The Type III TGF-{beta} receptor regulates filopodia formation via a Cdc42-mediated IRSP53: NWASP interaction in epithelial cells

Cell adhesion and migration are tightly controlled by regulated changes in the actin cytoskeleton. Previously we reported that the TGF-β superfamily coreceptor, the type III TGF-β receptor (TβRIII/betaglycan), regulates cell adhesion, migration and invasion and suppresses cancer progression in part, through activation of the small GTPase, Cdc42, and Cdc42-dependent alterations to the actin cytoskeleton. Here we demonstrate that TβRIII specifically promotes filopodial formation and extension in MCF10A and HMEC mammary epithelial cells. Mechanistically, cell surface TβRIII and Cdc42 colocalize to filopodial structures and co-complex in a β-arrestin2 dependent, and a TβRI/TβRII independent manner. The β-arrestin2-mediated interaction between TβRIII and Cdc42 increases complex formation between the Cdc42 effectors, IRSp53 with N-WASP, to increase filopodial formation. We demonstrate a function link between filopodial structures and epithelial cell adhesion as regulated by the TβRIII-Cdc42 interaction. These studies identify TβRIII as a novel regulator of IRSP53/NWASP via Cdc42 to regulate filopodial formation and cell adhesion.

Source: BJ Cell - June 10, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: S Young Oh, E H Knelson, G C Blobe, K Mythreye Tags: BJ Cell Source Type: research