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J. Cell Biol., Volume 143, Number 1, October 5, 1998 241-252

Modulation of Calcium Current in Arteriolar Smooth Muscle by alpha vbeta 3 and alpha 5beta 1 Integrin Ligands

Xin Wu,* Jon E. Mogford,* Steven H. Platts,* George E. Davis,Dagger Gerald A. Meininger,* and Michael J. Davis*

* Microcirculation Research Institute and Departments of Medical Physiology, Dagger  Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Texas A & M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114

Vasoactive effects of soluble matrix proteins and integrin-binding peptides on arterioles are mediated by alpha vbeta 3 and alpha 5beta 1 integrins. To examine the underlying mechanisms, we measured L-type Ca2+ channel current in arteriolar smooth muscle cells in response to integrin ligands. Whole-cell, inward Ba2+ currents were inhibited after application of soluble cyclic RGD peptide, vitronectin (VN), fibronectin (FN), either of two anti-beta 3 integrin antibodies, or monovalent beta 3 antibody. With VN or beta 3 antibody coated onto microbeads and presented as an insoluble ligand, current was also inhibited. In contrast, beads coated with FN or alpha 5 antibody produced significant enhancement of current after bead attachment. Soluble alpha 5 antibody had no effect on current but blocked the increase in current evoked by FN-coated beads and enhanced current when applied in combination with an appropriate IgG. The data suggest that alpha vbeta 3 and alpha 5beta 1 integrins are differentially linked through intracellular signaling pathways to the L-type Ca2+ channel and thereby alter control of Ca2+ influx in vascular smooth muscle. This would account for the vasoactive effects of integrin ligands on arterioles and provide a potential mechanism for wound recognition during tissue injury.

Key words: voltage-gated Ca2+ channelvascular smooth musclewound repairextracellular matrixintegrin-mediated signaling


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