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Discoidin domain receptor 1 isoform‐a (DDRla) promotes migration of leukocytes in three‐dimensional collagen lattices
Author(s) -
Kamohara Hidenobu,
Yamashiro Shigeo,
Galligan Carole,
Yoshimura Teizo
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.01-0359fje
Subject(s) - ddr1 , discoidin domain , microbiology and biotechnology , integrin , tumor necrosis factor alpha , extracellular matrix , collagen receptor , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , biology , receptor , chemistry , immunology , receptor tyrosine kinase , signal transduction , in vitro , biochemistry
Although integrins are crucial for migration of leukocytes through endothelium, integrin‐independent mechanisms appear to take over and mediate the migration of leukocytes through extracellular matrix (ECM) in a three‐dimensional tissue microenvironment. Discoidin domain receptor (DDR) 1 is a receptor tyrosine kinase activated by collagen, the most abundant ECM protein. In the present study, we detected that peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and polymorphonuclear neutrophils were induced to express DDR1 after incubation in RPMI 1640. The expression level of DDR1 in PBMC was increased further by stimulation with tumor necrosis factor‐ex, interleukin‐1β, granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor, lipopolysaccharide, or phytohemagglutinin, but not with interferon‐γ. In vivo , DDR1 mRNA was detectable in mononuclear leukocytes infiltrating human renal tumor tissue. Among three DDR1 isoforms, DDR1a was the major transcript in leukocytes. Functionally, overexpression of either DDR1a or DDR1b in THP‐1 cells resulted in increased adherence to collagen‐coated plates in a β1‐integrin independent manner. However, only DDR1a‐, but not DDR1b‐, overexpressing cells exhibited marked pseudopod extension and migrated successfully through three‐dimensional collagen lattices. Consequently, we propose that the interaction of DDR1a with collagen of the ECM results in a requisite intracellular signaling that enables leukocytes to migrate in a tissue microenvironment and participate in host defense.