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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Ligand binding to integrins activates intracellular signaling pathways that coordinate and regulate a variety of cellular responses. There is evidence to suggest that the cytoplasmic tails play a key role in several of these signaling events. We sought to determine whether the beta2 integrin complement receptor type 3 (CR3; CD11b/CD18), a receptor for LPS, could initiate an intracellular signal in the absence of its cytoplasmic domains. Expression of full length CR3 in a Chinese hamster ovary-K1 fibroblast line enabled serum-independent translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB in response to binding LPS. Unexpectedly, a cell line expressing a mutated form of CR3 deficient in the cytoplasmic domains was also competent for transmitting a signal in response to LPS. In contrast, phagocytosis of whole Gram-negative bacteria and iC3b-coated erythrocytes took place only with a full length receptor. Thus, while full length CR3 is necessary for productive phagocytic signals, LPS activation does not require the cytoplasmic domains. CR3 may function to activate cells by presenting LPS to a downstream signal transducer.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
433-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Outside-in signaling by lipopolysaccharide through a tailless integrin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, MA 02118, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.