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THE STEM CELL NICHE

Cooperation of Matrix Metalloproteinases with the RhoA/Rho Kinase and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase-1/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling Pathways Is Required for the Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Induced Mobilization of Marrow-Derived Stromal Cells

^aLaboratoire d'Oncologie Moléculaire, Département de Chimie, Centre BioMed, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
^bDepartment of Medicine, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Key Words. Marrow-derived stromal cells • Sphingosine-1-phosphate • Matrix metalloproteinases • Rho GTPases • ROCK MEK1/ERK • Actin cytoskeleton • Cell migration

Correspondence: Borhane Annabi, Ph.D., Laboratoire d'Oncologie Moléculaire, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3P8. Telephone: 514-987-3000, ext. 7610; Fax: 514-987-0246; e-mail: annabi.borhane{at}uqam.ca

Received April 11, 2006; accepted for publication July 17, 2006.
First published online in STEM CELLS EXPRESS   August 24, 2006.



The ease of isolation and ex vivo culture of marrow-derived stromal cells (MSCs) from adult bone marrow renders them a very promising source of adult stem cells for gene transfer and cell therapy. However, little is known about the signaling pathways that control their in vivo mobilization and subsequent biodistribution. Platelet-derived sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive lipid that acts via G-protein-coupled-receptors, exerts strong chemoattraction upon MSCs through yet-uncharacterized signaling pathways. We show that the S1P-induced migration and morphological changes of MSCs in vitro require the activities of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), Rho kinase (ROCK), and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) signaling molecules. Specifically, S1P-induced remodeling of the MSC cytoskeleton led to the rapid (<1 minute) formation of actin stress fibers via activation of the RhoA/ROCK pathway and required the catalytic activity of MMPs. S1P-induced activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-1 (MEK1)/ERK pathway also contributed to the induction of the actin stress fibers and to the redistribution of paxillin at the focal adhesions through tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase in an MMP-dependent manner. Moreover, MMP- and ROCK-dependent molecular events are implicated in the regulation of the S1P-induced activation of ERK. Our results demonstrate that MSC mobilization in response to S1P requires cooperation between MMP-mediated signaling events and the RhoA/ROCK and MEK1/ERK intracellular pathways. Therefore, the characterization of the cellular factors and the intracellular signaling pathways underlying MSC mobilization is crucial to achieve high efficacy in therapeutic use.

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