Overexpression of vinculin suppresses cell motility in BALB/c 3T3 cells
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cell Motility
- Vol. 22 (2), 127-134
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.970220206
Abstract
The content of vinculin, a cytoplasmic protein found in focal contacts and cell‐cell junctions, was increased in BALB/c 3T3 cells by gene transfection. The vinculin expressed from the full length chicken cDNA, incorporated into focal contacts and its pattern was identical to that of the endogenous protein. Cells stably expressing vinculin by 20% over the endogenous level had altered locomotory properties. In these cells, the ability to migrate into a wound formed in a confluent monolayer and the locomotion of individual cells were drastically reduced. The results provide direct evidence that cell locomotion can be regulated by modulating vinculin expression.Keywords
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