Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Direction of actin flow dictates integrin LFA-1 orientation during leukocyte migration

  • Pontus Nordenfelt,
  • Travis I. Moore,
  • Shalin B. Mehta,
  • Joseph Mathew Kalappurakkal,
  • Vinay Swaminathan,
  • Nobuyasu Koga,
  • Talley J. Lambert,
  • David Baker,
  • Jennifer C. Waters,
  • Rudolf Oldenbourg,
  • Tomomi Tani,
  • Satyajit Mayor,
  • Clare M. Waterman,
  • Timothy A. Springer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01848-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Integrin αβ heterodimer cell surface receptors mediate adhesive interactions that provide traction for cell migration. Here the authors show that actin flow can orient cell surface integrins during leukocyte migration, suggesting integrin activation by cytoskeletal force.