Signal transduction of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)/Smad3 pathway modulates the functionality of Hofbauer cells (HBC) in preeclampsia

Placenta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. e84
Author(s):  
Monika Horvat Mercnik ◽  
Carolin Schliefsteiner ◽  
Christian Wadsack
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Hofbauer Cells ◽  
Growth Factor Beta

Enhanced jun gene expression is an early genomic response to transforming growth factor beta stimulation

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1255-1262
Author(s):  
L Pertovaara ◽  
L Sistonen ◽  
T J Bos ◽  
P K Vogt ◽  
J Keski-Oja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
A549 Cells ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Tgf Beta ◽  
Early Effect ◽  
Growth Factor Beta

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) is a multifunctional polypeptide that regulates proliferation, differentiation, and other functions of many cell types. The pathway of TGF beta signal transduction in cells is unknown. We report here that an early effect of TGF beta is an enhancement of the expression of two genes encoding serum- and phorbol ester tumor promoter-regulated transcription factors: the junB gene and the c-jun proto-oncogene, respectively. This stimulation was observed in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells which were growth inhibited by TGF beta, AKR-2B mouse embryo fibroblasts which were growth stimulated by TGF beta, and K562 human erythroleukemia cells, which were not appreciably affected in their growth by TGF beta. The increase in jun mRNA occurred with picomolar TGF beta concentrations within 1 h of TGF beta stimulation, reached a peak between 1 and 5 h in different cells, and declined gradually to base-line levels. This mRNA response was followed by a large increase in the biosynthesis of the c-jun protein (AP-1), as shown by metabolic labeling and immunoprecipitation analysis. However, differential and cell type-specific regulation appeared to determine the timing and magnitude of the response of each jun gene in a given cell. In AKR-2B and NIH 3T3 cells, only junB was induced by TGF beta, evidently in a protein synthesis-independent fashion. The junB response to TGF beta was maintained in c-Ha-ras and neu oncogene-transformed cells. Thus, one of the earliest genomic responses to TGF beta may involve nuclear signal transduction and amplification by the junB and c-jun transcription factors in concert with c-fos, which is also induced. The differential activation of the jun genes may explain some of the pleiotropic effects of TGF beta.

Transforming Growth Factor Beta Signal Transduction in the Kidney

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 259-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin P. Böttinger ◽  
Jiahong Miao ◽  
Mario Schiffer ◽  
Markus Bitzer ◽  
Ian S.D. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor Beta

scholarly journals Enhanced jun gene expression is an early genomic response to transforming growth factor beta stimulation.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1255-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pertovaara ◽  
L Sistonen ◽  
T J Bos ◽  
P K Vogt ◽  
J Keski-Oja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
A549 Cells ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Tgf Beta ◽  
Early Effect ◽  
Growth Factor Beta

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) is a multifunctional polypeptide that regulates proliferation, differentiation, and other functions of many cell types. The pathway of TGF beta signal transduction in cells is unknown. We report here that an early effect of TGF beta is an enhancement of the expression of two genes encoding serum- and phorbol ester tumor promoter-regulated transcription factors: the junB gene and the c-jun proto-oncogene, respectively. This stimulation was observed in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells which were growth inhibited by TGF beta, AKR-2B mouse embryo fibroblasts which were growth stimulated by TGF beta, and K562 human erythroleukemia cells, which were not appreciably affected in their growth by TGF beta. The increase in jun mRNA occurred with picomolar TGF beta concentrations within 1 h of TGF beta stimulation, reached a peak between 1 and 5 h in different cells, and declined gradually to base-line levels. This mRNA response was followed by a large increase in the biosynthesis of the c-jun protein (AP-1), as shown by metabolic labeling and immunoprecipitation analysis. However, differential and cell type-specific regulation appeared to determine the timing and magnitude of the response of each jun gene in a given cell. In AKR-2B and NIH 3T3 cells, only junB was induced by TGF beta, evidently in a protein synthesis-independent fashion. The junB response to TGF beta was maintained in c-Ha-ras and neu oncogene-transformed cells. Thus, one of the earliest genomic responses to TGF beta may involve nuclear signal transduction and amplification by the junB and c-jun transcription factors in concert with c-fos, which is also induced. The differential activation of the jun genes may explain some of the pleiotropic effects of TGF beta.

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