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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
CD44, a receptor for the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan, has been implicated in many adhesion-dependent cellular processes including tumor growth and metastasis. Soluble CD44 has been identified in the serum of normal individuals. Furthermore, tumor progression is often associated with marked increases in plasma levels of soluble CD44. Release of soluble CD44 by proteolytic cleavage (shedding) of membrane-anchored CD44 is likely to alter cellular responses to the environment due to modification of the cell surface and the potential for soluble CD44 to influence CD44-mediated hyaluronan binding to cell surfaces. Cellular activation is typically required to induce hyaluronan binding to cell surface CD44 but the affinity of endogenous soluble CD44 for hyaluronan remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that oncostatin M and transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1) which stimulate hyaluronan binding to HTB58 lung epithelial-derived tumor cells, also induce the release of soluble CD44. Interestingly, soluble CD44 released by oncostatin M-treated cells retained the ligand-binding properties of the membrane-anchored receptor. In contrast, soluble CD44 released from TGF-beta1-treated HTB58 cells differed in its hyaluronan-binding capacity from cell surface CD44 expressed on TGF-beta1-stimulated cells. These data indicate that the mechanisms that regulate the generation of soluble CD44 may also govern the binding of the released receptor to hyaluronan and therefore determine the impact on CD44-dependent physiologic and pathologic processes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
556
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytokines regulate the affinity of soluble CD44 for hyaluronan.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland. cichy@mol.uj.edu.pl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't