title: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) promotes keratinocyte cell attachment and migration on collagen and fibronectin.
abstract: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) induction of keratinocyte attachment and migration on provisional and basement membrane proteins was examined. KGF-treated keratinocytes showed increased attachment to collagen types I and IV and fibronectin, but, not to laminin-1, vitronectin, or tenascin. This increase was time- and dose-dependent. Increase in attachment occurred with 2 10 microg/ml of ECM proteins. This KGF-stimulated cell attachment was beta1 integrin-dependent but was not associated with stimulation of the cell surface expression nor affinity (activity) of the collagen integrin receptor (alpha2beta1) nor the fibronectin integrin receptors (alpha5beta1 or alphav). At the basal layer of KGF-treated cells significant accumulation of beta1 integrins was found at the leading edges, and actin stress fibers colocalized with beta1. KGF also induced migratory phenotype and stimulated keratinocyte migration on both fibronectin and collagen types I and IV but not on laminin-1, vitronectin nor tenascin. The results suggest that in addition to its proliferation promoting activity. KGF is able to modulate keratinocyte adhesion and migration on collagen and fibronectin. Our data suggest that KGF induced integrin avidity (clustering), a signaling event, which is not dependent on the alteration of cell surface integrin numbers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. putnins@unixg.ubc.ca
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Putnins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lohachitranont
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Uitto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larjava
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D039421:Integrin alpha2; D039482:Integrin alpha5; D039564:Integrin alphaV; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; C496453:FGF7 protein, human; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D005353:Fibronectins; D006133:Growth Substances; D039421:Integrin alpha2; D039482:Integrin alpha5; D039564:Integrin alphaV; D019012:Integrin beta1; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D003094:Collagen