Integrin-mediated adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins confers resistance to radiation or drug-induced genotoxic injury. To analyse the underlying mechanisms specific for beta1-
integrins, wild-type beta1A-integrin-expressing GD25beta1A cells were compared to GD25beta1B cells, which express signaling-incompetent beta 1B variants. Cells grown on fibronectin, collagen-
III, beta1-integrin-IgG or poly-l-lysine were exposed to 0-6 Gy X-rays in presence or depletion of growth factors and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors. We found that beta1A-integrin-mediated adhesion to fibronectin, collagen-III or beta1-IgG was essential for cell survival after radiation-induced genotoxic injury. Mediated by PI3K, prosurvival beta1A-integrin/Akt signaling was critically involved in this process. Additionally, the beta1-integrin downstream targets p130Cas and paxillin-impaired survival-regulating PI3K-dependent JNK. These findings suggest beta1-integrins as critical regulators of cell survival after radiation-induced genotoxic injury. Elucidation of the molecular circuitry of prosurvival beta1-integrin-mediated signaling in tumor cells may promote the development of innovative molecular-targeted therapeutic antitumor strategies.
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Integrin-mediated adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins confers resistance to radiation or drug-induced genotoxic injury. To analyse the underlying mechanisms specific for beta1-
integrins, wild-type beta1A-integrin-expressing GD25beta1A cells were compared to GD25beta1B cells, which express signaling-incompetent beta 1B variants. Cells grown on fibronectin, collagen-
III, beta1-integrin-IgG or poly-l-lysine were exposed to 0-6 Gy X-rays in presence or depletion of growth factors and phosp...
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