TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional association of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 and phosphoinositide 3-kinase in human neutrophils
AU - Pellegatta, Fabio
AU - Chierchia, Sergio L.
AU - Zocchi, Maria Raffaella
PY - 1998/10/23
Y1 - 1998/10/23
N2 - In this paper we show that the engagement of the platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) up-regulates the adhesion of human neutrophils to the EA.hy926 endothelial cell line through a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent pathway. Indeed, LY294002 and wortmannin prevented the effect of PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking on cell adhesion, at concentrations known to inhibit PI3K without affecting other kinases. Both compounds blocked neutrophil binding to murine fibroblasts transfected with human ICAM-1, to purified ICAM-1 protein, or to fibronectin, suggesting that PECAM-1/CD31- mediated up-regulation of β2 and β1 integrin-mediated adhesion is PI3K- sensitive. We also provide evidence for the association of PECAM-1/CD31 to PI3K, because PI3K was detectable in neutrophil lysates after PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking and immunoprecipitation. PECAM-1/CD31-dependent recruitment of PI3K was suggested by the finding that the serine/threonine kinase p70 S6 kinase (S6K), a signaling protein downstream of PI3K, is activated in neutrophils upon PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking, based on the appearance of serine phosphorylation in S6K immnnoprecipitates. In turn, S6K is not directly involved in the up-regulation of integrin function because rapamycin, which can inhibit S6K independent of PI3K, did not block PECAM- 1/CD31-induced adhesion of neutrophils to β1 and β2 integrin substrates. In conclusion, PECAM-1/CD31 appears to be one of the molecules functionally coupled to PI3K, suggesting that this enzyme may represent a common pathway of integrin and adhesiveness regulation in leukocytes.
AB - In this paper we show that the engagement of the platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) up-regulates the adhesion of human neutrophils to the EA.hy926 endothelial cell line through a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent pathway. Indeed, LY294002 and wortmannin prevented the effect of PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking on cell adhesion, at concentrations known to inhibit PI3K without affecting other kinases. Both compounds blocked neutrophil binding to murine fibroblasts transfected with human ICAM-1, to purified ICAM-1 protein, or to fibronectin, suggesting that PECAM-1/CD31- mediated up-regulation of β2 and β1 integrin-mediated adhesion is PI3K- sensitive. We also provide evidence for the association of PECAM-1/CD31 to PI3K, because PI3K was detectable in neutrophil lysates after PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking and immunoprecipitation. PECAM-1/CD31-dependent recruitment of PI3K was suggested by the finding that the serine/threonine kinase p70 S6 kinase (S6K), a signaling protein downstream of PI3K, is activated in neutrophils upon PECAM-1/CD31 cross-linking, based on the appearance of serine phosphorylation in S6K immnnoprecipitates. In turn, S6K is not directly involved in the up-regulation of integrin function because rapamycin, which can inhibit S6K independent of PI3K, did not block PECAM- 1/CD31-induced adhesion of neutrophils to β1 and β2 integrin substrates. In conclusion, PECAM-1/CD31 appears to be one of the molecules functionally coupled to PI3K, suggesting that this enzyme may represent a common pathway of integrin and adhesiveness regulation in leukocytes.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.273.43.27768
DO - 10.1074/jbc.273.43.27768
M3 - Article
C2 - 9774384
AN - SCOPUS:0032561304
VL - 273
SP - 27768
EP - 27771
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 43
ER -