title: Local signaling by the EGF receptor.
abstract: Differing spatial scales of signaling cascades are critical for cell orientation during chemotactic responses. We used biotin EGF bound to streptavidin-coupled magnetic beads to locally stimulate cells overexpressing the EGF receptor. We have found that EGF-induced actin polymerization remains localized even under conditions of receptor overexpression. Conversely, EGF-induced ERK activation spreads throughout the cell body after EGF bead stimulation. The localized actin polymerization is independent of PI3-kinase and rho protein activity and requires Arp2/3 complex and cofilin function. Thus, we find differing spatial scales of signaling from the EGF receptor, supporting models of chemotaxis that integrate short- and long-range signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Stephan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kempiak
authors.forename: Shu-Chin
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Backer
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Segall
mesh_terms: D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D051339:Actin Depolymerizing Factors; D000199:Actins; D000730:Androstadienes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D000077191:Wortmannin