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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 290, 期 11, 页码 6951-6961出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.606186
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- National Institutes of Health (NCI) [5K08HL093367, P30 CA014520]
- University of Wisconsin
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [P30CA014520] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [K08HL093367] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Myofibroblasts have increased expression of contractile proteins and display augmented contractility. It is not known if the augmented contractile gene expression characterizing the myofibroblast phenotype impacts its intrinsic ability to assemble fibronectin (FN) and extracellular matrix. In this study we investigated whether myofibroblasts displayed increased rates of EN fibril assembly when compared with their undifferentiated counterparts. Freshly plated myofibroblasts assemble exogenous FN (488-FN) into a fibrillar matrix more rapidly than fibroblasts that have not undergone myofibroblast differentiation. The augmented rate of FN matrix formation by myofibroblasts was dependent on intact Rho/Rho kinase (ROCK) and myosin signals inasmuch as treatment with Y27632 or blebbistatin attenuated 488-EN assembly. Inhibiting contractile gene expression by pharmacologic disruption of the transcription factors megakaryoblastic leukemia-1 (MKL1)/serum response factor (SRE) during myofibroblast differentiation resulted in decreased contractile force generation and attenuated 488-EN incorporation although not FN expression. Furthermore, disruption of the MKL1/SRF target gene, smooth muscle alpha-actin (alpha-SMA) via siRNA knockdown resulted in attenuation of 488-EN assembly. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a linkage between increased contractile gene expression, most importantly a-SMA, and the intrinsic capacity of myofibroblasts to assemble exogenous EN into fibrillar extracellular matrix.
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