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Membrane-Tethered Intracellular Domain of Amphiregulin Promotes Keratinocyte Proliferation

Stefan W Stoll1, Philip E Stuart1, Sylviane Lambert1

  • 1Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
|January 24, 2016
PubMed

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The amphiregulin (AREG) cytoplasmic domain (AREG-CTD) is crucial for keratinocyte cell division. This domain, but not the extracellular domain, can rescue growth arrest in AREG-silenced cells, impacting cancer therapy resistance.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research

Background:

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its ligands regulate epithelial biology.
  • Amphiregulin (AREG) is an EGFR ligand often amplified in cancer.
  • AREG silencing causes keratinocyte growth arrest resistant to soluble EGFR ligands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional importance of specific amphiregulin (AREG) domains.
  • To determine which AREG domains can rescue keratinocyte growth arrest upon AREG silencing.

Main Methods:

  • Stable transduction of keratinocytes with tetracycline-inducible AREG-targeted shRNA.
  • Expression of silencing-proof, membrane-tethered AREG domains (cytoplasmic - CTD, extracellular - ECD) and full-length precursor (proAREG).
  • Analysis of cell cycle distribution and mitosis-related gene expression.

Main Results:

  • AREG silencing induced G2/M cell cycle arrest.
  • Growth arrest was rescued by proAREG and AREG-CTD, but not AREG-ECD.
  • AREG-CTD alone normalized cell cycle profiles and mitosis gene expression.

Conclusions:

  • The AREG cytoplasmic domain (AREG-CTD) plays a critical role in regulating keratinocyte cell division.
  • AREG-CTD's function in cell cycle regulation may be relevant to tumor resistance to EGFR-targeted therapies.

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