title: Role of vasostatin-1 C-terminal region in fibroblast cell adhesion.
abstract: Fibroblast adhesion can be modulated by proteins released by neuroendocrine cells and neurons, such as chromogranin A (CgA) and its N-terminal fragment vasostatin-1 (VS-1, CgA(1-78)). We have investigated the mechanisms of the interaction of VS-1 with fibroblasts and of its pro-adhesive activity and have found that the proadhesive activity of VS-1 relies on its interaction with the fibroblast membrane via a phospholipid-binding amphipathic alpha-helix located within residues 47-66, as well as on the interaction of the adjacent C-terminal region 67-78, which is structurally similar to ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein 50 (a membrane-cytoskeleton adapter protein), with other cellular components critical for the regulation of cell cytoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Oncology and IIT Network Research Unit of Molecular Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dondossola
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasparri
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachi
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Longhi
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Metz-Boutigue
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tota
authors.forename: Karen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Helle
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Curnis
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D053379:Chromogranin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000099149:Ezrin
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D053379:Chromogranin A; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins; D000099149:Ezrin; C064110:vasostatin I; C071058:moesin; C071776:radixin