Abstract
For muscles to function, myofibers have to stretch and anchor at the myotendinous junction (MTJ), a region rich in extracellular matrix (ECM). Integrin signaling is required for MTJ formation, and mutations affecting the cascade lead to muscular dystrophies in mice and humans. Underlying mechanisms for integrin activation at the MTJ and ECM modifications regulating its signaling are unclear. We show that lysyl oxidase-like 3 (LoxL3) is a key regulator of integrin signaling that ensures localized control of the cascade. In LoxL3 mutants, myofibers anchor prematurely or overshoot to adjacent somites, and are loose and lack tension. We find that LoxL3 complexes with and directly oxidizes Fibronectin (FN), an ECM scaffold protein and integrin ligand enriched at the MTJ. We identify a mechanism whereby localized LoxL3 secretion from myofiber termini oxidizes FN, enabling enhanced integrin activation at the tips of myofibers and ensuring correct positioning and anchoring of myofibers along the MTJ.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 550-561 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Developmental Cell |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Mar 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
Funding
We thank T. Schultheiss for critical reading of the manuscript, E. Bengal for helpful discussions, and A. Stanhill for P97 antibody. We are further grateful to Dr. E. Suss-Toby, Dr. M. Gurewitz, L. Yehiam, M. Holdengreber, and L. Liba from the BCF Bioimaging Center (Faculty of Medicine, Technion) for their assistance with imaging and image analysis and to members of the animal facility for excellent technical assistance. Service for the quality control and microinjection of embryonic stem cells was provided by the Genome Engineering Service of the Mary Lyon Center at MRC Harwell ( www.har.mrc.ac.uk ). P.H. was supported by grants from the Israeli Science Foundation (1072/13) and Rappaport Family Institute . G.N. was supported by a grant from the Rappaport Family Institute and by a grant from the Israel Cancer Research Fund . Y.C. was supported by a grant from the Israeli Science Foundation (1255/13).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Israeli Science Foundation | 1072/13 |
| Rappaport Family Institute | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | 1255/13 |
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