Interactions between epithelium and mesenchyme during wound healing are not fully understood, but Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGFs) and their receptors FGFRs are recognized as key elements. FGFR2 gene encodes for two splicing transcript variants, FGFR2-IIIb or Keratinocyte Growth Factor Receptor (KGFR) and FGFR2-IIIc, which differ for tissue localization and ligand specificity. Proinflammatory cytokines play an essential role in the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions, and have been indicated to stimulate FGFs production. Here we demonstrated that upregulation of FGFR2 mRNA and protein expression is induced by the proinflammatory cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-1 beta and Interleukin 2. Furthermore, we found that TNF alpha determines FGFR2 transcriptional induction through activation of pRb, mediated by Raf and/or p38 pathways, and subsequent release of the transcription factor E2F1. Experiments based on FGFR2 promoter serial deletions and site-directed mutagenesis allowed us to identify a minimal responsive element that retains the capacity to be activated by E2F1. Computational analysis indicated that this element is a non-canonical E2F responsive motif. Thus far, the molecular mechanisms of FGFR2 upregulation during wound healing or in pathological events are not known. Our data suggest that FGFR2 expression can be modulated by local recruitment of inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, since alterations in FGFR2 expression have been linked to the pathogenesis of certain human cancers, these findings could also provide elements for diagnosis and potential targets for novel therapeutic approaches.

TNF alpha Modulates Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Gene Expression through the pRB/E2F1 Pathway: Identification of a Non-Canonical E2F Binding Motif / D'Amici, Sirio; Ceccarelli, Simona; Vescarelli, Enrica; Romano, Ferdinando; Frati, Luigi; Marchese, Cinzia; Angeloni, Antonio. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:4(2013), pp. Art. n. e61491-1-Art. n. e61491-16. [10.1371/journal.pone.0061491]

TNF alpha Modulates Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Gene Expression through the pRB/E2F1 Pathway: Identification of a Non-Canonical E2F Binding Motif

D'AMICI, SIRIO;CECCARELLI, SIMONA;Vescarelli, Enrica;ROMANO, Ferdinando;FRATI, Luigi;MARCHESE, Cinzia;ANGELONI, Antonio
2013

Abstract

Interactions between epithelium and mesenchyme during wound healing are not fully understood, but Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGFs) and their receptors FGFRs are recognized as key elements. FGFR2 gene encodes for two splicing transcript variants, FGFR2-IIIb or Keratinocyte Growth Factor Receptor (KGFR) and FGFR2-IIIc, which differ for tissue localization and ligand specificity. Proinflammatory cytokines play an essential role in the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions, and have been indicated to stimulate FGFs production. Here we demonstrated that upregulation of FGFR2 mRNA and protein expression is induced by the proinflammatory cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-1 beta and Interleukin 2. Furthermore, we found that TNF alpha determines FGFR2 transcriptional induction through activation of pRb, mediated by Raf and/or p38 pathways, and subsequent release of the transcription factor E2F1. Experiments based on FGFR2 promoter serial deletions and site-directed mutagenesis allowed us to identify a minimal responsive element that retains the capacity to be activated by E2F1. Computational analysis indicated that this element is a non-canonical E2F responsive motif. Thus far, the molecular mechanisms of FGFR2 upregulation during wound healing or in pathological events are not known. Our data suggest that FGFR2 expression can be modulated by local recruitment of inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, since alterations in FGFR2 expression have been linked to the pathogenesis of certain human cancers, these findings could also provide elements for diagnosis and potential targets for novel therapeutic approaches.
2013
tnf alpha; prb/e2f1 pathway; fibroblast receptor 2
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TNF alpha Modulates Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Gene Expression through the pRB/E2F1 Pathway: Identification of a Non-Canonical E2F Binding Motif / D'Amici, Sirio; Ceccarelli, Simona; Vescarelli, Enrica; Romano, Ferdinando; Frati, Luigi; Marchese, Cinzia; Angeloni, Antonio. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:4(2013), pp. Art. n. e61491-1-Art. n. e61491-16. [10.1371/journal.pone.0061491]
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