Journal article
The α2 and α3 integrins are required for morphologic differentiation of an intestinal epithelial cell line
Surgery, Vol.133(4), pp.429-437
04/2003
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.107
PMID: 12717361
Abstract
The molecular mechanisms controlling intestinal epithelial cell differentiation are poorly defined because of the difficulty of growing normal intestinal cells. We have taken advantage of the ability of the Caco-2 cell line to acquire a glandular phenotype in 3-dimensional (3-D) culture systems to investigate the role of alpha2 and alpha3 integrins in morphologic differentiation.
Caco-2 cells transfected with sense or antisense DNA constructs of alpha2 or alpha3 integrins were grown in 3-D Matrigel or collagen I in the presence or absence of integrin function-blocking antibodies. We used light and confocal microscopy, BrDU incorporation, TUNEL assay, a fluorometric adhesion assay, FACS analysis, and Western blot analysis to study the effect of extracellular matrix (ECM) and integrins on morphology, polarization, proliferation, apoptosis, cell adhesion, and integrin expression.
Compared to collagen I, Caco-2 cells cultured in 3-D Matrigel display cytoskeletal and adherens junction rearrangements and decreased proliferation consistent with cellular differentiation. These changes, which are inhibited by alpha2 and alpha3 blocking monoclonal antibodies and alpha2 and alpha3 antisense DNA transfection, were associated with an increase in alpha3 integrin expression.
We demonstrated that signaling through both constitutively expressed alpha2 integrin and Matrigel-induced alpha3 integrin expression is required to acquire a differentiated phenotype in Caco-2 cells.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The α2 and α3 integrins are required for morphologic differentiation of an intestinal epithelial cell line
- Creators
- Xihong Zhang - University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USAJohn W CromwellB Daniel KunjummenDouglas YeeJulio Garcia-Aguilar
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Surgery, Vol.133(4), pp.429-437
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1067/msy.2003.107
- PMID
- 12717361
- ISSN
- 0039-6060
- eISSN
- 1532-7361
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2003
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051500402771
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