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HER2 activation results in β-catenin-dependent changes in pulmonary epithelial permeability

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AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00237.2014

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human epidermal growth factor receptor-2; neuregulin-1; receptor tyrosine kinase; beta-catenin; epithelial cell; permeability; adherens junction; cell adhesion

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  1. NIH [HL111674, P50 CA058187, HL106112]
  2. Flight Attendants Medical Research Initiative (FAMRI) [113038]

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The receptor tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) is known to regulate pulmonary epithelial barrier function; however, the mechanisms behind this effect remain unidentified. We hypothesized that HER2 signaling alters the epithelial barrier through an interaction with the adherens junction (AJ) protein beta-catenin, leading to dissolution of the AJ. In quiescent pulmonary epithelial cells, HER2 and beta-catenin colocalized along the lateral intercellular junction. HER2 activation by the ligand neuregulin-1 was associated with tyrosine phosphorylation of beta-catenin, dissociation of beta-catenin from E-cadherin, and decreased E-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion. All effects were blocked with the HER2 inhibitor lapatinib. beta-Catenin knockdown using shRNA significantly attenuated neuregulin-1-induced decreases in pulmonary epithelial resistance in vitro. Our data indicate that HER2 interacts with beta-catenin, leading to dissolution of the AJ, decreased cell-cell adhesion, and disruption of the pulmonary epithelial barrier.

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