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The collagen structure of C1q induces wound healing by engaging discoidin domain receptor 2

BACKGROUND: C1q has been reported to reveal complement-independent roles in immune and non-immune cells. C1q binds to its specific receptors to regulate distinct functions that rely on the environment and cell types. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) is activated by collagen and functions in wound...

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Autores principales: Hayuningtyas, Ria Aryani, Han, Myeonggil, Choi, Seoyeon, Kwak, Man Sup, Park, In Ho, Lee, Ji-Hyun, Choi, Ji Eun, Kim, Dae Ki, Son, Myoungsun, Shin, Jeon-Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8489103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34602056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10020-021-00388-y
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: C1q has been reported to reveal complement-independent roles in immune and non-immune cells. C1q binds to its specific receptors to regulate distinct functions that rely on the environment and cell types. Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) is activated by collagen and functions in wound healing by controlling matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression. Since C1q exhibits a collagen-like structure, we hypothesized that C1q might engage DDR2 to regulate wound healing and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. METHODS: Cell-based assay, proximity ligation assay, ELISA, and surface plasmon analysis were utilized to investigate DDR2 and C1q binding. We also investigate the C1q-mediated in vitro wound healing ability using the human fibrosarcoma cell line, HT1080. RESULTS: C1q induced the phosphorylation of DDR2, p38 kinase, and ERK1/2. C1q and DDR2 binding improved cell migration and induced MMP2 and MMP9 expression. DDR2-specific shRNA reduced C1q-mediated cell migration for wound healing. CONCLUSIONS: C1q is a new DDR2 ligand that promotes wound healing. These findings have therapeutic implications in wound healing-related diseases.