title: Stimulation of glioma-cell migration by laminin and inhibition by anti-alpha3 and anti-beta1 integrin antibodies.
abstract: An induction of laminin in the confrontation zone between tumor cells and normal brain tissue has been observed in our model systems in vivo and in vitro. In order to study the effects of ECM components on glioma-cell migration and invasion, we have used 2 lacZ-transfected glioma cell lines, AN1/lacZ and U-251 /lacZ. Cell migration from multicellular spheroids was studied using different types of media: DMEM with 10% serum, Ultra Culture medium, and filtrated DMEM with serum in which the protein fraction > 100 kDa had been removed by ultrafiltration. Laminin, fibronectin and collagen type-IV were individually added to the different media, and cell migration from the spheroids was studied. The results show that cell migration in both cell lines, was stimulated by laminin and fibronectin. Collagen type-IV stimulated only cell migration of U-251/lacZ cells. Scanning electron microscopy revealed an extensive change in cell shape as a result of laminin stimulation. Flowcytometric studies showed that both AN1/lacZ and U-251/lacZ strongly express the alpha3 beta1 integrin receptor, which can bind to several ECM components (laminin, fibronectin, collagen). Immunofluorescence microscopy demonstrated that the same integrin sub-units were expressed in multicellular spheroids. When monoclonal antibodies to alpha3 and beta1 were added to the laminin-stimulated cultures, cell migration was significantly reduced. This indicates that the alpha3 beta1 integrin receptor plays an important role during glioma-cell migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Tysnes
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ness
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahesparan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Edvardsen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garcia-Cabrera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bjerkvig
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000494:pharmacology; D005910:Glioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D039422:Integrin alpha3; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007797:Laminin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D039422:Integrin alpha3; D019012:Integrin beta1; D016023:Integrins; D007797:Laminin; D003094:Collagen