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Original Article

The α4β1 Fibronectin Ligands CS-19 HEP II, and RGD Induce Different Intracellular Events in B Lymphoid Cells. Comparison with the Effects of the Endothelial Ligand V CAM-1

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Pages 251-267 | Received 01 Feb 1996, Published online: 11 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The lymphocyte integrin α4β1 is the receptor for the Hep II domain and CS-1 site in fibronectin (Fn) as well as for VCAM-1. We recently showed that upon activation with anti-β1 mAb TS2/16, α4β1 also recognizes the RGD Fn sequence. To determine the physiological role of these multiple interactions, we have now studied some intracellular events induced by “resting” and activated α4β1 binding to its different ligands. Analyses of actin and tubulin reorganization upon adhesion of B lymphoid cells to Fn fragments or VCAM-1 showed that VCAM-1, a 38 kDa fragment (Hep II+CS-1), and the CS-1 synthetic peptide induced formation of transient cytoplasmic projections; however, cells attached to a 58 kDa (Hep II) or 80 kDa (RGD) fragments remained rounded. Using transfilter assays, we showed that VCAM-1, 38 kDa and CS-1 also induced dose-dependent B cell migration mediated by α4β1. Furthermore, these three ligands, but not the 80 kDa fragment or a synthetic peptide (H1) containing a sequence from Hep II shown to bind α4β1, induced tyrosine phosphorylation of a 110 kDa protein. Activation of α4β1 with TS2/16 inhibited the cytoplasmic protrusions and cell migration but did not affect the pattern of phosphorylation. Our results indicate that the various α4β1 ligands induce different cellular responses. Most importantly they show that α4β1 interaction with CS-1 is sufficient to trigger intracellular events in B cells. Furthermore, they suggest a regulation by the activation form of the receptor as well as by the ligand in events involving lymphocyte adhesion and migration.

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