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Integrin dynamics on the tail region of migrating fibroblasts
S.P. Palecek, C.E. Schmidt, D.A. Lauffenburger, A.F. Horwitz
Journal of Cell Science 1996 109: 941-952;

Summary

Cell migration is a complex process that can be considered as a repeated cycle of lamellipod extension and attachment, cytoskeletal contraction, and tail detachment. While lamellipodial and cytoskeletal phenomena are currently the focus of considerable research on cell migration, under many conditions locomotion appears to be rate-limited by events at the cell rear, especially release of cell/substratum adhesions. To study the mechanism of tail detachment, we have developed a novel experimental system that permits observation of integrin dynamics on the ventral surface of migrating fibroblasts. Photoactivatable caged fluorescein is coupled to a non-adhesion-perturbing anti-avian-beta 1 integrin subunit antibody, which labels integrins on chicken fibroblasts migrating on a laminin-coated glass coverslip. Ultraviolet light is focused through a pinhole to photoactivate the caged fluorophore in a 10-micron-diameter spot at the rear of a polarized cell. The fate of integrins initially present in this spot is monitored using a cooled CCD camera to follow the movement of fluorescent intensity as a function of time over a 2 to 3 hour period. We find that a substantial fraction of the integrins is left behind on the substratum as the cell detaches and locomotes, while another fraction collects into vesicles which are transported along the cell body as the cell migrates. As aggregates rip from the cell membrane, the integrin-cytoskeletal bonds are preferentially fractured resulting in 81 +/- 15% of the integrin remaining attached to the substratum. We additionally find that adhesions sometimes disperse into integrins which can form new adhesions at other locations in the cell. Adhesions along the cell edge can release from the substrate and translocate with the cell. They either disperse in the cell membrane, rip from the cell membrane and remain attached to the substratum, or form a new aggregate. These observations indicate that the behavior of integrins at the cell rear is much more dynamic than previously appreciated, suggesting that an important locus for regulation of motility may reside in this region.

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Integrin dynamics on the tail region of migrating fibroblasts
S.P. Palecek, C.E. Schmidt, D.A. Lauffenburger, A.F. Horwitz
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