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The PP2A-associated Protein α4 Plays a Critical Role in the Regulation of Cell Spreading and Migration

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Kong, Mei, Bui, Thi V., Ditsworth, Dara, Gruber, Josh J., Goncharov, Dmitry, Krymskaya, Vera P., Lindsten, Tullia, Thompson, Craig B.·2007·Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract

Compared with kinases, the role of protein phosphatases in regulating biological functions is less well understood. Here we show that alpha4, a non-catalytic subunit of the protein phosphatase 2A, plays a major role in the control of cell spreading, migration, and cytoskeletal architecture. Fibroblasts lacking alpha4 were impaired in their ability to spread and migrate compared with wild-type cells, whereas enforced expression of alpha4 promoted cell spreading and migration. These effects were not restricted to fibroblasts. Using a T cell-specific alpha4 transgenic mouse model, increased alpha4 expression was found to increase lymphocyte motility and chemotaxis. Elevated alpha4 expression results in an increase in the GTP-bound state of Rac1, and GTP-bound Rac1 was dramatically reduced in alpha4-deficient cells. A constitutively active mutant of Rac1 rescued the defects of cell spreading and migration caused by alpha4 deletion, while inhibition of Rac1 blocked the ability of alpha4 to promote cell migration. Together, these data define a novel role for the protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit alpha4 in the regulation of cell spreading and migration.

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  • Transgenic overexpression of α4 in the thymus did not result in any effects on T-cell viability, proliferation, or development.

    “transgenic overexpression of α4 in thymus did not result in any effects on T-cell viability, proliferation or development.”
  • α4-overexpressing T-cells exhibited enhanced migration in a transwell assay, correlating with increased levels of activated Rac1.

    “the α4 overexpressing T-cells exhibited enhanced migration in a transwell assay, correlating with increased levels of activated Rac1 [45].”
  • In Igbp1 -/- MEFs, apoptosis is partly reversed by papilloma E6 protein or Bcl-xL expression.

    “-In -/-MEFs: apoptosis (c-jun, p53 and caspase-3 activation, PARP | cleavage); (partially) rescued by expression of papilloma E6 protein, | or Bcl-xL”
  • In Igbp1 -/- liver, every mouse died six days after adeno-Cre injection.

    “-In liver: all mice died 6 days after adeno-Cre injection; livers showed | signs of apoptosis and p53 and c-Jun activation”
  • In these cells, cell adhesion is decreased.

    “-In Bcl-x L -expressing MEFs: slower cell spreading; decreased cell | adhesion; reduced cell migration; reduced Rac1 activation; | phenotypes rescued by active Rac1 V12 mutant”

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Authors
Kong, M., Bui, T. V., Ditsworth, D., Gruber, J. J., Goncharov, D., Krymskaya, V. P., Lindsten, T., & Thompson, C. B.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Thompson, Craig B.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-10
Volume
282
Issue
40
Pages
29712-29720
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1981751137
Cited by
43
References
36
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FWCI
1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Keywords
protein phosphatase 2A, cell spreading, cell migration, cytoskeletal structure, fibroblasts, T cell motility, lymphocyte chemotaxis
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Cell Movement, Chemotaxis, Fibroblasts, Gene Expression Regulation, Guanosine Triphosphate, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Biological, Neuropeptides, Phosphoproteins, Wound Healing, Gene Deletion, Molecular Chaperones, rac GTP-Binding Proteins, rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Mice

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