| Literature DB >> 18154735 |
Attila Sebe1, András Masszi, Matthew Zulys, Tony Yeung, Pam Speight, Ori D Rotstein, Hiroyasu Nakano, István Mucsi, Katalin Szászi, András Kapus.
Abstract
We investigated the mechanism whereby cell contact injury stimulates the alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) promoter, a key process for epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during organ fibrosis. Contact disruption by low-Ca(2+) medium (LCM) activated Rac, PAK and p38 MAPK, and triggered the nuclear accumulation of myocardin-related transcription factor (MRTF), an inducer of the SMA promoter. Dominant negative (DN) Rac, DN-PAK, DN-p38, or the p38 inhibitor SB203580 suppressed the LCM-induced nuclear accumulation of MRTF and the activation of the SMA promoter. These studies define novel pathway(s) involving Rac, PAK, and p38 in the regulation of MRTF and the contact-dependent induction of EMT.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18154735 PMCID: PMC5047756 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.12.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124