title: Role of gelsolin in actin depolymerization of adherent human neutrophils.
abstract: Human neutrophils generally function adherent to an extracellular matrix. We have previously reported that upon adhesion to laminin- or fibronectin-coated, but not uncoated, plastic there is a depolymerization of actin in neutrophils. This phenomenon was not affected by inhibitors of the more well-studied components of the signal transduction pathway, specifically, pertussis toxin, an inhibitor of G-proteins, H-7 or staurosporine, inhibitors of protein kinase C, or herbimycin A, an inhibitor of nonreceptor tyrosine kinase. We therefore focused our attention on actin-binding proteins and measured the changes in the partitioning of gelsolin between the Triton X-100-soluble and -insoluble cellular fractions which occur upon neutrophil adhesion by means of quantitating anti-gelsolin antibody binding to aliquots of these fractions. It was found that approximately 90% of the total cellular gelsolin was found in the Triton X-100-soluble fraction in suspended cells, but that upon adherence to either fibronectin- or laminin-coated plastic about 40% of the soluble gelsolin could be detected in the insoluble fraction. This effect was not observed in cells adherent to uncoated plastic, wherein more than 90% of the gelsolin was found in the soluble fraction. Results of immunofluorescence microscopy of these cell preparations was consistent with this data. A gelsolin translocation to the insoluble cellular actin network may account for a part of the observed actin depolymerization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Coburn
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tauber
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Zaner
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D018260:Gelsolin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017830:Octoxynol / Q000737:chemistry; D010969:Plastics; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D005353:Fibronectins; D018260:Gelsolin; D007797:Laminin; D010969:Plastics; D017830:Octoxynol