title: Angiopoietin-related growth factor (AGF) supports adhesion, spreading, and migration of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells through interaction with RGD-binding integrins.
abstract: Angiopoietin-related growth factor (AGF) is a newly identified member of angiopoietin-related proteins (ARPs)/angiopoietin-like proteins (Angptls). AGF has been considered as a novel growth factor in accelerating cutaneous wound healing, as it is capable of stimulating keratinocytes proliferation as well as angiogenesis. But in our paper, we demonstrate that AGF stimulates keratinocytes proliferation only at high protein concentration, however, it can potently promote adhesion, spreading, and migration of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. Furthermore, we confirm that the adhesion and migration cellular events are mediated by RGD-binding integrins, most possibly the alpha(v)-containing integrins, by in vitro inhibition assays using synthetic competitive peptides. Our results strongly suggest that AGF is an integrin ligand as well as a mitogenic growth factor and theoretically participates in cutaneous wound healing in a more complex mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Graduate school of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Yueqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ruiyang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Wangui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Huayou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000091308:Angiopoietin-Like Protein 6; D000075802:Angiopoietin-like Proteins; D042682:Angiopoietins; D000818:Animals; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains / Q000378:metabolism*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C477601:ANGPTL6 protein, human; D000091308:Angiopoietin-Like Protein 6; D000075802:Angiopoietin-like Proteins; D042682:Angiopoietins; D001685:Biological Factors; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D016023:Integrins; D009842:Oligopeptides; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid