title: Integrin-mediated entry into S phase of human gastric adenocarcinoma cells.
abstract: The integrins are a family of integral membrane receptors that participate in binding to various extracellular and cell surface proteins during adhesion, migration, and homing of normal and neoplastic cells. In this study, we characterized the involvement of integrins in mediating the growth of an adhesion-dependent gastric adenocarcinoma line, ST2. This line was distinguished and selected for study based on its inability to grow when suspended in soft agar or plated on poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-coated dishes. ST2 cells arrested in G0/G1 of the cell cycle when deprived of adhesion to substrate. Using purified matrix components, collagen was found to be highly active in promoting beta 1 integrin-mediated cell attachment and spreading. Subsequent to spreading on collagen, the cells were released from G0/G1 block and progressed into S phase. Monoclonal antibodies to alpha 2 or beta 1 integrin blocked the reinduction of both cell spreading and entry into S phase. These studies suggest that during the metastatic process, integrin receptor interaction with the insoluble matrix may be an important step leading to proliferation of some tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Udagawa
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: McIntyre
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology*; D016024:Receptors, Cytoadhesin / Q000378:metabolism*; D016196:S Phase; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016023:Integrins; D016024:Receptors, Cytoadhesin; D003094:Collagen