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Alpha4beta1 integrin affinity changes govern cell adhesion.

Alexandre Chigaev1, Gordon Zwartz, Steven W Graves

  • 1Department of Pathology and Cancer Center, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|July 8, 2003
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Cell adhesion avidity, mediated by integrin alpha4beta1, is primarily regulated by changes in binding affinity, not just molecule numbers. This finding impacts understanding of leukocyte recruitment and inflammatory responses.

Area of Science:

  • Cellular biology
  • Immunology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Integrin alpha4beta1 is crucial for leukocyte adhesion to the vascular endothelium, playing a role in lymphopoiesis and inflammation.
  • Rapid changes in cell avidity, mediated by alpha4beta1 integrin, are influenced by chemokines and chemoattractants.
  • Proposed mechanisms for avidity changes include alterations in receptor number or individual bond affinity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether affinity modulation or receptor number changes are the primary drivers of alpha4beta1 integrin-mediated cell avidity.
  • To explore the relationship between small molecule probe affinity, native ligand affinity, and overall cell avidity.
  • To determine the time course of affinity changes in response to receptor activation and its correlation with avidity shifts.

Main Methods:

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  • Utilized a fluorescent LDV-containing small molecule probe to monitor alpha4beta1 integrin affinity changes in real-time on live cells.
  • Investigated parallel affinity variations of the small molecule probe and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) upon integrin modulation with divalent cations.
  • Employed formyl peptide receptor-transfected U937 cells to assess the temporal correlation between affinity modulation and avidity changes following receptor activation.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that the affinity of both the small molecule probe and the native ligand VCAM-1 vary in parallel when integrin alpha4beta1 is modulated.
  • Showed that modulation of affinity directly leads to changes in cell avidity.
  • Confirmed that the time course of avidity changes in response to receptor activation aligns with the time course of affinity changes.

Conclusions:

  • Affinity regulation is a key mechanism governing the avidity of cell adhesion mediated by the alpha4 integrin.
  • These findings provide critical insights into the dynamic regulation of leukocyte-endothelial interactions during inflammatory processes.
  • The study supports the hypothesis that changes in the binding affinity of individual integrin bonds are a major determinant of rapid cellular adhesion changes.