title: Cell adhesion regulates the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene expression in anchorage-dependent cells.
abstract: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is the primary inhibitor of both tissue- and urokinase-type plasminogen activators (t-PA, u-PA). PAI-1 also regulates the attachment of cells to the adhesive glycoprotein vitronectin (VN). PAI-1 gene expression has been observed in various cell types, and many regulatory factors have been identified to play a role in PAI-1 gene transcription. The complete picture of how the PAI-1 gene is expressed when cells adhere to a culture plate has not been fully elucidated. We found that in anchorage-dependent cells, PAI-1 gene was up-regulated when cells were beginning to attach to a culture dish and was down-regulated when cells had attached completely. The PAI-1 gene expression was induced only in adhered cells but not in non-adhered cells. The regulation of PAI-1 protein was also found in both culture medium and cell lysate when cells were attached to a culture dish. Our experiment indicates that vitronectin and fibronectin, as components of ECM, may be the factors involved in the regulation of PAI-1 gene expression. PAI-1, as an inhibitor of the interaction between vitronectin and integrin alphavbeta3, may also be a regulator of its own expression.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, 95, Wen Chang Road, Shih Lin, Taipei, Taiwan, 111, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chun-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kou-Gi
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.forename: Shankung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Bao-Wei
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ya-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger