Integrin-Mediated Activation of Cdc42 Controls Cell Polarity in Migrating Astrocytes through PKCζ

We describe here a signal transduction pathway controlling the establishment of mammalian cell polarity. Scratching a confluent monolayer of primary rat astrocytes leads to polarization of cells at the leading edge. The microtubule organizing center, the microtubule cytoskeleton, and the Golgi reorg...

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Published in:Cell 2001-08, Vol.106 (4), p.489-498
Main Authors: Etienne-Manneville, Sandrine, Hall, Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We describe here a signal transduction pathway controlling the establishment of mammalian cell polarity. Scratching a confluent monolayer of primary rat astrocytes leads to polarization of cells at the leading edge. The microtubule organizing center, the microtubule cytoskeleton, and the Golgi reorganize to face the new free space, and directed cell protrusion and migration specifically occur perpendicularly to the scratch. We show here that the interaction of integrins with extracellular matrix at the newly formed cell front leads to the activation and polarized recruitment of Cdc42, which in turn recruits and activates a cytoplasmic mPar6/PKCζ complex. Localized PKCζ activity, acting through the microtubule motor protein dynein, is required for all aspects of induced polarity in these cells.
ISSN:0092-8674
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00471-8