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. 1996 Dec 2;15(23):6525–6530.

Transformation by Rho exchange factor oncogenes is mediated by activation of an integrin-dependent pathway.

M A Schwartz 1, D Toksoz 1, R Khosravi-Far 1
PMCID: PMC452477  PMID: 8978679

Abstract

Constitutive activation of growth factor receptor signaling pathways leads to uncontrolled growth, but why tumor cells become anchorage independent is less clear. The fact that integrins transmit signals required for cell growth suggests that constitutive activation of steps downstream from integrins mediates anchorage independence. Since the small GTPase Rho may mediate integrin signal transduction, the effects of serum and the Rho nucleotide exchange factor oncogenes dbl and lbc on cell growth and signaling pathways were examined. Our data show that these oncogenes induce anchorage-independent but serum-dependent growth and stimulation of signaling pathways. These results show, therefore, that anchorage-independent growth results from constitutive activation of integrin-dependent signaling events. They also support the view that Rho is a functionally important mediator of integrin signaling.

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