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The plasma membrane is dynamically remodeled as a function of the cell cycle, motility and membrane traffic. We have previously shown that arg8-vasopressin (AVP) stimulation of L6 myoblasts induces the activation of phosholipase D during the first minutes of stimulation, and the differentiation of 1,6 myoblasts as a long term effect. We now report that AVP also induces two types of morphological responses in L6 cells within a few minutes of stimulation: exocytosis, apparent as uncoated pits, and the generation of membrane projections and reffles. Thus, such an experimental model is suitable for the study of hormone-induced morphological surface modifications and their regulatory mechanisms. In L6 cells, AVP-induced projection generation depends on the integrity of microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Moreover, projection generation and exocytosis appear to be independently regulated phenomena: in fact, inhibition of the de novo synthesis of phosphatidylcholine inhibits membrane traffic but fails to block projection appearance. Conversely, the latter phenomenon, unlike exocytosis, is mediated by PI3-kinase signaling. Thus, AVP induces two early, independently regulated morphological modifications in L6 cells: exocytosis, involved in plasma membrane phospholipid turnover, and membrane projections, likely involved in cell migration.

Surface Remodeling Associated with Vasopressin-Induced Membrane Traffic in L6 Myogenic Cells.