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Paxillin-dependent paxillin kinase linker and p21-activated kinase localization to focal adhesions involves a multistep activation pathway.

Molecular biology of the cell ·Vol. 13 ·No. 5 ·2002-05-00 ·Pages 1550-65

Brown MC, West KA, Turner CE

Abstract

The precise temporal-spatial regulation of the p21-activated serine-threonine kinase PAK at the plasma membrane is required for proper cytoskeletal reorganization and cell motility. However, the mechanism by which PAK localizes to focal adhesions has not yet been elucidated. Indirect binding of PAK to the focal adhesion protein paxillin via the Arf-GAP protein paxillin kinase linker (PKL) and PIX/Cool suggested a mechanism. In this report, we demonstrate an essential role for a paxillin-PKL interaction in the recruitment of activated PAK to focal adhesions. Similar to PAK, expression of activated Cdc42 and Rac1, but not RhoA, stimulated the translocation of PKL from a generally diffuse localization to focal adhesions. Expression of the PAK regulatory domain (PAK1-329) or the autoinhibitory domain (AID 83-149) induced PKL, PIX, and PAK localization to focal adhesions, indicating a role for PAK scaffold activation. We show PIX, but not NCK, binding to PAK is necessary for efficient focal adhesion localization of PAK and PKL, consistent with a PAK-PIX-PKL linkage. Although PAK activation is required, it is not sufficient for localization. The PKL amino terminus, containing the PIX-binding site, but lacking paxillin-binding subdomain 2 (PBS2), was unable to localize to focal adhesions and also abrogated PAK localization. An identical result was obtained after PKLDeltaPBS2 expression. Finally, neither PAK nor PKL was capable of localizing to focal adhesions in cells overexpressing paxillinDeltaLD4, confirming a requirement for this motif in recruitment of the PAK-PIX-PKL complex to focal adhesions. These results suggest a GTP-Cdc42/GTP-Rac triggered multistep activation cascade leading to the stimulation of the adaptor function of PAK, which through interaction with PIX provokes a functional PKL PBS2-paxillin LD4 association and consequent recruitment to focal adhesions. This mechanism is probably critical for the correct subcellular positioning of PAK, thereby influencing the ability of PAK to coordinate cytoskeletal reorganization associated with changes in cell shape and motility.

MeSH Terms
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing Animals CHO Cells Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism Cricetinae Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism Fluorescent Antibody Technique Focal Adhesions/metabolism GTPase-Activating Proteins/metabolism Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/metabolism Oncogene Proteins/metabolism Paxillin Phosphoproteins/metabolism Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism Protein Structure, Tertiary Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors Sequence Deletion cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism p21-Activated Kinases rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism rhoA GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
Chemicals
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing Cell Cycle Proteins Cytoskeletal Proteins GIT2 protein, human GTPase-Activating Proteins Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors Nck protein Oncogene Proteins Paxillin Phosphoproteins Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases p21-Activated Kinases cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein rac1 GTP-Binding Protein rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
Authors & Affiliations
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Brown Michael C
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse 13210, USA.
West Kip A
Turner Christopher E
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Article Info
Journal
Molecular biology of the cell
Abbr.
Mol Biol Cell
ISSN
1059-1524
DOI
10.1091/mbc.02-02-0015
Published
2002-05-00
Pages
1550-65
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
9201390
PMCID
PMC111126
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM047607 · United States
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1091/mbc.02-02-0015 PMC Full Text View journal details
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