title: TGF-beta1 enhances betaig-h3-mediated keratinocyte cell migration through the alpha3beta1 integrin and PI3K.
abstract: betaig-h3 is an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein whose expression is highly induced by transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1). We previously demonstrated that betaig-h3 has two alpha3beta1 integrin-interacting motifs, which promote adhesion, migration, and proliferation of human keratinocytes. Both betaig-h3 and TGF-beta1 have been suggested to play important roles in the healing of skin wounds. In this study, we demonstrate that TGF-beta1 enhances keratinocyte adhesion and migration toward betaig-h3 through the alpha3beta1 integrin. TGF-beta1 did not increase the amount of the alpha3beta1 integrin on the cell surface, but rather increased its affinity for betaig-h3. LY294002, an inhibitor of PI3K, blocked the basal and TGF-beta1-enhanced cell migration but not adhesion to betaig-h3. A constitutively active mutant of PI3K stimulated cell migration but not adhesion to betaig-h3. The PI3K pathway is also not associated with the affinity of the alpha3beta1 integrin to betaig-h3. TGF-beta1 induced phosphorylation of AKT and FAK. Taken together, these data suggest that TGF-beta1 increases affinity of the alpha3beta1 integrin to betaig-h3, resulting in enhanced adhesion and migration of keratinocytes toward betaig-h3. TGF-beta1 also enhances migration through PI3K, but PI3K is not associated with either the binding affinity of the alpha3beta1 integrin or its adhesion to betaig-h3.
authors.affiliation: Cell and Matrix Biology National Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-422, Korea.
authors.forename: Ha-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: In-San
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D006801:Humans; D039201:Integrin alpha3beta1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D000099222:betaIG-H3 Protein
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D051417:Focal Adhesion Kinase 1; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D039201:Integrin alpha3beta1; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D000099222:betaIG-H3 Protein; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; C496050:PTK2 protein, human; C494918:AKT1 protein, human