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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 280, Issue 15, Pages 14556-14562Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M411765200
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- NIAID NIH HHS [K02AI57384, R01AI40602] Funding Source: Medline
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Integrins expressed on leukocytes possess the ability to maintain themselves in a non-adhesive state, thus preventing unwarranted adhesion and uncontrolled inflammation. Leukocyte adhesion is regulated through the modulation of integrin receptors such as alpha(V)beta(3). Firm adhesion to the extracellular matrix and directed cellular motility requires the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. The ability of beta(3) to recruit signaling and scaffolding molecules to propagate alpha(V)beta(3)-mediated signals is regulated in part by the phosphorylation of the beta(3) cytoplasmic tail. The identities of integrin-associated signaling molecules within alpha(V)beta(3) podosomes and in particular the proximal binding partners of the beta(3) cytoplasmic tail are not completely known. Here we show that alpha(V)beta(3) ligation induces Pyk2-Tyr-402 phosphorylation and its association with the beta(3) cytoplasmic tail in a beta(3)-Tyr-747 phosphorylation-dependent manner. Pyk2 binding to the beta(3) cytoplasmic tail is direct and dependent upon Pyk2-Tyr-402 and beta(3)-Tyr-747 phosphorylations. These data identify Pyk2 as a phosphorylated beta(3) binding partner, providing a potential structural and signaling platform to achieve alpha(V)beta(3)-mediated remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton.
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