Recreation of the terminal events in physiological integrin activation.
Increased affinity of integrins for the extracellular matrix (activation) regulates cell adhesion and migration, extracellular matrix assembly, and mechanotransduction. Major uncertainties concern the sufficiency of talin for activation, whether conformational change without clustering leads to activation, and whether mechanical force is required for molecular extension. Here, we reconstructed physiological integrin activation in vitro and used cellular, biochemical, biophysical, and ultrastructural analyses to show that talin binding is sufficient to activate integrin alphaIIbbeta3. Furthermore, we synthesized nanodiscs, each bearing a single lipid-embedded integrin, and used them to show that talin activates unclustered integrins leading to molecular extension in the absence of force or other membrane proteins. Thus, we provide the first proof that talin binding is sufficient to activate and extend membrane-embedded integrin alphaIIbbeta3, thereby resolving numerous controversies and enabling molecular analysis of reconstructed integrin signaling.
Ye
Feng
F
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Hu
Guiqing
G
Taylor
Dianne
D
Ratnikov
Boris
B
Bobkov
Andrey A
AA
McLean
Mark A
MA
Sligar
Stephen G
SG
Taylor
Kenneth A
KA
Ginsberg
Mark H
MH
D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009154:Mutation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011485:Protein Binding; D020836:Protein Structure, Quaternary
D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex