title: The alpha9beta1 integrin enhances cell migration by polyamine-mediated modulation of an inward-rectifier potassium channel.
abstract: The alpha9beta1 integrin accelerates cell migration through binding of spermidine/spermine acetyltransferase (SSAT) to the alpha9 cytoplasmic domain. We now show that SSAT enhances alpha9-mediated migration specifically through catabolism of spermidine and/or spermine. Because spermine and spermidine are effective blockers of K(+) ion efflux through inward-rectifier K(+) (Kir) channels, we examined the involvement of Kir channels in this pathway. The Kir channel inhibitor, barium, or knockdown of a single subunit, Kir4.2, specifically inhibited alpha9-dependent cell migration. alpha9beta1 and Kir4.2 colocalized in focal adhesions at the leading edge of migrating cells and inhibition or knockdown of Kir4.2 caused reduced persistence and an increased number of lamellipodial extensions in cells migrating on an alpha9beta1 ligand. These results identify a pathway through which the alpha9 integrin subunit stimulates cell migration by localized polyamine catabolism and modulation of Kir channel function.
authors.affiliation: Lung Biology Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: deHart
authors.forename: Taihao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Diane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pegg
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002465:Cell Movement; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D051379:Mice; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000737:chemistry; D013095:Spermidine / Q000737:chemistry; D013096:Spermine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins; C489469:Kir4.2 channel; D008024:Ligands; D011073:Polyamines; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; C113256:integrin alpha 9 beta 1; D013096:Spermine; D013095:Spermidine