title: A keratinocyte cell line synthesizes a predominant insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP-3) that modulates insulin-like growth factor-I action.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is an important regulator of epidermal proliferation and has been shown in vitro to be a powerful stimulator of keratinocyte growth. It is synthesized by fibroblasts in the dermis, along with several IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), which are known to modulate IGF-I responsiveness of virtually all tissues studied. Because it was not known how or in what form IGF-I produced in the dermis acts on epidermal keratinocytes in vivo, we investigated the possible role of IGFBPs in modulating the response of epidermal keratinocytes to IGF-1. We show here that tIGF-I, a non-IGFBP-binding analogue of IGF-1, is a more potent mitogenic stimulator of the keratinocyte cell line HaCaT than IGF-I, suggesting that keratinocytes produce IGFBPs that modulate their response to IGF-I. To confirm this and to identify which IGFBPs were produced, we analyzed HaCaT cell-conditioned medium and mRNA, with the following findings: HaCaT cells produce a major IGFBP, identified as IGFBP-3, and a minor 24-kD IGFBP, likely to be IGFBP-4. Northern analysis revealed a 2.6-kb IGFBP-3 mRNA; however, IGFBP-4 mRNA was not detectable. We conclude that production of predominantly IGFBP-3 by the HaCaT cell line modulates its sensitivity to IGF-I stimulation. Epidermal IGFBPs thus have a potential role in vivo in the interaction of dermis derived IGF-I with epidermal keratinocytes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Hormone Research, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wraight
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Murashita
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Werther
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000502:physiology*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I