Human Keratinocyte Cell Lines Differ in the Expression of the Collagenolytic Matrix Metallo-proteinases-1, -8, and -13 and of TIMP-1
-
B.E. Bachmeier
Abstract
We investigated cells and conditioned media of the three human keratinocyte cell lines HaCaT (nontumorigenic), A5 (benign, tumorigenic) and II-4RT (malignant, tumorigenic) with regard to production and secretion of the collagenases-1 to -3 (MMP-1, MMP-8 and MMP-13) and TIMP-1 using seminested RTPCR, Western blots, ELISA, immunocytochemistry and casein zymography. Transcripts of MMP-1, -8, -13 and TIMP-1 were detected in all cell lines by RTPCR and the corresponding proteins were found in the cytoplasm of all three cell lines by Western blot analysis and/or immunocytochemistry. The conditioned media of the malignant II-4RT cells contain significantly more MMP-1 and MMP-8 than those of HaCaT or A5 as evidenced by immunoblotting and ELISA. In addition to the presence of latent MMP-1, zymography also detected the active form of this enzyme. TIMP-1 was found only in extracts of all three cell lines, predominantly in A5. This study clearly indicates that the epithelial tumor cells synthesize different collagenases and TIMP-1. The malignant clone secretes increased amounts of distinct collagenases compared to the nontumorigenic cell line, thereby verifying a correlation between biological behaviour and the amount of collagenases. In addition, we provide clear evidence that MMP-8 is not exclusively found in polymorphonuclear granulocytes, but also in keratinocyte cell lines.
Copyright © 2000 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
Articles in the same Issue
- Highlight: GTP Binding Proteins Central Regulators in Cell Biology
- Signal Transduction and Post-Transcriptional Gene Expression
- Regulation of GTPases in the Bacterial Translation Machinery
- GTPase Mechanisms and Functions of Translation Factors on the Ribosome
- The Role of Heterotrimeric G Proteins in Platelet Activation
- Upstream and Downstream of Ran GTPase
- Nogo-A, a Potent Inhibitor of Neurite Outgrowth and Regeneration
- Rho GTPases as Targets of Bacterial Protein Toxins
- A Conserved Gβ Binding (GBB) Sequence Motif in Ste20p/PAK Family Protein Kinases
- Identification of a CpG Island in the Human LRP-2 Gene and Analysis of Its Methylation Status in Parathyroid Adenomas
- Theoretical Description of the Direct Exponential Amplification and Sequencing (DEXAS) Method
- Adenine Nucleotide N-Glycosidase Activity of the A-Chain of Cinnamomin Characterized by 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Msb4p, a Protein Involved in Cdc42p-Dependent Organization of the Actin Cytoskeleton, Is a Ypt/Rab-Specific GAP
- Muscle Phosphorylase Kinase Is Not a Substrate of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
- Cationic Lipopolyamines Induce Degradation of PrPSc in Scrapie-Infected Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase D of Human Serum Activity Modulation by Naturally Occurring Amphiphiles
- Retrieval of the mrp2 Gene Encoded Conjugate Export Pump from the Canalicular Membrane Contributes to Cholestasis Induced by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide and Chloro-Dinitrobenzene
- Matrix Metalloproteinases-2, -3, -7, -9 and -10, But Not MMP-11, Are Differentially Expressed in Normal, Benign Tumorigenic and Malignant Human Keratinocyte Cell Lines
- Human Keratinocyte Cell Lines Differ in the Expression of the Collagenolytic Matrix Metallo-proteinases-1, -8, and -13 and of TIMP-1
- Inducibility of the Streptomyces traRts107-Ptra Expression Cassette in Mycobacterium smegmatis
- Shortest Known Prion Protein Allele in Highly BSE-Susceptible Lemurs
- Prostaglandin Deficiency Promotes Sensitization of Adenylyl Cyclase
Articles in the same Issue
- Highlight: GTP Binding Proteins Central Regulators in Cell Biology
- Signal Transduction and Post-Transcriptional Gene Expression
- Regulation of GTPases in the Bacterial Translation Machinery
- GTPase Mechanisms and Functions of Translation Factors on the Ribosome
- The Role of Heterotrimeric G Proteins in Platelet Activation
- Upstream and Downstream of Ran GTPase
- Nogo-A, a Potent Inhibitor of Neurite Outgrowth and Regeneration
- Rho GTPases as Targets of Bacterial Protein Toxins
- A Conserved Gβ Binding (GBB) Sequence Motif in Ste20p/PAK Family Protein Kinases
- Identification of a CpG Island in the Human LRP-2 Gene and Analysis of Its Methylation Status in Parathyroid Adenomas
- Theoretical Description of the Direct Exponential Amplification and Sequencing (DEXAS) Method
- Adenine Nucleotide N-Glycosidase Activity of the A-Chain of Cinnamomin Characterized by 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Msb4p, a Protein Involved in Cdc42p-Dependent Organization of the Actin Cytoskeleton, Is a Ypt/Rab-Specific GAP
- Muscle Phosphorylase Kinase Is Not a Substrate of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
- Cationic Lipopolyamines Induce Degradation of PrPSc in Scrapie-Infected Mouse Neuroblastoma Cells
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase D of Human Serum Activity Modulation by Naturally Occurring Amphiphiles
- Retrieval of the mrp2 Gene Encoded Conjugate Export Pump from the Canalicular Membrane Contributes to Cholestasis Induced by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide and Chloro-Dinitrobenzene
- Matrix Metalloproteinases-2, -3, -7, -9 and -10, But Not MMP-11, Are Differentially Expressed in Normal, Benign Tumorigenic and Malignant Human Keratinocyte Cell Lines
- Human Keratinocyte Cell Lines Differ in the Expression of the Collagenolytic Matrix Metallo-proteinases-1, -8, and -13 and of TIMP-1
- Inducibility of the Streptomyces traRts107-Ptra Expression Cassette in Mycobacterium smegmatis
- Shortest Known Prion Protein Allele in Highly BSE-Susceptible Lemurs
- Prostaglandin Deficiency Promotes Sensitization of Adenylyl Cyclase