Molecular dissection of PINCH-1 reveals a mechanism of coupling and uncoupling of cell shape modulation and survival |
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Authors: | Xu Zhen Fukuda Tomohiko Li You Zha Xiliang Qin Jun Wu Chuanyue |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. |
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Abstract: | How cells couple and uncouple regulation of cellular processes such as shape change and survival is an important question in molecular cell biology. PINCH-1, a widely expressed protein consisting of five LIM domains and a C-terminal tail, is an essential focal adhesion protein with multiple functions including regulation of the integrin-linked kinase (ILK) level, cell shape, and survival signaling. We show here that the LIM1-mediated interaction with ILK regulates all these three processes. By contrast, the LIM4-mediated interaction with Nck-2, which regulates cell morphology and migration, is not required for the control of the ILK level and survival. Remarkably, a short 15-residue tail C-terminal to LIM5 is required for both cell shape modulation and survival, albeit it is not required for the control of the ILK level. The C-terminal tail not only regulates PINCH-1 localization to focal adhesions but also functions after it localizes there. These findings suggest that PINCH-1 functions as a molecular platform for coupling and uncoupling diverse cellular processes via overlapping but yet distinct domain interactions. |
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