title: Recognition of E-cadherin on epithelial cells by the mucosal T cell integrin alpha M290 beta 7 (alpha E beta 7).
abstract: The integrin alpha M290 beta 7 on the surface of a T cell hybridoma, MTC-1, mediated adhesion of these cells to the mouse epithelial cell line CMT93. This interaction was critically dependent on the presence of divalent cations; Mn2+ strongly promoted adhesion, Ca2+ was ineffective and Mg2+ gave intermediate results. Antibodies to molecules on the surface of CMT93 cells were tested for inhibition of adhesion. One monoclonal antibody (mAb) against E-cadherin, ECCD-2, was found to have significant inhibitory activity. Other mAb to E-cadherin and antibodies to other molecules had no effect. To show that inhibition by ECCD-2 was specific for adhesion mediated by alpha M290 beta 7, MTC-1 cells were induced to adhere to CMT93 via the LFA-1/ICAM-1 pathway. For this purpose, the epithelial cells were treated with interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha to induce ICAM-1 expression and, in addition, alpha M290 beta 7 on MTC-1 cells was down-regulated by culturing the cells in the absence of transforming growth factor beta. Under these circumstances adhesion of MTC-1 cells to CMT93 was inhibited by an antibody to LFA-1 but not by ECCD-2. Transfection of mouse L cells with cDNA for mouse E-cadherin enabled MTC-1 cells to adhere to them through the alpha M290 beta 7 integrin; this interaction was inhibited both by ECCD-2 and by blocking antibody against the integrin. These data strongly suggest that E-cadherin is a principal ligand for alpha M290 beta 7.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge.
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Karecla
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kilshaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D015820:Cadherins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D016023:Integrins / Q000276:immunology*; D007739:L Cells; D051379:Mice; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015820:Cadherins; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D016023:Integrins; C070709:integrin alphaEbeta7