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Cells in mechanically challenged environments cope with high-amplitude exogenous forces that can lead to cell death, but the mechanisms that mediate force-induced apoptosis and the identity of mechanoprotective cellular factors are not defined. We assessed apoptosis in NIH 3T3 and HEK (human embryonic kidney)-293 cells exposed to tensile forces applied through β1-integrins. Apoptosis was mediated by Rac-dependent activation of p38α. Depletion of Pak1 (p21-activated kinase 1), a downstream effector of Rac, prevented force-induced p38 activation and apoptosis. Rac was recruited to sites of force transfer by filamin A, which inhibited force-induced apoptosis mediated by Rac and p38α. We conclude that, in response to tensile force, filamin A regulates Rac-dependent signals, which induce apoptosis through Pak1 and p38.
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