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Tensile stress-dependent collagen XII and fibronectin production by fibroblasts requires separate pathways.

The intracellular mechanisms controlling mechano-dependent production of the two extracellular matrix proteins collagen XII and fibronectin were analyzed. Fibroblasts were cultured on either tensed (attached) or released (floating) collagen type-I gels, respectively. Collagen XII and fibronectin production was three- to fivefold higher under tensed than under released conditions. The general inhibitor of tyrosine phosphorylation, genistein (50 microM), and the MAP kinase inhibitor PD98059 (20 microM) selectively reduced collagen XII accumulation by tensed cultures. Addition of PD98059, but not genistein, downregulated tensile stress-induced tyrosine phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 and focal adhesion kinase. Staurosporine as well as pretreatment with phorbol ester, which constitute means to downregulate classical and novel PKC activity, specifically blocked collagen XII but not fibronectin accumulation in tensed fibroblasts. ERK1/2 phosphorylation levels were not affected by staurosporine treatment. Chronic exposure to the protein kinase C inhibitors bisindolylmaleimide and calphostin C blocked increased production of both fibronectin and collagen XII from cells under tension. The data manifest that the mechano-dependent production of collagen XII and fibronectin requires separate pathways. The FAK-ERK1/2 pathway, a genistein-sensitive tyrosine kinase, and a distinct classical/novel PKC appear selectively required for increased production of collagen XII in cells under tensile stress, whereas fibronectin induction is regulated by a different PKC-dependent pathway.[1]

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  1. Tensile stress-dependent collagen XII and fibronectin production by fibroblasts requires separate pathways. Flück, M., Giraud, M.N., Tunç, V., Chiquet, M. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2003) [Pubmed]
 
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