THAPSIGARGIN RAISES INTRACELLULAR FREE CALCIUM LEVELS IN HUMAN KERATINOCYTES AND INHIBITS THE COORDINATED EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENTIATION MARKERS
THAPSIGARGIN RAISES INTRACELLULAR FREE CALCIUM LEVELS IN HUMAN KERATINOCYTES AND INHIBITS THE COORDINATED EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENTIATION MARKERS
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DOI:
10.1006/excr.1994.1011
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发表时间:
1994-01-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
SHARPE, GR
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作者:
JONES, KT;SHARPE, GR
Thapsigargin raises intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) by potently inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase, which sequesters calcium from the cytosol. In human keratinocytes a rise in [Ca2+]ihas been associated with differentiation and therefore we investigated the action of thapsigargin on this process. At concentrations above 3 nMthapsigargin inhibited keratinocyte proliferation. Thapsigargin induced an immediate transient [Ca2+]irise in calcium-free or 70 μMcalcium medium but a more prolonged rise in 2 mMcalcium. For keratinocytes cultured in 70 μMcalcium medium a late [Ca2+]irise was also observed, after 6 h, similar to the effect of known differentiation stimuli. However, immunohistochemical techniques did not show any expression of the differentiation-specific protein involucrin, a component of the cornified envelope. When keratinocyte differentiation was induced by an increase in the extracellular calcium from 70 μMto 2 mMabundant involucrin and desmoplakin, a component of desmosomes, were synthesised. Both proteins gave staining patterns which suggested incorporation into structural proteins, but thapsigargin disrupted the calcium-induced pattern of involucrin and desmoplakin synthesis. Thapsigargin did not induce differentiation, possibly due to its inability to activate protein kinase C and raise inositol trisphosphate levels. We conclude that a rise in [Ca2+]idoes not alone induce keratinocyte differentiation but may act with other intracellular signals to promote differentiation.