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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 404, 期 1, 页码 79-85出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.068
关键词
TEC; HGF; Erk-MAPK; Hepatocyte proliferation
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30572206]
- Natural Science Foundation of Anhui [00044202, 070413087]
- Natural Science Foundation for the Youth of the colleges in Anhui Province [2006jql093zd]
- Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province Education Department [KJ2007196, KJ2008A095, KJ2009A043]
Background/aims: TEC, a member of the TEC family of non-receptor type protein tyrosine kinases, has recently been suggested to play a role in hepatocyte proliferation and liver regeneration. This study aims to investigate the putative mechanisms of TEC kinase regulation of hepatocyte differentiation, i.e. to explore which signaling pathway TEC is involved in, and how TEC is activated in hepatocyte after hepatectomy and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) stimulation. Methods: We performed immunoprecipitation (IP) and immunoblotting (IB) to examine TEC tyrosine phosphorylation after partial hepatectomy in mice and HGF stimulation in WB F-344 hepatic cells. The TEC kinase activity was determined by in vitro kinase assay. Reporter gene assay, antisense oligonucleotide and TEC dominant negative mutant (TECKM) were used to examine the possible signaling pathways in which TEC is involved. The cell proliferation rate was evaluated by H-3-TdR incorporation. Results: TEC phosphorylation and kinase activity were increased in 1 h after hepatectomy or HGF treatment. TEC enhanced the activity of Elk and serum response element (SRE). Inhibition of MEK1 suppressed TEC phosphorylation. Blocking TEC activity dramatically decreased the activation of Erk. Reduced TEC kinase activity also suppressed the proliferation of WB F-344 cells. These results suggest TEC is involved in the Ras-MAPK pathway and acts between MEK1 and Erk. Conclusions: TEC promotes hepatocyte proliferation and regeneration and is involved in HGF-induced Erk signaling pathway. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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