Putting the rap on integrin activation.
Putting the rap on integrin activation.
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对整合素激活进行批评。
DOI:
10.1016/s0167-5699(00)01783-7
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发表时间:
2000
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通讯作者:
Y. Shimizu
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作者:
Y. Shimizu
These days, it is hard to find a cellular response that is not regulated by the many GTPases of the Ras and Rho families. A large array of membrane receptors can activate these intracellular switches, resulting in a diverse array of downstream cellular responses, including regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. Although the scientific spotlight has been focused on a limited number of GTPases, including H-ras, Rac, Rho and cdc42, other GTPases are now gaining prominence. One of these is Rap1, a ubiquitously expressed member of the Ras-like family of GTPases that is particularly abundant in platelets, neutrophils and the brain. Although Rap1 has been proposed to function as an antagonist of Ras signaling, recent studies suggest that Rap1 can initiate signaling events independent of, or distinct from, those initiated by Ras. Three recent papers highlight one potential function for Rap1 in regulating the functional activity of integrin adhesion receptors.Similar in some ways to GTPases themselves, integrins can cycle back and forth between different states of functional activity. Integrins expressed on leukocytes and platelets in particular are maintained in a relatively inactive state until an external stimulus results in a rapid increase in integrin-mediated adhesion that does not require increased integrin expression on the cell surface. Earlier studies suggested either positive or negative roles for R-ras and H-ras in integrin activation. We can now add Rap1 as another GTPase capable of regulating integrin activation. Caron et al.[1], Katagiri et al.[2] and Reedquist et al.[3] demonstrated that activation of Rap1 was sufficient to enhance β2 integrin-mediated adhesion in macrophages, a pro-B cell line, T cells and HL-60 cells. More significantly, inhibition of endogenous Rap1 function blocked αMβ2-mediated phagocytosis of C3bi-opsonized targets induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-α) or platelet activating factor (PAF)[1], activation of leukocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) integrin by T-cell receptor ligation [2] or CD31 ligation [3], and PMA-induced aggregation of HL-60 cells [2].