Abstract
The serine/threonine kinase mTOR forms two distinct complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, and controls a number of biological processes, including proliferation, survival and autophagy. Although the function of mTORC1 has been extensively studied, the mTORC2 signaling pathway largely remains to be elucidated. Here, we have shown that mTORC2 phosphorylates filamin A, an actin cross-linking protein, at serine 2152 (S2152) both invivo and in living cells. Treatment of HeLa cells with Torin1 (an mTORC1/mTORC2 inhibitor), but not rapamycin (an mTORC1 inhibitor), suppressed the phosphorylation of filamin A, which decreased the binding of filamin A with β7-integrin cytoplasmic tail. Torin1 also inhibited focal adhesion formation and cell migration in A7 filamin A-replete melanoma cells but not in M2 filamin A-deficient cells, suggesting a pivotal role for mTORC2 in filamin A function. Finally, reduced focal adhesion formation in M2 cells was significantly rescued by expressing wild type but not S2152A nonphosphorylatable mutant of filamin A. Taken together, our results indicate that mTORC2 regulates filamin A-dependent focal adhesions and cell migration.
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