title: Fibronectin receptor modulates cyclin-dependent kinase activity.
abstract: The high affinity fibronectin receptor (FNR) is expressed by hematopoietic cells, fibroblasts, and proliferating epidermal cells. Expression of this integrin is altered by chemical and viral transformation, suggesting that FNR dysfunction may play a role in growth control. This study demonstrates that exposing FA-K562 cells to glycine-arginine-glycine-aspartate-serine (GRGDS), a peptide ligand of the FNR, specifically stimulates p34/cdc2- and cyclin A-associated kinase activities. This occurs within 2 h of peptide addition. The 110-kDa form of the retinoblastoma protein appears within 3 h of GRGDS addition, consistent with activation of a G1/S kinase. DNA staining profiles demonstrate that GRGDS induces cell cycle progression within 24 h. Increased anchorage-independent growth is subsequently observed in GRGDS-treated FA-K562 cells. The control peptide, GRGES, which cannot bind the FNR, has none of these effects. This demonstrates that an extracellular integrin ligand can regulate cell proliferation. Furthermore, these results suggest that integrins link the extracellular environment and intracellular growth regulators.
authors: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Division of Basic Sciences, Seattle, Washington 98104.
authors: B E
authors: BE
authors: Symington
mesh_terms: D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D017469:Receptors, Fibronectin / Q000378:metabolism*; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D009842:Oligopeptides; D017469:Receptors, Fibronectin; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein; C049554:glycyl-arginyl-glycyl-aspartyl-serine; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases