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Published online 24 April 2001. doi:10.1083/jcb.153.3.465
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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 153, Number 3, April 30, 2001 465-478


Original Article

Inhibitory Role of {alpha}6ß4-associated erbB-2 and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase in Keratinocyte Haptotactic Migration Dependent on {alpha}3ß1 Integrin

Edith Hintermanna, Martin Bilbana, Andrew Sharabia, and Vito Quarantaa
a Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037

Correspondence to: Vito Quaranta, Department of Cell Biology, SBR12, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Tel:(858) 784-8793 Fax:(858) 784-2246 E-mail:quaranta{at}scripps.edu.

Keratinocytes and other epithelial cells express two receptors for the basement membrane (BM) extracellular matrix component laminin-5 (Ln-5), integrins {alpha}3ß1 and {alpha}6ß4. While {alpha}3ß1 mediates adhesion, spreading, and migration (Kreidberg, J.A. 2000. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 12:548–553), {alpha}6ß4 is involved in BM anchorage via hemidesmosomes (Borradori, L., and A. Sonnenberg. 1999. J. Invest. Dermatol. 112:411–418). We investigated a possible regulatory interplay between {alpha}3ß1 and {alpha}6ß4 in cell motility using HaCaT keratinocytes as a model. We found that {alpha}6ß4 antibodies inhibit {alpha}3ß1-mediated migration on Ln-5, but only when migration is haptotactic (i.e., spontaneous or stimulated by {alpha}3ß1 activation), and not when chemotactic (i.e., triggered by epidermal growth factor receptor). Inhibition of migration by {alpha}6ß4 depends upon phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K) since it is abolished by PI3-K blockers and by dominant-negative PI3-K, and constitutively active PI3-K prevents haptotaxis. In HaCaT cells incubated with anti–{alpha}6ß4 antibodies, activation of PI3-K is mediated by {alpha}6ß4-associated erbB-2, as indicated by erbB-2 autophosphorylation and erbB-2/p85 PI3-K coprecipitation. Furthermore, dominant-negative erbB-2 abolishes inhibition of haptotaxis by anti–{alpha}6ß4 antibodies. These results support a model whereby (a) haptotactic cell migration on Ln-5 is regulated by concerted action of {alpha}3ß1 and {alpha}6ß4 integrins, (b) {alpha}6ß4-associated erbB-2 and PI3-K negatively affect haptotaxis, and (c) chemotaxis on Ln-5 is not affected by {alpha}6ß4 antibodies and may require PI3-K activity. This model could be of general relevance to motility of epithelial cells in contact with BM.

Key Words: erbB-2, integrin, keratinocytes, laminin-5, phosphoinositide 3-kinase


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