Laminins in Epithelial Cell Polarization: Old Questions in Search of New Answers.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol
; 9(10)2017 Oct 03.
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Laminin, a basement membrane protein discovered in 1979, was shortly thereafter implicated in the polarization of epithelial cells in both mammals and a variety of lower organisms. To transduce a spatial cue to the intrinsic polarization machinery, laminin must polymerize into a dense network that forms the foundation of the basement membrane. Evidence suggests that activation of the small GTPase Rac1 by ß1-integrins mobilizes laminin-binding integrins and dystroglycan to consolidate formation of the laminin network and initiate rearrangements of both the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton to help establish the apicobasal axis. A key coordinator of spatial signals from laminin is the serine-threonine kinase Par-1, which is known to affect dystroglycan availability, microtubule and actin organization, and lumen formation. The signaling protein integrin-linked kinase (ILK) may also play a role. Despite significant advances, knowledge of the mechanism by which assembled laminin produces a spatial signal remains fragmentary, and much more research into the complex functions of laminin in polarization and other cellular processes is needed.
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Asunto principal:
Laminina
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Polaridad Celular
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Células Epiteliales
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
Año:
2017
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos