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Annexin I modulates cell functions by controlling intracellular calcium release

BRIGITTE M. FREY^*1, BERNHARD F. X. REBER, BANNIKUPPE S. VISHWANATH^*, GENEVIÈVE ESCHER^* and FELIX J. FREY^*

^* Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and
Institute of Pharmacology, University of Berne, CH-3010 Switzerland

¹Correspondence: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. E-mail brigitte.frey{at}dkf2.unibe.ch

Annexin I is an intracellular protein in search of a function. Ex vivo it has calcium- and phospholipid-binding properties. To evaluate its role in vivo, MCF-7 cells were stably transfected with annexin I in sense or antisense orientations. In cells overexpressing annexin I, calcium release was abrogated on stimulation of purinergic or bradykinin receptors, whereas non-transfected cells or cells with down-regulated annexin I released calcium within seconds. Basal calcium and calcium stores were not affected. The impaired calcium release was paralleled by a down-regulation of the activities of phospholipase C, group II phospholipase A2, and E-cadherin with altered adhesion and enhanced tumor growth on soft agar. Significantly smaller tumors, with the histologically most differentiated cells, were observed in nude mice inoculated with cells transfected with the antisense rather than with the sense plasmid. These observations indicate that annexin I modulates cell functions by controlling intracellular calcium release. Frey, B. M., Reber, B. F. X., Vishwanath, B. S., Escher, G., Frey, F. J. Annexin I modulates cell functions by controlling intracellular calcium release.

Key Words: phospholipase A • phospholipase C • E-cadherin • tumor • MCF-7 • Ca²⁺ homeostasis

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