PMID- 9674118 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19980807 LR - 20151119 IS - 0301-4681 (Print) IS - 0301-4681 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 2 DP - 1998 Jun TI - Regulation of the level and glycosylation state of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2 during human keratinocyte differentiation. PG - 93-9 AB - Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2 (PAI-2) is an unusual member of the serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) family which has been implicated in the protection of cells from programmed cell death. Human epidermal keratinocytes synthesize large amounts of PAI-2 in two active forms: glycosylated and non-glycosylated. Calcium (Ca2+), a well-known inducer of numerous aspects of keratinocyte terminal differentiation, increases the steady-state levels of PAI-2 mRNA and protein. As the cultures become more differentiated due to longer incubation with Ca2+, the glycosylated form is preferentially elevated. Surprisingly, glycosylated as well as non-glycosylated PAI-2 remains predominantly cell-associated, in a trypsin-inaccessible form and thus most likely inside the cell. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), an inflammatory mediator that induces some markers of keratinocyte differentiation, also increases PAI-2 mRNA and protein levels. Experiments using cultures in which protein kinase C has been downregulated suggest that Ca2+, but not TNF-alpha, acts at least partially through one or more isozymes of this kinase for induction of PAI-2. This is consistent with the finding that the effect of simultaneous addition of Ca2+ plus TNF-alpha is at least additive, compared with addition of either stimulant alone. These data demonstrate that the keratinocyte maintains multiple regulatory pathways for control of PAI-2 expression, at least one of which is related to terminal differentiation. FAU - Wang, Y AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19106-6142, USA. FAU - Jensen, P J AU - Jensen PJ LA - eng GR - R01 AR-42998/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Differentiation JT - Differentiation; research in biological diversity JID - 0401650 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers MH - Calcium/*pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Glycosylation MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/cytology/*drug effects MH - Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2/*metabolism MH - Protein Kinase C/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology EDAT- 1998/07/23 00:00 MHDA- 1998/07/23 00:01 CRDT- 1998/07/23 00:00 PHST- 1998/07/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/07/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1998/07/23 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0301-4681(09)60638-1 [pii] AID - 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1998.6320093.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Differentiation. 1998 Jun;63(2):93-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1998.6320093.x.