Stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of multiple focal adhesion proteins and induces migration of hematopoietic progenitor cells: roles of phosphoinositide-3 kinase and protein kinase C

Blood. 2000 Apr 15;95(8):2505-13.

Abstract

The stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) is an alpha chemokine that binds to the CXCR4 receptor. Knock-out studies in mice demonstrate that this ligand-receptor pair is essential in hematopoiesis. One function of SDF-1 appears to be the regulation of migration of hematopoietic progenitor cells. We previously characterized signal transduction pathways induced by SDF-1alpha in human hematopoietic progenitors and found tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion components, including the related adhesion focal tyrosine kinase (RAFTK), the adaptor molecule p130 Cas, and the cytoskeletal protein paxillin. To better understand the functional role of signaling molecules connecting the CXCR4 receptor to the process of hematopoietic migration, we studied SDF-1alpha-mediated pathways in a model hematopoietic progenitor cell line (CTS), as well as in primary human bone marrow CD34(+) cells. We observed that several other focal adhesion components, including focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and the adaptor molecules Crk and Crk-L, are phosphorylated on SDF-1alpha stimulation. Using a series of specific small molecule inhibitors, both protein kinase C (PKC) and phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI-3K) appeared to be required for SDF-1alpha-mediated phosphorylation of focal adhesion proteins and the migration of both CTS and primary marrow CD34(+) cells, whereas the mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK-1 and -2 were not. These studies further delineate the molecular pathways mediating hematopoietic progenitor migration and response to an essential chemokine, SDF-1alpha. (Blood. 2000;95:2505-2513)

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Movement / drug effects*
  • Cell Movement / physiology*
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Chemokines, CXC / pharmacology*
  • Crk-Associated Substrate Protein
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins / physiology
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase 2
  • Growth Substances / pharmacology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Paxillin
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / physiology*
  • Phosphoproteins / physiology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Kinase C / physiology*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology
  • Proteins*
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / physiology*
  • Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p130
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Tyrosine

Substances

  • BCAR1 protein, human
  • Bcar1 protein, mouse
  • CXCL12 protein, human
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Chemokines, CXC
  • Crk-Associated Substrate Protein
  • Cxcl12 protein, mouse
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Growth Substances
  • PXN protein, human
  • Paxillin
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Proteins
  • Pxn protein, mouse
  • Receptors, CXCR4
  • Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p130
  • Tyrosine
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase 2
  • Ptk2b protein, mouse
  • Protein Kinase C