Ligation of HLA class I molecules on endothelial cells induces phosphorylation of Src,paxillin, and focal adhesion kinase in an actin-dependent manner |
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Authors: | Jin Yi-Ping Singh Ram Pyare Du Ze-Ying Rajasekaran Ayyappan K Rozengurt Enrique Reed Elaine F |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. |
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Abstract: | The development of chronic rejection is the major limitation to long-term allograft survival. HLA class I Ags have been implicated to play a role in this process because ligation of class I molecules by anti-HLA Abs stimulates smooth muscle cell and endothelial cell proliferation. In this study, we show that ligation of HLA class I molecules on the surface of human aortic endothelial cells stimulates phosphorylation of Src, focal adhesion kinase, and paxillin. Signaling through class I stimulated Src phosphorylation and mediated fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) translocation to the nucleus. In contrast, Src kinase activity was not involved in class I-mediated transfer of FGFR from cytoplasmic stores to the cell surface. Inhibition of Src protein kinase activity blocked HLA class I-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of paxillin and focal adhesion kinase. Furthermore, HLA class I-mediated phosphorylation of the focal adhesion proteins and FGFR expression was inhibited by cytochalasin D and latrunculin A, suggesting a role for the actin cytoskeleton in the signaling process. These findings indicate that anti-HLA Abs have the capacity to transduce activation signals in endothelial cells that may promote the development of chronic rejection. |
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