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Li Y, Zhang J, Cheng Z, Wang Y, Huang T, Lai K, Du X, Jiang Z, Yang G. Adenovirus-Mediated LAMA3 Transduction Enhances Hemidesmosome Formation and Periodontal Reattachment during Wound Healing. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2020; 18:291-303. [PMID: 32671133 PMCID: PMC7334303 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A robust dento-epithelial junction prevents external pathogenic factors from entering connective tissue and could be crucial for periodontal reattachment after periodontal surgery. The junctional epithelium (JE) is attached to the tooth surface through the hemidesmosome (HD) and internal basal lamina, where the primary component is laminin-332. Destruction of the JE leads to the loss of periodontal attachment. Traditional treatments are effective in eliminating local inflammation of the gingiva; however, few directly promote periodontal reattachment and HD formation. Here, we designed a gene-therapy strategy using the adenovirus-mediated human laminin-332 α3 chain (LAMA3) gene (Ad-LAMA3) transduced into a human-immortalized epidermal cell line (HaCaT) to study the formation of HD in vitro. Ad-LAMA3 promoted early adhesion and fast migration of HaCaT cells and increased expression of LAMA3 and type XVII collagen (BP180) significantly. Furthermore, HaCaT cells could facilitate formation of mature HDs after LAMA3 overexpression. In vivo experiments demonstrated that the JE transduced with Ad-LAMA3 could increase expression of LAMA3 and BP180 and “biological sealing” between the tooth and gingival epithelium. These results suggested that adenovirus-mediated LAMA3 transduction is a novel therapeutic strategy that promotes the stability and integration of the JE around the tooth during wound healing.
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- Yongzheng Li
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Hospital, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.,Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Stomatology, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang R, Bai J, Liu W, Yang J, Bian L. Human laminin α3 chain G1 domain is a receptor for plasminogen Kringle 5 on human endothelial cells by biological specificity technologies and molecular dynamic. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1620:460986. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.460986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Biological network inferences for a protection mechanism against familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with E200K pathogenic mutation. BMC Med Genomics 2014; 7:52. [PMID: 25149502 PMCID: PMC4151374 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-7-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Human prion diseases are caused by abnormal accumulation of misfolded prion protein in the brain tissue. Inherited prion diseases, including familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (fCJD), are associated with mutations of the prion protein gene (PRNP). The glutamate (E)-to-lysine (K) substitution at codon 200 (E200K) in PRNP is the most common pathogenic mutation causing fCJD, but the E200K pathogenic mutation alone is regarded insufficient to cause prion diseases; thus, additional unidentified factors are proposed to explain the penetrance of E200K-dependent fCJD. Here, exome differences and biological network analysis between fCJD patients with E200K and healthy individuals, including a non-CJD individual with E200K, were analysed to gain new insights into possible mechanisms for CJD in individuals carrying E200K. Methods Exome sequencing of the three CJD patients with E200K and 11 of the family of one patient (case1) were performed using the Illumina HiSeq 2000. The exome sequences of 24 Healthy Koreans were used as control. The bioinformatic analysis of the exome sequences was performed using the CLC Genomics Workbench v5.5. Sanger sequencing for variants validation was processed using a BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit and an ABI 3730xl automated sequencer. Biological networks were created using Cytoscape (v2.8.3 and v3.0.2) and Pathway Studio 9.0 software. Results Nineteen sites were only observed in healthy individuals. Four proteins (NRXN2, KLKB1, KARS, and LAMA3) that harbour rarely observed single-nucleotide variants showed biological interactions that are associated with prion diseases and/or prion protein in our biological network analysis. Conclusion Through this study, we confirmed that individuals can have a CJD-free life, even if they carry a pathogenic E200K mutation. Our research provides a possible mechanism that involves a candidate protective factor; this could be exploited to prevent fCJD onset in individuals carrying E200K.
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Cell surface remodeling by plasmin: a new function for an old enzyme. J Biomed Biotechnol 2012; 2012:564259. [PMID: 23097597 PMCID: PMC3477900 DOI: 10.1155/2012/564259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Plasmin, one of the most potent and reactive serine proteases, is involved in various physiological processes, including embryo development, thrombolysis, wound healing and cancer progression. The proteolytic activity of plasmin is tightly regulated through activation of its precursor, plasminogen, only at specific times and in defined locales as well as through inhibition of active plasmin by its abundant natural inhibitors. By exploiting the plasminogen activating system and overexpressing distinct components of the plasminogen activation cascade, such as pro-uPA, uPAR and plasminogen receptors, malignant cells can enhance the generation of plasmin which in turn, modifies the tumor microenvironment to sustain cancer progression. While plasmin-mediated degradation and modification of extracellular matrix proteins, release of growth factors and cytokines from the stroma as well as activation of several matrix metalloproteinase zymogens, all have been a focus of cancer research studies for decades, the ability of plasmin to cleave transmembrane molecules and thereby to generate functionally important cleaved products which induce outside-in signal transduction, has just begun to receive sufficient attention. Herein, we highlight this relatively understudied, but important function of the plasmin enzyme as it is generated de novo at the interface between cross-talking cancer and host cells.
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Sejima T, Kajiwara D, Kikuchi H, Imayoshi S, Yamauchi T, Ichimura K. Experimentally induced eosinophilic polyps in rabbit sinuses. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2011; 24:341-7. [PMID: 21244733 DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nasal polyps are one of the most common findings of physical examination in the otolaryngology area and the experimental model of nasal polyps in the rabbit maxillary sinus is helpful for clarifying the mechanism of polyp formation. Several protocols have been reported for this model, but most of them involved infectious polyps without eosinophil infiltration. We have attempted to establish a novel rabbit model of polyps associated with eosinophil infiltration. METHODS Rabbits were either untreated (group A) or sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA; groups B-D). After repeated exposure to OVA, some animals further received valine-glycine-serine-glutamine (group C) or poly-L-arginine (group D) in their maxillary sinuses for 4 weeks. Subsequently, sinus tissues were dissected and subjected to histological analysis. The changes in mRNA expression were analyzed by DNA microarray. RESULTS Remarkable histological changes were observed in groups C and D but not in group B in eosinophil number in the maxillary sinus mucosa, the width of the lamina propria, and polyp scoring. These changes in group D were greater than those in group C. DNA microarray analysis revealed that up-regulated genes in group D included those related to inflammation and extracellular matrix metabolism. On the other hand, down-regulated genes in group D involved those related to anti-inflammation. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that treatment with inflammatory agents, in combination with an antigen-dependent immune response, could induce nasal polyp formation associated with eosinophil infiltration and mucosal hypertrophy. The gene expression profile supported the clinical relevance of this model.
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- Takayuki Sejima
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
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Eisenberg JL, Safi A, Wei X, Espinosa HD, Budinger GS, Takawira D, Hopkinson SB, Jones JC. Substrate stiffness regulates extracellular matrix deposition by alveolar epithelial cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [PMID: 23204878 DOI: 10.2147/rrb.s13178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM: The aim of the study was to address whether a stiff substrate, a model for pulmonary fibrosis, is responsible for inducing changes in the phenotype of alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) in the lung, including their deposition and organization of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. METHODS: Freshly isolated lung AEC from male Sprague Dawley rats were seeded onto polyacrylamide gel substrates of varying stiffness and analyzed for expression and organization of adhesion, cytoskeletal, differentiation, and ECM components by Western immunoblotting and confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS: We observed that substrate stiffness influences cell morphology and the organization of focal adhesions and the actin cytoskeleton. Surprisingly, however, we found that substrate stiffness has no influence on the differentiation of type II into type I AEC, nor does increased substrate stiffness lead to an epithelial-mesenchymal transition. In contrast, our data indicate that substrate stiffness regulates the expression of the α3 laminin subunit by AEC and the organization of both fibronectin and laminin in their ECM. CONCLUSIONS: An increase in substrate stiffness leads to enhanced laminin and fibronectin assembly into fibrils, which likely contributes to the disease phenotype in the fibrotic lung.
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- Jessica L Eisenberg
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA ; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Moyano JV, Greciano PG, Buschmann MM, Koch M, Matlin KS. Autocrine transforming growth factor-{beta}1 activation mediated by integrin {alpha}V{beta}3 regulates transcriptional expression of laminin-332 in Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 21:3654-68. [PMID: 20844080 PMCID: PMC2965683 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-06-0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Revised: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Laminin (LM)-332 is an extracellular matrix protein that plays a structural role in normal tissues and is also important in facilitating recovery of epithelia from injury. We have shown that expression of LM-332 is up-regulated during renal epithelial regeneration after ischemic injury, but the molecular signals that control expression are unknown. Here, we demonstrate that in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells LM-332 expression occurs only in subconfluent cultures and is turned-off after a polarized epithelium has formed. Addition of active transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 to confluent MDCK monolayers is sufficient to induce transcription of the LM α3 gene and LM-332 protein expression via the TGF-β type I receptor (TβR-I) and the Smad2-Smad4 complex. Significantly, we show that expression of LM-332 in MDCK cells is an autocrine response to endogenous TGF-β1 secretion and activation mediated by integrin αVβ3 because neutralizing antibodies block LM-332 production in subconfluent cells. In confluent cells, latent TGF-β1 is secreted apically, whereas TβR-I and integrin αVβ3 are localized basolaterally. Disruption of the epithelial barrier by mechanical injury activates TGF-β1, leading to LM-332 expression. Together, our data suggest a novel mechanism for triggering the production of LM-332 after epithelial injury.
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- Jose V Moyano
- Department of Surgery, Committee on Cell Physiology, and Committee on Molecular Pathogenesis and Molecular Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Senyürek I, Klein G, Kalbacher H, Deeg M, Schittek B. Peptides derived from the human laminin alpha4 and alpha5 chains exhibit antimicrobial activity. Peptides 2010; 31:1468-72. [PMID: 20433883 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Laminins are a family of heterotrimeric extracellular matrix glycoproteins in the basement membrane of different tissues and are composed of alpha, beta, and gamma chains. In mammals, five different alpha chains, three beta chains, and three gamma chains have been identified that assemble into 15 different laminins. Each alpha-chain possesses a C-terminal globular domain which can be subdivided into the five subdomains LG1-LG5. LG1-LG3 modules are connected to LG4-LG5 by a linker domain which is known to be sensitive to proteolytic processing. Here, we show that peptides derived from the human laminin alpha4 and alpha5 chain, exhibit a dose-dependent antimicrobial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Furthermore, we show that these peptides permeabilize the bacterial membrane and are able to bind to bacterial DNA. Interestingly, the ability to kill the microorganisms correlated with their ability to bind to heparin. These data suggest that extracellular matrix components are able to protect the respective tissues from invading pathogens and are part of the host defense response.
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Chen W, Mo W, Sun K, Huang X, Zhang YL, Song HY. Microplasmin Degrades Fibronectin and Laminin at Vitreoretinal Interface and Outer Retina during Enzymatic Vitrectomy. Curr Eye Res 2009; 34:1057-64. [DOI: 10.3109/02713680903308487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gutiérrez-Fernández A, Gingles NA, Bai H, Castellino FJ, Parmer RJ, Miles LA. Plasminogen enhances neuritogenesis on laminin-1. J Neurosci 2009; 29:12393-400. [PMID: 19812315 PMCID: PMC2789650 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3553-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Accepted: 08/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Proteins of the plasminogen activation system are broadly expressed throughout the nervous system, and key roles for these proteins in neuronal function have been demonstrated. Recent reports have established that plasminogen is synthesized in neuroendocrine tissues, making this protein and the proteolytic activity of the product of its activation, plasmin, available at sites separated anatomically from circulating, hepatocyte-derived plasminogen. Results with plasminogen-deficient humans and mice suggest a role for plasminogen in neuritogenesis. To elucidate the role of the plasminogen activation system in these processes, the function of plasminogen during neuritogenesis and neurite outgrowth was studied. It is shown here that plasminogen participates in neuritogenesis, as plasmin inhibitors reduced both neurite outgrowth and neurite length in PC-12 cells. The addition of exogenous plasminogen enhanced neurite outgrowth and neurite length in both PC-12 cells and primary cortical neurons. The proteolytic activity of plasmin was required, since mutation of the catalytic serine residue completely abolished the stimulatory activity. Furthermore, mutation of the lysine binding site within kringle 5 of the plasminogen molecule also reduced the neuritogenic activity of plasminogen. Additionally, we demonstrate that plasminogen specifically bound to laminin-1, the interaction resulted in increased plasminogen activation by tissue-type plasminogen activator, and was dependent on a functional lysine binding site within plasminogen kringle 5. Moreover, during NGF-induced neuritogenesis, laminin-1 was degraded, and this cleavage was catalyzed by plasmin. This study provides the first direct evidence that plasminogen participates in neurite outgrowth and also suggests that laminin-1 degradation by plasmin contributes to the process of neuritogenesis.
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- Ana Gutiérrez-Fernández
- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Vascular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161, and
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161, and
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- W. M. Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161, and
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- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Vascular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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Hozumi K, Suzuki N, Uchiyama Y, Katagiri F, Kikkawa Y, Nomizu M. Chain-specific heparin-binding sequences in the laminin alpha chain LG45 modules. Biochemistry 2009; 48:5375-81. [PMID: 19415899 DOI: 10.1021/bi900542u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Laminin alpha chains contain five tandem globular modules (LG1-5) at the C-terminus. Here, we focused on the LG45 module, which play a critical biological role via binding to heparin/heparan sulfate, and examined their chain-specific heparin-binding affinity. The relative heparin-binding affinity of recombinant laminin alpha chain LG45 proteins was as follows: alpha5 > alpha4 > alpha1 > alpha2 and alpha3. The alpha5 chain LG45 module also promoted the strongest cell attachment. We screened heparin-binding sequences using the recombinant alpha5LG45 protein and 43 synthetic peptides. Four peptides, A5G71 (GPLPSYLQFVGI) (IC(50) = 91.8 microM), A5G77 (LVLFLNHGHFVA) (IC(50) = 7.0 microM), A5G81 (AGQWHRVSVRWG) (IC(50) = 5.9 microM), and A5G94 (KMPYVSLELEMR) (IC(50) = 0.84 microM), inhibited the heparin-binding of rec-alpha5LG45. Additionally, the same four peptides exhibited dose-dependent heparin-binding activity in a solid-phase assay. We found that the alpha5 chain LG45 module contains four heparin-binding sequences, and this number is higher than that of the other LG45 modules (alpha2 and alpha3, one sequence; alpha1 and alpha4, two sequences). The data suggest that the active sequences identified from the synthetic peptide screening contribute to the heparin-binding activity of the LG45 module. Most of the heparin-binding sequences in the LG45 modules are located in the N-terminal regions of the LG4 module within the loop regions in the proteins. The data suggest that the N-terminal loop regions of the LG4 module are mainly involved in the heparin/heparan sulfate-mediated biological functions.
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- Kentaro Hozumi
- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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Bahi A, Kusnecov AW, Dreyer JL. Effects of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in the acquisition, expression and reinstatement of cocaine-induced conditioned-place preference. Behav Brain Res 2008; 191:17-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Revised: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ogura Y, Matsunaga Y, Nishiyama T, Amano S. Plasmin induces degradation and dysfunction of laminin 332 (laminin 5) and impaired assembly of basement membrane at the dermal-epidermal junction. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:49-60. [PMID: 18460030 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08576.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The epidermal basement membrane (BM), located at the dermal-epidermal junction (DEJ), plays important roles not only in adhesion between epidermis and dermis, but also in controlling skin functions. In sun-exposed skin, the BM becomes disrupted and multilayered. In order to explore the impairment of BM assembly, we have used a skin-equivalent (SE) as a model of BM damage and previously clarified the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in impairment of BM assembly. OBJECTIVES In this work, we examined the role of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and plasmin in impairment of BM assembly at the DEJ by using the SE, as ultraviolet irradiation to the skin increases uPA as well as MMPs. METHODS SEs were used as a model of formation and damage of BM. Human uPA was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and zymography, and gelatinases such as MMP-2 and MMP-9 were detected by zymography. Human plasminogen was added at 0.06 micromol L(-1) (about 3% of plasma level) to increase plasmin to a pathological level. N-terminal peptide sequence analysis of plasmin-treated laminin 332 was carried out to identify alpha3, beta3 and gamma2 chains of laminin 332 and their cleavage sites of each chain. Plasmin-treated laminin 332 was analysed in keratinocyte adhesion activity and binding to type VII collagen. RESULTS Human uPA was detected in addition to MMP-2 and MMP-9, in conditioned medium of SE. Although the BM was well organized in the presence of an MMP inhibitor alone, the activated plasmin disorganized the BM even in the presence of the inhibitor. The impairment of BM assembly made the epidermis thinner as compared with that of a control cultured in the presence of MMP inhibitor, indicating that the BM affects the polarity and differentiation of the epidermis. The addition of aprotinin, a serine proteinase inhibitor, and tranexamic acid, a uPA-plasmin inhibitor, inhibited the plasmin-induced impairment of BM assembly and facilitated BM reorganization, thereby improving the epidermal structure. N-terminal peptide sequence analysis of plasmin-treated laminin 332 revealed the removal of a 5- or 10-kDa fragment, including the cell adhesion region, from the G3 domain of the alpha3 chain, and the LN domain, which binds to the noncollagenous 1 domain in type VII collagen, from the beta3 chain. Plasmin-treated laminin 332 showed lower keratinocyte adhesion activity and reduced binding to type VII collagen. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that uPA and plasmin are involved in the impairment of BM assembly and epidermal differentiation, and that these effects arise at least partly through direct degradation of laminin 332.
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- Shiseido Life Science Research Center, 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-8558, Japan
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Tsuruta D, Kobayashi H, Imanishi H, Sugawara K, Ishii M, Jones JCR. Laminin-332-integrin interaction: a target for cancer therapy? Curr Med Chem 2008; 15:1968-75. [PMID: 18691052 PMCID: PMC2992754 DOI: 10.2174/092986708785132834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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For many years, extracellular matrix (ECM) was considered to function as a tissue support and filler. However, we now know that ECM proteins control many cellular events through their interaction with cell-surface receptors and cytoplasmic signaling pathways. For example, they regulate cell proliferation, cell division, cell adhesion, cell migration, and apoptosis. We focus in this review on a laminin isoform, laminin-332 (formerly termed laminin-5), a major component of the basement membrane (BM) of skin and other epithelial tissues. It is composed of 3 subunits (alpha3beta3 and gamma3 and interacts with at least two integrin receptors expressed by epithelial cells (alpha3beta1 and alpha6beta4 integrin. Mutations in either laminin-332 or integrin alpha6beta4 result in junctional epidermolysis bullosa, a blistering skin disease, while targeting of laminin-332 by autoantibodies in cicatricial pemphigoid leads to dysadhesion of epithelial cells from their underlying connective tissue. Abnormal expression of laminin-332 and its integrin receptors is also a hallmark of certain tumor types and is believed to promote invasion of colon, breast and skin cancer cells. Moreover, there is emerging evidence that laminin-332 and its protease degradation products are not only found at the leading front of several tumors but also likely induce and/or promote tumor cell migration. Thus, in this review, we focus specifically on the role of laminin-332 and its integrin receptors in adhesion, proliferation, and migration/invasion of cancer cells. Finally, we discuss strategies for the development of laminin-332-based antagonists for the treatment of malignant tumors.
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- Daisuke Tsuruta
- Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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Schneider H, Mühle C, Pacho F. Biological function of laminin-5 and pathogenic impact of its deficiency. Eur J Cell Biol 2007; 86:701-17. [PMID: 17000025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The basement membrane glycoprotein laminin-5 is a key component of the anchoring complex connecting keratinocytes to the underlying dermis. It is secreted by keratinocytes as a cross-shaped heterotrimer of alpha3, beta3 and gamma2 chains and serves as a ligand of various transmembrane receptors, thereby regulating keratinocyte adhesion, motility and proliferation. In intact skin, laminin-5 provides essential links to both the hemidesmosomal alpha6beta4 integrin and the collagen type VII molecules which form the anchoring fibrils inserting into the dermis. If the basement membrane is injured, laminin-5 production increases rapidly. It then serves as a scaffold for cell migration, initiates the formation of hemidesmosomes and accelerates basement membrane restoration at the dermal-epidermal junction. Mutations of the laminin-5 genes or auto-antibodies against one of the subunits of laminin-5 may lead to a significant lack of this molecule in the epidermal basement membrane zone. The major contributions of laminin-5 to the resistance of the epidermis against frictional stress but also for basement membrane regeneration and repair of damaged skin are reflected by the phenotype of Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa, which is caused by an inherited absence of functional laminin-5. This lethal disease becomes manifest in widespread blistering of skin and mucous membranes, impaired wound healing and chronic erosions containing exuberant granulation tissue. Here, we discuss current understanding of the biological functions of laminin-5, the pathogenic impact of its deficiency and implications on molecular approaches towards a therapy of junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
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- Holm Schneider
- Department of Experimental Medicine I, Nikolaus Fiebiger Centre of Molecular Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Glückstr. 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany; Children's Hospital, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
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Bahi A, Dreyer JL. Overexpression of plasminogen activators in the nucleus accumbens enhances cocaine-, amphetamine- and morphine-induced reward and behavioral sensitization. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2007; 7:244-56. [PMID: 17680802 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2007.00346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) are extracellular proteases that play a role in synaptic plasticity and remodeling. Psychostimulants induce both tPA and uPA in acute and chronic drug delivery, but cocaine induces preferentially uPA, whereas morphine and amphetamine induce preferentially tPA. Specific doxycline-regulatable lentiviruses expressing these extracellular proteases have been prepared and stereotaxically injected into the nucleus accumbens. We show that tPA-overexpressing animals show greater locomotor activity and behavioral sensitization upon morphine and amphetamine treatments. These effects could be fully suppressed by doxycycline or when tPA had been silenced using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs)-expressing lentiviruses. Furthermore, animals infected with lentiviruses expressing uPA show enhanced conditional place preference for cocaine compared with tPA-overexpressing animals. In contrast, tPA-overexpressing animals when administered amphetamine or morphine showed greater place preference compared with uPA-overexpressing animals. The effects are suppressed when tPA has been silenced using specific siRNAs-expressing vectors. Tissue-type plasminogen activator and uPA possibly induce distinct behaviors, which may be interpreted according to their differential pattern of activation and downstream targets. Taken together, these data add further evidence for a significant function of extracellular proteases tPA and uPA in addiction and suggest a differential role of plasminogen activators in this context.
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- A Bahi
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Bahi A, Boyer F, Kafri T, Dreyer JL. Silencing urokinase in the ventral tegmental area in vivo induces changes in cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. J Neurochem 2006; 98:1619-31. [PMID: 16923171 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Serine proteases in the nervous system have functional roles in neural plasticity. Among them, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) exerts a variety of functions during development, and is involved in learning and memory. Furthermore, psychostimulants strongly induce uPA expression in the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. In this study, doxycycline-regulatable lentiviruses expressing either uPA, a dominant-negative form of uPA, or non-regulatable lentiviruses expressing small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeted against uPA have been prepared and injected into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of rat brains. Over-expression of uPA in the VTA induces doxycycline-dependent expression of its receptor, uPAR, but not its inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). uPAR expression in the VTA is repressed upon silencing of uPA with lentiviruses expressing siRNAs. In addition, over-expression of uPA in the VTA promotes a 15-fold increase in locomotion activity upon cocaine delivery. Animals expressing the dominant-negative form of uPA did not display such hyperlocomotor activity. These cocaine-induced behavioural changes, associated with uPA expression, could be suppressed in the presence of doxycycline or uPA-specific siRNAs expressing lentiviruses. These data strongly support the major role of urokinase in cocaine-mediated plasticity changes.
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- Amine Bahi
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Ito M, Nagai T, Kamei H, Nakamichi N, Nabeshima T, Takuma K, Yamada K. Involvement of Tissue Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System in Depolarization-Evoked Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens of Mice. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 70:1720-5. [PMID: 16908600 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.022467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a serine protease, catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin. In the present study, we investigated the role of the tPA-plasmin system in depolarization-evoked dopamine (DA) and acetylcholine (ACh) release in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and hippocampus, respectively, of mice, by using in vivo microdialysis. Microinjection of either tPA or plasmin significantly potentiated 40 mM KCl-induced DA release without affecting basal DA levels. In contrast, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 dose-dependently reduced 60 mM KCl-induced DA release. The 60 mM KCl-evoked DA release in the NAc was markedly diminished in tPA-deficient (tPA-/-) mice compared with wild-type mice, although basal DA levels did not differ between the two groups. Microinjections of either exogenous tPA (100 ng) or plasmin (100 ng) into the NAc of tPA-/-mice restored 60 mM KCl-induced DA release, as observed in wild-type mice. In contrast, there was no difference in either basal or 60 mM KCl-induced ACh release in the hippocampus between wild-type and tPA-/-mice. Our findings suggest that the tPA-plasmin system is involved in the regulation of depolarization-evoked DA release in the NAc.
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- Mina Ito
- Laboratory of Neuropsychopharmacology, Division of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Baudoin C, Fantin L, Meneguzzi G. Proteolytic processing of the laminin alpha3 G domain mediates assembly of hemidesmosomes but has no role on keratinocyte migration. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 125:883-8. [PMID: 16297184 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2005.23881.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Laminin-5 (Lm5), the major adhesion ligand of basal epithelial cells, undergoes complex extracellular proteolytic processing that influences cell adhesion and migration. In tumor cell lines, the proteolytic truncation of the C-terminal G domain of the Lm alpha3 chain induces assembly of hemidesmosomes and downregulates cell migration. To define the biological functions of the alpha3 G domain processing in physiological conditions, we have expressed a series of mutant alpha3 complementary DNA in human primary alpha3-null keratinocytes immortalized by human papillomavirus E6E7 (HKalpha3 cells). Using monolayer and organotypic cell cultures we show that: (1) the hinge region between subdomains G3 and G4 carries the proteolytic cleavage sites; (2) nucleation of the hemidesmosomal proteins is independent of the proteolytic maturation of the alpha3 G domain, whereas formation of mature hemidesmosomes relies on proteolytic cleavage of alpha3; and (3) the proteolytic processing plays no role in cell migration, which suggests that nucleation of hemidesmosomal structures in culture does not reflect the migratory potential of the epithelial cells. Our results also demonstrate that HKalpha3 cells are a unique model system, which will be useful to dissect the functions and molecular interactions of Lm5.
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Hamill KJ, McLean WHI. The alpha-3 polypeptide chain of laminin 5: insight into wound healing responses from the study of genodermatoses. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005; 30:398-404. [PMID: 15953081 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01842.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Laminin 5 (kalinin/epiligrin/nicein) is an essential structural component of the dermal-epidermal junction, composed of three polypeptide subunits: laminin alpha3, beta3 and gamma2. Studies of the inherited skin fragility disorder junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) have suggested that the major role of this heterotrimeric protein is to act as an adhesive ligand essential for binding the epidermis to the underlying dermis and thus maintaining the integrity of the skin. Protein interaction studies have shown that the C terminus of the alpha3 subunit binds to a range of integrin complexes depending on the motility status of keratinocytes. This allows laminin 5 to interact with either hemidesmosomes or the actin cytoskeleton. Recently we have reported that the absence of the N-terminal region of laminin alpha3a in laryngo-onchyo-cutaneous syndrome causes excessive granulation tissue production at wound sites. As granulation tissue production is also a problem in JEB, this implicates laminin 5 in control of this wound healing response.
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- K J Hamill
- Epithelial Genetics Group, Human Genetics Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, UK
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A number of molecules have been postulated to be involved in long-term potentiation, an experimental model for learning and short-term memory. Although the molecular mechanisms of the long-term potentiation have been considerably well understood, it is not yet known why and how real memory can last very long with outstanding stability. A mechanical change of synaptic morphology at acquisition, consolidation and retention of memory is hypothesized to explain long-lasting memory. Changes in the synaptic morphology may be due, at least in part, to local extracellular proteolysis of cell adhesion and extracellular matrix molecules. Some extracellular serine proteases of the Clan PA family may modulate synaptic adhesion and associate with long-term potentiation and learning behavior. In the present review, candidate proteases that are involved in the hippocampal memory are overviewed.
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- Sadao Shiosaka
- Division of Structural Cell Biology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan.
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Weckroth M, Vaheri A, Virolainen S, Saarialho-Kere U, Jahkola T, Sirén V. Epithelial tissue-type plasminogen activator expression, unlike that of urokinase, its receptor, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, is increased in chronic venous ulcers. Br J Dermatol 2005; 151:1189-96. [PMID: 15606514 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The plasminogen activation system represents a potent mechanism of extracellular proteolysis and is an essential component of normal wound healing. It has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic, nonhealing ulcers. Traditionally, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) has been associated with pericellular proteolytic activity involved in tissue remodelling processes, and tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) mainly with intravascular fibrinolysis. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to characterize the spatial distribution of the various plasminogen activation system components in chronic ulcers and acute, well-granulating wounds. METHODS The expression of uPA, tPA, urokinase receptor (uPAR), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and vitronectin was investigated by immunohistochemical staining, in addition to uPA, tPA and PAI-1 expression by in-situ hybridization, in samples from eight chronic venous ulcers, five decubitus ulcers, five well-granulating acute wounds and five normal skin samples. RESULTS In chronic venous leg ulcers tPA mRNA was detected in basal and suprabasal keratinocytes at the leading wound edge, while in well-granulating wounds and in decubitus ulcers tPA mRNA was expressed only in a few keratinocytes. However, tPA was widely expressed in fibroblast- and macrophage-like cells in the stroma of well-granulating wounds, while less tPA was detected in the granulation tissue of chronic ulcers. tPA mRNA and protein were localized in the superficial granular layers in normal skin. Although no qualitative differences in expression of uPA, PAI-1 or uPAR in the wound edge keratinocytes in chronic ulcers vs. normally granulating wounds were found, their expressions were more pronounced in the granulation tissue of well-granulating wounds. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that in poorly healing venous leg ulcers, the pattern of tPA expression is altered in keratinocytes at the leading edge of the wound, and the patterns of tPA, uPA and PAI-1 expression are altered in the granulation tissue.
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- M Weckroth
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, P.O. 21, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Nagai T, Noda Y, Ishikawa K, Miyamoto Y, Yoshimura M, Ito M, Takayanagi M, Takuma K, Yamada K, Nabeshima T. The role of tissue plasminogen activator in methamphetamine-related reward and sensitization. J Neurochem 2005; 92:660-7. [PMID: 15659235 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the central nervous system, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) plays a role in synaptic plasticity and remodeling. Our recent study has suggested that tPA participates in the rewarding effects of morphine by regulating dopamine release. In this study, we investigated the role of tPA in methamphetamine (METH)-related reward and sensitization. Repeated METH treatment dose-dependently induced tPA mRNA expression in the frontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, striatum and hippocampus, whereas single METH treatment did not affect tPA mRNA expression in these brain areas. The METH-induced increase in tPA mRNA expression in the nucleus accumbens was completely inhibited by pre-treatment with R(+)-SCH23390 and raclopride, dopamine D1 and D2 receptor antagonists, respectively. In addition, repeated METH treatment increased tPA activity in the nucleus accumbens. There was no difference in METH-induced hyperlocomotion between wild-type and tPA-deficient (tPA-/-) mice. On the other hand, METH-induced conditioned place preference and behavioral sensitization after repeated METH treatment were significantly reduced in tPA-/- mice compared with wild-type mice. The defect of behavioral sensitization in tPA-/- mice was reversed by microinjections of exogenous tPA into the nucleus accumbens. Our findings suggest that tPA is involved in the rewarding effects as well as the sensitization of the locomotor-stimulating effect of METH.
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- Taku Nagai
- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan
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Mühle C, Jiang QJ, Charlesworth A, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Meneguzzi G, Schneider H. Novel and recurrent mutations in the laminin-5 genes causing lethal junctional epidermolysis bullosa: molecular basis and clinical course of Herlitz disease. Hum Genet 2005; 116:33-42. [PMID: 15538630 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-004-1210-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Accepted: 10/03/2004] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Herlitz disease (H-JEB), the lethal form of junctional epidermolysis bullosa, is a rare genodermatosis presenting from birth with widespread erosions and blistering of skin and mucosae because of tissue cleavage within the epidermal basement membrane. Mutations in any of the three genes encoding the alpha3, beta3 and gamma2 chains of laminin-5 underlie this recessively inherited disorder. Here, we report the molecular basis and clinical course of H-JEB in 12 patients. Two novel nonsense mutations in the gene LAMA3 (E281X and K1299X) and a novel frame-shift mutation in the gene LAMB3 (1628insG) leading to a premature termination codon were identified by DNA sequencing and confirmed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. In the four patients affected, neither the resulting truncated polypeptide chains nor assembled laminin-5 protein were detectable by immunofluorescence. Three patients were found to be heterozygous for the known hotspot mutation R635X and the recurrent mutations Q373X or 29insC in the gene LAMB3, whereas five others were homozygous for R635X. Significant variations in the disease progression and survival times between 1 and 30 months in this group of H-JEB patients emphasised the impact of modifying factors and the importance of immunostaining or mRNA assessment as parallel diagnostic methods. Interestingly, the only patients who survived for longer than 6 months were four females carrying the mutation R635X homozygously. In one of them, the clinical course may have been improved by treatment with artificial skin equivalents. These data may stimulate further investigation of genotype-phenotype correlations and facilitate mutation analysis and genetic counselling of affected families.
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- Christiane Mühle
- Department of Experimental Medicine I, Nikolaus Fiebiger Centre of Molecular Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Laminins, heterotrimers composed of alpha, beta, and gamma chains, are multifunctional glycoproteins present in basement membranes. Laminins, the most important component of basement membranes during basement membrane assembly in early development, are involved in various biological activities such as cell adhesion, migration, growth, differentiation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis. Fully 15 laminin isoforms have been identified and are tissue- and/or developmental stage-specifically expressed. Integrins, dystroglycan, syndecans, and the other several cell surface molecules are cellular receptors for laminins. The globular domains located in the N- and C-terminus of the laminin alpha chains are critical for interactions with the cellular receptors. There are highly conserved functional sites and chain-specific functional sites among the laminin alpha chains. Additionally, laminins are processed by specific endogenous proteases and the processing regulates laminin functions. Binding of the functional sequences in laminins to the cellular receptors triggers intracellular signaling, followed by inducing various cell activities including cell spreading and migration. Laminins possess multifunctional sequences and are key molecules that determine cell fate.
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- Nobuharu Suzuki
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagai T, Yamada K, Yoshimura M, Ishikawa K, Miyamoto Y, Hashimoto K, Noda Y, Nitta A, Nabeshima T. The tissue plasminogen activator-plasmin system participates in the rewarding effect of morphine by regulating dopamine release. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:3650-5. [PMID: 14988509 PMCID: PMC373517 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0306587101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is a serine protease that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen (plg) to plasmin, which in turn functions to degrade extracellular matrix proteins in the central nervous system. The tPA-plasmin system plays a role in synaptic plasticity and remodeling. Here we show that this protease system participates in the rewarding effects of morphine by acutely regulating morphine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc). A single morphine treatment induced tPA mRNA and protein expression in a naloxone-sensitive manner, which was associated with an increase in the enzyme activity in the NAcc. The acute effect of morphine in inducing tPA expression was diminished after repeated administration. Morphine-induced conditioned place preference and hyperlocomotion were significantly reduced in tPA(-/-) and plg(-/-) mice, being accompanied by a loss of morphine-induced dopamine release in the NAcc. The defect of morphine-induced dopamine release and hyperlocomotion in tPA(-/-) mice was reversed by microinjections of either exogenous tPA or plasmin into the NAcc. Our findings demonstrate a previously undescribed function of the tPA-plasmin system in regulating dopamine release, which is involved in the rewarding effects of morphine.
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- Taku Nagai
- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan
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Matsuda K, Tashiro KI, Hayashi Y, Monji A, Yoshida I, Mitsuyama Y. Measurement of laminins in the cerebrospinal fluid obtained from patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia using a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2002; 14:113-22. [PMID: 12218253 DOI: 10.1159/000063601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We developed a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system using antibodies against intact human laminin, laminin alpha(5)-chain, laminin beta(1)-chain, laminin gamma(1)-chain and laminin alpha(1)-chain peptide (YFQRYLI). Using this ELISA, we measured the anti-laminin immunoreactivity levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), and other disorders. The present study showed the levels of certain laminins in CSF to demonstrate significant differences in the chain levels in different dementias. The AD group showed a significantly lower level of anti-laminin gamma(1) immunoreactivity. The late-onset AD group showed significantly elevated anti-laminin alpha(1)-peptide (YFQRYLI) immunoreactivity levels in comparison with the early-onset AD group and controls. On the other hand, the VaD group showed significantly higher levels of anti-intact human laminin and anti-laminin beta(1) immunoreactivity. The assays of anti-laminin immunoreactivity levels in CSF provided an efficient sensitivity (85.0%) and specificity (93.7%) for the diagnosis of AD by using the ratio of tau to anti-intact human laminin immunoreactivity levels. These results suggest that CSF laminin or its derivatives may correlate with the pathogenesis of AD and VaD, and the prevention of the proteolytic activity may be an effective therapeutic method for either preventing or slowing down the progression of AD. Furthermore, it was shown that performing ELISA for CSF laminins may prove to be useful for detecting the biological markers of AD and VaD.
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- Kazunori Matsuda
- Department of Psychiatry, Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake, Japan.
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Myöhänen H, Virtanen I, Vaheri A. Elimination of hydrocortisone from the medium enables tissue plasminogen activator gene expression by normal and immortalized nonmalignant human epithelial cells. Biol Chem 2001; 382:1563-73. [PMID: 11767946 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2001.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human cervical epithelial cells transfected and immortalized with human papillomavirus type 16 DNA (HCE16/3) can be, like many other epithelial cells, normally grown in medium supplemented with epidermal growth factor, cholera toxin, hydrocortisone, insulin, transferrin, thyroid hormone and serum. We found that hydrocortisone diminished tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) production to an undetectable level. The removal of hydrocortisone increased urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) activity within 24-48 h and tPA activity within 48-72 h, and converted the cells to a more elongated and fibroblastic phenotype. Upregulation of uPA mRNA was seen as early as at 3 h and of tPA mRNA within 48-72 h. Higher molecular weight forms (97-110 kDa) of plasminogen activators were seen in zymograms, apparently complexed with PAI-1, starting at 6 h both in the presence and absence of hydrocortisone. Immunoprecipitation with a PAI-1 monoclonal antibody confirmed that both uPA and tPA were complexed. We also studied normal diploid human bronchial epithelial cells (NHBE) and NHBE cells transformed with an adeno-12/SV40 hybrid virus (BEAS-2B). In both types of nonmalignant epithelial cells, the removal of hydrocortisone increased uPA activity. The omission of hydrocortisone increased tPA levels significantly in BEAS-2B cell cultures, and in NHBE cell cultures tPA became detectable at 72 h. No PA complexes were seen in these two cell types. We conclude that normal and immortalized nonmalignant epithelial cells produce tPA, but only if hydrocortisone is omitted in the growth medium.
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- H Myöhänen
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute and HUCH Laboratory Diagnostics, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Lazarova Z, Yee C, Lazar J, Yancey KB. IgG autoantibodies in patients with anti-epiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid recognize the G domain of the laminin 5 alpha-subunit. Clin Immunol 2001; 101:100-5. [PMID: 11580232 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2001.5091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Anti-epiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid (AECP) is a mucosal-predominant, subepithelial blistering disease characterized by IgG anti-basement membrane autoantibodies to laminin 5 (alpha3beta3gamma2). This and prior studies found that autoantibodies from most patients recognize the alpha-subunit of this laminin isoform. Accordingly, sera from 10 representative patients were tested against prokaryotic recombinants of this polypeptide in epitope mapping studies. cDNAs spanning the full length of the alpha-subunit were generated by PCR, directionally cloned into the pGEX-4T-3 vector, and expressed as glutathione-S-transferase fusion proteins of appropriate size and immunoreactivity. Sera from 9 of 10 AECP patients immunoblotted fusion proteins corresponding to subdomains G2, G3, G4, and G5 at the carboxyl terminus of the laminin 5 alpha-subunit. Serum from 1 patient (and that from normal volunteers) showed no reactivity to any fusion proteins; no sera bound recombinant glutathione-S-transferase alone. Immunoadsorption of patient sera with fusion proteins corresponding to the G domain substantially reduced basement membrane autoantibody titers. IgG from patients with this form of cicatricial pemphigoid recognize the portion of laminin 5 thought to play a key role in promoting keratinocyte adhesion to epidermal basement membrane.
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- Z Lazarova
- Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1908, USA
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We have compiled a comprehensive list of the articles published in the year 2000 that describe work employing commercial optical biosensors. Selected reviews of interest for the general biosensor user are highlighted. Emerging applications in areas of drug discovery, clinical support, food and environment monitoring, and cell membrane biology are emphasized. In addition, the experimental design and data processing steps necessary to achieve high-quality biosensor data are described and examples of well-performed kinetic analysis are provided.
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- R L Rich
- Center for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Hoffman MP, Engbring JA, Nielsen PK, Vargas J, Steinberg Z, Karmand AJ, Nomizu M, Yamada Y, Kleinman HK. Cell type-specific differences in glycosaminoglycans modulate the biological activity of a heparin-binding peptide (RKRLQVQLSIRT) from the G domain of the laminin alpha1 chain. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:22077-85. [PMID: 11304538 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100774200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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AG73 (RKRLQVQLSIRT), a peptide from the G domain of the laminin alpha1 chain, has diverse biological activities with different cell types. The heparan sulfate side chains of syndecan-1 on human salivary gland cells were previously identified as the cell surface ligand for AG73. We used homologous peptides from the other laminin alpha-chains (A2G73-A5G73) to determine whether the bioactivity of the AG73 sequence is conserved. Human salivary gland cells and a mouse melanoma cell line (B16F10) both bind to the peptides, but cell attachment was inhibited by glycosaminoglycans, modified heparin, and sized heparin fragments in a cell type-specific manner. In other assays, AG73, but not the homologous peptides, inhibited branching morphogenesis of salivary glands and B16F10 network formation on Matrigel. We identified residues critical for AG73 bioactivity using peptides with amino acid substitutions and truncations. Fewer residues were critical for inhibiting branching morphogenesis (XKXLXVXXXIRT) than those required to inhibit B16F10 network formation on Matrigel (N-terminal XXRLQVQLSIRT). In addition, surface plasmon resonance analysis identified the C-terminal IRT of the sequence to be important for heparin binding. Structure-based sequence alignment predicts AG73 in a beta-sheet with the N-terminal K (Lys(2)) and the C-terminal R (Arg(10)) on the surface of the G domain. In conclusion, we have determined that differences in cell surface glycosaminoglycans and differences in the amino acids in AG73 recognized by cells modulate the biological activity of the peptide and provide a mechanism to explain its cell-specific activities.
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- M P Hoffman
- Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4370, USA.
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