title: Signal transduction by beta1 integrin receptors in human chondrocytes in vitro: collaboration with the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor.
abstract: We have examined the mechanism by which collagen-binding integrins co-operate with insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) receptors (IGF-IR) to regulate chondrocyte phenotype and differentiation. Adhesion of chondrocytes to anti-beta1 integrin antibodies or collagen type II leads to phosphorylation of cytoskeletal and signalling proteins localized at focal adhesions, including alpha-actinin, vinculin, paxillin and focal adhesion kinase (FAK). These stimulate docking proteins such as Shc (Src-homology collagen). Moreover, exposure of collagen type II-cultured chondrocytes to IGF-I leads to co-immunoprecipitation of Shc protein with the IGF-IR and with beta1, alpha1 and alpha5 integrins, but not with alpha3 integrin. Shc then associates with growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2), an adaptor protein and extracellular signal-regulated kinase. The expression of the docking protein Shc occurs only when chondrocytes are bound to collagen type II or integrin antibodies and increases when IGF-I is added, suggesting a collaboration between integrins and growth factors in a common/shared biochemical signalling pathway. Furthermore, these results indicate that focal adhesion assembly may facilitate signalling via Shc, a potential common target for signal integration between integrin and growth-factor signalling regulatory pathways. Thus, the collagen-binding integrins and IGF-IR co-operate to regulate focal adhesion components and these signalling pathways have common targets (Shc-Grb2 complex) in subcellular compartments, thereby linking to the Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathway. These events may play a role during chondrocyte differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, Free University Berlin, Königin-Luise-Strasse 15, D-14195 Berlin, Germany. mehshaki@zedat.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shakibaei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Souza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahmanzadeh
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Merker
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; D006801:Humans; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000502:physiology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000502:physiology*; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; C495948:GRB2 protein, human; D019012:Integrin beta1; D011506:Proteins; C528024:SHC1 protein, human; D055765:Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins; D000071425:Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1; D003094:Collagen; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D018631:ras Proteins