Surface densities of ephrin-B1 determine EphB1-coupled activation of cell attachment through alphavbeta3 and alpha5beta1 integrins.

Huynh-Do, Uyen; Stein, E; Lane, A A; Liu, H; Cerretti, D P; Daniel, T O (1999). Surface densities of ephrin-B1 determine EphB1-coupled activation of cell attachment through alphavbeta3 and alpha5beta1 integrins. EMBO journal, 18(8), pp. 2165-2173. Nature Publishing Group 10.1093/emboj/18.8.2165

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Receptors of the Eph family and their ligands (ephrins) mediate developmental vascular assembly and direct axonal guidance. Migrating cell processes identify appropriate targets within migratory fields based on topographically displayed ephrin gradients. Here, EphB1 regulated cell attachment by discriminating the density at which ephrin-B1 was displayed on a reconstituted surface. EphB1-ephrin-B1 engagement did not promote cell attachment through mechanical tethering, but did activate integrin-mediated attachment. In endothelial cells, attachment to RGD peptides or fibrinogen was mediated through alphavbeta3 integrin. EphB1 transfection conferred ephrin-B1-responsive activation of alpha5beta1 integrin-mediated cell attachment in human embryonic kidney cells. Activation-competent but signaling-defective EphB1 point mutants failed to stimulate ephrin-B1 dependent attachment. These findings lead us to propose that EphB1 functions as a 'ligand density sensor' to signal integrin-mediated cell-matrix attachment.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension

UniBE Contributor:

Huynh-Do, Uyen

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0261-4189

Publisher:

Nature Publishing Group

Language:

English

Submitter:

Uyen Huynh-Do

Date Deposited:

17 Jun 2015 10:11

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:47

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/emboj/18.8.2165

PubMed ID:

10205170

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.69626

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/69626

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