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1: J Cell Biol. 2008 May 5;181(3):439-46.
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Kindlin-2 (Mig-2): a co-activator of beta3 integrins.

Ma YQ, Qin J, Wu C, Plow EF.

Department of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

Integrin activation is essential for dynamically linking the extracellular environment and cytoskeletal/signaling networks. Activation is controlled by integrins' short cytoplasmic tails (CTs). It is widely accepted that the head domain of talin (talin-H) can mediate integrin activation by binding to two sites in integrin beta's CT; in integrin beta(3) this is an NPLY(747) motif and the membrane-proximal region. Here, we show that the C-terminal region of integrin beta(3) CT, composed of a conserved TS(752)T region and NITY(759) motif, supports integrin activation by binding to a cytosolic binding partner, kindlin-2, a widely distributed PTB domain protein. Co-transfection of kindlin-2 with talin-H results in a synergistic enhancement of integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation. Furthermore, siRNA knockdown of endogenous kindlin-2 impairs talin-induced alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation in transfected CHO cells and blunts alpha(v)beta(3)-mediated adhesion and migration of endothelial cells. Our results thus identify kindlin-2 as a novel regulator of integrin activation; it functions as a coactivator.

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PMID: 18458155 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2364684