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First published online 31 August 2004
doi: 10.1242/jcs.01367

Journal of Cell Science 117, 4863-4871 (2004)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2004
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Research Article

The RacGEF Tiam1 inhibits migration and invasion of metastatic melanoma via a novel adhesive mechanism

Katharina Uhlenbrock1, Alexander Eberth1, Ulrike Herbrand1, Neda Daryab2, Patricia Stege1, Friedegund Meier3, Peter Friedl2, John G. Collard4 and Mohammad Reza Ahmadian1,*

1 Department of Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
2 Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Sanderring 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
3 Department of Dermatology, University of Tübingen, Liebermeisterstraße 25, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
4 Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: reza.ahmadian{at}mpi-dortmund.mpg.de)

Accepted 16 June 2004

Rho-like GTPases such as RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 are key regulators of actin-dependent cell functions including cell morphology, adhesion and migration. Tiam1 (T lymphoma invasion and metastasis 1), a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that activates Rac, is an important regulator of cell shape and invasiveness in epithelial cells and fibroblasts. Overexpression of Tiam1 in metastatic melanoma cells converted the constitutive mesenchymal phenotype into an epithelial-like phenotype. This included the induction of stringent cell-cell contacts mediated by the Ig-like receptor ALCAM (activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule) and actin redistribution to cell-cell junctions. This phenotypic switch was dependent on increased Rac but not Rho activity, and on the redistribution and adhesive function of ALCAM, whereas cadherins were not involved. Although cell proliferation was significantly enhanced, the gain of cell-cell junctions strongly counteracted cell motility and invasion as shown for two- and three-dimensional collagen assays as well as invasion into human skin reconstructs. The reverse transition from mesenchymal invasive to a resident epithelial-like phenotype implicates a role for Tiam1/Rac signaling in the control of cell-cell contacts through a novel ALCAM-mediated mechanism.

Key words: Small GTPase, GEF, Tiam1, Actin cytoskeleton, Cell adhesion, Melanoma, Migration, Invasion




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