Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced corneal epithelial wound healing through nuclear factor κB subtype-regulated CCCTC binding factor (CTCF) activation

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays an important role in corneal epithelial migration and proliferation to improve the wound healing process. This study aimed to understand the role of NFκB in EGF-induced corneal epithelial wound healing through regulation of CTCF activity, which plays important roles in cell motility and migration to promote wound healing. The effect of NFκB p50 on corneal epithelial wound healing was investigated by comparing the eyes of wild-type and p50 knockout mice. We found that there was a significant retardation in corneal epithelial wound healing in the corneas of p50 knockout mice. Wound closure rates were measured in human corneal epithelial cells transfected with an NFκB activation-sensitive CTCF expression construct to demonstrate the effect of human CTCF expression under the control of EGF-induced NFκB activation on wound healing. EGF stimulation activated NFκB, which directly triggered the expression of the exogenous human CTCF in transfected cells and, subsequently, promoted human corneal epithelial cell motility, migration, and wound healing. Overexpression of CTCF in corneal epithelial cells and mouse corneas significantly enhanced the wound healing process. Furthermore, the effect of overexpressing NFκB p50 in corneal epithelial cells on the promotion of wound healing was abolished by knockdown of CTCF with CTCF-specific shRNA. Thus, a direct regulatory relationship between EGF-induced NFκB p50 and CTCF activation affecting corneal epithelial wound healing has been established, indicating that CTCF is, indeed, a NFκB p50-targeted and effective gene product in the core transcriptional network downstream from the growth factor-induced NFκB signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:288

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 288(2013), 34 vom: 23. Aug., Seite 24363-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiaolin [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Luo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

147257-52-1
62229-50-9
CCCTC-Binding Factor
CTCF protein, human
Cornea
Ctcf protein, mouse
Epidermal Growth Factor
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)
Epithelial Cell
Gene Regulation
Journal Article
NF-κB
NF-kappa B p50 Subunit
NFKB1 protein, human
Nfkb1 protein, mouse
Repressor Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Wound Healing

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Date Completed 14.11.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.M113.458141

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM229063098