title: Requirement of the integrin beta 3 subunit for carcinoma cell spreading or migration on vitronectin and fibrinogen.
abstract: FG human pancreatic carcinoma cells use integrin alpha v beta 5 as their primary vitronectin receptor since they fail to express integrin alpha v beta 3. These cells are unable to form focal contacts, spread, or migrate on vitronectin but readily do so on collagen in a beta 1 integrin-dependent manner. Transfection of FG cells with a cDNA encoding the integrin beta 3 subunit results in the surface expression of a functional integrin alpha v beta 3 heterodimer providing these cells with novel adhesive and biological properties. Specifically, FG cells expressing beta 3 acquire the capacity to attach and spread on vitronectin as well as fibrinogen with beta 3 localization to focal contacts. Moreover, these cells gain the capacity to migrate through a porous membrane in response to either vitronectin or fibrinogen. These results demonstrate that the beta 3 and beta 5 integrin subunits when associated with alpha v, promote distinct cellular responses to a vitronectin extracellular environment.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Leavesley
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wayner
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cheresh
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D019096:Vitronectin
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016023:Integrins; D019096:Vitronectin