Localized stabilization of microtubules by integrin- and FAK-facilitated Rho signaling
Localized stabilization of microtubules by integrin- and FAK-facilitated Rho signaling
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1091325
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发表时间:
2004-02-06
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Gundersen, GG
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作者:
Palazzo, AF;Eng, CH;Gundersen, GG
Microtubule (MT) stabilization is regulated by the small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein Rho and its effector, mammalian homolog of Diaphanous (mDia), in migrating cells, but factors responsible for localized stabilization at the leading edge are unknown. We report that integrin-mediated activation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) at the leading edge is required for MT stabilization by the Rho-mDia signaling pathway in mouse fibroblasts. MT stabilization also involved FAK-regulated localization of a lipid raft marker, ganglioside G(M1), to the leading edge. The integrin-FAK signaling pathway may facilitate Rho-mDia signaling through G(M1), or through a specialized membrane domain containing G(M1), to stabilize MTs in the leading edge of migrating cells.