We investigated the role of the integrins alpha v beta 3 and alpha v beta 5 in mediating vitronectin adhesion of three phenotypically distinct cell types. M21 human melanoma cells and H2981 lung carcinoma cells use both alpha v-containing integrins in adhering to vitronectin while UCLA-P3 lung carcinoma cells adhere exclusively with alpha v beta 5. Specifically, monoclonal antibodies directed to functional epitopes on both receptors were required to block adhesion of M21 or H2981 cells while adhesion of UCLA-P3 cells to vitronectin could be blocked with a monoclonal antibody to alpha v beta 5. Although both receptors are involved in M21 and H2981 cell adhesion to vitronectin, only alpha v beta 3 can be detected in focal contacts, colocalizing with vinculin, talin, and the ends of actin filaments, while alpha v beta 5 shows a distinct, nonfocal contact, distribution on the cell surface. These results provide the first evidence that two homologous integrins that recognize the same ligand distribute differentially on the cell surface.
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May 15 1991
Integrins alpha v beta 3 and alpha v beta 5 contribute to cell attachment to vitronectin but differentially distribute on the cell surface.
E A Wayner,
E A Wayner
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
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R A Orlando,
R A Orlando
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
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D A Cheresh
D A Cheresh
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
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E A Wayner
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
R A Orlando
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
D A Cheresh
Oncogen, Seattle, Washington 98121.
Online ISSN: 1540-8140
Print ISSN: 0021-9525
J Cell Biol (1991) 113 (4): 919–929.
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E A Wayner, R A Orlando, D A Cheresh; Integrins alpha v beta 3 and alpha v beta 5 contribute to cell attachment to vitronectin but differentially distribute on the cell surface.. J Cell Biol 15 May 1991; 113 (4): 919–929. doi: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.113.4.919
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