DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION AND MODULATION OF EXPRESSION OF ALPHA1/BETA1 INTEGRIN ON HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION AND MODULATION OF EXPRESSION OF ALPHA1/BETA1 INTEGRIN ON HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.114.4.855
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发表时间:
1991-08-01
影响因子:
7.8
通讯作者:
TARONE, G
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作者:
DEFILIPPI, P;VANHINSBERGH, V;TARONE, G
In this paper we report that the integrin complex alphal/beta1, a laminin/collagen receptor, is expressed on cultured foreskin microvascular endothelium, but is absent on endothelial cells from large vessels such as the aorta and umbilical and femoral veins. The restricted expression of integrin alpha1/beta1 to microvascular endothelium was also demonstrated in vivo, by immunohistochemical staining of human tissue sections. Alpha1 specific antibodies reacted strongly with endothelial cells of small blood vessels and capillaries in several tissues, but not with endothelium of vein and arteries of umbilical cord. Expression of integrin alphal can be induced in cultured umbilical vein endothelial cells by treatment with 5 ng/ml tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). Induction of alpha1 subunit expression also occurred after treatment of umbilical vein endothelium with 10(-5) M retinoic acid or with 10 nM PMA; Maximal induction of alpha1 integrin was reached after 48 h of treatment and costimulation with TNFalpha and PMA resulted in a synergistic effect. The induction of alpha1 integrin changed the adhesive properties of umbilical vein endothelial cells, by increasing the adhesiveness to collagen, laminin, and laminin fragment P1, while adhesion to fibronectin and laminin fragment E8 remained constant. The alpha1 integrin is thus a marker of a specific population of endothelial cells and its expression confers distinctive properties of interaction with the underlying basal membrane.