?-Arrestin1 and Signal-transducing Adaptor Molecule 1 (STAM1) Cooperate to Promote Focal Adhesion Kinase Autophosphorylation and Chemotaxis via the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4.
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ABSTRACT: The chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its chemokine ligand CXCL12 mediate directed cell migration during organogenesis, immune responses, and metastatic disease. However, the mechanisms governing CXCL12/CXCR4-dependent chemotaxis remain poorly understood. Here, we show that the ?-arrestin1·signal-transducing adaptor molecule 1 (STAM1) complex, initially identified to govern lysosomal trafficking of CXCR4, also mediates CXCR4-dependent chemotaxis. Expression of minigene fragments from ?-arrestin1 or STAM1, known to disrupt the ?-arrestin1·STAM1 complex, and RNAi against ?-arrestin1 or STAM1, attenuates CXCL12-induced chemotaxis. The ?-arrestin1·STAM1 complex is necessary for promoting autophosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). FAK is necessary for CXCL12-induced chemotaxis and associates with and localizes with ?-arrestin1 and STAM1 in a CXCL12-dependent manner. Our data reveal previously unknown roles in CXCR4-dependent chemotaxis for ?-arrestin1 and STAM1, which we propose act in concert to regulate FAK signaling. The ?-arrestin1·STAM1 complex is a promising target for blocking CXCR4-promoted FAK autophosphorylation and chemotaxis.
SUBMITTER: Alekhina O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5207078 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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