TY - JOUR
T1 - SDF-1α induces PDGF-B expression and the differentiation of bone marrow cells into pericytes
AU - Hamdan, Randala
AU - Zhou, Zhichao
AU - Kleinerman, Eugenie S.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) and its receptor, PDGFR-β, play a critical role in pericyte maturation; however, the mechanisms by which PDGF-B is upregulated in the tumor microenvironment remain unclear. We previously showed that upregulating stromal-derived factor, SDF-1α, in VEGF 165-inhibited Ewing's sarcoma tumors (TC/siVEGF 7-1) induced PDGF-BmRNAexpression, increased infiltration and differentiation of bone marrow cells (BMC) into pericytes and, rescued tumor growth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which SDF-1α increased PDGF-B expression and the role of this pathway in BM-derived pericyte differentiation. We showed that SDF-1α induced expression of PDGF-B mRNA and protein both in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, inhibiting SDF-1α downregulated PDGF-B. We cloned the 2-kb pdgf-b promoter fragment and showed that SDF-1α activates PDGF-B via a transcriptional mechanism. Chromatin immunoprecipitation showed that the ELK-1 transcription factor binds to the pdgf-b promoter in response to SDF-1α. We confirmed the correlation between the SDF-1α/PDGF-B pathway and the differentiation of PDGFR-β+ BMCs into mature pericytes using an in vitro assay. These findings show that SDF-1α regulates PDGF-B expression and that this regulation plays a critical role in the differentiation of PDGFR-β+ BMCs into mature pericytes.
AB - Platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) and its receptor, PDGFR-β, play a critical role in pericyte maturation; however, the mechanisms by which PDGF-B is upregulated in the tumor microenvironment remain unclear. We previously showed that upregulating stromal-derived factor, SDF-1α, in VEGF 165-inhibited Ewing's sarcoma tumors (TC/siVEGF 7-1) induced PDGF-BmRNAexpression, increased infiltration and differentiation of bone marrow cells (BMC) into pericytes and, rescued tumor growth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which SDF-1α increased PDGF-B expression and the role of this pathway in BM-derived pericyte differentiation. We showed that SDF-1α induced expression of PDGF-B mRNA and protein both in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, inhibiting SDF-1α downregulated PDGF-B. We cloned the 2-kb pdgf-b promoter fragment and showed that SDF-1α activates PDGF-B via a transcriptional mechanism. Chromatin immunoprecipitation showed that the ELK-1 transcription factor binds to the pdgf-b promoter in response to SDF-1α. We confirmed the correlation between the SDF-1α/PDGF-B pathway and the differentiation of PDGFR-β+ BMCs into mature pericytes using an in vitro assay. These findings show that SDF-1α regulates PDGF-B expression and that this regulation plays a critical role in the differentiation of PDGFR-β+ BMCs into mature pericytes.
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U2 - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-11-0190
DO - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-11-0190
M3 - Article
C2 - 21911740
AN - SCOPUS:81755162058
SN - 1541-7786
VL - 9
SP - 1462
EP - 1470
JO - Molecular Cancer Research
JF - Molecular Cancer Research
IS - 11
ER -