Hic-5 regulates Src-induced invadopodia rosette formation and organization

Mol Biol Cell. 2019 May 15;30(11):1298-1313. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-10-0629. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Abstract

Fibroblasts transformed by the proto-oncogene Src form individual invadopodia that can spontaneously self-organize into large matrix-degrading superstructures called rosettes. However, the mechanisms by which the invadopodia can spatiotemporally reorganize their architecture is not well understood. Here, we show that Hic-5, a close relative of the scaffold protein paxillin, is essential for the formation and organization of rosettes in active Src-transfected NIH3T3 fibroblasts and cancer-associated fibroblasts. Live cell imaging, combined with domain-mapping analysis of Hic-5, identified critical motifs as well as phosphorylation sites that are required for the formation and dynamics of rosettes. Using pharmacological inhibition and mutant expression, we show that FAK kinase activity, along with its proximity to and potential interaction with the LD2,3 motifs of Hic-5, is necessary for rosette formation. Invadopodia dynamics and their coalescence into rosettes were also dependent on Rac1, formin, and myosin II activity. Superresolution microscopy revealed the presence of formin FHOD1 and INF2-mediated unbranched radial F-actin fibers emanating from invadopodia and rosettes, which may facilitate rosette formation. Collectively, our data highlight a novel role for Hic-5 in orchestrating the organization of invadopodia into higher-order rosettes, which may promote the localized matrix degradation necessary for tumor cell invasion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Actins / physiology
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Transformed
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / physiology
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / physiology
  • Fetal Proteins / metabolism
  • Fetal Proteins / physiology
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism*
  • Fibroblasts / physiology
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology
  • Formins / metabolism
  • Formins / physiology
  • LIM Domain Proteins / metabolism*
  • LIM Domain Proteins / physiology
  • Mice
  • Myosin Type II / metabolism
  • Myosin Type II / physiology
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Neuropeptides / metabolism
  • Neuropeptides / physiology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Podosomes / metabolism*
  • Podosomes / physiology
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
  • Rosette Formation
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / metabolism
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / physiology
  • src-Family Kinases / genetics*

Substances

  • Actins
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • FHOD1 protein, mouse
  • Fetal Proteins
  • Formins
  • INF2 protein, mouse
  • LIM Domain Proteins
  • Neuropeptides
  • Rac1 protein, mouse
  • Tgfb1i1 protein, mouse
  • Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Myosin Type II
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein