Mesenchymal stem cell migration is regulated by fibronectin through a5b1-integrin-mediated activation of PDGFR-β and potentiation of growth factor signals

Jennifer Veevers-Lowe, Stephen G. Ball, Adrian Shuttleworth, Cay M. Kielty

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    Abstract

    Cell migration during vascular remodelling is regulated by crosstalk between growth factor receptors and integrin receptors, which together coordinate cytoskeletal and motogenic changes. Here, we report extracellular matrix (ECM)-directed crosstalk between platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)-β and α5β 1-integrin, which controls the migration of mesenchymal stem (stromal) cells (MSCs). Cell adhesion to fibronectin induced α5β -integrin-dependent phosphorylation of PDGFR-β in the absence of growth factor stimulation. Phosphorylated PDGFR-β co-immunoprecipitated with α5-integrin and colocalised with a5b1-integrin in the transient tidemarks of focal adhesions. Adhesion to fibronectin also strongly potentiated PDGF-BB-induced PDGFR-b phosphorylation and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activity, in an a5b1-integrin-dependent manner. PDGFR-b-induced phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and Akt activity, actin reorganisation and cell migration were all regulated by fibronectin and a5b1-integrin. This synergistic relationship between a5b1-integrin and PDGFR-b is a fundamental determinant of cell migration. Thus, fibronectin-rich matrices can prime PDGFR-b to recruit mesenchymal cells at sites of vascular remodelling. © 2011. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1288-1300
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Cell Science
    Volume124
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2011

    Keywords

    • A5b1-Integrin
    • Fibronectin
    • Mesenchymal stem cell
    • Migration
    • Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-b
    • Signalling

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