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Fer-mediated cortactin phosphorylation is associated with efficient fibroblast migration and is dependent on reactive oxygen species generation during integrin-mediated cell adhesion.

ABSTRACT: The molecular details linking integrin engagement to downstream cortactin (Ctn) tyrosine phosphorylation are largely unknown. In this report, we show for the first time that Fer and Ctn are potently tyrosine phosphorylated in response to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in a variety of cell types. Working with catalytically inactive fer and src/yes/fyn-deficient murine embryonic fibroblasts (ferDR/DR and syf MEF, respectively), we observed that H2O2-induced Ctn tyrosine phosphorylation is primarily dependent on Fer but not Src family kinase (SFK) activity. We also demonstrated for the first time that Fer is activated by fibronectin engagement and, in concert with SFKs, mediates Ctn tyrosine phosphorylation in integrin signaling pathways. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengers or the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium, attenuated integrin-induced Fer and Ctn tyrosine phosphorylation. Taken together, these findings provide novel genetic evidence that a ROS-Fer signaling arm contributes to SFK-mediated Ctn tyrosine phosphorylation in integrin signaling. Lastly, a migration defect in ferDR/DR MEF suggests that integrin signaling through the ROS-Fer-Ctn signaling arm may be linked to mechanisms governing cell motility. These data demonstrate for the first time an oxidative link between integrin adhesion and an actin-binding protein involved in actin polymerization.

SUBMITTER: Sangrar W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1952165 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:The F-actin-binding protein cortactin is an important regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics, and a prominent target of various tyrosine kinases. Tyrosine phosphorylation of cortactin has been suggested to reduce its F-actin cross-linking capability. In the present study, we investigated whether a reciprocal relationship exists, i.e. whether the polymerization state of actin impacts on the cortactin tyrosine phosphorylation. Actin depolymerization by LB (latrunculin B) induced robust phosphorylation of C-terminal tyrosine residues of cortactin. In contrast, F-actin stabilization by jasplakinolide, which redistributed cortactin to F-actin-containing patches, prevented cortactin phosphorylation triggered by hypertonic stress or LB. Using cell lines deficient in candidate tyrosine kinases, we found that the F-actin depolymerization-induced cortactin phosphorylation was mediated by the Fyn/Fer kinase pathway, independent of Src and c-Abl. LB caused modest Fer activation and strongly facilitated the association between Fer and cortactin. Interestingly, the F-actin-binding region within the cortactin N-terminus was essential for the efficient phosphorylation of C-terminal tyrosine residues. Investigating the structural requirements for the Fer-cortactin association, we found that (i) phosphorylation-incompetent cortactin still bound to Fer; (ii) the isolated N-terminus associated with Fer; and (iii) the C-terminus alone was insufficient for binding. Thus the cortactin N-terminus participates in the Fer-cortactin interaction, which cannot be fully due to the binding of the Fer Src homology 2 domain to C-terminal tyrosine residues of cortactin. Taken together, F-actin stabilization prevents cortactin tyrosine phosphorylation, whereas depolymerization promotes it. Depolymerization-induced phosphorylation is mediated by Fer, and requires the actin-binding domain of cortactin. These results define a novel F-actin-dependent pathway that may serve as a feedback mechanism during cytoskeleton remodelling.

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Fer-mediated cortactin phosphorylation is associated with efficient fibroblast migration and is dependent on reactive oxygen species generation during integrin-mediated cell adhesion.

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