Class II phosphoinositide 3-kinase defines a novel signaling pathway in cell migration

J Cell Biol. 2005 Jun 6;169(5):789-99. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200408005. Epub 2005 May 31.

Abstract

The lipid products of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) are involved in many cellular responses such as proliferation, migration, and survival. Disregulation of PI3K-activated pathways is implicated in different diseases including cancer and diabetes. Among the three classes of PI3Ks, class I is the best characterized, whereas class II has received increasing attention only recently and the precise role of these isoforms is unclear. Similarly, the role of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns-3-P) as an intracellular second messenger is only just beginning to be appreciated. Here, we show that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) stimulates the production of PtdIns-3-P through activation of a class II PI3K (PI3K-C2beta). Both PtdIns-3-P and PI3K-C2beta are involved in LPA-mediated cell migration. This study is the first identification of PtdIns-3-P and PI3K-C2beta as downstream effectors in LPA signaling and demonstration of an intracellular role for a class II PI3K. Defining this novel PI3K-C2beta-PtdIns-3-P signaling pathway may help clarify the process of cell migration and may shed new light on PI3K-mediated intracellular events.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Cell Movement / physiology*
  • Cercopithecus
  • Class II Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Enzyme Activation / physiology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Lysophospholipids / metabolism
  • Lysophospholipids / pharmacology
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • Wound Healing / drug effects
  • Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Lysophospholipids
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Class II Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • PIK3C2B protein, human
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
  • phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphatase
  • lysophosphatidic acid