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First published online December 31, 2008
doi: 10.1242/jcs.018564
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1 Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: mvicente{at}virginia.edu)
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Key words: Actin, Integrin, Migration, Adhesion
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; Ridley et al., 2003; Vicente-Manzanares et al., 2005). The migratory cycle consists of well-defined yet integrated steps that include: front-to-back polarization in response to extracellular cues, which are often chemotactic; membrane extension by protrusion and adhesion formation and cell-body translocation; adhesion disassembly; and rear retraction. Front-to-back polarization involves the local activation of signaling proteins such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) at the leading edge (Van Haastert and Devreotes, 2004), as well as the activation of the Cdc42-Par6-atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) pathway, which polarizes cellular structures such as the microtubule organizing center (MTOC), Golgi complex and nucleus (Etienne-Manneville and Hall, 2001).
Our current understanding of how protrusions and adhesions form derives largely from focused studies that identify the two as disparate processes. Actin, however, is required for both, and the actin cytoskeleton is emerging as a key component that links protrusion at the leading edge to adhesion assembly, maturation and turnover. Actin is the underlying molecular machinery that drives protrusions; it adopts different organizations in lamellipodia and filopodia, the two main types of protrusive structures. In lamellipodia, the small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac activate adaptor and/or signaling molecules of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome family of proteins such as WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) and WAVE (WASP-family verprolin-homologous protein), which in turn activate the Arp2/3 complex. This complex nucleates actin-filament branches, and results in a broad dendritic-like actin network (Jaffe and Hall, 2005; Pollard and Borisy, 2003). In filopodia, Cdc42 promotes linear actin polymerization via formins and vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP), and fascin organizes polymerized actin into elongated filaments (Mattila and Lappalainen, 2008).
Here, we will focus on integrin-dependent fibroblast-like migration, although integrin-independent migration is observed in other cell types, such as neuronal cells in the brain and tumor cells, under some conditions (Fackler and Grosse, 2008; Hatten, 2002; Lammermann et al., 2008; Maness and Schachner, 2007; Wolf et al., 2007). Fibroblasts migrate on substrates that are coated with matrix molecules (e.g. fibronectin) via integrins, a family of heterodimeric transmembrane receptors that comprise an 
- and a β-subunit (Hynes, 2002).
Integrins bind to extracellular ligands via their outer domains, whereas their internal, cytoplasmic domains are linked to a multitude of structural and signaling molecules as well as the actin cytoskeleton (Humphries and Newham, 1998; Hynes, 1992; Zaidel-Bar et al., 2007a). A unique property of integrins is that their affinity is `tunable', that is, they can switch from low to high affinity by activation of adaptor and signaling molecules that induce changes in the conformation of the integrin (Carman and Springer, 2003; Hynes, 2002). In protrusions, integrins can reside in a high-affinity state (Laudanna et al., 2002; Schwartz and Ginsberg, 2002).
Integrins nucleate the formation of supramolecular assemblies of structural and signaling proteins. These integrin-mediated adhesions serve as traction points for contractile or tensional forces through their interaction with actin (Balaban et al., 2001; Beningo et al., 2001). Adhesions are also signaling centers – they regulate the activation of Rho GTPases in protusions (Kraynov et al., 2000; Nalbant et al., 2004), which in turn control the polymerization and organization of actin and actomyosin filaments, as well as adhesion formation and maturation (Jaffe and Hall, 2005). The coordination between adhesion and the organization of the actin cytoskeleton that is required for cell migration is highlighted by the biphasic migratory response to substrate concentration (DiMilla et al., 1993; Huttenlocher et al., 1996; Palecek et al., 1997). Adjustment of the activation of signaling endpoints such as myosin II, which regulates adhesion and actin organization, can compensate for suboptimal adhesive conditions (Gupton and Waterman-Storer, 2006).
Although the existence of the integrin-actin linkage has been known for many years, it is becoming increasingly clear that its role is more subtle and pervasive than originally anticipated. Near the leading edge, the actin cytoskeleton dictates where and how adhesions assemble, mature and disassemble (turnover) by serving as a dynamic scaffolding network. In return, migration-related signaling pathways converge on integrin-mediated adhesions and regulate actin polymerization and organization.
In this Commentary, we will discuss the relationship between the actin cytoskeleton, adhesion formation and composition, and the strength and regulation of the integrin-actin linkage in the context of cell migration. In doing so, we will capture the importance of actin in nearly all facets of cell migration. We will reveal a shift in the current view of the connection between actin and the process of cell adhesion, and suggest that the actin cytoskeleton directs adhesion assembly, disassembly and organization. We will also show that the composition and strength of the linkage between actin and integrins determine the morphology, growth and stability of the adhesions.
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The actin-integrin linkage mediates adhesion stability |
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-actinin) have been known for decades (Fig. 1). Despite this, a plethora of biochemical interactions among these molecules has made it difficult to ascertain the precise physical connection between integrins and actin. For example, both talin and -actinin have been reported to bind to integrin cytoplasmic domains and actin (Hemmings et al., 1996; Horwitz et al., 1986; Otey et al., 1990). Vinculin, another actin-binding protein, also binds to talin and -actinin (Burridge and Mangeat, 1984; Gilmore and Burridge, 1996; Johnson and Craig, 1995). Thus, it is likely that multiple routes connect integrins and actin (Volberg et al., 1995), and the decision about which connecting pathways to use might vary among cell types and even individual adhesions.
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). Talin, which activates integrins and links them to actin, is required for adhesion stability (Zhang et al., 2008). Calpain, a calcium-dependent protease, mediates adhesion disassembly, at least in part, by its action on talin. When talin is mutated in its calpain-cleavage site and introduced into cells, the adhesions become stable and show impaired disassembly (Franco et al., 2004). Talin-knockout cells are also unable to generate force at stimulated putative adhesion sites that are created by ligand-coated beads in an optical trap (Jiang et al., 2003); they also show unstable adhesions in spreading assays (Zhang et al., 2008).
Disruption of other components of the linkage affects adhesion dynamics in different ways. Vinculin seems to be dispensable for the formation of mature and stable adhesions (Volberg et al., 1995), but its genetic deletion increases cell migration (Xu et al., 1998). In addition, cells in which -actinin has been knocked down form stable adhesions, but they are small and reside as puncta along actin filaments rather than only at their ends (Choi et al., 2008). Finally, integrin affinity, which is regulated by numerous signaling pathways that lead to integrin activation, also contributes to stability. Activated integrins, which show high affinity for their ligand, appear to reside in adhesions near the leading edge (Kiosses et al., 2001); in lymphocytes, the integrin Lβ2 is in an intermediate-affinity conformation and is also found near the leading edge (Stanley et al., 2008). However, cells in which integrins cannot be activated do not form stable adhesions (Zhang et al., 2008).
Thus, the integrity of the connection between the substratum (via integrins) and the actin cytoskeleton is essential to ensure the proper assembly and disassembly of adhesions, which is required for cell migration. This connection includes the capability of the integrin to be activated, normal expression or function of the scaffold molecules that connect the integrin to the actin, and polymerization and organization of the actin.
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Actin organization determines adhesion morphology |
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). In migrating fibroblasts, the actin is dendritic rather than highly bundled in the lamellipodium, which is located near the leading edge of protrusions (Svitkina and Borisy, 1999). This region is populated by small, punctate, nascent adhesions that remain stationary (Fig. 2). Similar small structures near the lamellipodium, termed `focal complexes', have been observed by others (Nobes and Hall, 1995; Rottner et al., 1999; Zaidel-Bar et al., 2003). They were defined as structures that form in cells that express constitutively active Rac and depend on myosin II activity (Nobes and Hall, 1995; Rottner et al., 1999). Although nascent adhesions require Rac activation (Nayal et al., 2006), they are smaller and reside exclusively inside the lamellipodium.
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). The organization of the actin appears to be a crucial factor in mediating adhesion elongation. Centripetal maturation occurs when the actin organization changes from dendritic to linear and filamentous in the vicinity of the adhesion (Fig. 2). It occurs along a physical template, which comprises actin filaments and -actinin, an actin cross-linker. -actinin is crucial for organizing these templates. In its absence, actin filaments are short, not highly bundled, and randomly oriented rather than centripetal. Corresponding to this change in actin organization the adhesions are no longer elongated; instead, they are a plethora of punctate dots that decorate the actin filaments in their entirety (Choi et al., 2008). Large, organized actin filaments and adhesions are not found in either the -actinin knockdowns or cells that express dominant interfering mutants (Triplett and Pavalko, 2006). This suggests that actin stability by cross-linking is a defining factor in organizing actin and, in turn, organizing the adhesion.
The tension and bundling that are produced by myosin II activity also contribute to actin organization and adhesion morphology. Large, contractile actomyosin filament bundles terminate at large and stable adhesions and correlate with a proportional increase in adhesion size (Chrzanowska-Wodnicka and Burridge, 1996; Hotulainen and Lappalainen, 2006). Also, cells that display an extended tail contain thick actin filaments that end in large, elongated adhesions; they are generated by myosin II activation at the rear (Vicente-Manzanares et al., 2008). An interesting feature of myosin II is that it does not reside in adhesions; instead, it localizes along actin filaments that interact with the adhesions. Thus, myosin II appears to `act at a distance', perhaps by moving actin filaments together and thereby bundling them. This suggests a prominent role for the cross-linking properties of myosin II in organizing the actin bundles that are associated with maturing adhesions. When the contractility of myosin II is inhibited, actin bundles are no longer prominent and the adhesions are not elongated. However, a non-contractile mutant of myosin II mutants mediates the formation of actin bundles in protrusions and elongation of maturing adhesions even when all contractility is inhibited, again reinforcing the notion that actin cross-linking triggers this process (Choi et al., 2008). Although a role for myosin II in actin bundling appears to be evident, contractility is also important, particularly at later stages (Chrzanowska-Wodnicka and Burridge, 1996; Giannone et al., 2007).
In summary, the morphology of adhesions depends on the structure of the actin in which they reside. Unbundled actin supports small adhesions, whereas bundled actin, produced either by direct interaction with actin cross-linkers or by distal, myosin-II-generated tension, supports larger, elongated adhesions, which assemble along the actin bundles themselves.
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Actin polymerization and adhesion formation |
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). Actin treadmilling (i.e. the anterior movement of disassembling actin monomers towards the assembling barbed ends) in these ripples seems to drive integrin clustering and lateral movement. This may constitute an exploratory mechanism for haptotaxis, or substrate-driven migration (Galbraith et al., 2007). The tight correlation between the rate of nascent adhesion assembly and protrusion also points to a role for actin polymerization in adhesion assembly. As the lamellipodium advances via actin polymerization, nascent adhesions assemble at a rate that correlates linearly with the protrusion rate, and cytochalasin D, which inhibits actin polymerization, prevents the formation of new nascent adhesions (Choi et al., 2008).
The coupling between adhesion assembly and actin polymerization has important implications. It is possible that the binding of adhesion precursors to polymerizing actin nucleates adhesions. This points to an alternative model for adhesion assembly. The traditional view of adhesion formation envisions integrin ligation mediating its activation and/or the clustering of adhesion components to initiate a nascent adhesion (Calderwood et al., 2000; Carman and Springer, 2003). However, the observation that adhesion assembly requires actin polymerization suggests that the interaction of a subset of adhesion components with actin nucleates the nascent adhesion, which is then stabilized by its association with integrins. In this context, the direct interaction of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and vinculin with the Arp2/3 complex (DeMali et al., 2002; Serrels et al., 2007), the main nucleator of actin branching and polymerization in lamellipodia, constitutes a possible mechanism for targeting vinculin and FAK to future adhesion sites. The presence of activated integrins in regions of protrusion outside adhesions suggests that they enter the forming adhesion in an activated state (Galbraith et al., 2007; Kiosses et al., 2001).
The other implication is that adhesions might nucleate actin polymerization. This would provide a mechanism for the formation of actin filaments on which adhesions elongate; these appear to elongate from nascent adhesions at the lamellipodium-lamellum interface. This possibility is supported by the observation that purified integrin-adhesion complexes have actin-polymerization activity (Butler et al., 2006). Although the neutralization of Arp2/3 in β3-integrin-containing adhesion complexes did not impair actin polymerization, targeting of the formin mDia did (Butler et al., 2006).
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The integrin-actin linkage functions as a molecular clutch |
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), and it was originally proposed to explain the forward extension of growth cones (Jay, 2000; Mitchison and Kirschner, 1988). Although the concept is old, the connection between the dynamics of actin filaments with that of adhesions is recent. The implications of this linkage are highly significant for cell migration – it can regulate migration through its effect on protrusion rates, as well as adhesion-dependent mechanotransduction (i.e. signaling that is induced by mechanical forces).
The clutch hypothesis integrates adhesion, retrograde flow and actin polymerization. The retrograde flow of actin, generated by either myosin II contraction or membrane resistance to actin polymerization at the leading edge, counteracts the protrusive effect of polarized actin polymerization in protrusions. Thus, the net extension rate of a protrusion is the difference between the actin polymerization and the retrograde flow rates. Adhesions can modulate the protrusion mechanism by linking actin filaments to a fixed substratum, thereby creating traction points that inhibit actin retrograde flow (Alexandrova et al., 2008). This linkage would, therefore, increase the protrusion rate by shunting the forces that drive retrograde flow to the substratum and thereby inhibiting the retrograde flow (Fig. 3; supplementary material Movies 1 and 2). The weakening of such a substratum-integrin-actin linkage would increase the retrograde flow rate and increase the protrusion rate, whereas decreasing the retrograde flow, by inhibiting myosin II, would increase the overall protrusion rate.
Many observations are in accordance with the clutch notion. Tension is observed in protruding regions in both growth cones and the leading edge of migrating fibroblasts (Beningo et al., 2001). In addition, myosin II inhibition, by many different methods, increases the protrusion rate (Cai et al., 2006; Even-Ram et al., 2007). Finally, inactivating talin, a putative linkage molecule, by CALI (chromophore-assisted laser inactivation) inhibits the protrusion rate in growth cones, pointing to the role of this molecule as a physical component of the linkage (Sydor et al., 1996).
Three imaging techniques have provided new insights into the nature of the integrin-actin linkage by measuring the velocities of adhesion-associated molecules: one follows the movement of fluorescent clusters, or speckles; another uses correlation methods; and the third observes the directed movement of a small photobleached region. By measuring the dynamic coupling (correlation) between the velocity of several adhesion proteins to that of the actin filaments, the efficiency of the linkage has been revealed, and points of slippage identified (Brown et al., 2006; Hu et al., 2007). Integrins are largely static with respect to the substratum and do not move with actin; by contrast, the movement of -actinin correlates well with that of actin, implying that they are tightly bound. The movement of vinculin and talin also correlates with that of actin, although not as well as -actinin. However, other signaling components that are associated with adhesions but interact directly with actin, such as paxillin and FAK, show movement that correlates weakly with that of actin. These observations reveal a slippage in the linkage that probably occurs between -actinin and another component of the linkage.
When adhesions retract, linkage molecules such as vinculin exhibit a robust coupling with actin, suggesting that the retraction or contractile forces are transmitted to the substratum level by an engaged clutch (Hu et al., 2007). The efficiency of this process is also affected by the adhesiveness of the cell. When more integrins are engaged, by increasing the ligand density on the substratum, the coupling becomes more efficient (Brown et al., 2006). Finally, the coupling changes during protrusion. Zyxin, an -actinin binding partner, does not flux with actin during protrusion; however, when protrusion comes to a halt, zyxin undergoes retrograde flow together with the actin (Guo and Wang, 2007).
Although all of these observations point to a regulation of the actin-integrin linkage, the mechanism of regulation is presently unknown. This regulation could occur at many levels, including phosphorylation of linkage components such as -actinin (Izaguirre et al., 2001) or interaction with phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PIP2), which regulates the affinity of -actinin and vinculin for actin and talin, respectively (Fraley et al., 2003; Gilmore and Burridge, 1996). Another point of regulation is the modulation of integrin affinity (Kim et al., 2003), which is activated by talin (Tadokoro et al., 2003), probably through Rap1-RIAM (Rap1 interacting adaptor molecule) or kindlin-2 signaling pathways (Han et al., 2006; Montanez et al., 2008). Tension applied to the linkage could directly regulate its engagement by altering the conformation of adhesion components and thereby change their affinity (Sawada et al., 2006; Yoshigi et al., 2005).
Most studies to date have focused on the cytoskeletal connections, but the interaction between integrins and their ligands is also an important part of the linkage. A relatively weak interaction between integrins and their substrate ligands would result in an inefficient coupling (Jurado et al., 2005), as would the interaction with ligand on a pliable substrate. In addition, the effective efficiency of the linkage depends on the forces that impinge on it. This is determined by the regional organization of actin, the magnitude of the force and the nature of the adhesion itself. For example, small, punctate adhesions at the front of the cell are subjected to different forces than those that reside in other cellular locations associated with thick bundles of actin (Beningo et al., 2001).
The ability of adhesion components to correlate their motion to that of actin provides a potential mechanism for adhesion translocation, disassembly and the movement of material away from the protrusion (Guo and Wang, 2007; Wang, 2007). Other studies also suggest that adhesions can translocate by the treadmilling of components rather than a physical sliding (Ballestrem et al., 2001; Digman et al., 2008).
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Integrin signaling regulates adhesion and protrusion |
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), actin disassembly (LIM-kinase–cofilin) (Wang et al., 2007), myosin II activation or inactivation [myosin light chain (MLC) kinase (MLCK), MLC phosphatase and MLC] (Clark et al., 2007), and microtubule dynamics (Daub et al., 2001) (Fig. 4). Microtubules mediate adhesion disassembly and polarity (Etienne-Manneville and Hall, 2001; Kaverina et al., 1998).
The adhesions in protrusions contain many phosphorylated proteins that mediate Rho-GTPase-enabled signaling. The phosphorylation of these proteins is lower in mature adhesions outside protrusions, suggesting a spatial specificity of the signals that emanate from them (Ballestrem et al., 2006; Zaidel-Bar et al., 2007b). Paxillin has emerged as a switch for the regulation of adhesion turnover and a major hub for Rac and Rho signaling, because it has several different domains that regulate the activity of these Rho GTPases. For example, phosphorylation on Tyr31 and Tyr118 by FAK or Src recruits the adaptor proteins Crk-II and p130CAS (Schaller and Parsons, 1995), which form a complex that activates Rac via the Rac GTP-exchange factor DOCK180 (Reddien and Horvitz, 2000). Cells that express phosphomimetic mutations in these sites become highly protrusive, with many small adhesions that turn over rapidly near the leading edge. A phosphomimetic mutation on Ser273 produces a similar phenotype. Phosphorylation on Ser273 recruits the G-protein adaptor proteins GIT1-GIT2 and the Rac GTP-exchange factor βPIX, which form another complex that also activates Rac and positions active p21-activated kinase-1 (PAK1) in protrusions (Manabe et al., 2002; Manser et al., 1998; Nayal et al., 2006). PAK1 is an effector of Rac and inactivates myosin II by phosphorylating MLCK (Sanders et al., 1999). GIT1 and GIT2 also have an Arf-GAP domain that is implicated in Rac activation through another small GTPase, Arf6 (Nishiya et al., 2005). Paxillin, therefore, functions to assemble Rac regulator-effector complexes in adhesions.
Integrin-initiated signaling can also activate the small GTPase RhoA (Cox et al., 2001; Ren et al., 1999), which in turn activates ROCK (Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase) (Ishizaki et al., 1996; Leung et al., 1996; Matsui et al., 1996). ROCK activates myosin II directly, by phosphorylating the myosin II regulatory light chain (R/MLC) (Amano et al., 1996) and via inhibition of the myosin light chain phosphatase (Kimura et al., 1996). The activation of myosin II leads to the formation of large, stable adhesions and highly bundled actin filaments (Chrzanowska-Wodnicka and Burridge, 1996), which inhibit protrusion.
Finally, the antagonistic function of Rac and RhoA in the coordination of protrusion and the assembly of adhesions illustrates the need for a tight spatiotemporal regulation of the activation-inactivation cycles of these molecules to enable cell migration. Biosensors that localize the activation of Rho-family GTPases have revealed such a tight spatiotemporal regulation (Kraynov et al., 2000; Nalbant et al., 2004; Sabouri-Ghomi et al., 2008).
Integrin signaling through adhesions is part of a feedback loop. Myosin II activation increases contraction and actin bundling and also increases the signals that mediate myosin II activation. For example, external strain inhibits Rac activation and promotes adhesion growth (Galbraith et al., 2002; Katsumi et al., 2002; Riveline et al., 2001), and induces the formation of large actin bundles and adhesions that inhibit protrusion. The deletion of myosin II in migrating cells decreases actin bundling and adhesion maturation, leaving a rim of small adhesions at the edge of protrusions that are phosphorylated on paxillin and FAK (Vicente-Manzanares et al., 2007).
In summary, integrin-mediated signaling controls the production and organization of actin filaments mainly via the activation and inactivation of Rho GTPases and their downstream effectors. This vast signaling network also includes feedback loops that potentially regulate integrin aggregation and activation, and adhesion assembly and disassembly.
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Concluding remarks and future perspectives |
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These new themes are probably only the tip of the iceberg. The technology is now available to elucidate the interplay between the structural and regulatory relationships between integrins and actin in detail. Answers to the following questions about migrating cells – Why do some cells migrate faster or in a more directed manner than others? What is the nature of the organization of adhesions and actin in cells growing in three dimensions or in vivo? Do changes in the integrin-actin linkage regulate mechanotransduction? – are likely to lie in understanding the integrin-actin linkage, and now seem approachable.
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The authors acknowledge the work from many colleagues who were not cited because of space constraints. This work was supported by NIH grants GM23244 and the Cell Migration Consortium (U54 GM064346). Deposited in PMC for release after 12 months.
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