title: Urokinase receptor in human malignant mesothelioma cells: role in tumor cell mitogenesis and proteolysis.
abstract: Urokinase (uPA) interacts with its receptor (uPAR) to promote proteolysis and tumor migration, functions of potential importance in the pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma. Immunohistochemistry of human malignant mesothelioma tissue and mesothelioma cells (MS-1) showed that mesothelioma cells express uPAR. We isolated uPAR from MS-1 cells by metabolic labeling and showed that it could be induced by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Experiments with MS-1 cells showed that uPA binding was saturable, specific, and reversible with a mean dissociation constant (Kd) of 5.4 +/- 1.1 nM. Binding was inhibited by a blocking antibody to uPAR and by the uPA amino-terminal fragment (ATF), but not by low molecular weight uPA. uPAR expression was regulated transcriptionally and translationally; antisense oligonucleotides blocked expression of uPAR protein. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) inhibited PA activity of preformed uPA/uPAR complexes and increased cycling of the receptor from the cell surface. Stimulation of subconfluent MS-1 cells by high molecular weight or recombinant uPA, but not ATF or low molecular weight fragment, caused concentration-dependent incorporation of [3H]thymidine. These data indicate a novel mechanism by which malignant mesothelioma cells localize pericellular proteolysis and concurrently regulate tumor cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 75710, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pueblitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Idell
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; C524898:PLAUR protein, human; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D008715:Methionine; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D013936:Thymidine