PMID- 9722624 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19980925 LR - 20190508 IS - 0021-9525 (Print) IS - 1540-8140 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9525 (Linking) VI - 142 IP - 4 DP - 1998 Aug 24 TI - Growth factor-dependent activation of alphavbeta3 integrin in normal epithelial cells: implications for tumor invasion. PG - 1145-56 AB - Integrin activation is a multifaceted phenomenon leading to increased affinity and avidity for matrix ligands. To investigate whether cytokines produced during stromal infiltration of carcinoma cells activate nonfunctional epithelial integrins, a cellular system of human thyroid clones derived from normal glands (HTU-5) and papillary carcinomas (HTU-34) was employed. In HTU-5 cells, alphavbeta3 integrin was diffused all over the membrane, disconnected from the cytoskeleton, and unable to mediate adhesion. Conversely, in HTU-34 cells, alphavbeta3 was clustered at focal contacts (FCs) and mediated firm attachment and spreading. alphavbeta3 recruitment at FCs and ligand-binding activity, essentially identical to those of HTU-34, occurred in HTU-5 cells upon treatment with hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF). The HTU-34 clone secreted HGF/SF and its receptor was constitutively tyrosine phosphorylated suggesting an autocrine loop responsible for alphavbeta3 activated state. Antibody-mediated inhibition of HGF/SF function in HTU-34 cells disrupted alphavbeta3 enrichment at FCs and impaired adhesion. Accordingly, activation of alphavbeta3 in normal cells was produced by HTU-34 conditioned medium on the basis of its content of HGF/SF. These results provide the first example of a growth factor-driven integrin activation mechanism in normal epithelial cells and uncover the importance of cytokine-based autocrine loops for the physiological control of integrin activation. FAU - Trusolino, L AU - Trusolino L AD - DIBIT, Department of Biological and Technological Research, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milano, Italy. FAU - Serini, G AU - Serini G FAU - Cecchini, G AU - Cecchini G FAU - Besati, C AU - Besati C FAU - Ambesi-Impiombato, F S AU - Ambesi-Impiombato FS FAU - Marchisio, P C AU - Marchisio PC FAU - De Filippi, R AU - De Filippi R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Biol JT - The Journal of cell biology JID - 0375356 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Integrin beta1) RN - 0 (Integrin beta3) RN - 0 (Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 42HK56048U (Tyrosine) RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD/*metabolism MH - Cell Adhesion/*physiology MH - Cell Movement/physiology MH - Clone Cells/metabolism MH - Cytokines/*physiology MH - Cytoskeleton/physiology MH - Extracellular Matrix/metabolism MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Integrin beta1/metabolism MH - Integrin beta3 MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/*physiopathology MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Phosphorylation MH - Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Thyroid Gland/physiology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Tyrosine/metabolism PMC - PMC2132885 EDAT- 1998/08/29 00:00 MHDA- 1998/08/29 00:01 PMCR- 1999/02/24 CRDT- 1998/08/29 00:00 PHST- 1998/08/29 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/08/29 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1998/08/29 00:00 [entrez] PHST- 1999/02/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1083/jcb.142.4.1145 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Biol. 1998 Aug 24;142(4):1145-56. doi: 10.1083/jcb.142.4.1145.