title: CSF-1 and PI 3-kinase regulate podosome distribution and assembly in macrophages.
abstract: Podosomes are actin-rich adhesive foci found in several cell types, including macrophages. They have a core containing actin and actin-binding proteins and a peripheral ring of integrins and associated proteins. We show that podosomes are abundant in polarized mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) and are found primarily in lamellae. We investigated the effects of CSF-1, which induces membrane ruffling, cell spreading, and subsequent polarization and migration, on podosome formation. CSF-1 induces a transient increase in podosome number and enhances the formation of circular arrays of podosomes. Conversely, CSF-1 withdrawal leads to a reduction in podosomes and a decrease in polarized cells. The PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 induces loss of podosomes together with rapid retraction of lamellae and loss of polarity. Our results indicate that CSF-1 acts via PI 3-kinase to enhance podosome assembly and that this is linked to macrophage polarization.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, London W1W 7BS, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Anne J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ridley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D016173:Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors