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. 1995 Jun 20;92(13):6161–6165. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.6161

The alpha 5 beta 1 integrin supports survival of cells on fibronectin and up-regulates Bcl-2 expression.

Z Zhang 1, K Vuori 1, J C Reed 1, E Ruoslahti 1
PMCID: PMC41662  PMID: 7541142

Abstract

Anchorage-dependent cells that are prevented from attaching to an extracellular matrix substrate stop proliferating and may undergo apoptosis. Cell adhesion to a substrate is mediated by the integrin family of cell surface receptors, which are known to elicit intracellular signals upon cell adhesion. We show here that Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing the alpha 5 beta 1 integrin, which is a fibronectin receptor, do not undergo apoptosis upon serum withdrawal when the cells are plated on fibronectin. However, the alpha v beta 1 integrin, which is also a fibronectin receptor and binds fibronectin on the same RGD motif as alpha 5 beta 1, did not prevent apoptosis on fibronectin of the same cells. The cytoplasmic domain of the integrin alpha 5 subunit was required for the alpha 5 beta 1-mediated cell survival on fibronectin. The fibronectin-mediated survival effect appeared to be independent of the level of tyrosine phosphorylation of the focal adhesion kinase, which is induced by integrin-mediated cell attachment. The expression of the Bcl-2 protein, which counteracts apoptosis, was elevated in cells attaching to fibronectin through alpha 5 beta 1; cells attaching through alpha v beta 1 survived only if exogenous Bcl-2 was provided. Thus, alpha 5 beta 1, but not the closely related alpha v beta 1 integrin, appears to suppress apoptotic cell death through the Bcl-2 pathway.

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