title: Microtubules regulate expression of ICAM-1 in epidermoid cells (KB cells).
abstract: The intercellular adhesion molecule-1/CD54 (ICAM-1) functions as a counterreceptor for other adhesion molecules (e.g. the lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1/CD11a/CD18) required for the interaction of a large variety of cells with leucocytes. Constitutive expression of ICAM-1 in human epidermoid cells (KB cells) is low, but inducible by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Treatment of KB cells with microtubule-disrupting agents, like colchicine, nocodazole and vinblastine, potentiated the constitutive and cytokine-induced ICAM-1 expression on the cell surface. Actinomycin D inhibited microtubule-disrupting agent-induced ICAM-1 surface expression. Increased steady-state levels of ICAM-1 transcripts were found after treatment of KB cells with microtubule-disrupting agents. However, microtubule-disrupting agents neither altered the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA levels nor the amount of expressed alpha(2)-, alpha(3)-and beta(1)-integrins at the cell surface. In addition, they did not change the ICAM-1 mRNA half-life. These studies indicate a control function of the microtubule network on the expression of ICAM-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaatz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lagadari
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fluhr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norgauer
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D016023:Integrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007624:KB Cells; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D015739:Nocodazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D016023:Integrins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D014747:Vinblastine; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D015739:Nocodazole; D003078:Colchicine