The role of the tetraspanin CD151 in primary keratinocyte and fibroblast functions: Implications for wound healing
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2008
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Geary, S.
Cowin, A.
Copeland, B.
Baleato, R.
Miyazaki, K.
Ashman, L.
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Experimental Cell Research, 2008; 314(11-12):2165-2175
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Sean M. Geary, Allison J. Cowin, Ben Copeland, Rosa M. Baleato, Kaoru Miyazaki, Leonie K. Ashman
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Previous studies showed that CD151-null mice have a skin wound healing deficit. To gain an understanding of the role of CD151 in re-epithelialisation and dermal contraction, keratinocyte and fibroblast functions were assayed. Primary CD151-null keratinocytes displayed defective migration on Matrigel (a basement membrane equivalent) and laminin- 332, the primary adhesion component of basement membranes, but not on collagen-I. Adhesion, spreading and proliferation were also deficient on laminin-332, but not collagen-I. The data suggest that loss of CD151 impairs the function of its primary interaction partners, integrin α3β1- and/or α6β4 which bind to laminin-332. Skin fibroblasts also produce CD151 mRNA. CD151-null fibroblasts migrated significantly faster on collagen I than wild type fibroblasts, confirming that they possess functional collagen receptors. However, no significant decrease in the ability of CD151-null fibroblasts to cause contraction in floating collagen gel assays in response to transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) or platelet derived growth factor (PDGF-BB) was observed, nor was there an effect on fibroblast adhesion or proliferation on collagen-I. The data implicate CD151 as a facilitator of laminin-332- mediated keratinocyte functions that impact on the re-epithelialisation process intrinsic to wound healing and further suggest a potential novel role for CD151 in fibroblast migration.
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Copyright 2008 Elsevier