crawl upstream at a shear rate of 800 s−1 and continue migrating in the upstream direction for at least 30 minutes after the flow is terminated—we call this ‘migrational memory’. Post-flow upstream migration on VCAM-1/ICAM-1 surfaces is reversed upon the inhibition of PI3K, but conserved with cdc42 and Arp2/3 inhibitors. Using an antibody against VLA-4, we can block migrational memory on VCAM-1/ICAM-1 surfaces. Using a soluble ligand for VLA-4 (sVCAM-1), we can promote migrational memory on ICAM-1 surfaces. These results indicate that, while upstream migration under flow requires LFA-1 binding to immobilized ICAM-1, signaling from VLA-4 and PI3K activity is required for the migrational memory of CD4+ T cells. These results indicate that crosstalk between integrins potentiates the signal of upstream migration.
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Datla, Srinivasa Raju, Daniel J. McGrail, Sasa Vukelic, Lauren P. Huff, Alicia N. Lyle, Lily Pounkova, Minyoung Lee, et al. "Poldip2 controls vascular smooth muscle cell migration by regulating focal adhesion turnover and force polarization." American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 307, no. 7 (October 1, 2014): H945—H957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00918.2013.

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Polymerase-δ-interacting protein 2 (Poldip2) interacts with NADPH oxidase 4 (Nox4) and regulates migration; however, the precise underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we investigated the role of Poldip2 in focal adhesion turnover, as well as traction force generation and polarization. Poldip2 overexpression (AdPoldip2) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) impairs PDGF-induced migration and induces a characteristic phenotype of long cytoplasmic extensions. AdPoldip2 also prevents the decrease in spreading and increased aspect ratio observed in response to PDGF and slightly impairs cell contraction. Moreover, AdPoldip2 blocks focal adhesion dissolution and sustains H2O2 levels in focal adhesions, whereas Poldip2 knockdown (siPoldip2) significantly decreases the number of focal adhesions. RhoA activity is unchanged when focal adhesion dissolution is stimulated in control cells but increases in AdPoldip2-treated cells. Inhibition of RhoA blocks Poldip2-mediated attenuation of focal adhesion dissolution, and overexpression of RhoA or focal adhesion kinase (FAK) reverses the loss of focal adhesions induced by siPoldip2, indicating that RhoA and FAK mediate the effect of Poldip2 on focal adhesions. Nox4 silencing prevents focal adhesion stabilization by AdPoldip2 and induces a phenotype similar to siPoldip2, suggesting a role for Nox4 in Poldip2-induced focal adhesion stability. As a consequence of impaired focal adhesion turnover, PDGF-treated AdPoldip2 cells are unable to reduce and polarize traction forces, a necessary first step in migration. These results implicate Poldip2 in VSMC migration via regulation of focal adhesion turnover and traction force generation in a Nox4/RhoA/FAK-dependent manner.
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Ffrench-Constant, C., A. Hollingsworth, J. Heasman, and C. C. Wylie. "Response to fibronectin of mouse primordial germ cells before, during and after migration." Development 113, no. 4 (December 1, 1991): 1365–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.113.4.1365.

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The adhesive extracellular matrix glycoprotein fibronectin is thought to play a central role in cell migration during embryogenesis. In order to define this role, we have examined the response to fibronectin in cell culture of mouse primordial germ cells (PGCs) before, during and after their migration from the hindgut into their target tissue, the genital ridges. Using an explant culture system, we show that PGCs will emigrate from tissue fragments containing hindgut, and that fibronectin stimulates this migration. Adhesion assays show that the start of PGC migration is associated with a fall in adhesion to fibronectin. Double-labelling studies using in situ hybridization and histochemistry demonstrate that migrating PGCs do not contain detectable fibronectin mRNA, suggesting that they do not synthesize and secrete the fibronectin within their migratory substratum. Taken together, these findings are consistent with an important role for fibronectin in stimulating PGC migration. In addition, however, they suggest that the interaction between PGCs and fibronectin may be important in timing the start of migration, with the fall in adhesion allowing the PGCs to commence their migration towards the genital ridges.
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Haage, Amanda, Kelsey Wagner, Wenjun Deng, Bhavya Venkatesh, Caitlin Mitchell, Katharine Goodwin, Aaron Bogutz, Louis Lefebvre, Catherine D. Van Raamsdonk, and Guy Tanentzapf. "Precise coordination of cell-ECM adhesion is essential for efficient melanoblast migration during development." Development 147, no. 14 (June 24, 2020): dev184234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.184234.

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ABSTRACTMelanoblasts disperse throughout the skin and populate hair follicles through long-range cell migration. During migration, cells undergo cycles of coordinated attachment and detachment from the extracellular matrix (ECM). Embryonic migration processes that require cell-ECM attachment are dependent on the integrin family of adhesion receptors. Precise regulation of integrin-mediated adhesion is important for many developmental migration events. However, the mechanisms that regulate integrin-mediated adhesion in vivo in melanoblasts are not well understood. Here, we show that autoinhibitory regulation of the integrin-associated adapter protein talin coordinates cell-ECM adhesion during melanoblast migration in vivo. Specifically, an autoinhibition-defective talin mutant strengthens and stabilizes integrin-based adhesions in melanocytes, which impinges on their ability to migrate. Mice with defective talin autoinhibition exhibit delays in melanoblast migration and pigmentation defects. Our results show that coordinated integrin-mediated cell-ECM attachment is essential for melanoblast migration and that talin autoinhibition is an important mechanism for fine-tuning cell-ECM adhesion during cell migration in development.
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Chang, Stephanie S., Andrew D. Rape, Stephanie A. Wong, Wei-hui Guo, and Yu-li Wang. "Migration regulates cellular mechanical states." Molecular Biology of the Cell 30, no. 26 (December 15, 2019): 3104–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e19-02-0099.

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Cell migration has a profound effect on the generation of traction forces and the phosphorylation of focal adhesion proteins. The mechanism may involve the dynamic turnover of focal adhesions during cell migration and mechanical interactions between nascent and preexisting focal adhesions.
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Ezratty, Ellen J., Claire Bertaux, Eugene E. Marcantonio, and Gregg G. Gundersen. "Clathrin mediates integrin endocytosis for focal adhesion disassembly in migrating cells." Journal of Cell Biology 187, no. 5 (November 30, 2009): 733–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200904054.

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Focal adhesion disassembly is regulated by microtubules (MTs) through an unknown mechanism that involves dynamin. To test whether endocytosis may be involved, we interfered with the function of clathrin or its adaptors autosomal recessive hypercholesteremia (ARH) and Dab2 (Disabled-2) and found that both treatments prevented MT-induced focal adhesion disassembly. Surface labeling experiments showed that integrin was endocytosed in an extracellular matrix–, clathrin-, and ARH- and Dab2-dependent manner before entering Rab5 endosomes. Clathrin colocalized with a subset of focal adhesions in an ARH- and Dab2-dependent fashion. Direct imaging showed that clathrin rapidly accumulated on focal adhesions during MT-stimulated disassembly and departed from focal adhesions with integrin upon their disassembly. In migrating cells, depletion of clathrin or Dab2 and ARH inhibited focal adhesion disassembly and decreased the rate of migration. These results show that focal adhesion disassembly occurs through a targeted mechanism involving MTs, clathrin, and specific clathrin adaptors and that direct endocytosis of integrins from focal adhesions mediates their disassembly in migrating cells.
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Bordeleau, François, Luc Galarneau, Stéphane Gilbert, Anne Loranger, and Normand Marceau. "Keratin 8/18 Modulation of Protein Kinase C-mediated Integrin-dependent Adhesion and Migration of Liver Epithelial Cells." Molecular Biology of the Cell 21, no. 10 (May 15, 2010): 1698–713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e09-05-0373.

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Keratins are intermediate filament (IF) proteins of epithelial cells, expressed as pairs in a lineage/differentiation manner. Hepatocyte and hepatoma cell IFs are made solely of keratins 8/18 (K8/K18), the hallmark of all simple epithelia. Cell attachment/spreading (adhesion) and migration involve the formation of focal adhesions at sites of integrin interactions with extracellular matrix, actin adaptors such as talin and vinculin, and signaling molecules such as focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and member(s) of the protein kinase C (PKC) family. Here, we identify the novel PKCδ as mediator of the K8/K18 modulation of hepatoma cell adhesion and migration. We also demonstrate a K8/K18-dependent relationship between PKCδ and FAK activation through an integrin/FAK-positive feedback loop, in correlation with a reduced FAK time residency at focal adhesions. Notably, a K8/K18 loss results to a time course modulation of the receptor of activated C-kinase-1, β1-integrin, plectin, PKC, and c-Src complex formation. Although the K8/K18 modulation of hepatocyte adhesion also occurs through a PKC mediation, these differentiated epithelial cells exhibit minimal migrating ability, in link with marked differences in protein partner content and distribution. Together, these results uncover a key regulatory function for K8/K18 IFs in the PKC-mediated integrin/FAK-dependent adhesion and migration of simple epithelial cells.
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Ren, X. D., W. B. Kiosses, D. J. Sieg, C. A. Otey, D. D. Schlaepfer, and M. A. Schwartz. "Focal adhesion kinase suppresses Rho activity to promote focal adhesion turnover." Journal of Cell Science 113, no. 20 (October 15, 2000): 3673–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.113.20.3673.

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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is activated and localized at focal adhesions upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrices. Cells lacking FAK show increased focal adhesion number and decreased cell migration, functions that are regulated by the small GTPase Rho. We now report that fibroblasts from FAK-/- mice failed to transiently inhibit Rho activity when plated on fibronectin. Re-expression of FAK restored normal Rho regulation. Turnover of focal adhesions correlated inversely with Rho activity. The presence or absence of FAK was mimicked by inhibiting or activating Rho, respectively. These data suggest that loss of FAK resulting in constitutive activation of Rho and inhibition of focal adhesion turnover can account for deficiencies in cell migration and embryonic lethality of the FAK knockout.
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Riegert, Janine, Alexander Töpel, Jana Schieren, Renee Coryn, Stella Dibenedetto, Dominik Braunmiller, Kamil Zajt, et al. "Guiding cell adhesion and motility by modulating cross-linking and topographic properties of microgel arrays." PLOS ONE 16, no. 9 (September 23, 2021): e0257495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257495.

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Biomaterial-driven modulation of cell adhesion and migration is a challenging aspect of tissue engineering. Here, we investigated the impact of surface-bound microgel arrays with variable geometry and adjustable cross-linking properties on cell adhesion and migration. We show that cell migration is inversely correlated with microgel array spacing, whereas directionality increases as array spacing increases. Focal adhesion dynamics is also modulated by microgel topography resulting in less dynamic focal adhesions on surface-bound microgels. Microgels also modulate the motility and adhesion of Sertoli cells used as a model for cell migration and adhesion. Both focal adhesion dynamics and speed are reduced on microgels. Interestingly, Gas2L1, a component of the cytoskeleton that mediates the interaction between microtubules and microfilaments, is dispensable for the regulation of cell adhesion and migration on microgels. Finally, increasing microgel cross-linking causes a clear reduction of focal adhesion turnover in Sertoli cells. These findings not only show that spacing and rigidity of surface-grafted microgels arrays can be effectively used to modulate cell adhesion and motility of diverse cellular systems, but they also form the basis for future developments in the fields of medicine and tissue engineering.
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Gallagher, Shannon M., John J. Castorino, and Nancy J. Philp. "Interaction of monocarboxylate transporter 4 with β1-integrin and its role in cell migration." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 296, no. 3 (March 2009): C414—C421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00430.2008.

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Monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) 4 is a heteromeric proton-coupled lactate transporter that is noncovalently linked to the extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer CD147 and is typically expressed in glycolytic tissues. There is increasing evidence to suggest that ion transporters are part of macromolecular complexes involved in regulating β1-integrin adhesion and cell movement. In the present study we examined whether MCTs play a role in cell migration through their interaction with β1-integrin. Using reciprocal coimmunoprecipitation assays, we found that β1-integrin selectively associated with MCT4 in ARPE-19 and MDCK cells, two epithelial cell lines that express both MCT1 and MCT4. In polarized monolayers of ARPE-19 cells, MCT4 and β1-integrin colocalized to the basolateral membrane, while both proteins were found in the leading edge lamellapodia of migrating cells. In scratch-wound assays, MCT4 knockdown slowed migration and increased focal adhesion size. In contrast, silencing MCT1 did not alter the rate of cell migration or focal adhesion size. Taken together, our findings suggest that the specific interaction of MCT4 with β1-integrin may regulate cell migration through modulation of focal adhesions.
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Shen, Yang, Guixue Wang, Xianliang Huang, Qin Zhang, Jiang Wu, Chaojun Tang, Qingsong Yu, and Xiaoheng Liu. "Surface wettability of plasma SiO x :H nanocoating-induced endothelial cells' migration and the associated FAK-Rho GTPases signalling pathways." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 9, no. 67 (June 29, 2011): 313–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2011.0278.

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Vascular endothelial cell (EC) adhesion and migration are essential processes in re-endothelialization of implanted biomaterials. There is no clear relationship and mechanism between EC adhesion and migration behaviour on surfaces with varying wettabilities. As model substrates, plasma SiO x :H nanocoatings with well-controlled surface wettability (with water contact angles in the range of 98.5 ± 2.3° to 26.3 ± 4.0°) were used in this study to investigate the effects of surface wettability on cell adhesion/migration and associated protein expressions in FAK-Rho GTPases signalling pathways. It was found that EC adhesion/migration showed opposite behaviour on the hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces (i.e. hydrophobic surfaces promoted EC migration but were anti-adhesions). The number of adherent ECs showed a maximum on hydrophilic surfaces, while cells adhered to hydrophobic surfaces exhibited a tendency for cell migration. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor targeting the Y-397 site of FAK could significantly inhibit cell adhesion/migration, suggesting that EC adhesion and migration on surfaces with different wettabilities involve ( p )FAK and its downstream signalling pathways. Western blot results suggested that the FAK-Rho GTPases signalling pathways were correlative to EC migration on hydrophobic plasma SiO x :H surfaces, but uncertain to hydrophilic surfaces. This work demonstrated that surface wettability could induce cellular behaviours that were associated with different cellular signalling events.
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Westhoff, M. A., B. Serrels, V. J. Fincham, M. C. Frame, and N. O. Carragher. "Src-Mediated Phosphorylation of Focal Adhesion Kinase Couples Actin and Adhesion Dynamics to Survival Signaling." Molecular and Cellular Biology 24, no. 18 (September 15, 2004): 8113–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.24.18.8113-8133.2004.

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ABSTRACT Integrin-associated focal adhesions not only provide adhesive links between cellular actin and extracellular matrix but also are sites of signal transmission into the cell interior. Many cell responses signal through focal adhesion kinase (FAK), often by integrin-induced autophosphorylation of FAK or phosphorylation by Src family kinases. Here, we used an interfering FAK mutant (4-9F-FAK) to show that Src-dependent FAK phosphorylation is required for focal adhesion turnover and cell migration, by controlling assembly of a calpain 2/FAK/Src/p42ERK complex, calpain activation, and proteolysis of FAK. Expression of 4-9F-FAK in FAK-deficient fibroblasts also disrupts F-actin assembly associated with normal adhesion and spreading. In addition, we found that FAK's ability to regulate both assembly and disassembly of the actin and adhesion networks may be linked to regulation of the protease calpain. Surprisingly, we also found that the same interfering 4-9F-FAK mutant protein causes apoptosis of serum-deprived, transformed cells and suppresses anchorage-independent growth. These data show that Src-mediated phosphorylation of FAK acts as a pivotal regulator of both actin and adhesion dynamics and survival signaling, which, in turn, control apparently distinct processes such as cell migration and anchorage-independent growth. This also highlights that dynamic regulation of actin and adhesions (which include the integrin matrix receptors) is critical to signaling output and biological responses.
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CHEN, Huaiyang, and S. Hao LO. "Regulation of tensin-promoted cell migration by its focal adhesion binding and Src homology domain 2." Biochemical Journal 370, no. 3 (March 15, 2003): 1039–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj20021308.

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Tensin1 is an actin- and phosphotyrosine-binding protein that localizes to focal adhesions. Recently, we have shown that both tensin1 and a new family member, tensin2, promote cell migration [Chen, Duncan, Bozorgchami and Lo (2002) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99, 733—738]. Since localization of proteins to particular intracellular compartments often regulates their functions, and Src homology domain 2 may mediate signals related to cell migration, we hypothesize that tensin-mediated cell migration is regulated by the focal adhesion localization and the Src homology domain 2 of tensin. To test this hypothesis, we have analysed the effects of a series of tensin1 mutants on cell migration. Our results have shown that (1) tensin1 contains two focal adhesion-binding sites, (2) the wild-type tensin1 significantly promotes cell migration, (3) mutants with one focal adhesion-binding site do not promote cell migration, (4) the non-focal adhesion localized mutant suppresses cell migration and (5) the mutant that is not able to bind to phosphotyrosine-containing proteins has no effect on cell migration. These results have indicated that focal adhesion localization of tensin1 and the phosphotyrosine-binding activity are two critical factors in regulating tensin-mediated cell migration.
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Mostafavi-Pour, Zohreh, Janet A. Askari, Scott J. Parkinson, Peter J. Parker, Tony T. C. Ng, and Martin J. Humphries. "Integrin-specific signaling pathways controlling focal adhesion formation and cell migration." Journal of Cell Biology 161, no. 1 (April 14, 2003): 155–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200210176.

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The fibronectin (FN)-binding integrins α4β1 and α5β1 confer different cell adhesive properties, particularly with respect to focal adhesion formation and migration. After analyses of α4+/α5+ A375-SM melanoma cell adhesion to fragments of FN that interact selectively with α4β1 and α5β1, we now report two differences in the signals transduced by each receptor that underpin their specific adhesive properties. First, α5β1 and α4β1 have a differential requirement for cell surface proteoglycan engagement for focal adhesion formation and migration; α5β1 requires a proteoglycan coreceptor (syndecan-4), and α4β1 does not. Second, adhesion via α5β1 caused an eightfold increase in protein kinase Cα (PKCα) activation, but only basal PKCα activity was observed after adhesion via α4β1. Pharmacological inhibition of PKCα and transient expression of dominant-negative PKCα, but not dominant-negative PKCδ or PKCζ constructs, suppressed focal adhesion formation and cell migration mediated by α5β1, but had no effect on α4β1. These findings demonstrate that different integrins can signal to induce focal adhesion formation and migration by different mechanisms, and they identify PKCα signaling as central to the functional differences between α4β1 and α5β1.
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Gilmore, A. P., and L. H. Romer. "Inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling in focal adhesions decreases cell motility and proliferation." Molecular Biology of the Cell 7, no. 8 (August 1996): 1209–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.7.8.1209.

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It has been proposed that the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) mediates focal adhesion formation through tyrosine phosphorylation during cell adhesion. We investigated the role of FAK in focal adhesion structure and function. Loading cells with a glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein (GST-Cterm) containing the FAK focal adhesion targeting sequence, but not the kinase domain, decreased the association of endogenous FAK with focal adhesions. This displacement of endogenous FAK in both BALB/c 3T3 cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells loaded with GST-Cterm decreased focal adhesion phosphotyrosine content. Neither cell type, however, exhibited a reduction in focal adhesions after GST-Cterm loading. These results indicate that FAK mediates adhesion-associated tyrosine phosphorylation, but not the formation of focal adhesions. We then examined the effect of inhibiting FAK function on other adhesion-dependent cell behavior. Cells microinjected with GST-Cterm exhibited decreased migration. In addition, cells injected with GST-Cterm had decreased DNA synthesis compared with control-injected or noninjected cells. These findings suggest that FAK functions in the regulation of cell migration and cell proliferation.
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Melton, Andrew C., Russell K. Soon, J. Genevieve Park, Luis Martinez, Gregory W. deHart, and Hal F. Yee. "Focal adhesion disassembly is an essential early event in hepatic stellate cell chemotaxis." American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 293, no. 6 (December 2007): G1272—G1280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2007.

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Chemotaxis (i.e., directed migration) of hepatic stellate cells to areas of inflammation is a requisite event in the liver's response to injury. Previous studies of signaling pathways that regulate stellate cell migration suggest a key role for focal adhesions, but the exact function of these protein complexes in motility remains unclear. Focal adhesions attach a cell to its substrate and therefore must be regulated in a highly coordinated manner during migration. To test the hypothesis that focal adhesion turnover is an essential early event for chemotaxis in stellate cells, we employed a live-cell imaging technique in which chemotaxis was induced by locally stimulating the tips of rat stellate cell protrusions with platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF). Focal adhesions were visualized with an antibody directed against vinculin, a structural component of the focal adhesion complex. PDGF triggered rapid disassembly of adhesions within 6.25 min, subsequent reassembly by 12.5 min, and continued adhesion assembly in concert with the spreading protrusion until the completion of chemotaxis. Blockade of adhesion disassembly by growing cells on fibronectin or treatment with nocodazole prevented a chemotactic response to PDGF. Augmentation of adhesion disassembly with ML-7 enhanced the chemotactic response to PDGF. These data suggest that focal adhesion disassembly is an essential early event in stellate cell chemotaxis in response to PDGF.
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Cortesio, Christa L., Lindsy R. Boateng, Timothy M. Piazza, David A. Bennin, and Anna Huttenlocher. "Calpain-mediated Proteolysis of Paxillin Negatively Regulates Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Cell Migration." Journal of Biological Chemistry 286, no. 12 (January 26, 2011): 9998–10006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110.187294.

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The dynamic turnover of integrin-mediated adhesions is important for cell migration. Paxillin is an adaptor protein that localizes to focal adhesions and has been implicated in cell motility. We previously reported that calpain-mediated proteolysis of talin1 and focal adhesion kinase mediates adhesion disassembly in motile cells. To determine whether calpain-mediated paxillin proteolysis regulates focal adhesion dynamics and cell motility, we mapped the preferred calpain proteolytic site in paxillin. The cleavage site is between the paxillin LD1 and LD2 motifs and generates a C-terminal fragment that is similar in size to the alternative product paxillin delta. The calpain-generated proteolytic fragment, like paxillin delta, functions as a paxillin antagonist and impairs focal adhesion disassembly and migration. We generated mutant paxillin with a point mutation (S95G) that renders it partially resistant to calpain proteolysis. Paxillin-deficient cells that express paxillin S95G display increased turnover of zyxin-containing adhesions using time-lapse microscopy and also show increased migration. Moreover, cancer-associated somatic mutations in paxillin are common in the N-terminal region between the LD1 and LD2 motifs and confer partial calpain resistance. Taken together, these findings suggest a novel role for calpain-mediated proteolysis of paxillin as a negative regulator of focal adhesion dynamics and migration that may function to limit cancer cell invasion.
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Huttenlocher, A. "Adhesion in cell migration." Current Opinion in Cell Biology 7, no. 5 (1995): 697–706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0955-0674(95)80112-x.

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Delannet, M., F. Martin, B. Bossy, D. A. Cheresh, L. F. Reichardt, and J. L. Duband. "Specific roles of the alpha V beta 1, alpha V beta 3 and alpha V beta 5 integrins in avian neural crest cell adhesion and migration on vitronectin." Development 120, no. 9 (September 1, 1994): 2687–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.120.9.2687.

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To identify potentially important extracellular matrix adhesive molecules in neural crest cell migration, the possible role of vitronectin and its corresponding integrin receptors was examined in the adhesion and migration of avian neural crest cells in vitro. Adhesion and migration on vitronectin were comparable to those found on fibronectin and could be almost entirely abolished by antibodies against vitronectin and by RGD peptides. Immunoprecipitation and immunocytochemistry analyses revealed that neural crest cells expressed primarily the alpha V beta 1, alpha V beta 3 and alpha V beta 5 integrins as possible vitronectin receptors. Inhibition assays of cellular adhesion and migration with function-perturbing antibodies demonstrated that adhesion of neural crest cells to vitronectin was mediated essentially by one or more of the different alpha V integrins, with a possible preeminence of alpha V beta 1, whereas cell migration involved mostly the alpha V beta 3 and alpha V beta 5 integrins. Immunofluorescence labeling of cultured motile neural crest cells revealed that the alpha V integrins are differentially distributed on the cell surface. The beta 1 and alpha V subunits were both diffuse on the surface of cells and in focal adhesion sites in association with vinculin, talin and alpha-actinin, whereas the alpha V beta 3 and alpha V beta 5 integrins were essentially diffuse on the cell surface. Finally, vitronectin could be detected by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry in the early embryo during the ontogeny of the neural crest. It was in particular closely associated with the surface of migrating neural crest cells. In conclusion, our study indicates that neural crest cells can adhere to and migrate on vitronectin in vitro by an RGD-dependent mechanism involving at least the alpha V beta 1, alpha V beta 3 and alpha V beta 5 integrins and that these integrins may have specific roles in the control of cell adhesion and migration.
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Bach, Cuc T. T., Sarah Creed, Jessie Zhong, Maha Mahmassani, Galina Schevzov, Justine Stehn, Lauren N. Cowell, et al. "Tropomyosin Isoform Expression Regulates the Transition of Adhesions To Determine Cell Speed and Direction." Molecular and Cellular Biology 29, no. 6 (January 5, 2009): 1506–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.00857-08.

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ABSTRACT The balance of transition between distinct adhesion types contributes to the regulation of mesenchymal cell migration, and the characteristic association of adhesions with actin filaments led us to question the role of actin filament-associating proteins in the transition between adhesive states. Tropomyosin isoform association with actin filaments imparts distinct filament structures, and we have thus investigated the role for tropomyosins in determining the formation of distinct adhesion structures. Using combinations of overexpression, knockdown, and knockout approaches, we establish that Tm5NM1 preferentially stabilizes focal adhesions and drives the transition to fibrillar adhesions via stabilization of actin filaments. Moreover, our data suggest that the expression of Tm5NM1 is a critical determinant of paxillin phosphorylation, a signaling event that is necessary for focal adhesion disassembly. Thus, we propose that Tm5NM1 can regulate the feedback loop between focal adhesion disassembly and focal complex formation at the leading edge that is required for productive and directed cell movement.
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Bastounis, Effie, Ruedi Meili, Begoña Álvarez-González, Joshua Francois, Juan C. del Álamo, Richard A. Firtel, and Juan C. Lasheras. "Both contractile axial and lateral traction force dynamics drive amoeboid cell motility." Journal of Cell Biology 204, no. 6 (March 17, 2014): 1045–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201307106.

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Chemotaxing Dictyostelium discoideum cells adapt their morphology and migration speed in response to intrinsic and extrinsic cues. Using Fourier traction force microscopy, we measured the spatiotemporal evolution of shape and traction stresses and constructed traction tension kymographs to analyze cell motility as a function of the dynamics of the cell’s mechanically active traction adhesions. We show that wild-type cells migrate in a step-wise fashion, mainly forming stationary traction adhesions along their anterior–posterior axes and exerting strong contractile axial forces. We demonstrate that lateral forces are also important for motility, especially for migration on highly adhesive substrates. Analysis of two mutant strains lacking distinct actin cross-linkers (mhcA− and abp120− cells) on normal and highly adhesive substrates supports a key role for lateral contractions in amoeboid cell motility, whereas the differences in their traction adhesion dynamics suggest that these two strains use distinct mechanisms to achieve migration. Finally, we provide evidence that the above patterns of migration may be conserved in mammalian amoeboid cells.
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Gil, Orlando D., Takeshi Sakurai, Ann E. Bradley, Marc Y. Fink, Melanie R. Cassella, James A. Kuo, and Dan P. Felsenfeld. "Ankyrin binding mediates L1CAM interactions with static components of the cytoskeleton and inhibits retrograde movement of L1CAM on the cell surface." Journal of Cell Biology 162, no. 4 (August 18, 2003): 719–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200211011.

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The function of adhesion receptors in both cell adhesion and migration depends critically on interactions with the cytoskeleton. During cell adhesion, cytoskeletal interactions stabilize receptors to strengthen adhesive contacts. In contrast, during cell migration, adhesion proteins are believed to interact with dynamic components of the cytoskeleton, permitting the transmission of traction forces through the receptor to the extracellular environment. The L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM), a member of the Ig superfamily, plays a crucial role in both the migration of neuronal growth cones and the static adhesion between neighboring axons. To understand the basis of L1CAM function in adhesion and migration, we quantified directly the diffusion characteristics of L1CAM on the upper surface of ND-7 neuroblastoma hybrid cells as an indication of receptor–cytoskeleton interactions. We find that cell surface L1CAM engages in diffusion, retrograde movement, and stationary behavior, consistent with interactions between L1CAM and two populations of cytoskeleton proteins. We provide evidence that the cytoskeletal adaptor protein ankyrin mediates stationary behavior while inhibiting the actin-dependent retrograde movement of L1CAM. Moreover, inhibitors of L1CAM–ankyrin interactions promote L1CAM-mediated axon growth. Together, these results suggest that ankyrin binding plays a crucial role in the anti-coordinate regulation of L1CAM-mediated adhesion and migration.
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Chao, Wei-Ting, Felicity Ashcroft, Alexes C. Daquinag, Tegy Vadakkan, Zhubo Wei, Pumin Zhang, Mary E. Dickinson, and Jeannette Kunz. "Type I Phosphatidylinositol Phosphate Kinase Beta Regulates Focal Adhesion Disassembly by Promoting β1 Integrin Endocytosis." Molecular and Cellular Biology 30, no. 18 (July 12, 2010): 4463–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.01207-09.

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ABSTRACT Cell migration requires the regulated disassembly of focal adhesions, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined. We have previously shown that focal adhesion disassembly requires the dynamin 2- and clathrin-dependent endocytosis of ligand-activated β1 integrins. Here, we identify type I phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase beta (PIPKIβ), an enzyme that generates phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI4,5P2), as a key regulator of this process. We found that knockdown of PIPKIβ by RNA interference blocks the internalization of active β1 integrins and impairs focal adhesion turnover and cell migration. These defects are caused by the failure to target the endocytic machinery, including clathrin adaptors and dynamin 2, to focal adhesion sites. As a consequence, depletion of PIPKIβ blocks clathrin assembly at adhesion plaques and prevents complex formation between dynamin 2 and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a critical step in focal adhesion turnover. Together, our findings identify PIPKIβ as a novel regulator of focal adhesion disassembly and suggest that PIPKIβ spatially regulates integrin endocytosis at adhesion sites to control cell migration.
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Morin, Nicole A., Patrick W. Oakes, Young-Min Hyun, Dooyoung Lee, Y. Eugene Chin, Michael R. King, Timothy A. Springer, et al. "Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA mediates integrin LFA-1 de-adhesion during T lymphocyte migration." Journal of Experimental Medicine 205, no. 1 (January 14, 2008): 195–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20071543.

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Precise spatial and temporal regulation of cell adhesion and de-adhesion is critical for dynamic lymphocyte migration. Although a great deal of information has been learned about integrin lymphocyte function–associated antigen (LFA)-1 adhesion, the mechanism that regulates efficient LFA-1 de-adhesion from intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 during T lymphocyte migration is unknown. Here, we show that nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA (MyH9) is recruited to LFA-1 at the uropod of migrating T lymphocytes, and inhibition of the association of MyH9 with LFA-1 results in extreme uropod elongation, defective tail detachment, and decreased lymphocyte migration on ICAM-1, without affecting LFA-1 activation by chemokine CXCL-12. This defect was reversed by a small molecule antagonist that inhibits both LFA-1 affinity and avidity regulation, but not by an antagonist that inhibits only affinity regulation. Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy of the contact zone between migrating T lymphocytes and ICAM-1 substrate revealed that inactive LFA-1 is selectively localized to the posterior of polarized T lymphocytes, whereas active LFA-1 is localized to their anterior. Thus, during T lymphocyte migration, uropodal adhesion depends on LFA-1 avidity, where MyH9 serves as a key mechanical link between LFA-1 and the cytoskeleton that is critical for LFA-1 de-adhesion.
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Pratt, Stephen J., Holly Epple, Michael Ward, Yunfeng Feng, Vania M. Braga, and Gregory D. Longmore. "The LIM protein Ajuba influences p130Cas localization and Rac1 activity during cell migration." Journal of Cell Biology 168, no. 5 (February 22, 2005): 813–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200406083.

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Cell migration requires extension of lamellipodia that are stabilized by formation of adhesive complexes at the leading edge. Both processes are regulated by signaling proteins recruited to nascent adhesive sites that lead to activation of Rho GTPases. The Ajuba/Zyxin family of LIM proteins are components of cellular adhesive complexes. We show that cells from Ajuba null mice are inhibited in their migration, without associated abnormality in adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins, cell spreading, or integrin activation. Lamellipodia production, or function, is defective and there is a selective reduction in the level and tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK, p130Cas, Crk, and Dock180 at nascent focal complexes. In response to migratory cues Rac activation is blunted in Ajuba null cells, as detected biochemically and by FRET analysis. Ajuba associates with the focal adhesion-targeting domain of p130Cas, and rescue experiments suggest that Ajuba acts upstream of p130Cas to localize p130Cas to nascent adhesive sites in migrating cells thereby leading to the activation of Rac.
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Barreiro, Olga, María Yáñez-Mó, Mónica Sala-Valdés, María Dolores Gutiérrez-López, Susana Ovalle, Adrian Higginbottom, Peter N. Monk, Carlos Cabañas, and Francisco Sánchez-Madrid. "Endothelial tetraspanin microdomains regulate leukocyte firm adhesion during extravasation." Blood 105, no. 7 (April 1, 2005): 2852–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2004-09-3606.

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AbstractTetraspanins associate with several transmembrane proteins forming microdomains involved in intercellular adhesion and migration. Here, we show that endothelial tetraspanins relocalize to the contact site with transmigrating leukocytes and associate laterally with both intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Alteration of endothelial tetraspanin microdomains by CD9–large extracellular loop (LEL)–glutathione S–transferase (GST) peptides or CD9/CD151 siRNA oligonucleotides interfered with ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 function, preventing lymphocyte transendothelial migration and increasing lymphocyte detachment under shear flow. Heterotypic intercellular adhesion mediated by VCAM-1 or ICAM-1 was augmented when expressed exogenously in the appropriate tetraspanin environment. Therefore, tetraspanin microdomains have a crucial role in the proper adhesive function of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 during leukocyte adhesion and transendothelial migration.
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Cowden Dahl, Karen D., Sarah E. Robertson, Valerie M. Weaver, and M. Celeste Simon. "Hypoxia-inducible Factor Regulates αvβ3 Integrin Cell Surface Expression." Molecular Biology of the Cell 16, no. 4 (April 2005): 1901–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e04-12-1082.

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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-deficient placentas exhibit a number of defects, including changes in cell fate adoption, lack of fetal angiogenesis, hypocellularity, and poor invasion into maternal tissue. HIF is a heterodimeric transcription factor consisting of α and β aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator or ARNT) subunits. We used undifferentiated trophoblast stem (TS) cells to characterize HIF-dependent adhesion, migration, and invasion. Arnt-/- and Hifα-/- TS cells exhibit reduced adhesion and migration toward vitronectin compared with wild-type cells. Furthermore, this defect is associated with decreased cell surface expression of integrin αvβ3 and significantly decreased expression of this integrin in focal adhesions. Because of the importance of adhesion and migration in tumor progression (in addition to placental development), we examined the affect of culturing B16F0 melanoma cells in 1.5% oxygen (O2). Culturing B16F0 melanoma cells at 1.5% O2 resulted in increased αvβ3 integrin surface expression and increased adhesion to and migration toward vitronectin. Together, these data suggest that HIF and O2 tension influence placental invasion and tumor migration by increasing cell surface expression of αvβ3 integrin.
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Lawson, Christine, Ssang-Taek Lim, Sean Uryu, Xiao Lei Chen, David A. Calderwood, and David D. Schlaepfer. "FAK promotes recruitment of talin to nascent adhesions to control cell motility." Journal of Cell Biology 196, no. 2 (January 23, 2012): 223–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201108078.

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Cell migration is a dynamic process that involves the continuous formation, maturation, and turnover of matrix–cell adhesion sites. New (nascent) adhesions form at the protruding cell edge in a tension-independent manner and are comprised of integrin receptors, signaling, and cytoskeletal-associated proteins. Integrins recruit focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and the cytoskeletal protein talin to nascent adhesions. Canonical models support a role for talin in mediating FAK localization and activation at adhesions. Here, alternatively, we show that FAK promotes talin recruitment to nascent adhesions occurring independently of talin binding to β1 integrins. The direct binding site for talin on FAK was identified, and a point mutation in FAK (E1015A) prevented talin association and talin localization to nascent adhesions but did not alter integrin-mediated FAK recruitment and activation at adhesions. Moreover, FAK E1015A inhibited cell motility and proteolytic talin cleavage needed for efficient adhesion dynamics. These results support an alternative linkage for FAK–talin interactions within nascent adhesions essential for the control of cell migration.
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Nguyen, Que Thanh Thanh, Hyemin Rhee, Mikyung Kim, Moo Yeol Lee, and Eun-Ju Lee. "Lumbrokinase, a Fibrinolytic Enzyme, Prevents Intra-Abdominal Adhesion by Inhibiting the Migrative and Adhesive Activities of Fibroblast via Attenuation of the AP-1/ICAM-1 Signaling Pathway." BioMed Research International 2023 (January 12, 2023): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4050730.

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Intra-abdominal adhesion is a complication following abdominal surgery caused by the suppression of fibrinolytic activity and aggravated fibroblast invasion of the injured area, which may lead to chronic illnesses such as chronic pain, intestinal obstruction, and female infertility. This study hypothesized that lumbrokinase, a fibrinolytic enzyme extracted from the earthworm, supports the wound healing process. Therefore, we assessed the effect of lumbrokinase on intra-abdominal adhesion. Lumbrokinase treatment significantly decreased the severity and the area of intra-abdominal adhesion in vivo in a dose-dependent manner compared with the controls (untreated and hyaluronate-treated). Lumbrokinase-associated adverse effects were not observed. Immunohistochemical analysis of adhesion tissues revealed a loosened adhesive band between tissues, coupled with significantly decreased peritoneal thickening in the lumbrokinase-treated group versus the control group. Three-dimensional spheroid, MTT, and scratch wound migration assays using the IMR-90 human fibroblast cell line demonstrated that lumbrokinase significantly attenuated the migration and adhesive activity of fibroblasts without compromising cell proliferation. The luciferase assay and western blot analysis showed that lumbrokinase inhibited the AP-1/ICAM-1 cell adhesion signaling pathway. Therefore, lumbrokinase decreases intra-abdominal adhesion and peritoneal thickening by augmenting fibrinolytic action and inhibiting fibroblast migration and adhesive activity via attenuation of the AP-1/ICAM-1 signaling pathway. Lumbrokinase is thus a promising agent to prevent intra-abdominal adhesion.
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Calof, A. L., and A. D. Lander. "Relationship between neuronal migration and cell-substratum adhesion: laminin and merosin promote olfactory neuronal migration but are anti-adhesive." Journal of Cell Biology 115, no. 3 (November 1, 1991): 779–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.115.3.779.

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Regulation by the extracellular matrix (ECM) of migration, motility, and adhesion of olfactory neurons and their precursors was studied in vitro. Neuronal cells of the embryonic olfactory epithelium (OE), which undergo extensive migration in the central nervous system during normal development, were shown to be highly migratory in culture as well. Migration of OE neuronal cells was strongly dependent on substratum-bound ECM molecules, being specifically stimulated and guided by laminin (or the laminin-related molecule merosin) in preference to fibronectin, type I collagen, or type IV collagen. Motility of OE neuronal cells, examined by time-lapse video microscopy, was high on laminin-containing substrata, but negligible on fibronectin substrata. Quantitative assays of adhesion of OE neuronal cells to substrata treated with different ECM molecules demonstrated no correlation, either positive or negative, between the migratory preferences of cells and the strength of cell-substratum adhesion. Moreover, measurements of cell adhesion to substrata containing combinations of ECM proteins revealed that laminin and merosin are anti-adhesive for OE neuronal cells, i.e., cause these cells to adhere poorly to substrata that would otherwise be strongly adhesive. The evidence suggests that the anti-adhesive effect of laminin is not the result of interactions between laminin and other ECM molecules, but rather an effect of laminin on cells, which alters the way in which cells adhere. Consistent with this view, laminin was found to interfere strongly with the formation of focal contacts by OE neuronal cells.
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Beaudry, Veronica G., Rebecca A. Ihrie, Suzanne B. R. Jacobs, Bichchau Nguyen, Navneeta Pathak, Eunice Park, and Laura D. Attardi. "Loss of the Desmosomal Component Perp Impairs Wound HealingIn Vivo." Dermatology Research and Practice 2010 (2010): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/759731.

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Epithelial wound closure is a complex biological process that relies on the concerted action of activated keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts to resurface and close the exposed wound. Modulation of cell-cell adhesion junctions is thought to facilitate cellular proliferation and migration of keratinocytes across the wound. In particular, desmosomes, adhesion complexes critical for maintaining epithelial integrity, are downregulated at the wound edge. It is unclear, however, how compromised desmosomal adhesion would affect wound reepithelialization, given the need for a delicate balance between downmodulating adhesive strength to permit changes in cellular morphology and maintaining adhesion to allow coordinated migration of keratinocyte sheets. Here, we explore the contribution of desmosomal adhesion to wound healing using mice deficient for the desmosomal component Perp. We find thatPerpconditional knockout mice display delayed wound healing relative to controls. Furthermore, we determine that while loss of Perp compromises cell-cell adhesion, it does not impair keratinocyte proliferation and actually enhances keratinocyte migration inin vitroassays. Thus, Perp's role in promoting cell adhesion is essential for wound closure. Together, these studies suggest a role for desmosomal adhesion in efficient wound healing.
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Garcin, Clare, and Anne Straube. "Microtubules in cell migration." Essays in Biochemistry 63, no. 5 (July 29, 2019): 509–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/ebc20190016.

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Abstract Directed cell migration is critical for embryogenesis and organ development, wound healing and the immune response. Microtubules are dynamic polymers that control directional migration through a number of coordinated processes: microtubules are the tracks for long-distance intracellular transport, crucial for delivery of new membrane components and signalling molecules to the leading edge of a migrating cell and the recycling of adhesion receptors. Microtubules act as force generators and compressive elements to support sustained cell protrusions. The assembly and disassembly of microtubules is coupled to Rho GTPase signalling, thereby controlling actin polymerisation, myosin-driven contractility and the turnover of cellular adhesions locally. Cross-talk of actin and microtubule dynamics is mediated through a number of common binding proteins and regulators. Furthermore, cortical microtubule capture sites are physically linked to focal adhesions, facilitating the delivery of secretory vesicles and efficient cross-talk. Here we summarise the diverse functions of microtubules during cell migration, aiming to show how they contribute to the spatially and temporally coordinated sequence of events that permit efficient, directional and persistent migration.
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Scherberich, Arnaud, Grégory Giannone, Elisabeth Perennou, Kenneth Takeda, Claude Boucheix, Eric Rubinstein, François Lanza, and Alain Beretz. "FAK-mediated Inhibition of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration by the Tetraspanin CD9." Thrombosis and Haemostasis 87, no. 06 (2002): 1043–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1613130.

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SummaryMigration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) towards the intima is a key event in vascular proliferative diseases. We investigated a potential role for the tetraspanin CD9 in this process in a wound migration assay. Aortic SMC from CD9 knock-out mice had higher migration rates and the presumably stimulatory anti-CD9 antibody ALMA-1 inhibited migration of human SMC. The signaling pathways responsible for this inhibitory effect were investigated. In migrating CD9−/− SMC, stress fiber formation was decreased and focal adhesions were smaller and more diffusely distributed, consistent with an inhibition of integrin clustering. In migrating mouse SMC expressing CD9, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation was doubled. No differences in intracellular calcium signaling were observed between CD9+/+ and CD9−/− SMC during migration. We suggest that CD9 inhibits SMC migration by a stimulation of both stress fiber formation and integrin clustering, leading to a stimulation of FAK phosphorylation.
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Gupton, Stephanie L., Daisy Riquelme, Shannon K. Hughes-Alford, Jenny Tadros, Shireen S. Rudina, Richard O. Hynes, Douglas Lauffenburger, and Frank B. Gertler. "Mena binds α5 integrin directly and modulates α5β1 function." Journal of Cell Biology 198, no. 4 (August 20, 2012): 657–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201202079.

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Mena is an Ena/VASP family actin regulator with roles in cell migration, chemotaxis, cell–cell adhesion, tumor cell invasion, and metastasis. Although enriched in focal adhesions, Mena has no established function within these structures. We find that Mena forms an adhesion-regulated complex with α5β1 integrin, a fibronectin receptor involved in cell adhesion, motility, fibronectin fibrillogenesis, signaling, and growth factor receptor trafficking. Mena bound directly to the carboxy-terminal portion of the α5 cytoplasmic tail via a 91-residue region containing 13 five-residue “LERER” repeats. In fibroblasts, the Mena–α5 complex was required for “outside-in” α5β1 functions, including normal phosphorylation of FAK and paxillin and formation of fibrillar adhesions. It also supported fibrillogenesis and cell spreading and controlled cell migration speed. Thus, fibroblasts require Mena for multiple α5β1-dependent processes involving bidirectional interactions between the extracellular matrix and cytoplasmic focal adhesion proteins.
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Wang, Ruping, Sakeeb Khan, Guoning Liao, Yidi Wu, and Dale D. Tang. "Nestin Modulates Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Migration by Affecting Spatial Rearrangement of Vimentin Network and Focal Adhesion Assembly." Cells 11, no. 19 (September 29, 2022): 3047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11193047.

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Airway smooth muscle cell migration plays a role in the progression of airway remodeling, a hallmark of allergic asthma. However, the mechanisms that regulate cell migration are not yet entirely understood. Nestin is a class VI intermediate filament protein that is involved in the proliferation/regeneration of neurons, cancer cells, and skeletal muscle. Its role in cell migration is not fully understood. Here, nestin knockdown (KD) inhibited the migration of human airway smooth muscle cells. Using confocal microscopy and the Imaris software, we found that nestin KD attenuated focal adhesion sizes during cell spreading. Moreover, polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) and vimentin phosphorylation at Ser-56 have been previously shown to affect focal adhesion assembly. Here, nestin KD reduced Plk1 phosphorylation at Thr-210 (an indication of Plk1 activation), vimentin phosphorylation at Ser-56, the contacts of vimentin filaments to paxillin, and the morphology of focal adhesions. Moreover, the expression of vimentin phosphorylation-mimic mutant S56D (aspartic acid substitution at Ser-56) rescued the migration, vimentin reorganization, and focal adhesion size of nestin KD cells. Together, our results suggest that nestin promotes smooth muscle cell migration. Mechanistically, nestin regulates Plk1 phosphorylation, which mediates vimenitn phosphorylation, the connection of vimentin filaments with paxillin, and focal adhesion assembly.
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Alberici Delsin, Lara Elis, Cédric Plutoni, Anna Clouvel, Sarah Keil, Léa Marpeaux, Lina Elouassouli, Adele Khavari, Allen J. Ehrlicher, and Gregory Emery. "MAP4K4 regulates forces at cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions to promote collective cell migration." Life Science Alliance 6, no. 9 (June 27, 2023): e202302196. http://dx.doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202302196.

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Collective cell migration is not only important for development and tissue homeostasis but can also promote cancer metastasis. To migrate collectively, cells need to coordinate cellular extensions and retractions, adhesion sites dynamics, and forces generation and transmission. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanisms coordinating these processes remain elusive. Using A431 carcinoma cells, we identify the kinase MAP4K4 as a central regulator of collective migration. We show that MAP4K4 inactivation blocks the migration of clusters, whereas its overexpression decreases cluster cohesion. MAP4K4 regulates protrusion and retraction dynamics, remodels the actomyosin cytoskeleton, and controls the stability of both cell–cell and cell–substrate adhesion. MAP4K4 promotes focal adhesion disassembly through the phosphorylation of the actin and plasma membrane crosslinker moesin but disassembles adherens junctions through a moesin-independent mechanism. By analyzing traction and intercellular forces, we found that MAP4K4 loss of function leads to a tensional disequilibrium throughout the cell cluster, increasing the traction forces and the tension loading at the cell–cell adhesions. Together, our results indicate that MAP4K4 activity is a key regulator of biomechanical forces at adhesion sites, promoting collective migration.
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Clarke, Dominic M., Michael C. Brown, David P. LaLonde, and Christopher E. Turner. "Phosphorylation of actopaxin regulates cell spreading and migration." Journal of Cell Biology 166, no. 6 (September 7, 2004): 901–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200404024.

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Actopaxin is an actin and paxillin binding protein that localizes to focal adhesions. It regulates cell spreading and is phosphorylated during mitosis. Herein, we identify a role for actopaxin phosphorylation in cell spreading and migration. Stable clones of U2OS cells expressing actopaxin wild-type (WT), nonphosphorylatable, and phosphomimetic mutants were developed to evaluate actopaxin function. All proteins targeted to focal adhesions, however the nonphosphorylatable mutant inhibited spreading whereas the phosphomimetic mutant cells spread more efficiently than WT cells. Endogenous and WT actopaxin, but not the nonphosphorylatable mutant, were phosphorylated in vivo during cell adhesion/spreading. Expression of the nonphosphorylatable actopaxin mutant significantly reduced cell migration, whereas expression of the phosphomimetic increased cell migration in scrape wound and Boyden chamber migration assays. In vitro kinase assays demonstrate that extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase phosphorylates actopaxin, and treatment of U2OS cells with the MEK1 inhibitor UO126 inhibited adhesion-induced phosphorylation of actopaxin and also inhibited cell migration.
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Minotti, Americo M., Stillianos E. Kountakis, William R. Leighton, and Fernando R. Cabral. "Effects of Extracellular Calcium on Cholesteatoma Migration and Adhesion in Vitro." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 115, no. 5 (November 1996): 458–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019459989611500518.

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Cholesteatoma matrix and tympanic epithelia share the unique property of en mass migratory locomotion in vitro. Although this migratory behavior is not well understood, it is thought to be a major contributor to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of cholesteatoma disease. We have surmised that en mass migration depends on light calcium-dependent intercellular and substrate cellular adhesions. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a diminished extracellular calcium level on cholesteatoma migration and adhesion. Cholesteatoma matrixes obtained intraoperatively from patients undergoing mastoidectomies for chronic ear disease were cut into small fragments and grown in culture. When cultured specimens were exposed to low-calcium medium (0.14 mmol/L calcium), a greater than 10-fold reduction in the rate of migration was observed when compared with control values (1.8 mmol/L calcium). This reduction of migration returned to normal within 46 hours after extracellular calcium was replenished. Substrate cellular adhesion was also significantly reduced when cholesteatoma cells were grown in low-calcium medium. These observations were further supported by histomorphologic findings. Our findings suggest that calcium-dependent intercellular and substrate cellular adhesions are essential for cholesteatoma migration and adhesion. These studies further our understanding of the pathophysiology of cholesteatoma disease and may provide clues on how to better treat patients with this disease.
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Chon, John H., and Elliot L. Chaikof. "Soluble heparin-binding peptides regulate chemokinesis and cell adhesive forces." American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 280, no. 6 (June 1, 2001): C1394—C1402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.2001.280.6.c1394.

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The ability of a soluble heparin-binding peptide sequence derived from fibronectin to modulate the adhesion and chemokinetic migration behavior of arterial smooth muscle cells was assessed using a novel glass microsphere centrifugation assay and automated time-lapse fluorescence videomicroscopy, respectively. Treatment of cells grown on fibronectin-coated substrates with the soluble heparin-binding peptide resulted in the disassembly of focal adhesions, as assessed by immunohistochemical staining. These observations were consistent with an observed dose-dependent two- to fivefold reduction in cell-substrate adhesive strength ( P < 0.001) and a biphasic effect on migration speed ( P < 0.05). Moreover, heparin-binding peptides induced a twofold reduction ( P < 0.01) in two-dimensional cell dispersion in the presence of a non-heparin-binding growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor-AB (PDGF-AB). Heparin-binding peptides were unable to mediate these effects when cells were grown on substrates lacking a heparin-binding domain. These data support the notion that competitive interactions between cell surface heparan sulfates with heparin-binding peptides may modulate chemokinetic cell migration behavior and other adhesion-related processes.
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Ballestrem, Christoph, Boris Hinz, Beat A. Imhof, and Bernhard Wehrle-Haller. "Marching at the front and dragging behind." Journal of Cell Biology 155, no. 7 (December 24, 2001): 1319–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200107107.

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Integrins are cell–substrate adhesion molecules that provide the essential link between the actin cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix during cell migration. We have analyzed αVβ3-integrin dynamics in migrating cells using a green fluorescent protein–tagged β3-integrin chain. At the cell front, adhesion sites containing αVβ3-integrin remain stationary, whereas at the rear of the cell they slide inward. The integrin fluorescence intensity within these different focal adhesions, and hence the relative integrin density, is directly related to their mobility. Integrin density is as much as threefold higher in sliding compared with stationary focal adhesions. High intracellular tension under the control of RhoA induced the formation of high-density contacts. Low-density adhesion sites were induced by Rac1 and low intracellular tension. Photobleaching experiments demonstrated a slow turnover of β3-integrins in low-density contacts, which may account for their stationary nature. In contrast, the fast β3-integrin turnover observed in high-density contacts suggests that their apparent sliding may be caused by a polarized renewal of focal contacts. Therefore, differential acto-myosin–dependent integrin turnover and focal adhesion densities may explain the mechanical and behavioral differences between cell adhesion sites formed at the front, and those that move in the retracting rear of migrating cells.
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Zaidel-Bar, R., M. Cohen, L. Addadi, and B. Geiger. "Hierarchical assembly of cell–matrix adhesion complexes." Biochemical Society Transactions 32, no. 3 (June 1, 2004): 416–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bst0320416.

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The adhesion of cells to the extracellular matrix is a dynamic process, mediated by a series of cell-surface and matrix-associated molecules that interact with each other in a spatially and temporally regulated manner. These interactions play a major role in tissue formation, cellular migration and the induction of adhesion-mediated transmembrane signals. In this paper, we show that the formation of matrix adhesions is a hierarchical process, consisting of several sequential molecular events. One of the earliest steps in surface recognition is mediated, in some cells, by a 1 μm-thick cell-surface hyaluronan coat, which precedes the establishment of stable, cytoskeleton-associated adhesions. The earliest forms of these integrin-mediated contacts are dot-shaped FXs (focal complexes), which are formed under the protrusive lamellipodium of migrating cells. These adhesions recruit, sequentially, different anchor proteins that are involved in binding the actin cytoskeleton to the membrane. Conspicuous in its absence from FXs is zyxin, which is recruited to these sites only on retraction of the leading edge and the transformation of the FXs into a focal adhesion. Continuing application of force to focal adhesions results in the formation of fibrillar adhesions and reorganization of the extracellular matrix. The formation of these adhesions depends on actomyosin contractility and matrix pliability.
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