title: Regulation of integrin gene expression by substrate adherence.
abstract: Under substrate adherent conditions, integrin gene expression can be regulated by transforming growth factor-beta, interleukin-1 beta, and prostaglandins. This report demonstrates a new mechanism that can differentially control the expression of several integrins. When MG-63 osteosarcoma cells are maintained in suspension, up-regulation of several integrin alpha-subunits takes place. Within as little as 4 h, the mRNA levels for both the alpha 2- and alpha 4-subunits are increased 4- and 6-fold, respectively. It was found that mRNA levels for the alpha 2-, alpha 4-, and alpha v-subunits were markedly increased in several differentiated cell lines under nonadherent conditions; however, cells that did not express a given integrin under substrate adherent conditions also did not express this integrin when maintained in suspension. The alpha 5-subunit did not upregulate during suspension growth. By immunocytochemistry, changes in integrin mRNA levels were confirmed at the protein level. Both cytochalasin B and a phorbol ester were found to induce the expression of the alpha 2-subunit, but not the alpha 4- and alpha 5-subunits, in a dose-dependent fashion. Many investigators have documented changes in gene expression that result from changes in "cell shape." These phenomena may result from up-regulation of integrin gene expression induced by the lack of substrate adherence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Magnuson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steffensen
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Klebe
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000235:genetics*; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate