title: Neuroglian and DE-cadherin activate independent cytoskeleton assembly pathways in Drosophila S2 cells.
abstract: The cytoskeletal proteins spectrin and ankyrin colocalize with sites of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion in mammalian cells. Here we examined the effects of Drosophila DE-cadherin expression on spectrin and ankyrin in Drosophila S2 tissue culture cells. DE-cadherin caused a dramatic change in the cytoplasmic concentration and distribution of armadillo, the Drosophila homolog of beta catenin. However, DE-cadherin expression had no detectable effect on the quantity or subcellular distribution of ankyrin or spectrin. In reciprocal experiments, recruitment of ankyrin and alphabeta spectrin to the plasma membrane by another cell adhesion molecule, neuroglian, had no effect on the quantity or distribution of armadillo. The results indicate that DE-cadherin-catenin complexes and neuroglian-spectrin/ankyrin complexes form by nonintersecting pathways. Recruitment of spectrin does not appear to be a conserved feature of DE-cadherin function.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, 947 E. 58th St., Chicago, Illinois, 60637, USA. ron@drugs.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dubreuil
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grushko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017487:Ankyrins / Q000378:metabolism; D051186:Armadillo Domain Proteins; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D015870:Gene Expression; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013049:Spectrin / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C495305:ARM protein, Drosophila; D017487:Ankyrins; D051186:Armadillo Domain Proteins; D015820:Cadherins; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D013049:Spectrin; C061745:Nrg protein, Drosophila