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J. Cell Biol.,
Volume 140, Number 3, February 9, 1998 699-707
Leukocyte Adhesion Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom
The activity of integrins on leukocytes is kept
under tight control to avoid inappropriate adhesion
while these cells are circulating in blood or migrating
through tissues. Using lymphocyte function-associated
antigen-1 (LFA-1) on T cells as a model, we have investigated adhesion to ligand intercellular adhesion molecule-1 induced by the Ca2+ mobilizers, ionomycin, 2,5-di-t-butylhydroquinone, and thapsigargin, and the well
studied stimulators such as phorbol ester and cross-linking of the antigen-specific T cell receptor (TCR)-
CD3 complex. We report here that after exposure of T
cells to these agonists, integrin is released from cytoskeletal control by the Ca2+-induced activation of a
calpain-like enzyme, and adhesive contact between
cells is strengthened by means of the clustering of mobilized LFA-1 on the membrane. We propose that
methods of leukocyte stimulation that cause Ca2+
fluxes induce LFA-1 adhesion by regulation of calpain
activity. These findings suggest a mechanism whereby
engagement of the TCR could promote adhesion
strengthening at an early stage of interaction with an
antigen-presenting cell.
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