title: Collagen IV-dependent ERK activation in human Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells requires focal adhesion kinase.
abstract: Integrin-initiated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation by matrix adhesion may require focal adhesion kinase (FAK) or be FAK-independent via caveolin and Shc. This remains controversial for fibroblast and endothelial cell adhesion to fibronectin and is less understood for other matrix proteins and cells. We investigated Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cell ERK activation by collagen I and IV, laminin, and fibronectin. Collagens or laminin, but not fibronectin, stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK, paxillin, and p130(cas) and activated ERK1/2. Shc, tyrosine-phosphorylated by matrix adhesion in many cells, was not phosphorylated in Caco-2 cells in response to any matrix. Caveolin expression did not affect Caco-2 Shc phosphorylation in response to fibronectin. FAK, ERK, and p130(cas) tyrosine phosphorylation were activated after 10-min adhesion to collagen IV. FAK activity increased for 45 min after collagen IV adhesion and persisted for 2 h, while p130(cas) phosphorylation increased only slightly after 10 min. ERK activity peaked at 10 min, declined after 30 min, and returned to base line after 1 h. Transfection with FAK-related nonkinase, but not substrate domain deleted p130(cas), strongly inhibited ERK2 activation in response to collagen IV, indicating Caco-2 ERK activation is at least partly regulated by FAK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8062, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Basson
mesh_terms: D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin; D014443:Tyrosine; D003094:Collagen; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C496050:PTK2 protein, human; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases