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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 281, 期 47, 页码 36082-36090出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M606259200
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A novel family of focal adhesion proteins, the kindlins, is involved in attachment of the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane and in integrin-mediated cellular processes. Deficiency of kindlin-1, as a result of loss-of-function mutations in the KIND1 gene, causes Kindler syndrome, an autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin blistering, progressive skin atrophy, photosensitivity and, occasionally, carcinogenesis. Here we characterized authentic and recombinantly expressed kindlin-1 and show that it is localized in basal epidermal keratinocytes in a polar fashion, close to the cell surface facing the basement membrane, in the areas between the hemidesmosomes. We identified two forms of kindlin-1 in keratinocytes, with apparent molecular masses of 78 and 74 kDa,corresponding to phosphorylated and desphosphorylated forms of the protein. In kindlin-1-deficient skin, basal keratinocytes show multiple abnormalities: cell polarity is lost, proliferation is strongly reduced, and several cells undergo apoptosis. In vitro, deficiency of kindlin-1 in keratinocytes leads to strongly reduced cell proliferation, decreased adhesion, undirected motility, and intense protrusion activity of the plasma membrane. Taken together, these results show that kindlin-1 plays a role in keratinocyte adhesion, polarization, proliferation, and migration. It is involved in organization and anchorage of the actin cytoskeleton to integrin-associated signaling platforms.
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