Leukocytes navigate by compass: roles of PI3Kγ and its lipid products

Morphologic polarity is necessary for the motility of mammalian cells. In leukocytes responding to a chemoattractant, this polarity is regulated by activities of small Rho guanosine triphosphatases (Rho GTPases) and the phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks). Moreover, in neutrophils, lipid products of...

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Published inTrends in Cell Biology Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 466 - 473
Main Authors Rickert, Paula, Weiner, Orion D., Wang, Fei, Bourne, Henry R., Servant, Guy
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2000
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Rho protein
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Summary:Morphologic polarity is necessary for the motility of mammalian cells. In leukocytes responding to a chemoattractant, this polarity is regulated by activities of small Rho guanosine triphosphatases (Rho GTPases) and the phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks). Moreover, in neutrophils, lipid products of PI3Ks appear to regulate activation of Rho GTPases, are required for cell motility and accumulate asymmetrically to the plasma membrane at the leading edge of polarized cells. By spatially regulating Rho GTPases and organizing the leading edge of the cell, PI3Ks and their lipid products could play pivotal roles not only in establishing leukocyte polarity but also as compass molecules that tell the cell where to crawl.
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ISSN:0962-8924
1879-3088
DOI:10.1016/S0962-8924(00)01841-9