Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
TRPM7 regulates polarized cell movements. |
| Authors: |
Li‑Ting Su1, Wei Liu2, Hsiang‑Chin Chen1, Omayra González‑Pagán1, Raymond Habas2, Loren W. Runnels1 |
| Source: |
Biochemical Journal. Feb2011, Vol. 434 Issue 3, p513-521. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*CELL motility, *TRP channels, *CALCIUM ions, *MAGNESIUM ions, *ION channels, *PROTEIN kinases, *CELL adhesion, *FIBROBLASTS, *CELL morphology, *CYTOSKELETON |
| Abstract: |
TRPM7 (transient receptor potential melastatin 7) is a Ca2+- and Mg2+-permeant ion channel in possession of its own kinase domain. As a kinase, the protein has been linked to the control of actomyosin contractility, whereas the channel has been found to regulate cell adhesion as well as cellular Mg2+ homoeostasis. In the present study we show that depletion of TRPM7 by RNA interference in fibroblasts alters cell morphology, the cytoskeleton, and the ability of cells to form lamellipodia and to execute polarized cell movements. A pulldown-purification assay revealed that knockdown of TRPM7 prevents cells from activating Rac and Cdc42 (cell division cycle 42) when stimulated to migrate into a cellular wound. Re-expression of TRPM7 reverses these phenotypic changes, as does, unexpectedly, expression of a kinase-inactive mutant of TRPM7. Surprisingly, expression of the Mg2+ transporter SLC41A2 (solute carrier family 41 member 2) is also effective in restoring the change in cell morphology, disruption of the cytoskeleton and directional cell motility caused by depletion of the channel-kinase. The results of the present study uncover an essential role for Mg2+ in the control of TRPM7 over the cytoskeleton and its ability to regulate polarized cell movements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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