Abstract
Mouse mammary carcinoma mutant cell line FUA169, characterized by high GM3 ganglioside content, was established from parent cell line FM3A/F28-7, which has high LacCer content but no GM3. Although both cell lines showed the same quantity and quality of integrin receptors, FUA169 showed much stronger adhesion to fibronectin (FN)-coated plates than did F28-7. Liposomes containing phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, alpha 5 beta 1, and a moderate amount of GM3 showed greatly enhanced adhesion to FN-coated plates, but adhesion of similar liposomes containing a large amount of GM3, or no GM3, was much lower. Our results suggest that GM3 regulates integrin receptor function essential for cell adhesion to FN.
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