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Zhongjian Xie1, Jian Peng, Sally D Pennypacker
1Endocrine Unit, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northern California Institute for Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Zhongjian.Xie@gmail.com
Abstract:
Phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1), a tyrosine kinase substrate, has been implicated in the pathway for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-induced cell migration. However, the underlying mechanism by which PLC-gamma1 mediates EGFR-induced cell migration remains elusive. In the present study, we sought to determine whether the lipase activity of PLC-gamma1 is required for EGFR-induced cell migration. We found that overexpression of PLC-gamma1 in squamous cell carcinoma SCC4 cells markedly enhanced EGF-induced PLC-gamma1 activation, intracellular calcium rise, and cell migration. This enhancement was abolished by mutational inactivation of the catalytic domain of PLC-gamma1. Inhibition of the downstream signaling processes mediated by the activity of phospholipase C (PLC) using IP(3) receptor inhibitor or intracellular calcium chelator blocked EGF-induced cell migration. These data indicate that EGF-induced cell migration is mediated by the lipase domain of PLC-gamma1 and the subsequent IP(3) generation and intracellular calcium mobilization.
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