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Imaging G Protein-coupled Receptor-mediated Chemotaxis and its Signaling Events in Neutrophil-like HL60 Cells
Published on: September 14, 2016
Chemoattractant receptor-stimulated F-actin polymerization in the human neutrophil is signaled by 2 distinct pathways
David Chodniewicz1, Doncho V Zhelev
1Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0300, USA.
Abstract:
We characterized the overall rate of F-actin polymerization in the pseudopod region by measuring the rate of extension of single pseudopods stimulated by f-Met-Leu-Phe. The rate of pseudopod extension was measured in the presence of inhibitors for signaling molecules that are known to be involved in motility. Our data show the existence of 2 distinct signaling pathways of actin polymerization in the pseudopod region: a phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma (PI3Kgamma)-dependent and -independent pathway. The PI3Kgamma dependent signaling of F-actin polymerization also depends on protein kinase C zeta and protein kinase B (Akt/PKB). The PI3Kgamma-independent pathway depends on GTPase RhoA, the RhoA ROCK kinase, Src family tyrosine kinases, and NADPH, and is modulated by cAMP.
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