Establishment of substratum polarity in the blastocoel roof of the Xenopus embryo

Development ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 126 (9) ◽  
pp. 1975-1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nagel ◽  
R. Winklbauer
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Fibril Formation ◽  
Fgf Signaling ◽  
Matrix Assembly ◽  
Mesoderm Cell ◽  
Guidance Cues ◽  
Mesoderm Formation ◽  
Fibronectin Fibrils

The fibronectin fibril matrix on the blastocoel roof of the Xenopus gastrula contains guidance cues that determine the direction of mesoderm cell migration. The underlying guidance-related polarity of the blastocoel roof is established in the late blastula under the influence of an instructive signal from the vegetal half of the embryo, in particular from the mesoderm. Formation of an oriented substratum depends on functional activin and FGF signaling pathways in the blastocoel roof. Besides being involved in tissue polarization, activin and FGF also affect fibronectin matrix assembly. Activin treatment of the blastocoel roof inhibits fibril formation, whereas FGF modulates the structure of the fibril network. The presence of intact fibronectin fibrils is permissive for directional mesoderm migration on the blastocoel roof extracellular matrix.

Focal adhesion kinase: at the crossroads of signal transduction

1997 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ilic ◽  
C.H. Damsky ◽  
T. Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Focal Adhesion Kinase ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Focal Adhesion ◽  
Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Definitive Evidence ◽  
Multiple Signaling

Morphogenetic processes during development, including cell migration, depend on signals from both the extracellular matrix (ECM) and soluble signaling factors. Extensive evidence has shown that the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, focal adhesion kinase (FAK), is activated in response to both kind of signal. The most definitive evidence that FAK is directly downstream of signals initiated by the ECM comes from comparing the phenotypes of mice deficient for FAK and the ECM molecule, fibronectin: in both cases embryos die at about E8.5 and display almost identical severe vascular and other mesodermal defects. It is now clear that there are additional FAK-like proteins, indicating the existence of a FAK family. Furthermore, FAK is not located at adhesive sites in all cells where it is expressed. This, plus extensive data indicating that FAK becomes activated in response to several soluble signaling factors, suggests that the FAK family may be at the crossroads of multiple signaling pathways that affect cell and developmental processes.

scholarly journals RhoA/Rho Kinase Signaling in the Cumulus Mediates Extracellular Matrix Assembly

Endocrinology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 150 (7) ◽  
pp. 3345-3352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rieko Yodoi ◽  
Shigero Tamba ◽  
Kazushi Morimoto ◽  
Eri Segi-Nishida ◽  
Mika Nishihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Prostaglandin E2 ◽  
Rho Kinase ◽  
Cumulus Cells ◽  
Matrix Assembly ◽  
Ecm Remodeling ◽  
Cumulus Oocyte Complex ◽  
Chemokine Signaling ◽  
Sperm Penetration ◽  
Fibronectin Fibrils

Cumulus cells surround the oocyte and regulate the production and assembly of the extracellular matrix (ECM) around the cumulus-oocyte complex for its timely interaction with sperm in the oviduct. We recently found that C-C chemokines such as CCL2, CCL7, and CCL9 are produced and stimulate integrin-mediated ECM assembly in the postovulatory cumulus to protect eggs and that prostaglandin E2-EP2 signaling in the cumulus cells facilitates fertilization by suppressing this chemokine signaling, which otherwise results in fertilization failure by preventing sperm penetration through the cumulus ECM. However, it remains unknown as to what mechanisms underlie chemokine-induced cumulus ECM assembly. Here we report that inhibition of EP2 signaling or addition of CCL7 augments RhoA activation and induces the surface accumulation of integrin and the contraction of cumulus cells. Enhanced surface accumulation of integrin then stimulates the formation and assembly of fibronectin fibrils as well as induces cumulus ECM resistance to hyaluronidase and sperm penetration. These changes in the cumulus ECM as well as cell contraction are relieved by the addition of Y27632 or blebbistatin. These results suggest that chemokines induce integrin engagement to the ECM and consequent ECM remodeling through the RhoA/Rho kinase/actomyosin pathway, making the cumulus ECM barrier resistant to sperm penetration. Based on these results, we propose that prostaglandin E2-EP2 signaling negatively regulates chemokine-induced Rho/ROCK signaling in cumulus cells for successful fertilization.

scholarly journals Tensin links energy metabolism to extracellular matrix assembly

2017 ◽  
Vol 216 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Dornier ◽  
Jim C. Norman
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Matrix Assembly ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Metabolic Sensor ◽  
Fibrillar Adhesion ◽  
Α5β1 Integrin

The regulation of integrin function is key to fundamental cellular processes, including cell migration and extracellular matrix (ECM) assembly. In this issue, Georgiadou et al. (2017. J. Cell Biol. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201609066) report that the metabolic sensor adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase influences tensin production to regulate α5β1-integrin and fibrillar adhesion assembly and thus reveal an important connection between energy metabolism and ECM assembly.

scholarly journals Transmission of integrin β7 transmembrane domain topology enables gut lymphoid tissue development

2018 ◽  
Vol 217 (4) ◽  
pp. 1453-1465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Sun ◽  
Frederic Lagarrigue ◽  
Alexandre R. Gingras ◽  
Zhichao Fan ◽  
Klaus Ley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Lymphoid Tissue ◽  
Biological Effect ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Integrin Activation ◽  
Lymphocyte Homing ◽  
Matrix Assembly ◽  
Outer Half

Integrin activation regulates adhesion, extracellular matrix assembly, and cell migration, thereby playing an indispensable role in development and in many pathological processes. A proline mutation in the central integrin β3 transmembrane domain (TMD) creates a flexible kink that uncouples the topology of the inner half of the TMD from the outer half. In this study, using leukocyte integrin α4β7, which enables development of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), we examined the biological effect of such a proline mutation and report that it impairs agonist-induced talin-mediated activation of integrin α4β7, thereby inhibiting rolling lymphocyte arrest, a key step in transmigration. Furthermore, the α4β7(L721P) mutation blocks lymphocyte homing to and development of the GALT. These studies show that impairing the ability of an integrin β TMD to transmit talin-induced TMD topology inhibits agonist-induced physiological integrin activation and biological function in development.

scholarly journals The incorporation of fibrinogen into extracellular matrix is dependent on active assembly of a fibronectin matrix

2002 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Pereira ◽  
Brain J. Rybarczyk ◽  
Tatjana M. Odrljin ◽  
Denise C. Hocking ◽  
Jane Sottile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Lung Epithelial Cells ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Matrix Assembly ◽  
Fibronectin Matrix ◽  
Rhoa Gtpase ◽  
Lung Epithelial ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fibronectin Fibrils

Fibrinogen is a soluble protein produced by hepatocytes and secreted into plasma, where it functions in hemostasis. During inflammation, the hepatic synthesis of fibrinogen is induced 2-10 fold. Recent studies demonstrate that after an inflammatory stimulus, fibrinogen gene expression and protein production is upregulated in lung epithelial cells, where it is secreted basolaterally and consequently deposited into the extracellular matrix in fibrils that extensively colocalize with fibronectin fibrils. In this study, we show that the deposition of fibrinogen into the matrix of fibroblasts occurred rapidly and in a Rho-dependent manner in response to serum or lysophosphatidic acid; RhoA GTPase signaling is also required for fibronectin matrix assembly. Using mouse embryonic fibronectin-null cells, we show that incorporation of exogenous fibrinogen into matrix fibrils occurred only in the presence of exogenous fibronectin, which is also assembled into matrix fibrils. Furthermore, treatment of fibroblasts and fibronectin-null cells with an antibody that inhibits fibronectin matrix assembly impaired incorporation of fibrinogen into matrix fibrils. Collectively, these data suggest that incorporation of fibrinogen into the extracellular matrix requires active fibronectin polymer elongation into matrix fibrils. From these data, we hypothesize that fibrinogen deposition rapidly changes the topology of the extracellular matrix to provide a surface for cell migration and matrix remodeling during tissue repair.

Neutrophil migration through in vitro interstitial matrix

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 894-895
Author(s):  
J. Roemer ◽  
S.R. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Cell ◽  
Neutrophil Migration ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Aortic Smooth Muscle ◽  
Specific Culture

We are developing an in vitro interstitial extracellular matrix (ECM) system for study of inflammatory cell migration. Falcon brand Cyclopore membrane inserts of various pore sizes are used as a support substrate for production of ECM by R22 rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Under specific culture conditions these cells produce a highly insoluble matrix consisting of typical interstitial ECM components, i.e.: types I and III collagen, elastin, proteoglycans and fibronectin.

scholarly journals Hypoxia-inducible Factor 2α: A Key Player in Tumorigenesis and Metastasis of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Bechmann ◽  
Graeme Eisenhofer
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Metastatic Disease ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Hypoxia Inducible Factor ◽  
Germline Mutations ◽  
Driver Mutations ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Therapeutic Relevance

AbstractGermline or somatic driver mutations linked to specific phenotypic features are identified in approximately 70% of all catecholamine-producing pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs). Mutations leading to stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF2α) and downstream pseudohypoxic signaling are associated with a higher risk of metastatic disease. Patients with metastatic PPGLs have a variable prognosis and treatment options are limited. In most patients with PPGLs, germline mutations lead to the stabilization of HIF2α. Mutations in HIF2α itself are associated with adrenal pheochromocytomas and/or extra-adrenal paragangliomas and about 30% of these patients develop metastatic disease; nevertheless, the frequency of these specific mutations is low (1.6–6.2%). Generally, mutations that lead to stabilization of HIF2α result in distinct catecholamine phenotype through blockade of glucocorticoid-mediated induction of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, leading to the formation of tumors that lack epinephrine. HIF2α, among other factors, also contributes importantly to the initiation of a motile and invasive phenotype. Specifically, the expression of HIF2α supports a neuroendocrine-to-mesenchymal transition and the associated invasion-metastasis cascade, which includes the formation of pseudopodia to facilitate penetration into adjacent vasculature. The HIF2α-mediated expression of adhesion and extracellular matrix genes also promotes the establishment of PPGL cells in distant tissues. The involvement of HIF2α in tumorigenesis and in multiple steps of invasion-metastasis cascade underscores the therapeutic relevance of targeting HIF2α signaling pathways in PPGLs. However, due to emerging resistance to current HIF2α inhibitors that target HIF2α binding to specific partners, alternative HIF2α signaling pathways and downstream actions should also be considered for therapeutic intervention.

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