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ArticleJournal of cell science2018

Complexes of α6β4 integrin and vimentin act as signaling hubs to regulate epithelial cell migration.

Zachary T Colburn, Jonathan C R Jones

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zachary T ColburnSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, BLS 202F, 1770 NE Stadium Way, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1280-7613
Jonathan C R JonesSchool of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, BLS 202F, 1770 NE Stadium Way, Pullman, WA 99164, USA jcr.jones@wsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1496-4922
Washington State University · US

Funding

Keratinocyte Migration and Wound HealingR01AR054184 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JONES, JONATHAN C. · 2006 to 2015
$3.3M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054184
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We find that clusters of β4 integrin, organized into distinct puncta, localize along vimentin filaments within lamellipodia at the cell edge of A549 cells, as assessed by interferometric photoactivated localization microscopy. Moreover, puncta and vimentin filaments exhibit a dynamic interplay in live cells, as viewed by structured-illumination microscopy, with β4 integrin puncta that associate with vimentin persisting for longer than those that do not. Interestingly, in A549 cells β4 integrin regulates vimentin cytoskeleton organization. When β4 integrin is knocked down there is a loss of vimentin filaments from lamellipodia. However, in these conditions, vimentin filaments instead concentrate around the nucleus. Although β4 integrin organization is unaffected in vimentin-deficient A549 cells, such cells move in a less-directed fashion and exhibit reduced Rac1 activity, mimicking the phenotype of β4 integrin-deficient A549 cells. Moreover, in vimentin-deficient cells, Rac1 fails to cluster at sites enriched in α6β4 integrin heterodimers. The aberrant motility of both β4 integrin and vimentin-deficient cells is rescued by expression of active Rac1, leading us to propose that complexes of β4 integrin and vimentin act as signaling hubs, regulating cell motility behavior.

Indexed as

Antigens, SurfaceCell MovementCytoskeletonDimerizationEpithelial CellsHumansIntegrin beta4Protein TransportVimentinalpha 6p integrinAntigens, SurfaceIntegrin beta4VimentinCytoskeletonDirected motilityIntegrinMatrix receptorVimentin

Identifiers

PMID29976561
PMCPMC6080603
OpenAlexW2810810147

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