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RAC1-Dependent ORAI1 Translocation to the Leading Edge Supports Lamellipodia Formation and Directional Persistence

Authors
Lopez-Guerrero, A.M., Espinosa-Bermejo, N., Sanchez-Lopez, I., Macartney, T., Pascual-Caro, C., Orantos-Aguilera, Y., Rodriguez-Ruiz, L., Perez-Oliva, A.B., Mulero, V., Pozo-Guisado, E., Martin-Romero, F.J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-200422-171
Date
2020
Source
Scientific Reports   10: 6580 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Mulero, Victor
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Actin Cytoskeleton/genetics
  • Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Membrane/metabolism
  • Cell Movement/genetics
  • Cortactin/genetics*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology
  • ORAI1 Protein/genetics*
  • Osteosarcoma/genetics*
  • Osteosarcoma/metabolism
  • Osteosarcoma/pathology
  • Pseudopodia/genetics*
  • Pseudopodia/metabolism
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/genetics*
PubMed
32313105 Full text @ Sci. Rep.
Abstract
Tumor invasion requires efficient cell migration, which is achieved by the generation of persistent and polarized lamellipodia. The generation of lamellipodia is supported by actin dynamics at the leading edge where a complex of proteins known as the WAVE regulatory complex (WRC) promotes the required assembly of actin filaments to push the front of the cell ahead. By using an U2OS osteosarcoma cell line with high metastatic potential, proven by a xenotransplant in zebrafish larvae, we have studied the role of the plasma membrane Ca2+ channel ORAI1 in this process. We have found that epidermal growth factor (EGF) triggered an enrichment of ORAI1 at the leading edge, where colocalized with cortactin (CTTN) and other members of the WRC, such as CYFIP1 and ARP2/3. ORAI1-CTTN co-precipitation was sensitive to the inhibition of the small GTPase RAC1, an upstream activator of the WRC. RAC1 potentiated ORAI1 translocation to the leading edge, increasing the availability of surface ORAI1 and increasing the plasma membrane ruffling. The role of ORAI1 at the leading edge was studied in genetically engineered U2OS cells lacking ORAI1 expression that helped us to prove the key role of this Ca2+ channel on lamellipodia formation, lamellipodial persistence, and cell directness, which are required for tumor cell invasiveness in vivo.
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