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Integrin-mediated platelet adhesion.

Adhesion of platelets to the damaged subendothelium is a prerequisite reaction for the initiation of hemostasis in vivo. Platelet membranes contain high concentrations of integrins and other glycoproteins (GPs) that are involved in the platelet adhesion to the extracellular matrix. In the present review, we focus on two platelet integrins, integrin alphaIIb beta3 (GPIIb/IIIa) and integrin alpha2 beta1 (GPIa/IIa) because these integrins are major components of the platelet membrane proteins and are known to contribute to platelet adhesion to fibrin(ogen) and collagen surfaces, respectively. These integrins bind soluble ligands (fibrinogen or collagen) after platelets are activated but only have low affinity towards these ligands when platelets are in the resting state. We describe the binding properties of these integrins and discuss the mechanism for the activation of these integrins. Platelets can adhere to fibrin(ogen) or collagen immobilized on a surface. When platelets adhere to a collagen- or fibrin-coated surface, they become activated and form aggregates; this is especially prominent under flow conditions. We discuss the contribution of these integrins and non-integrin proteins, GPIb and GPVI, to the platelet adhesion on to the collagen surface, especially under flow conditions, a system that most closely approximates platelet adhesion in vivo.

Animals↗

[Association of polymorphic marker A1/A2 of gene ITGB3 with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction].

The distributions of the alleles and genotypes of polymorphic marker A1/A2 of gene ITGB3 encoding the beta3 subunit of integrin alphaIIbbeta3 in groups of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), including those who have had myocardial infarction (MI), and in the control group have been compared. Analysis using Fisher's test has not revealed significant differences between these groups with respect to the distributions of the alleles and genotypes of polymorphic marker A1/A2 of gene ITGB3. This indicates that this polymorphic marker is not associated with either CAD or MI in the Moscow population.

Case-Control Studies↗

Cell spreading distinguishes the mechanism of augmentation of T cell activation by integrin-associated protein/CD47 and CD28.

Integrin-associated protein (IAP/CD47) is a 50 kDa transmembrane protein initially defined as a regulator of beta3 integrin-mediated functions in neutrophils. IAP also can synergize with the TCR in T cell activation independent of beta3 integrins. To analyze the mechanism for IAP synergy with TCR, we expressed in Jurkat cells a chimeric molecule, consisting of the CD16 extracellular domain, the CD7 transmembrane domain and the TCR zeta chain cytoplasmic tail (CD16-7-zeta), which on its own is unable to induce IL-2 production. Ligation of IAP acted in synergy with TCR to induce IL-2 transcription and synthesis, but failed to synergize with the signal generated by CD16-7-zeta, while CD28 was a potent co-stimulator with both TCR and CD16-7-zeta. The failure of IAP to activate Jurkat together with CD16-7-zeta correlated with a lack of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, but not extracellular-signal-regulated kinase activation. Jurkat adhesion to anti-IAP, but not anti-CD28, induced cell spreading and the same domains of IAP required for augmentation of T cell activation were required to induce cell spreading. IAP synergy with TCR signaling likely results from its ability to stimulate adhesion to a ligand-expressing surface or antigen-presenting cell (APC), rather than from initiation of a novel signaling cascade. We conclude that a major role for ligation of IAP in T cell activation is to enhance the efficiency of TCR signaling by causing T cells to spread on an APC or surface.

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The beta3 subunit of the integrin alphaIIbbeta3 regulates alphaIIb-mediated outside-in signaling.

Bidirectional signaling is an essential feature of alphaIIbbeta3 function. The alphaIIb cytoplasmic domain negatively regulates beta3-mediated inside-out signaling, but little is known about the regulation of alphaIIb-mediated outside-in signaling. We show that alphaIIb-mediated outside-in signaling is enhanced in platelets of a patient lacking the terminal 39 residues of the beta3 cytoplasmic tail. This enhanced signaling was detected as thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)) production and granule secretion, and required ligand cross-linking of alphaIIbbeta3 and platelet aggregation. This outside-in signaling was specifically inhibited by a palmitoylated version of a beta3 peptide corresponding to cytoplasmic domain residues R724-R734. Unlike the palmitoylated peptide, the nonpalmitoylated beta3 peptide could not cross the platelet membrane and did not inhibit this outside-in signaling. The physiologic relevance of this beta3-mediated negative regulation of alphaIIb outside-in signaling was demonstrated in normal platelets treated with the palmitoylated peptide and a physiologic agonist. Binding of alphaIIbbeta3 complexes to immobilized peptides demonstrated that a peptide corresponding to beta3 residues R724-R734 appears to bind to an alphaIIb cytoplasmic domain peptide containing residues K989-D1002, but not to control peptides. These results demonstrate that alphaIIb-mediated outside-in signaling resulting in TxA(2) production and granule secretion is negatively regulated by a sequence of residues in the membrane distal beta3 cytoplasmic domain sequence RKEFAKFEEER.

Adult↗

Integrin alphaIIb-subunit cytoplasmic domain mutations demonstrate a requirement for tyrosine phosphorylation of beta3-subunits in actin cytoskeletal organization.

Using truncated or mutated alphaIIb integrin cytoplasmic domains fused to the alphaV extracellular domain and expressed with the beta3 integrin subunit, we demonstrate that the double mutation of proline residues 998 and 999 to alanine (PP998/999AA), previously shown to disturb the C-terminal conformation of the alphaIIb integrin cytoplasmic domain, prevents tyrosine phosphorylation of beta3 integrin induced by Arg-Gly-Asp peptide ligation. This mutation also inhibits integrin mediated actin assembly and cell adhesion to vitronectin. In contrast, progressive truncation of the alphaIIb-subunit cytoplasmic domain did not reproduce these effects. Interestingly, the PP998/999AA mutations of alphaIIb did not affect beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation, cell adhesion, or actin polymerization induced by manganese. Exogenous addition of manganese was sufficient to rescue beta3 phosphorylation, cell adhesion, and actin assembly in cells expressing the PP998/999AA mutation when presented with a vitronectin substrate. Further, induction of the high affinity conformation of this mutant beta3 integrin by incubation with either Arg-Gly-Asp peptide or exogenous manganese was equivalent. These results suggest that the extracellular structure of beta3 integrins in the high affinity conformation is not directly related to the structure of the cytoplasmic face of the integrin. Moreover, the requirement for beta3 phosphorylation is demonstrated without mutation of the beta3 subunit. In support of our previous hypothesis of a role for beta3 phosphorylation in adhesion, these studies demonstrate a strong correlation between beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation and assembly of a cytoskeleton competent to support firm cell adhesion.

Actins↗

Integrin-linked kinase regulates vascular morphogenesis induced by vascular endothelial growth factor.

Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is one of the signaling moieties that interact with the cytoplasmic domains of integrin beta1 and beta3 subunits. Integrin-mediated outside-in signals cooperate with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor to promote morphological changes, cell proliferation and motility in endothelial cells. In this report we demonstrate that VEGF-induced vessel morphogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was inhibited by the transfection of a dominant negative, kinase-deficient ILK (ILK-KD), as well as by treatment with the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002. VEGF induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), a regulator of cell survival and apoptosis, on serine 473, but not on threonine 308, in an ILK-dependent manner. Furthermore, transfection of antisense ILK (ILK-AS) blocked the survival effect of VEGF in annexin-V binding assays, and a VEGF-mediated decrease in caspase activity was reversed by both ILK-KD and ILK-AS as measured by a homogeneous caspase-3/7 assay. We also demonstrate that both chemotactic migration and cell proliferation of HUVEC induced by VEGF were suppressed by the inhibition of ILK. We conclude that ILK plays an important role in vascular morphogenesis mediated by VEGF.

Animals↗

Osteopontin and its integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3 are upregulated during formation of the glial scar after focal stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Microglia and astrocytes in the peri-infarct region are activated in response to focal stroke. A critical function of activated glia is formation of a protective barrier that ultimately forms a new glial-limiting membrane. Osteopontin, a provisional matrix protein expressed during wound healing, is induced after focal stroke. The present study was performed to determine the spatial and temporal expression of osteopontin and its integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3 during formation of the peri-infarct gliotic barrier and subsequent formation of a new glial-limiting membrane. METHODS: Spontaneously hypertensive rats (n = 19) were subjected to permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and killed 3, 6, and 24 hours and 2, 5, and 15 days after occlusion. The spatial and temporal expression of osteopontin mRNA was determined by in situ hybridization, and that of osteopontin ligand and its integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3 was determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Osteopontin mRNA was expressed de novo in the peri-infarct region from 3 to 48 hours; by 5 days osteopontin mRNA expression was restricted to the infarct. Osteopontin protein was expressed by peri-infarct microglia beginning at 24 hours and by microglia/macrophages at 48 hours in the infarct. Integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3 was expressed in peri-infarct astrocytes at 5 and 15 days. CONCLUSIONS: Early microglial/macrophage expression of osteopontin mRNA defines the borders and final infarct area at 24 hours. At 5 days osteopontin ligand is at a distance from the peri-infarct astrocytes expressing integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3. By 15 days astrocytes expressing integrin receptor alpha(v)beta3 are localized in an osteopontin-rich region concomitant with formation of the new glial-limiting membrane. The de novo expression and interaction of osteopontin ligand with its receptor integrin alpha(v)beta3 suggest a role in wound healing after focal stroke.

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Calcium oscillation and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase positively regulate integrin alpha(IIb)beta3-mediated outside-in signaling.

The frequency of calcium oscillation reveals the platelet activation status, however, the biological significance of the periodic calcium responses and methods of communication with other integrin-mediated signals are not clear. RGD-containing disintegrin rhodostomin coated substrates were employed to enhance platelet spreading and calcium oscillation through direct binding and clustering of the receptor integrin alpha(IIb)beta3. The results showed that the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) and internal calcium pathways were crucial for alpha(IIb)beta3 outside-in signaling. PI3-K antagonists wortmannin and LY294002 inhibited disintegrin substrates and induced platelet spreading and calcium oscillation. At the same time, pretreatment of platelets with the microsomal calcium-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin to deplete internal calcium stores severely impaired the calcium oscillation as well as PI3-K activation and spreading on disintegrin substrates. Because inhibition of one pathway could inhibit the other, our data indicates that PI3-K and calcium oscillation are synergistically operated and form a positive-feedback regulation in integrin alpha(IIb)beta3-mediated outside-in signaling.

Actins↗

Targeted mutation of the outer membrane protein P66 disrupts attachment of the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, to integrin alphavbeta3.

Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, expresses several adhesion molecules that are probably required for initial establishment of infection in mammalian hosts, and for colonization of various tissues within the host. The B. burgdorferi outer membrane protein P66 was previously identified as a ligand for beta3-chain integrins by using a variety of biochemical approaches. Although the earlier data suggested that P66 is an adhesin that mediates B. burgdorferi attachment to beta3-chain integrins, lack of genetic systems in B. burgdorferi precluded definitive demonstration of a role for P66 in beta3 integrin attachment by intact borreliae. Recent advances in the genetic manipulation of B. burgdorferi have now made possible the targeted disruption of the p66 gene. Mutants in p66 show dramatically reduced attachment to integrin alphavbeta3. This is, to our knowledge, the first description of the targeted disruption of a candidate B. burgdorferi virulence factor with a known biochemical function that can be quantified, and demonstrates the importance of B. burgdorferi P66 in the attachment of this pathogenic spirochete to a human cell-surface receptor.

Bacterial Adhesion↗

Proteolysis leads to the appearance of the long form of beta3-endonexin in human platelets.

After vessel injury, platelets adhere to the subendothelial matrix. Platelet adhesion leads to activation of the platelet integrin alpha(IIb)beta3, which then binds to fibrinogen, leading to platelet aggregation. It has been shown that a beta3-integrin binding protein, beta3-endonexin, can activate the integrin alpha(IIb)beta3 expressed in transfected CHO cells. Several isoforms of beta3-endonexin are known but it is not clear which isoforms are expressed in platelets and what role they may play during haemostasis. Here, we show that the long form of beta3-endonexin (EN-L) can be detected in platelet lysates several hours after thrombus formation, after long-term storage of platelets and after glucose deprivation. After subcellular fractionation, EN-L is found in the detergent insoluble fraction suggesting that it might be associated with the cytoskeleton. EN-L generation is temperature and Ca++ dependent and requires physiological salt concentrations. Proteolysis is responsible for the appearance of EN-L since a calpain inhibitor prevents its formation and the addition of calpain to platelet lysates induces its formation. The appearance of EN-L seems to be linked to apoptotic events occurring during long-term storage of platelets and, possibly, during late steps of haemostasis after thrombus formation.

Blood Platelets↗

Alpha-smooth muscle actin is crucial for focal adhesion maturation in myofibroblasts.

Cultured myofibroblasts are characterized by stress fibers, containing alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) and by supermature focal adhesions (FAs), which are larger than FAs of alpha-SMA-negative fibroblasts. We have investigated the role of alpha-SMA for myofibroblast adhesion and FA maturation. Inverted centrifugation reveals two phases of initial myofibroblast attachment: during the first 2 h of plating microfilament bundles contain essentially cytoplasmic actin and myofibroblast adhesion is similar to that of alpha-SMA-negative fibroblasts. Then, myofibroblasts incorporate alpha-SMA in stress fibers, develop mature FAs and their adhesion capacity is significantly increased. When alpha-SMA expression is induced in 5 d culture by TGFbeta or low serum levels, fibroblast adhesion is further increased correlating with a "supermaturation" of FAs. Treatment of myofibroblasts with alpha-SMA fusion peptide (SMA-FP), which inhibits alpha-SMA-mediated contractile activity, reduces their adhesion to the level of alpha-SMA negative fibroblasts. With the use of flexible micropatterned substrates and EGFP-constructs we show that SMA-FP application leads to a decrease of myofibroblast contraction, shortly followed by disassembly of paxillin- and beta3 integrin-containing FAs; alpha5 integrin distribution is not affected. FRAP of beta3 integrin-EGFP demonstrates an increase of FA protein turnover following SMA-FP treatment. We conclude that the formation and stability of supermature FAs depends on a high alpha-SMA-mediated contractile activity of myofibroblast stress fibers.

Actins↗

Platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis: role of integrins and their ligands.

Platelet adhesion and aggregation at the site of vascular injury are two key events in hemostasis and thrombosis. The contribution of several platelet receptors and their ligands has been highlighted in these processes. In platelet adhesion, particularly at high shear stress, GP1b-von Willebrand factor (vWF) interaction may initiate this event, which is followed by firm platelet adhesion mediated by members of the integrin family, such as beta1 (alpha2beta1, alpha5beta1) and beta3 (alphaIIbbeta3) integrins. In platelet aggregation, although GP1b-vWF, P selectin-sulfatides, and other molecules, may play some roles, the process is mainly mediated by beta3 (alphaIIbbeta3) integrin and its ligands, such as fibrinogen and vWF. Recent studies with perfusion chambers and intravital microscopy have revised the dogma established with the static (low shear stress) conditions. It is intriguing that platelet adhesion and aggregation do still occur in mice lacking both vWF and fibrinogen, suggesting that other unexpected molecule(s) may also be important in hemostasis and thrombosis.

Animals↗

Beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation in alphaIIbbeta3 (platelet membrane GP IIb-IIIa) outside-in integrin signaling.

The platelet integrin alphaIIbbeta3 not only binds fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor to mediate platelet aggregation and adhesion, it also serves as a signaling receptor. Platelet agonists such as ADP, thrombin and collagen induce "inside-out" signaling which activates the receptor function of alphaIIbbeta3 for soluble fibrinogen. Subsequent platelet aggregation leads to "outside-in" signaling, inducing platelet aggregate stabilization and triggering a variety of functions important to platelet physiology. This review focuses on the role of beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation in alphaIIbbeta3 outside-in signaling. Tyrosine phosphorylation of beta3 in platelets is a dynamic process which is initiated upon platelet aggregation and also by adhesion of platelets to immobilized fibrinogen. Tyrosine phosphorylation occurs on the beta3 integrin cytoplasmic tyrosine (ICY) domain, a conserved motif found in the beta subunits of several integrins. Beta3 ICY domain tyrosine phosphorylation induces the recruitment of two proteins to the cytoplasmic domains of alphaIIbbeta3: the cytoskeletal protein myosin, important to clot retraction; and the signaling adapter protein Shc, important to platelet stimulation, The critical role of beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation to platelet function was established by the diYF mouse, a novel strain which expresses an alphaIIbbeta3 in which the two beta3 ICY domain tyrosines have been mutated to phenylalanine. These mice are selectively impaired in outside-in alphaIIbbeta3 signaling, with defective aggregation and clot-retraction responses in vitro, and an in vivo bleeding defect which is characterized by a pronounced tendency to rebleed. Taken together, the data suggest that the beta3 tyrosine phosphorylation signaling mechanism is important to alphaIIbbeta3 function and might be applicable to a wide variety of integrin-mediated events.

Amino Acid Motifs↗

Convergent, parallel synthesis of a series of beta-substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole butanoic acids as potent and selective alpha(v)beta3 receptor antagonists.

We describe a series of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, which are potent antagonists of the integrin alpha(v)beta3 and, in addition, show selectivity relative to the other beta3 integrin alpha(IIb)beta3. In whole cells, the majority of these analogs also demonstrated modest selectivity against other alpha(v) integrins such as alpha(v)beta1 and alpha(v)beta6.

Antigens, Neoplasm↗

Bone sialoprotein coated on glass and plastic surfaces is recognized by different beta 3 integrins.

Integrins have important roles in mediating cell-matrix interactions, essential for cell migration and signaling. In bone, integrins are suggested to play a role through their ability to mediate cell attachment to bone matrix proteins. In the present study, the subunit composition of integrins binding bone sialoprotein and osteopontin coated on either glass or plastic surfaces was analyzed using cells isolated from bone. Thus, integrin antibodies to alpha v beta 3, alpha IIb beta 3, alpha v, alpha IIb, and beta 3 and the peptides GRGDSP and KQAGDV were used to define the integrins involved in the attachment in vitro of a preparation of multinucleated cells expressing the enzyme tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. Binding to osteopontin coated on either glass or plastic surfaces was mediated via the alpha v beta 3 integrin. Interestingly, the isolated cells bound to bone sialoprotein coated on plastic via the alpha v beta 3 integrin, but used a different integrin, alpha IIb beta 3, when the protein was coated on glass. It appears that bone sialoprotein when coated on glass and plastic, respectively, changes conformation, thereby altering the contact surface and subsequently the binding specificity. Alternatively, the protein contains two different binding sites, selectively exposed on glass or plastic as a result of different protein binding. The results demonstrate that bone sialoprotein contains domains, or can change conformation, such that it can interact with either the alpha IIb beta 3 or the alpha v beta 3 integrin. Whether the integrins were located on the multinucleated cells proper or on platelets bound to these cells could not be unequivocally concluded. The possible presence of platelets should, however, be considered when interpreting data from the isolated osteoclast system.

Acid Phosphatase↗

Division of labor of Schwann cell integrins during migration on peripheral nerve extracellular matrix ligands.

Myelination of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) requires the migration of Schwann cells during both development and regeneration. We have characterized the expression pattern of Schwann cell integrins and analyzed their role in migration on different ECM substrates known to be present within the PNS. We found that Schwann cells in cell culture express four beta1 integrins, alpha1 beta1, alpha2 beta1, alpha6 beta1, and another unidentified beta1 integrin, as well as two alpha v integrins, alpha v beta3 and alpha v beta8. Using the Varani migration assay, we found that laminin-1, laminin-2 (merosin), and fibronectin increased Schwann cell migration, while vitronectin and collagen did not increase migration compared to an uncoated plastic substrate. Schwann cell migration on laminin-1 and laminin-2 (merosin) was blocked by antibodies against beta1 integrins, but not affected by RGD peptides or antibodies against beta3 integrins. In contrast, migration on fibronectin was unaffected by antibodies against beta1 and beta3 integrins but was blocked by RGD peptides. This in vitro study shows that there is a division of labor of Schwann cell integrins in the regulation of migration on peripheral nerve ECM components; beta1 integrins mediate migration on laminin-1 and laminin-2 (merosin), while alpha v integrins mediate migration on fibronectin. Taken together, these results suggest that multiple interactions between Schwann cell integrins and ECM within the PNS will contribute to Schwann cell migration during myelination of the PNS.

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High affinity interactions of Coxsackievirus A9 with integrin alphavbeta3 (CD51/61) require the CYDMKTTC sequence of beta3, but do not require the RGD sequence of the CAV-9 VP1 protein.

Integrins are transmembrane molecules involved in numerous cell matrix, cell-cell adhesion phenomena and also utilised as viral receptors. These interactions with integrins are mediated by brief oligopeptide recognition sequences. The Arg-Gly-Asp sequence (RGD), is recognized by many integrins, including integrin alphavbeta3 (CD51/61). Coxsackievirus A9 (CAV-9), a human pathogen that has an Arg-Gly-Asp sequence in the VP1 capsid protein, has been known to be one of the many viruses that utilise integrin alphavbeta3 as a receptor. In order to determine important binding sites of CAV-9 on integrin alphavbeta3, we performed binding studies of CAV-9 on CHO-alphavbeta3, CHO-alphavbeta1 and CHO-alphavbeta1-3-1 mutant cell line, in the presence of function blocking mAb specific for integrin alphavbeta3 and natural ligand vitronectin. Our experiments show that the CYDMKTTC sequence (187-193 residue) of integrin beta3, which has been shown to be involved in ligand specificity, is an important binding site for CAV-9. We also report that an RGD-less Coxsackievirus A9 mutant can bind efficiently on the ligand binding site of integrin alphavbeta3. Thus documenting the capability of this RNA virus to interact with integrin alphavbeta3, without the presence of an Arg-Gly-Asp sequence.

Amino Acid Sequence↗