title: Ins(1,4,5)P3 3-kinase-A overexpression induces cytoskeletal reorganization via a kinase-independent mechanism.
abstract: In the present study, effects of increased IP3K-A [Ins(1,4,5)P(3) 3-kinase-A] expression were analysed. H1299 cells overexpressing IP3K-A formed branching protrusions, and under three-dimensional culture conditions, they exhibited a motile fibroblast-like morphology. They lost the ability to form actin stress fibres and showed increased invasive migration in vitro. Furthermore, expression levels of the mesenchymal marker proteins vimentin and N-cadherin were increased. The enzymatic function of IP3K-A is to phosphorylate the calcium-mobilizing second messenger Ins(1,4,5)P(3) to (Ins(1,3,4,5)P(4). Accordingly, cells overexpressing IP3K-A showed reduced calcium release and altered concentrations of InsPs, with decreasing concentrations of Ins(1,4,5)P(3), InsP(6) and Ins(1,2,3,4,5)P(5), and increasing concentrations of Ins(1,3,4,5)P(4). However, IP3K-A-induced effects on cell morphology do not seem to be dependent on enzyme activity, since a protein devoid of enzyme activity also induced the formation of branching protrusions. Therefore we propose that the morphological changes induced by IP3K-A are mediated by non-enzymatic activities of the protein.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I: Zelluläre Signaltransduktion, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. s.windhorst@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Windhorst
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blechner
authors.forename: Hong-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elling
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nalaskowski
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirchberger
authors.forename: Andreas H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Guse
authors.forename: Georg W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Mayr
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015870:Gene Expression; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; C081655:inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C051038:Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase; D002118:Calcium