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. 1995 Jun 2;129(6):1691–1705. doi: 10.1083/jcb.129.6.1691

Membrane-anchored heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and diphtheria toxin receptor-associated protein (DRAP27)/CD9 form a complex with integrin alpha 3 beta 1 at cell-cell contact sites

PMCID: PMC2291180  PMID: 7790364

Abstract

Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a member of the EGF family of growth factors, which interact with EGF receptor to exert mitogenic activity. The membrane-anchored form of HB- EGF, proHB-EGF, is biologically active, providing mitogenic stimulation to neighboring cells in a juxtacrine mode. ProHB-EGF forms a complex with diphtheria toxin receptor-associated protein (DRAP27)/CD9, a tetra membrane-spanning protein that upregulates the juxtacrine mitogenic activity of proHB-EGF. We explored whether other proteins associate with DRAP27/CD9 and proHB-EGF. Immunoprecipitation with anti-DRAP27/CD9 resulted in preferential coprecipitation of integrin alpha 3 beta 1 from Vero cell, A431 cell and MG63 cell lysates. Anti-integrin alpha 3 or anti-integrin beta 1 coprecipitated DRAP27/CD9 from the same cell lysates. Chemical cross-linking confirmed the physical association of DRAP27/CD9 and integrin alpha 3 beta 1. Using Vero-H cells, which overexpress HB-EGF, we also demonstrated the association of proHB-EGF with DRAP27/CD9 and integrin alpha 3 beta 1. Moreover, colocalization of proHB-EGF, DRAP27/CD9, and integrin alpha 3 beta 1 at cell-cell contact sites was observed by double-immunofluorescence staining. At cell-cell contact sites, DRAP27/CD9 was highly coincident with alpha- catenin and vinculin, suggesting that DRAP27/CD9, proHB-EGF, and integrin alpha 3 beta 1 are colocalized with adherence junction- locating proteins. These results indicate that direct interaction of growth factors and cell adhesion molecules may control cell proliferation during the cell-cell adhesion process.

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