Syndecan-4 tunes cell mechanics by activating the kindlin-integrin-RhoA pathway

Extensive research over the past decades has identified integrins to be the primary transmembrane receptors that enable cells to respond to external mechanical cues. We reveal here a mechanism whereby syndecan-4 tunes cell mechanics in response to localized tension via a coordinated mechanochemical signalling response that involves activation of two other receptors: epidermal growth factor receptor and β1 integrin. Tension on syndecan-4 induces cell-wide activation of the kindlin-2/β1 integrin/RhoA axis in a PI3K-dependent manner. Furthermore, syndecan-4-mediated tension at the cell-extracellular matrix interface is required for yes-associated protein activation. Extracellular tension on syndecan-4 triggers a conformational change in the cytoplasmic domain, the variable region of which is indispensable for the mechanical adaptation to force, facilitating the assembly of a syndecan-4/α-actinin/F-actin molecular scaffold at the bead adhesion. This mechanotransduction pathway for syndecan-4 should have immediate implications for the broader field of mechanobiology.

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CommentIn: Nat Mater. 2020 Jun;19(6):587-588. - PMID 32461681

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Nature materials - 19(2020), 6 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 669-678

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chronopoulos, Antonios [VerfasserIn]
Thorpe, Stephen D [VerfasserIn]
Cortes, Ernesto [VerfasserIn]
Lachowski, Dariusz [VerfasserIn]
Rice, Alistair J [VerfasserIn]
Mykuliak, Vasyl V [VerfasserIn]
Róg, Tomasz [VerfasserIn]
Lee, David A [VerfasserIn]
Hytönen, Vesa P [VerfasserIn]
Del Río Hernández, Armando E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

124671-05-2
EC 3.6.5.2
FERMT3 protein, human
Integrins
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Neoplasm Proteins
RHOA protein, human
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
RhoA GTP-Binding Protein
SDC4 protein, human
Syndecan-4

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Date Completed 24.11.2020

Date Revised 02.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Nat Mater. 2020 Jun;19(6):587-588. - PMID 32461681

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41563-019-0567-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305069241