title: Force spectroscopy of LFA-1 and its ligands, ICAM-1 and ICAM-2.
abstract: Single-molecule measurements of the interaction of leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1), expressed on Jurkat T cells, with intercellular adhesion molecules-1 and -2 (ICAM-1 and ICAM-2) were conducted using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The force spectra (i.e., unbinding force versus loading rate) of both the LFA-1/ICAM-1 and LFA-1/ICAM-2 interactions were acquired at a loading rate range covering 3 orders of magnitude (50-60,000 pN/s) and revealed a fast loading regime and a slow loading regime. This indicates that the dissociation of both complexes involves overcoming a steep inner and a wide outer activation barrier. LFA-1 binding to ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 was strengthened in the slow loading regime by the addition of Mg(2+). Differences in the dynamic strength of the LFA-1/ICAM-1 and LFA-1/ICAM-2 interactions can be attributed to the presence of wider barriers in the ICAM-2 complex, making it more responsive to a pulling force than the ICAM-1 complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. ewojcikiewicz@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Ewa P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Wojcikiewicz
authors.forename: Midhat H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Abdulreda
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Vincent T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Moy
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008024:Ligands; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C065289:ICAM2 protein, human; D008024:Ligands; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1