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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2012

Role of CTCF in EGF-induced migration of immortalized human corneal epithelial cells.

Ling Wang, Sophie X Deng, Luo Lu

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Progress in corneal wound healing.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2015
    Review
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  5. Ocular surface development and gene expression.Journal of ophthalmology · 2013
    Article
  6. Corneal epithelial development and homeostasis.Differentiation; research in biological diversity
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ling WangDepartment of Medicine, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, CA 90502, USA.
Sophie X Deng
Luo Lu
Doheny Eye Institute · US

Funding

Role of CTCF in EGF_Induced Corneal Epithelial GrowthR01EY015281 · NEI · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI LU, LUO · 2004 to 2014
$3.0M
Differential Effects of Corneal Hypoxia on Limbal Stem and Epithelial Cell FatesR01EY022364 · NEI · LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER · PI LU, LUO · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015281NEI NIH HHS R01-EY015282NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022364
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEGF-induced activation of the epigenetic CCCTC binding factor (CTCF) plays an important role in corneal epithelial cell proliferation by suppressing the Pax6 gene. The present study focused on further understanding the role of CTCF in mediating EGF-induced migration of immortalized human corneal epithelial cells.

methodsCTCF activities in human corneal epithelial cells immortalized by telomerase (HTCE cells) and SV-40 (HCE cells) transformation were suppressed and enhanced by CTCF mRNA knockdown and by overexpressing CTCF cDNA, respectively. EGF-induced cell migration was evaluated by linear scratch wound healing, a cell migration assay, and live cell motility GFP-tracking with a fluorescence microscope. Immunochemical analysis was performed for detecting focal adhesion changes in EGF-induced and CTCF activity-altered cells.

resultsEGF-induced wound closure and cell migration rates of human corneal epithelial cells were significantly suppressed and enhanced by CTCF mRNA knockdown and by overexpression of CTCF, respectively. CTCF mRNA knockdown also markedly suppressed cell motility, determined by using a live-cell-tracking system in GFP-tag-expressed HTCE cells. Finally, alterations of EGF-stimulated focal adhesion were observed in CTCF knockdown HTCE cells by immunostaining of F-actin and vinculin in cytoskeleton reorganization.

conclusionsCTCF, an epigenetic regulator and transcription factor, involves EGF-induced increases in cell motility and migration. CTCF plays an essential role in growth factor-regulated human corneal epithelial cell wound healing.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationBlotting, WesternCCCTC-Binding FactorCell MovementCell ProliferationCorneaCorneal InjuriesEpidermal Growth FactorEpithelium, CornealFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, FluorescencePolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerCCCTC-Binding FactorCTCF protein, humanEpidermal Growth FactorRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerTelomerase

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PMID22247490
PMCPMC3317431
OpenAlexW2046925051

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