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A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2006
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Submitted on November 28, 2005
Revised on May 22, 2006
Accepted on June 7, 2006
Regulates Cytoskeletal Organization and Cell Migration via Rac-dependent Mechanisms
*Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Free and University College Hospital Medical School, London W1W 7BS, United Kingdom;
CRUK London Research Institute, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom;
European Institute of Oncology, The FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology, 20139 Milano, Italy; ||Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland; ¶Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Monitoring Editor: Richard Assoian
Receptor-linked class I phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) induce assembly of signal transduction complexes through protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions that mediate cell proliferation, survival and migration. Although class II PI3Ks have the potential to make the same phosphoinositides as class I PI3Ks, their precise cellular role is currently unclear. In this report, we demonstrate that class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase C2
(PI3KC2
) associates with the Eps8/Abi1/Sos1 complex, and is recruited to the EGF receptor as part of a multi-protein signaling complex also involving Shc and Grb2. Increased expression of PI3KC2
stimulated Rac activity in A-431 epidermoid carcinoma cells, resulting in enhanced membrane ruffling and migration speed of the cells. Conversely, expression of dominant negative PI3KC2
reduced Rac activity, membrane ruffling and cell migration. Moreover, PI3KC2
-overexpressing cells were protected from anoikis and displayed enhanced proliferation, independently of Rac function. Taken together, these findings suggest that PI3KC2
regulates the migration and survival of human tumor cells by distinct molecular mechanisms.
Present address: Systems Research, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG 2N1 Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Address correspondence to:
Alexandre Arcaro (Alexandre.Arcaro{at}kispi.unizh.ch)
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