Rab25 and CLIC3 Collaborate to Promote Integrin Recycling from Late Endosomes/Lysosomes and Drive Cancer Progression

Marta A. Dozynkiewicz, Nigel B. Jamieson, Iain MacPherson, Joan Grindlay, Peter V E vandenBerghe, Anne vonThun, Jennifer P. Morton, Charlie Gourley, Paul Timpson, Colin Nixon, Colin J. McKay, Ross Carter, David Strachan, Kurt Anderson, Owen J. Sansom, Patrick T. Caswell, Jim C. Norman

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    Abstract

    Here we show that Rab25 permits the sorting of ligand-occupied, active-conformation α5β1 integrin to late endosomes/lysosomes. Photoactivation and biochemical approaches show that lysosomally targeted integrins are not degraded but are retrogradely transported and recycled to the plasma membrane at the back of invading cells. This requires CLIC3, a protein upregulated in Rab25-expressing cells and tumors, which colocalizes with active α5β1 in late endosomes/lysosomes. CLIC3 is necessary for release of the cell rear during migration on 3D matrices and is required for invasion and maintenance of active Src signaling in organotypic microenvironments. CLIC3 expression predicts lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in operable cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The identification of CLIC3 as a regulator of a recycling pathway and as an independent prognostic indicator in PDAC highlights the importance of active integrin trafficking as a potential drive to cancer progression invivo. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)131-145
    Number of pages14
    JournalDevelopmental cell
    Volume22
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 17 Jan 2012

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