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Syndecan-2 overexpression regulates adhesion and migration through cooperation with integrin α2

  • Sojoong Choi
  • , Yeonhee Kim
  • , Haein Park
  • , Inn Oc Han
  • , Eunkyung Chung
  • , Sung Yul Lee
  • , Yong Bae Kim
  • , Jung Weon Lee
  • , Eok Soo Oh
  • , Jae Youn Yi

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Abstract

Syndecan-2, a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is known to serve as an adhesion receptor, but details of the regulatory mechanism governing syndecan-2 cell adhesion and migration remain unclear. Here, we examined this regulatory mechanism, showing that overexpression of syndecan-2 enhanced collagen adhesion, cell migration and invasion of normal rat intestinal epithelial cells (RIE1), and increased integrin α2 expression levels. Interestingly, RIE1 cells transfected with either syndecan-2 or integrin α2 showed similar adhesion and migration patterns, and a function-blocking anti-integrin α2 antibody abolished syndecan-2-mediated adhesion and migration. Consistent with these findings, transfection of integrin α2 siRNA diminished syndecan-2-induced cell migration in HCT116 human colon cancer cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate a novel cooperation between syndecan-2 and integrin α2β1 in adhesion-mediated cell migration and invasion. This interactive dynamic might be a possible mechanism underlying the tumorigenic activities of colon cancer cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-235
Number of pages5
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume384
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 2009

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National R&D Program for Cancer Control of the Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare (0420070-1 to E.S.O.), a Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund, KRF-2006-003-C00220), and the National Nuclear Research & Development Program of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology (2007-00324).

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Keywords

  • Adhesion
  • Colon cancer cell
  • Integrin α2
  • Invasion
  • Migration
  • Syndecan-2

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