AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 273, Issue 1 175-G183, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Polyamines are important for attachment of IEC-6 cells to extracellular matrix

M. F. Santos, M. J. Viar, S. A. McCormack and L. R. Johnson
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA.

The inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis, with alpha-difluoromethylornithine in IEC-6 cells (small intestinal crypt cell line) reduces cell migration by 70%, inhibits protein cross-linking, and affects the cytoskeletal assembly. The current study examines the effects of intracellular polyamine depletion on attachment of IEC-6 cells to different matrices. Polyamine deficiency inhibited cell attachment to plastic, laminin, fibronectin, collagen IV, and Matrigel by different extents. Intracellular putrescine restored attachment to all matrices. The presence of a specific inhibitor of protein cross-linking also inhibited attachment to laminin in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibition of cell attachment to plastic and Matrigel was correlated with the inhibition of cell migration. Immunofluorescence studies showed that polyamines are essential for the correct expression of the integrin subunit alpha 2 but not for the expression of the alpha 1-subunit. This study demonstrates that polyamines are important for cell attachment and expression of the integrin alpha 2 beta 1, a putative receptor for collagen and laminin. The impairment of protein cross-linking and the inhibition of the expression of cell surface receptors that bind extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins may be part of the mechanism by which polyamine deficiency retards cell migration in the small intestine.

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