Phospholipase C epsilon suppresses integrin activation

J Biol Chem. 2006 Oct 6;281(40):29501-12. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M513471200. Epub 2006 Aug 8.

Abstract

Phospholipase Cepsilon (PLCepsilon) is a newly described effector of the small GTP-binding protein H-Ras. Utilizing H-Ras effector mutants, we show that mutants H-Ras(G12V/E37G) and H-Ras(G12V/D38N) suppressed integrin activation in an ERK-independent manner. H-Ras(G12V/D38N) specifically activated the PLCepsilon effector pathway and suppressed integrin activation. Inhibition of PLCepsilon activation with a kinase-dead PLCepsilon mutant prevented H-Ras(G12V/D38N) from suppressing integrin activation, and low level expression of H-Ras(G12V/D38N) could synergize with wild-type PLCepsilon to suppress integrins. In addition, knockdown of endogenous PLCepsilon with small interfering RNA blocked H-Ras(G12V/D38N)-mediated integrin suppression. Suppressing integrin function with the H-Ras(G12V/D38N) mutant reduced cell adhesion to von Willebrand factor and fibronectin; this reduction in cell adhesion was blocked by coexpression of the kinase-dead PLCepsilon mutant. These results show that H-Ras suppresses integrin affinity via independent Raf and PLCepsilon signaling pathways and demonstrate a new physiological function for PLCepsilon in the regulation of integrin activation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Substitution / genetics
  • Animals
  • CHO Cells
  • Cricetinae
  • Cricetulus
  • Down-Regulation* / genetics
  • Glycine / genetics
  • Integrins / metabolism*
  • Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C
  • Rats
  • Serine / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Threonine / genetics
  • Type C Phospholipases / genetics
  • Type C Phospholipases / physiology*
  • Valine / genetics
  • ras Proteins / physiology

Substances

  • Integrins
  • Threonine
  • Serine
  • Type C Phospholipases
  • Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C
  • phospholipase C epsilon
  • ras Proteins
  • Valine
  • Glycine