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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2021

The dipeptide prolyl-hydroxyproline promotes cellular homeostasis and lamellipodia-driven motility via active β1-integrin in adult tendon cells.

Kentaro Ide, Sanai Takahashi, Keiko Sakai, Yuki Taga, Tomonori Ueno, David Dickens, Rosalind Jenkins, Francesco Falciani, Takako Sasaki, Kazuhiro Ooi and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kentaro IdeDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Sanai TakahashiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Keiko SakaiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Yuki TagaNippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan.
Tomonori UenoNippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan.
David DickensDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Rosalind JenkinsDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Francesco FalcianiDepartment of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Takako SasakiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
Kazuhiro OoiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shuichi KawashiriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kazunori MizunoNippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan.
Shunji HattoriNippi Research Institute of Biomatrix, Toride, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takao SakaiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: sakait@liverpool.ac.uk.
University of Liverpool · GBJapan Institute of Leather Research · JPKanazawa University · JPOita University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Collagen-derived hydroxyproline (Hyp)-containing peptides have a variety of biological effects on cells. These bioactive collagen peptides are locally generated by the degradation of endogenous collagen in response to injury. However, no comprehensive study has yet explored the functional links between Hyp-containing peptides and cellular behavior. Here, we show that the dipeptide prolyl-4-hydroxyproline (Pro-Hyp) exhibits pronounced effects on mouse tendon cells. Pro-Hyp promotes differentiation/maturation of tendon cells with modulation of lineage-specific factors and induces significant chemotactic activity in vitro. In addition, Pro-Hyp has profound effects on cell proliferation, with significantly upregulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation and extracellular matrix production and increased type I collagen network organization. Using proteomics, we have predicted molecular transport, cellular assembly and organization, and cellular movement as potential linked-network pathways that could be altered in response to Pro-Hyp. Mechanistically, cells treated with Pro-Hyp demonstrate increased directional persistence and significantly increased directed motility and migration velocity. They are accompanied by elongated lamellipodial protrusions with increased levels of active β1-integrin-containing focal contacts, as well as reorganization of thicker peripheral F-actin fibrils. Pro-Hyp-mediated chemotactic activity is significantly reduced (p < 0.001) in cells treated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 inhibitor PD98059 or the α5β1-integrin antagonist ATN-161. Furthermore, ATN-161 significantly inhibits uptake of Pro-Hyp into adult tenocytes. Thus, our findings document the molecular basis of the functional benefits of the Pro-Hyp dipeptide in cellular behavior. These dynamic properties of collagen-derived Pro-Hyp dipeptide could lead the way to its application in translational medicine.

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AgingAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationCollagen Type IDipeptidesExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHomeostasisIntegrin beta1MicePseudopodiaRNA, MessengerStem CellsTendonsCollagen Type IDipeptidesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIntegrin beta1prolyl-4-hydroxyprolineRNA, Messengeradult tendon cellscell motilitycollagen-derived peptideextracellular matrixextracellular signal–regulated kinaseprolyl-hydroxyprolinescleraxis

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PMID34029590
PMCPMC8239475
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