title: The integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein ICAP-1 binds and regulates Rho family GTPases during cell spreading.
abstract: Using two-hybrid screening, we isolated the integrin cytoplasmic domain-associated protein (ICAP-1), an interactor for the COOH terminal region of the beta1A integrin cytoplasmic domain. To investigate the role of ICAP-1 in integrin-mediated adhesive function, we expressed the full-length molecule in NIH3T3 cells. ICAP-1 expression strongly prevents NIH3T3 cell spreading on extracellular matrix. This inhibition is transient and can be counteracted by coexpression of a constitutively activated mutant of Cdc42, suggesting that ICAP-1 acts upstream of this GTPase. In addition, we found that ICAP-1 binds both to Cdc42 and Rac1 in vitro, and its expression markedly inhibits activation of these GTPases during integrin-mediated cell adhesion to fibronectin as detected by PAK binding assay. In the attempt to define the molecular mechanism of this inhibition, we show that ICAP-1 reduces both the intrinsic and the exchange factor-induced dissociation of GDP from Cdc42; moreover, purified ICAP-1 displaces this GTPase from cellular membranes. Together, these data show for the first time that ICAP-1 regulates Rho family GTPases during integrin-mediated cell matrix adhesion, acting as guanine dissociation inhibitor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Degani
authors.forename: Fiorella
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balzac
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brancaccio
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guazzone
authors.forename: Saverio Francesco
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Retta
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silengo
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eva
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarone
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D048429:Cell Size; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C108257:ITGB1BP1 protein, human; D016023:Integrins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein