PMID- 25842366 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160225 LR - 20201209 IS - 1525-2191 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9440 (Print) IS - 0002-9440 (Linking) VI - 185 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Jun TI - Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 maintains the assembly of keratin into desmosomes in keratinocytes by regulating protease-activated receptor 2-dependent p38 signaling. PG - 1610-23 LID - S0002-9440(15)00141-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.02.009 [doi] AB - Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 (HAI-1; official symbol SPINT1) is a membrane-associated serine proteinase inhibitor abundantly expressed in epithelial tissues. Genetically engineered mouse models demonstrated that HAI-1 is critical for epidermal function, possibly through direct and indirect regulation of cell surface proteases, such as matriptase and prostasin. To obtain a better understanding of the role of HAI-1 in maintaining epidermal integrity, we performed ultrastructural analysis of Spint1-deleted mouse epidermis and organotypic culture of an HAI-1 knockdown (KD) human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT. We found that the aggregation of tonofilaments to desmosomes was significantly reduced in HAI-1-deficient mouse epidermis with decreased desmosome number. Similar findings were observed in HAI-1 KD HaCaT organotypic cultures. Immunoblot and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase was activated in response to HAI-1 insufficiency. Treatment of HAI-1 KD HaCaT cells with a p38 inhibitor abrogated the above-observed ultrastructural abnormalities. The activation of p38 induced by the loss of HAI-1 likely resulted from enhanced signaling of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2), because its silencing abrogated the enhanced activation of p38. Consequently, treatment of HAI-1 KD HaCaT cells with a serine protease inhibitor, aprotinin, or PAR-2 antagonist alleviated the abnormal ultrastructural phenotype in organotypic culture. These results suggest that HAI-1 may have a critical role in maintaining normal keratinocyte morphology through regulation of PAR-2-dependent p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 American Society for Investigative Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Kawaguchi, Makiko AU - Kawaguchi M AD - Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Kanemaru, Ai AU - Kanemaru A AD - Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Sawaguchi, Akira AU - Sawaguchi A AD - Section of Ultrastructural Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Yamamoto, Koji AU - Yamamoto K AD - Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Baba, Takashi AU - Baba T AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Lin, Chen-Yong AU - Lin CY AD - Department of Oncology, Lambardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia. FAU - Johnson, Michael D AU - Johnson MD AD - Department of Oncology, Lambardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Georgetown University, School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia. FAU - Fukushima, Tsuyoshi AU - Fukushima T AD - Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Kataoka, Hiroaki AU - Kataoka H AD - Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. Electronic address: mejina@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp. LA - eng GR - P30 CA051008/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA123223/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150401 PL - United States TA - Am J Pathol JT - The American journal of pathology JID - 0370502 RN - 0 (Membrane Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory) RN - 0 (Receptor, PAR-2) RN - 0 (Spint1 protein, mouse) RN - 68238-35-7 (Keratins) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Desmosomes/*metabolism MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/*metabolism MH - Keratins/*metabolism MH - Membrane Glycoproteins/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory MH - Receptor, PAR-2/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Skin/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC5707200 EDAT- 2015/04/07 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/26 06:00 PMCR- 2016/06/01 CRDT- 2015/04/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/01/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/02/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0002-9440(15)00141-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.02.009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Pathol. 2015 Jun;185(6):1610-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.02.009. Epub 2015 Apr 1.