Induction of myofibroblast MMP-9 transcription in three-dimensional collagen I gel cultures: regulation by NF-kappaB, AP-1 and Sp1
Takahra, Terumi, Smart, David E., Oakley, Fiona and Mann, Derek A. (2004) Induction of myofibroblast MMP-9 transcription in three-dimensional collagen I gel cultures: regulation by NF-kappaB, AP-1 and Sp1. The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 36, (2), 353-363. (doi:10.1016/S1357-2725(03)00260-7).
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Chronic liver injury leads to a progressive wound healing response that eventually results in hepatic fibrosis characterised by net deposition of fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) and a qualitative shift from type IV to type I/III collagen. The pivotal cellular event underlying this response is hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation towards a myofibroblast-like phenotype. Activated HSC contribute to ECM remodelling via secretion of type I/III collagens and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Previous studies showed that three-dimensional (3D) contact of activated HSC with type I collagen further stimulates the ECM remodelling properties of HSC by inducing the type IV gelatinase, MMP-9. The aim of the current study was to confirm transcriptional activation of the MMP-9 gene and identify transcription factors regulating this response. Gelatin zymography and Northern blotting were used to confirm induction of MMP-9 protein and mRNA expression in primary rat HSC cultured in a three-dimensional collagen I gel lattice. MMP-9 promoter studies in transfected HSC and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) were employed to study transcriptional events. Both NF-κB and AP-1 DNA were induced in HSC cultured in 3D collagen I gels and binding sites for these factors in the MMP-9 promoter were crucial for induction of transcription. By contrast removal of an Sp1 site in the promoter enhanced transcription, while over-expression of either Sp1 or Sp3 repressed transcription. It is concluded that 3D contact of activated HSC with collagen I stimulates MMP-9 expression by elevating NF-κB and AP-1 activities which are able to overcome the repressive influence of Sp1/Sp3 on MMP-9 gene transcription.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | extracellular matrix, matrix metalloproteinases, chemotactic |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Infection, Inflammation and Repair |
| Item ID: | 27445 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:27 |
| Contributors: | Takahra, Terumi (Author) Smart, David E. (Author) Oakley, Fiona (Author) Mann, Derek A. (Author) |
| Date: | February 2004 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | dam2@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/27445 |
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