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CD44 and beta3 integrin organize two functionally distinct actin-based domains in osteoclasts.

Anne Chabadel, Inmaculada Banon-Rodriguez, David Cluet, Brian B Rudkin, Bernhard Wehrle-Haller, Elisabeth Genot, Pierre Jurdic, Ines M Anton, and Frederic Saltel (2007)

Mol Biol Cell, 18(12):4899-910.

The actin cytoskeleton of mature osteoclasts (OCs) adhering to nonmineralized substrates is organized in a belt of podosomes reminiscent of the sealing zone (SZ) found in bone resorbing OCs. In this study, we demonstrate that the belt iscomposed of two functionally different actin-based domains: podosome cores linked with CD44, which are involved in cell adhesion, and a diffuse cloud associated with beta3 integrin, which is involved in cell adhesion and contraction. WiskottAldrich Syndrome Protein (WASp) Interacting Protein (WIP)-/- OCs were devoid of podosomes, but they still exhibited actin clouds. Indeed, WIP-/- OCs show diminished expression of WASp, which is required for podosome formation. CD44 isa novel marker of OC podosome cores and the first nonintegrin receptor detected in these structures. The importance of CD44 is revealed by showing that its clustering restores podosome cores and WASp expression in WIP-/- OCs. However, although CD44 signals are sufficient to form a SZ, the presence of WIP is indispensable for the formation of a fully functional SZ.

 
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