Acidic Extracellular pH Promotes Activation of Integrin [alpha]v[beta]3
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Paradise, Ranjani K.
Lauffenburger, Douglas A.
Van Vliet, Krystyn J.
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Acidic Extracellular pH Promotes Activation of Integrin αvβ3
Date Issued
January 2011
Journal
PLoS ONE
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Public Library of Science
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Paradise RK, Lauffenburger DA, Van Vliet KJ, 2011 "Acidic Extracellular pH Promotes Activation of Integrin αvβ3." PLoS ONE 6(1): e15746.
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Abstract
Acidic extracellular pH is characteristic of the cell microenvironment in several important physiological and pathological contexts. Although it is well established that acidic extracellular pH can have profound effects on processes such as cell adhesion and migration, the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Integrin receptors physically connect cells to the extracellular matrix, and are thus likely to modulate cell responses to extracellular conditions. Here, we examine the role of acidic extracellular pH in regulating activation of integrin [alpha]v[beta]3. Through computational molecular dynamics simulations, we find that acidic extracellular pH promotes opening of the [alpha]v[beta]3 headpiece, indicating that acidic pH can thereby facilitate integrin activation. This prediction is consistent with our flow cytometry and atomic force microscope-mediated force spectroscopy assays of integrin [alpha]v[beta]3 on live cells, which both demonstrate that acidic pH promotes activation at the intact cell surface. Finally, quantification of cell morphology and migration measurements shows that acidic extracellular pH affects cell behavior in a manner that is consistent with increased integrin activation. Taken together, these computational and experimental results suggest a new and complementary mechanism of integrin activation regulation, with associated implications for cell adhesion and migration in regions of altered pH that are relevant to wound healing and cancer.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015746
