title: Interleukin 1 beta induces rapid phosphorylation and redistribution of talin: a possible mechanism for modulation of fibroblast focal adhesion.
abstract: The majority of interleukin 1 (IL-1) receptors in human fibroblasts has been shown to be localized at focal adhesions. This study describes rapid alterations caused by IL-1 beta/IL-1-receptor interaction at these sites. Fibroblast monolayers, incubated with IL-1 beta and prepared for electron microscopy, showed successive loss of cell-substratum contact and fewer and less-pronounced processes. Immunocytochemistry revealed loss and redistribution of the talin staining initially observed after 5-15 min of IL-1 beta incubation. Similarly, the cytoskeleton showed a decrease in staining and a disorganization starting from 15 to 30 min after IL-1 addition, whereas extracellular fibronectin appeared largely unaffected. Prelabeling with [32P]phosphate showed a 2- to 3-fold increase in the level of talin phosphorylation, peaking at 15 min. Phospho amino acid analyses revealed a higher level of serine and threonine phosphorylation. The data suggest that the action of IL-1 beta on fibroblasts may be partially mediated by direct phosphorylation of talin via activation of a protein serine/threonine kinase, leading to changes in transmembrane linkage proteins and the cytoskeleton. Such alterations at focal adhesions may provide a mechanism by which IL-1 can rapidly modulate cell-matrix interactions during inflammation and wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Qwarnström
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dower
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005881:Gingiva / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010766:Phosphorylation; D016608:Talin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D016608:Talin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate