title: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 clusters during osteoclastogenesis.
abstract: Adhesion between osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors is established via an interaction involving intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on osteoblasts and leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) on osteoclast precursors. The latter cells also express ICAM-1, but little is known about the expression over time and its possible role during osteoclastogenesis. In the present study we investigated the expression of ICAM-1 on both human osteoblast-like cells and osteoclast precursors in a co-culture. The protein expression on osteoclast precursors strongly increased whereas the osteoblast-like cells became ICAM-1 negative. Interestingly, ICAM-1 on osteoclast precursors manifested as clusters which localized at the baso-lateral membrane. Furthermore, clustered ICAM-1 was associated with F-actin and remained present for several days. Our data suggest that osteoblastic ICAM-1 is mainly involved in the initial adhesion of osteoclast precursors whereas clustered ICAM-1 on osteoclast precursors and its association with F-actin suggest an involvement in cell movement at a later stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Research Institute MOVE, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Veerle
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bloemen
authors.forename: Teun J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Ton
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schoenmaker
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Everts
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1