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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2024

CD56/NCAM mediates cell migration of human NK cells by promoting integrin-mediated adhesion turnover.

Amera L Martinez, Michael J Shannon, Tyler Sloan, Emily M Mace

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. CD56 on immune and tumor cells: what is known and beyond?Clinical and experimental immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amera L MartinezDepartment of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10024.
Michael J ShannonDepartment of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10024.
Tyler SloanQuorumetrix Solutions, Montreal, QC H1T 2H5.
Emily M MaceDepartment of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10024.ORCID 0000-0003-0226-7393
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

Defining the functional role of CD56 on human natural killer cellsR01GM148504 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MACE, EMILY MARGARET · 2023 to 2024
$672k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM148504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells patrol tissue to mediate lysis of virally infected and tumorigenic cells. Human NK cells are typically identified by their expression of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM, CD56), yet despite its ubiquitous expression on NK cells, CD56 remains a poorly understood protein on immune cells. CD56 has been previously demonstrated to play roles in NK cell cytotoxic function and cell migration. Specifically, CD56-deficient NK cells have impaired cell migration on stromal cells and CD56 is localized to the uropod of NK cells migrating on stroma. Here, we show that CD56 is required for NK cell migration on ICAM-1 and is required for the establishment of persistent cell polarity and unidirectional actin flow. The intracellular domain of CD56 (NCAM-140) is required for its function and the loss of CD56 leads to enlarged actin foci and sequestration of phosphorylated Pyk2 accompanied by increased size and frequency of activated LFA-1 clusters. Together, these data identify a role for CD56 in regulating human NK cell migration through modulation of actin dynamics and integrin turnover.

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ActinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesCD56 AntigenCell MovementHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1ActinsCD56 AntigenLymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules

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PMID38507235
PMCPMC11151098
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