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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
The flightless I protein contains an actin-binding domain with homology to the gelsolin family and is likely to be involved in actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. It has been suggested that this protein is involved in linking the cytoskeletal network with signal transduction pathways. We have developed antibodies directed toward the leucine rich repeat and gelsolin-like domains of the human and mouse homologues of flightless I that specifically recognize expressed and endogenous forms of the protein. We have also constructed a flightless I-enhanced green fluorescent fusion vector and used this to examine the localization of the expressed protein in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. The flightless I protein localizes predominantly to the nucleus and translocates to the cytoplasm following serum stimulation. In cells stimulated to migrate, the flightless I protein colocalizes with beta-tubulin- and actin-based structures. Members of the small GTPase family, also implicated in cytoskeletal control, were found to colocalize with flightless I in migrating Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. LY294002, a specific inhibitor of PI 3-kinase, inhibits the translocation of flightless I to actin-based structures. Our results suggest that PI 3-kinase and the small GTPases, Ras, RhoA and Cdc42 may be part of a common functional pathway involved in Fliih-mediated cytoskeletal regulation. Functionally, we suggest that flightless I may act to prepare actin filaments or provide factors required for cytoskeletal rearrangements necessary for cell migration and/or adhesion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benz..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Actins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chromones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Complementary, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drosophila Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GTP Phosphohydrolases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gelsolin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insect Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Morpholines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sirolimus, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/flightless I protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ras Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9533
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
549-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11171324-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Chromones, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-GTP Phosphohydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Gelsolin, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Insect Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Morpholines, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Sirolimus, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11171324-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The flightless I protein colocalizes with actin- and microtubule-based structures in motile Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts: evidence for the involvement of PI 3-kinase and Ras-related small GTPases.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Signalling Group, Division of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 2600. deb.davy@anu.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article