Fibronectin and beta-catenin act in a regulatory loop in dermal fibroblasts to modulate cutaneous healing.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
β-Catenin is an important regulator of dermal fibroblasts during cutaneous wound repair. However, the factors that modulate β-catenin activity in this process are not completely understood. We investigated the role of the extracellular matrix in regulating β-catenin and found an increase in β-catenin-mediated Tcf-dependent transcriptional activity in fibroblasts exposed to various extracellular matrix components. This occurs through an integrin-mediated GSK3β-dependent pathway. The physiologic role of this mechanism was demonstrated during wound repair in extra domain A-fibronectin-deficient mice, which exhibited decreased β-catenin-mediated signaling during the proliferative phase of healing. Extra domain A-fibronectin-deficient mice have wounds that fail at a lower tensile strength and contain fewer fibroblasts compared with wild type mice. This phenotype was rescued by genetic or pharmacologic activation of β-catenin signaling. Because fibronectin is a transcriptional target of β-catenin, this suggests the existence of a feedback loop between these two molecules that regulates dermal fibroblast cell behavior during wound repair.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bielefeld, KA; Amini-Nik, S; Whetstone, H; Poon, R; Youn, A; Wang, J; Alman, BA
Published Date
- August 5, 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 286 / 31
Start / End Page
- 27687 - 27697
PubMed ID
- 21652705
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3149359
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1083-351X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1074/jbc.M111.261677
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States