Phospholipase C, calcium, and calmodulin are critical for alpha4beta1 integrin affinity up-regulation and monocyte arrest triggered by chemoattractants - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Jan 1;109(1):176-84.

doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-01-029199. Epub 2006 Sep 7.

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Phospholipase C, calcium, and calmodulin are critical for alpha4beta1 integrin affinity up-regulation and monocyte arrest triggered by chemoattractants

Sharon J Hyduk et al. Blood. 2007.

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Abstract

During inflammation, monocytes roll on activated endothelium and arrest after stimulation by proteoglycan-bound chemokines and other chemoattractants. We investigated signaling pathways downstream of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that are relevant to alpha4beta1 integrin affinity up-regulation using formyl peptide receptor-transfected U937 cells stimulated with fMLP or stromal-derived factor-1alpha and human peripheral blood monocytes stimulated with multiple chemokines or chemoattractants. The up-regulation of soluble LDV peptide or vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) binding by these stimuli was critically dependent on activation of phospholipase C (PLC), inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors, increased intracellular calcium, influx of extracellular calcium, and calmodulin, suggesting that this signaling pathway is required for alpha4 integrins to assume a high-affinity conformation. In fact, a rise in intracellular calcium following treatment with thapsigargin or ionomycin was sufficient to induce binding of ligand. Blockade of p44/42 and p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, or protein kinase C (PKC) signaling did not inhibit chemoattractant-induced LDV or VCAM-1 binding. However, activation of PKC by phorbol ester up-regulated alpha4beta1 affinity with kinetics distinct from those of GPCR signaling. A critical role for PLC and calmodulin was also established for leukocyte arrest and adhesion strengthening.

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