hGAAP promotes cell adhesion and migration via the stimulation of store-operated Ca2+ entry and calpain 2

Nuno Saraiva, David L. Prole, Guia Carrara, Benjamin F. Johnson, Colin W. Taylor, Madeline Parsons, Geoffrey L. Smith*

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Abstract

Golgi antiapoptotic proteins (GAAPs) are highly conserved Golgi membrane proteins that inhibit apoptosis and promote Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Given the role of Ca2+ in controlling cell adhesion and motility, we hypothesized that human GAAP (hGAAP) might influence these events. In this paper, we present evidence that hGAAP increased cell adhesion, spreading, and migration in a manner that depended on the C-terminal domain of hGAAP. We show that hGAAP increased store-operated Ca2+ entry and thereby the activity of calpain at newly forming protrusions. These hGAAP-dependent effects regulated focal adhesion dynamics and cell migration. Indeed, inhibition or knockdown of calpain 2 abrogated the effects of hGAAP on cell spreading and migration. Our data reveal that hGAAP is a novel regulator of focal adhesion dynamics, cell adhesion, and migration by controlling localized Ca2+-dependent activation of calpain.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberN/A
Pages (from-to)699-713
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Cell Biology
Volume202
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2013

Keywords

  • BAX INHIBITOR-1
  • ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM
  • CALCIUM-ENTRY
  • CALPAIN/CALPASTATIN NETWORK
  • MEDIATED PROTEOLYSIS
  • GENE-EXPRESSION
  • VACCINIA VIRUS
  • BREAST-CANCER
  • LIVING CELLS
  • DYNAMICS

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