SWAP-70 is important for invasive phenotypes of mouse embryo fibroblasts transformed by v-src
SWAP-70 is important for invasive phenotypes of mouse embryo fibroblasts transformed by v-src
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10.1002/iub.33
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发表时间:
2008-04-01
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4.6
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Fukui, Yasuhisa
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Murugan, Avaniyapuram Kannan;Ihara, Sayoko;Fukui, Yasuhisa
SWAP-70 is a protein involved in actin rearrangement, especially in membrane ruffling. Mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) deficient in SWAP-70 show impaired membrane ruffling and fail to grow in soft agar after transformation by v-Src. Here, we show that v-Src transformed MEFs expressing SWAP-70 are highly invasive. MEFs expressing SWAP-70 or v-Src alone were far less invasive, suggesting that both proteins were required for the cells to be invasive. Expression of both SWAP-70 and v-Src induced constant membrane ruffling, which may cause vigorous cell movement, probably required for invasiveness of the cells. Expression of v-Src alone morphologically transformed MEFs but formed lamellipodia rather than membrane ruffles, suggesting less aggressive nature of the cells compared with those expressing both SWAP-70 and v-Src. These results suggest that v-Src and SWAP-70 act synergistically in the invasion activity of MEFs. (c) 2008 IUBMB.