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  • Title: Physical association of uPAR with the alphaV integrin on the surface of human NK cells.
    Author: Gellert GC, Goldfarb RH, Kitson RP.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 2004 Mar 19; 315(4):1025-32. PubMed ID: 14985115.
    Abstract:
    The urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) serves as a receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and plays a role in invasion and migration of certain immune cells, including NK cells. Although uPAR is anchored to the plasma membrane via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol lipid moiety, we have previously shown that uPAR crosslinking results in MAP kinase signaling and increased integrin expression on the surface of the human NK cell line, YT. We report, herein, that the binding of uPA to uPAR also activates the MAP kinase signaling cascade. Furthermore, we show the physical association between uPAR and integrins on YT cells using cocapping and fluorescence microscopy. These results suggest that signaling initiated by either uPAR binding to uPA or by uPAR clustering may depend on the physical association of uPAR with integrins, a process that may be a prerequisite for NK cell accumulation within established tumor metastases during adoptive therapy.
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