Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Promotes Rho-Dependent Focal Adhesion Formation by Suppressing p190A RhoGAP
- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Vol. 30 (13), 3233-3248
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.01178-09
Abstract
Cell migration is critical for normal development and for pathological processes including cancer cell metastasis. Dynamic remodeling of focal adhesions and the actin cytoskeleton are crucial determinants of cell motility. The Rho family and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) module consisting of MEK-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) are important regulators of these processes, but mechanisms for the integration of these signals during spreading and motility are incompletely understood. Here we show that ERK activity is required for fibronectin-stimulated Rho-GTP loading, Rho-kinase function, and the maturation of focal adhesions in spreading cells. We identify p190A RhoGAP as a major target for ERK signaling in adhesion assembly and identify roles for ERK phosphorylation of the C terminus in p190A localization and activity. These observations reveal a novel role for ERK signaling in adhesion assembly in addition to its established role in adhesion disassembly.Keywords
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