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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 148, Issue 4, Pages 665-678Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.148.4.665
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gelsolin; phosphatidylinositol 3 '-kinase; actin; podosomes; osteoclasts
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Osteoclasts are unique cells that utilize podosomes instead of focal adhesions for matrix attachment acid cytoskeletal remodeling during motility. We have shown that osteopontin (OP) binding to the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin of osteoclast podosomes stimulated cytoskeletal reorganization and bone resorption by activating a heteromultimeric signaling complex that includes gelsolin, pp(60c-src), and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase. Here we demonstrate that gelsolin deficiency blocks podosome assembly and alpha(v)beta(3)-stimulated signaling related to motility in gelsolin-null mice. Gelsolin-deficient osteoclasts were hypomotile due to retarded remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton. They failed to respond to the autocrine factor, OP, with stimulation of motility and bone resorption, Gelsolin deficiency was associated with normal skeletal development and endochondral bone growth. However, gelsolin-null mice had mildly abnormal epiphyseal structure, retained cartilage proteoglycans in metaphyseal trabeculae, and increased trabecular thickness. With age, the gelsolin-deficient mice expressed increased trabecular and cortical bone thickness producing mechanically stronger bones. These observations demonstrate the critical role of gelsolin in podosome assembly, rapid cell movements, and signal transduction through the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin.
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