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- Title
Redox Regulation of Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy Chain during Integrin Engagement.
- Authors
Fiaschi, Tania; Cozzi, Giacomo; Chiarugi, Paola
- Abstract
On the basis of our findings reporting that cell adhesion induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after integrin engagement, we were interested in identifying redox-regulated proteins during this process. Mass spectrometry analysis led us to identify nonmuscle myosin heavy chain (nmMHC) as a target of ROS. Our results show that, while nmMHC is reduced in detached/rounded cells, it turns towards an oxidized state in adherent/spread cells due to the integrin-engaged ROS machinery. The functional role of nmMHC redox regulation is suggested by the redox sensitivity of its association with actin, suggesting a role of nmMHC oxidation in cytoskeleton movement. Analysis of muscle MHC (mMHC) redox state during muscle differentiation, a process linked to a great and stable decrease of ROS content, shows that the protein does not undergo a redox control. Hence, we propose that the redox regulation of MHC in nonprofessional muscle cells is mandatory for actin binding during dynamic cytoskeleton rearrangement, but it is dispensable for static and highly organized cytoskeletal contractile architecture in differentiating myotubes.
- Subjects
OXIDATION-reduction reaction; NONMUSCLE myosin; INTEGRINS; CELL adhesion; REACTIVE oxygen species; MASS spectrometry; CELL differentiation; ACTIN
- Publication
Journal of Signal Transduction, 2012, p1
- ISSN
2090-1739
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/754964