title: Syndecan-1 is up-regulated in ras-transformed intestinal epithelial cells.
abstract: The syndecans, a family of cell-surface heparan sulphate proteoglycans, have been proposed to mediate cellular interactions with extracellular effector molecules, such as growth factors and components of the extracellular matrix, during critical phases of development. Transcripts of all four syndecans are expressed at varying levels in the developing rat intestine and in a series of immature rat intestinal epithelial cell lines. In addition, we report the novel finding that, in the intestinal epithelial cell lines, expression of syndecan-1 transcript is up-regulated by transformation with activated H-ras. This is in contrast to other cell lines in which ras transformation is associated with a decrease in syndecan-1 levels. The observed increase in the syndecan-1 occurs as a result of increased transcription and can be correlated with the degree of transformation of the IEC-18 cells. Transformation is also associated with a decrease in apparent molecular weight and increased shedding of the proteoglycan into the culture medium. Increased shedding of syndecan-1 into the culture medium after transformation with H-ras may contribute to the disruption of proteoglycan interactions with the extracellular matrix, leading to alterations in cell adhesion and organization.
authors.affiliation: Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cano-Gauci
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Buick
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D011905:Genes, ras; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D053668:Syndecan-1; D053669:Syndecan-2; D053670:Syndecan-3; D053671:Syndecan-4; D053667:Syndecans; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014404:Tubulin / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; C508243:Sdc1 protein, rat; C508247:Sdc2 protein, rat; C508303:Sdc3 protein, rat; C508307:Sdc4 protein, rat; D053668:Syndecan-1; D053670:Syndecan-3; D053671:Syndecan-4; D053667:Syndecans; D014404:Tubulin; D053669:Syndecan-2