Abstract
One of the 14-3-3 protein isoforms, 14-3-3ɛ, was previously shown to be increased during skin aging. We suggest here a possible role for the 14-3-3ɛ protein in skin aging by providing evidence that 14-3-3ɛ increases the expression of the matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 gene in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. Expression of the 14-3-3ɛ gene in NIH3T3 cells primarily up-regulated the expression of the MMP-2 gene at the transcriptional level by inducing specific DNA binding proteins bound to an upstream region of the MMP-2 promoter from -1,629 to -1,612. Inhibition of endogenous 14-3-3ɛ gene expression by RNA interference also decreased endogenous MMP-2 gene expression. Furthermore, up-regulation of the MMP-2 gene by 14-3-3ɛ was suppressed by expression of a dominant-negative mutant of p38 MAP kinase. These findings strongly suggest that increased expression of 14-3-3ɛ contributes to remodeling of extracellular matrix in skin through increasing MMP-2 gene expression via p38 MAP kinase signaling.
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Introduction
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases that collectively degrade several extracellular matrix (ECM) constituents. They are subdivided into six different classes based on their substrate specificities, sequence similarities and domain organization: collagenases, gelatinases, stromelysins, matrilysins, membrane-type MMPs and others (Visse and Nagase, 2003). The activities of most MMPs are low in normal tissues at steady-state. However, their expressions can be transcriptionally induced by a variety of growth factors, inflammatory cytokines, hormones, cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions (Nagase and Woessner, 1999). Because MMPs are primarily responsible for ECM turnover and connective tissue remodeling, accumulating evidence indicates that an imbalance in the expressions of MMPs under pathological conditions are related to human diseases, including dermal fibrosis, skin aging and cancer (Fisher et al., 1996; Ghahary et al., 1996; Nagase and Woessner, 1999; Brinckerhoff and Matrisian, 2002; Rittie and Fisher, 2002).
Among these pathological phenomena, marked degradation and degenerative changes of ECM in the dermis were recognized to give rise to wrinkle formation during the skin aging process, and thus the increased expression of MMPs was assumed to be involved in wrinkle formation in skin (Fisher et al., 1996, 1997; Varani et al., 2000; Rittie and Fisher, 2002). Among the MMPs, it was recently reported that the activation of gelatinases, including MMP-2 and MMP-9, played important roles in ultraviolet-induced skin aging in hairless mice (Inomata et al., 2003) and MMP-2 was expressed in human dermal fibroblasts (Scharffetter et al., 1991).
The 14-3-3 proteins constitute a family of highly conserved acidic proteins expressed in wide range of organisms and tissues (Fu et al., 2000; van Hemert et al., 2001; Wilker and Yaffe, 2004). There are seven mammalian isoforms of the 14-3-3 family (β, ɛ, η, γ, θ, ξ and σ) that are related to a variety of cellular functions, including the regulation of cell signaling, cell cycle progression, apoptosis, stress responses, cytoskeleton organization, cell migration and malignant transformation (Fu et al., 2000; van Hemert et al., 2001; Wilker and Yaffe, 2004). Of the seven 14-3-3 protein isoforms, 14-3-3ɛ has been implicated in neuronal development, cell migration, human topoisomerase IIα function and skin aging (Kurz et al., 2000; Toyo-oka et al., 2003; Choi et al., 2005; Tak et al., 2007).
We previously demonstrated that 14-3-3ɛ was highly expressed in intrinsically aged and photoaged human skin (Choi et al., 2005). However, it remains unknown how increased expression of 14-3-3ɛ contributes to the process of skin aging. In this study, we hypothesized that 14-3-3ɛ affects ECM turnover and examined the expressions of MMP genes in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. We propose here that 14-3-3ɛ can increase the expression of the MMP-2 gene by induction of specific DNA binding proteins bound to a distinct region from -1,629 to -1,612 of the MMP-2 promoter via p38 MAPK signaling, which eventually leads to alterations of ECM components.
Results
Cumulative degradations and degenerative changes of extracellular matrix (ECM) in dermis are important characteristics of skin aging phenotypes, causing wrinkle formation, and the increased expressions of MMPs are thought to be related to ECM degradations (Fisher et al., 1996, 1997; Varani et al., 2000; Rittie and Fisher, 2002). We previously reported that the 14-3-3ɛ protein isoform was increased in intrinsically aged and photoaged human skin (Choi et al., 2005), although the reason was not identified. We thus hypothesized that the increased expression of 14-3-3ɛ may affect ECM turnover. In order to verify our hypothesis, we initially constructed stable cells expressing the 14-3-3ɛ gene in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. Retroviruses expressing the 14-3-3ɛ gene, tagged with an HA epitope, were infected into NIH3T3 cells, and puromycin-resistant cells were isolated. Immunoblot analysis showed that the 14-3-3ɛ gene was highly expressed in puromycin-resistant cells and a clone, designated # 2, was used for further experiments (Figure 1A).
Using this stable cell line expressing 14-3-3ɛ, we first examined the expressions of the gelatinases MMP-2 and MMP-9. These degrade ECM proteins, such as type IV collagen, elastin, vitronectin and aggrecan, and MMP-2 activity is highly expressed in intrinsically aged and photoaged human skin (Chung et al., 2001). As shown by gelatinase zymography using conditioned media obtained from 14-3-3ɛ-expressing NIH3T3 cells at the indicated times post-plating, MMP-2 activity was dramatically increased in 14-3-3ɛ-expressing cells compared with control cells expressing an empty vector (Figure 1B). Gelatinase activity for MMP-9 was also augmented in 14-3-3ɛ-expressing cells, although its activity was less than that for MMP-2 (Figure 1B).
Using cell lysates from 14-3-3ɛ-expressing cells and control cells, immunoblot analysis revealed that 14-3-3ɛ increased the expression of MMP-2 protein, and stimulated the production of active MMP-2 from pro-MMP-2 at the indicated times post-plating (Figure 1C). In contrast, the expression of MMP-9 protein was not significantly affected by the 14-3-3ɛ protein, although the reasons remain unknown (Figure 1C).
Next, we examined if the increased expression of MMP-2 protein by 14-3-3ɛ was due to the induction of MMP-2 mRNA. RT-PCR analysis in 14-3-3ɛ-expressing cells and control cells showed that 14-3-3ɛ up-regulated the expression of MMP-2 mRNA (Figure 1D). These results were also confirmed by the induction of full-length MMP-2 promoter activity by 14-3-3ɛ (Figure 1E). These findings strongly suggest that 14-3-3ɛ primarily increases the expression of the MMP-2 gene at the transcriptional level, and also affects the production of active MMP-2 protein. Therefore, these results prompted us to focus on the mechanism for the induction of the MMP-2 gene by 14-3-3ɛ.
To clearly verify a role for 14-3-3ɛ in the increased expression of the MMP-2 gene, NIH3T3 cells were treated with either siRNA for the 14-3-3ɛ gene or scrambled siRNA. As shown by RT-PCR and immunoblot analyses, treatment with 14-3-3ɛ-specific siRNA profoundly decreased the expressions of endogenous 14-3-3ɛ mRNA and protein and subsequently caused the reductions of endogenous MMP-2 mRNA and protein (Figure 2A and B). These results strongly support our finding that the expression of the 14-3-3ɛ gene up-regulates the expression of the MMP-2 gene in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells.
We next investigated how 14-3-3ɛ increased the expression of MMP-2 mRNA at the transcriptional level. To identify the underlying mechanism, we constructed serial deletion mutants of the MMP-2 promoter linked to a reporter gene (Figure 3A). These mutant plasmids were co-transfected into NIH3T3 cells in the presence or absence of a 14-3-3ɛ expression plasmid. As shown in Figure 3B, the full length promoter of MMP-2 (-1,659/+57) was significantly induced by 14-3-3ɛ. However, when the region from -1,659 to -1,612 was deleted, the induction of MMP-2 promoter by 14-3-3ɛ was profoundly reduced compared with other deletion mutants (Figure 3B). These results indicate that the region from -1,659 to -1,612, designated as 14ERE (14-3-3ɛ response element), is required for the induction of the MMP-2 promoter by 14-3-3ɛ (Figure 3C).
As members of the 14-3-3 protein family do not directly bind to specific DNA sequences, we examined if 14-3-3ɛ expression might induce the specific DNA binding proteins bound to the 14ERE region of the MMP-2 promoter. Double-stranded oligonucleotides with 14ERE sequences were labeled with 32P, and EMSA was performed with nuclear extracts from 14-3-3ɛ-expressing and control NIH3T3 cells. As shown in Figure 3D, expression of the 14-3-3ɛ protein induced a distinct DNA-protein complex, denoted C1. To confirm if this DNA-protein complex was specific for 14ERE, competition assay was performed. Interestingly, because it is known that the 14ERE region from -1,659 to -1,612 of the MMP-2 promoter contains the binding site (-1,649 to -1,630) for the p53 protein (Qin et al., 1999), we designed two double-stranded oligonucleotides, designated p53BS and 14BS (Figure 3C), and used their unlabelled oligonucleotides as cold competitors for competition assay. As shown in Figure 3E, the DNA-protein complex, denoted C1, was in specific competition with the 14BS oligonucleotide, but not with p53BS (Figure 3D). These results indicate that 14-3-3ɛ expression significantly induces a specific DNA binding protein that binds to the 14BS sequence, which contributes to inducing the activation of the MMP-2 promoter.
Considering our present results, we next asked if the 14BS sequence of the MMP-2 promoter acted as an important cis-acting element for 14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 expression. To address this question, three double-stranded oligonucleotides, including a wild type14ERE sequence (14EREwt), mutations in the p53BS sequence (53BSmt) and mutations in the 14BS sequence (14BSmt), were cloned into pGL2-pro reporter plasmids, respectively (Supplemental Data Table S1). These reporter plasmids were co-transfected into NIH3T3 cells in the presence or absence of 14-3-3ɛ. The wild type 14ERE region and the 53BSmt region with mutations of the p53BS sequence were still activated by 14-3-3ɛ protein, whereas the 14BSmt region with mutations of the 14BS sequence was not (Figure 3F). These promoter activities were consistent with the results from EMSA that 14-3-3ɛ induced a specific DNA binding protein to bind to the 14BS sequence. Therefore, our results strongly suggest that the 14BS sequence from -1,629 to -1,612 of the MMP-2 promoter is an important cis-acting element for 14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 gene expression.
We next examined the signal transduction pathway by which 14-3-3ɛ stimulated MMP-2 gene expression. Interestingly, it has been reported that keratinocyte releasable stratifin, also known as 14-3-3σ, induced MMP-1 gene expression via p38 MAPK signaling (Lam et al., 2005). For this reason, we initially investigated the involvement of p38 MAPK signaling in14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 gene expression in NIH3T3 cells. A plasmid expressing a dominant negative p38 MAPK (DN-p38 MAPK) was co-transfected with the full-length MMP-2 promoter (-1,659/+57) into NIH3T3 cells in the presence or absence of 14-3-3ɛ. As shown in Figure 4A, DN-p38 MAPK blocked the activation of the MMP-2 promoter by 14-3-3ɛ, whereas a plasmid of a dominant negative stress-activated protein kinase (DN-SEK) did not (Figure 4A). In addition, treatments of kinase inhibitors, wortmanin for phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) and PD98059 for MEK1/2 kinase, did not affect 14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 expression, but treatment of p38 MAPK inhibitor, SB203580, inhibited the activation of MMP-2 gene by 14-3-3ɛ (data not shown). Furthermore, to clearly show that 14-3-3ɛ stimulates p38 MAPK signaling, we examined the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK in 14-3-3ɛ-expressing NIH3T3 cells. Compared with control cells expressing empty vector, phosphorylation of p38 MAPK was significantly increased in 14-3-3ɛ-expressing NIH3T3 cells, in which expression of MMP-2 protein was also elevated (Figure 4B). However, phosphorylation of ERK was not affected by 14-3-3ɛ expression. Collectively, these results strongly demonstrate that expression of the 14-3-3ɛ protein activates the MMP-2 promoter via p38 MAPK signaling.
Discussion
In this study, we demonstrated a novel mechanism leading to MMP-2 expression by 14-3-3ɛ and a possible role for 14-3-3ɛ that was overexpressed in aged skin. Our results indicate that 14-3-3ɛ up-regulates MMP-2 mRNA at the transcriptional level by inducing a specific DNA binding protein bound to the upstream 14BS sequences (-1,629 to -1,612) of the MMP-2 promoter. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing that 14-3-3ɛ is able to increase the expression of the MMP-2 gene. In addition, the induction of MMP-2 mRNA by 14-3-3ɛ was shown to be mediated by p38 MAPK signaling. And, the augmentation of MMP-2 mRNA by 14-3-3ɛ was independent of the level of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloprotease-2 (TIMP-2) (data not shown). These findings are supported, in part, by previous reports that 14-3-3σ, also known as stratifin, induced MMP-1 (Ghahary et al., 2004, 2005). Ghahary et al. (2005) reported that keratinocyte releasable 14-3-3σ stimulated MMP-1 mRNA and protein levels in dermal fibroblasts. Induction of MMP-1 mRNA and protein level by 14-3-3σ was mediated via p38 MAPK signaling (Lam et al., 2005). Based on these previous reports and our present findings, it appears that expressions of 14-3-3 proteins in fibroblast cells are involved in ECM turnover by increasing MMP proteins.
The more interesting finding in this study is the upstream sequence of the MMP-2 promoter from -1,629 to -1,612, designated 14BS. This region was originally characterized as a silencer element in astroglioma U251-MG cells (Qin et al., 1999). However, deletion of this region in our study slightly decreased the activity of the MMP-2 promoter activity in the absence of 14-3-3ɛ. Furthermore, analysis of deletion mutants of the MMP-2 promoter and EMSA apparently indicated that this region from -1,629 to -1,612 is required for activation of 14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 promoter, and that a distinct DNA binding protein induced by 14-3-3ɛ specifically binds to this region (Figure 3). These results suggest that the 14BS region identified in this study could not act as a silencer element in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells, and this discrepancy appears to be due to differences of biological contexts between those cell lines.
The disruption of the homeostatic balance between collagen synthesis and degradation leads to collagen deficiency in the dermis and eventually causes wrinkle formation (Fisher et al., 1997; Varani et al., 2000). We previously showed that 14-3-3ɛ is overexpressed in naturally aged and photoaged human skin and its expression is induced by ultraviolet irradiation (Choi et al., 2005). Based on our present results, it is thought that overexpression of 14-3-3ɛ leads to wrinkle formation in aged skin by increasing MMP-2 mRNA and protein levels. That is, up-regulation of MMP-2 by overexpression of 14-3-3ɛ presumably stimulates collagen deficiency through the degradation of type IV collagen, which subsequently contributes to wrinkle formation.
In conclusion, we demonstrate here a biological context for the overexpression of 14-3-3ɛ in naturally aged and photoaged human skin, and reveal an underlying mechanism for 14-3-3ɛ that increases the expression of the MMP-2 gene. Therefore, our results imply that modulation of 14-3-3ɛ expression may be an important target for the control of wrinkle formation in aged skin.
Methods
Plasmids
To construct a recombinant retroviral plasmid expressing the 14-3-3ɛ gene, the open reading frame of the 14-3-3ɛ gene tagged with an hemagglutinin (HA) epitope was amplified by specific primers (Supplemental Data Table S1) and cloned into a pMSCV-puro retroviral vector (Clonetech), resulting in pMSCV-14-3-3ɛ. For transient transfection, the 14-3-3ɛ gene was subcloned into a pSG5-HA vector, generating pSG5-HA-14-3-3ɛ. The full-length MMP-2 promoter (-1,659/+57) was kindly provided by Dr. Seung Taek Lee (Yonsei University, Korea). Serial deletion mutants of the MMP-2 promoter (-1,659/+57, -1,611/+57, -1,591/+57, -1,259/+57, -1,050/+57, and -562/+57) were PCR-amplified and subcloned into a pGL3-basic vector as previously described (Qin et al, 1999). To identify which sequences of the MMP-2 promoter act as an important cis-acting element for 14-3-3ɛ-mediated MMP-2 expression, three double-stranded oligonucleotides were cloned into a pGL2-pro reporter plasmid, resulting in p14EREwt-Luc, p53BSmt-luc and p14BSmt-Luc, respectively. The oligonucleotide sequences of these reporter plasmids and their descriptions are shown in Supplemental Data Table S1. The PCR-generated and oligonucleotide sequences were verified by DNA sequencing. Plasmids of a dominant-negative p38 MAP kinase (DN-p38 MAPK) and a dominant negative stress-activated protein kinase (DN-SEK) were kindly provided by Dr. Aree Moon (Duksung Women's University, Korea) and Dr. Byung-Chul Kim (Kangwon National University, Korea), respectively.
Cell lines, transient transfection, reporter assays, antibodies, and siRNA
NIH3T3 fibroblast cells were maintained in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS (GIBCO) at 37℃ in a humidified environment containing 5% CO2. For gelatin zymography and expressions of MMP-2 protein and mRNA, 14-3-3ɛ-expressing NIH3T3 cells and control cells were cultured in serum-free DMEM for the indicated times. The production of recombinant retroviruses and generation of stable cells expressing the 14-3-3ɛ gene were performed as previously described (Lee et al., 2007b). Cells in each of six-well plates were transiently transfected with the indicated plasmids using Effectene (Qiagen, Sweden) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Luciferase activities were normalized to β-galactosidase activity to adjust for variations in transfection efficiency. All experiments were independently repeated at least 3 times with similar results. Preparation of whole cell extracts and immunoblot analysis were performed as previously described (Lee et al., 2007a). For immunoblot, antibodies for mouse anti-HA (F-7), rabbit anti-14-3-3ɛ (T-16), rabbit anti-MMP-2 (H-76), goat anti-MMP-9 (M-17), mouse-anti-p38 MAPK (A-12), rabbit-anti-ERK (K-23), and mouse-anti-phospho-ERK (E-4) were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. Anti-phospho-p38 MAPK and anti-β-actin antibodies were obtained from Cell signaling technology (Beverly, MA) and Sigma (St Louis, MO), respectively. To inhibit endogenous 14-3-3ɛ gene expression, a synthetic siRNA duplex against 14-3-3ɛ mRNA was purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. 14-3-3ɛ siRNA duplexes were transfected into NIH3T3 cells using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) according to manufacturer's protocol.
Gelatin zymography
Conditioned media were collected at the indicated times and centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for 10 min to remove cell debris. Gelatinolytic activities of the conditioned media were determined by gelatin zymogram assay as previously described (Shin et al., 2005).
RNA extraction and RT-PCR
Total RNA extraction and reverse transcription were done as previously described (Lee et al., 2007b). Specific primers for amplification of MMP-2, MMP-9 and 14-3-3ɛ genes are shown in Supplemental Data Table S1. As an internal control, the GAPDH gene was amplified. PCR amplifications were done for 35 cycles consisting of denaturation at 94℃ for 40 s, annealing at 56℃ for 60 s, and extension at 72℃ for 90 s.
Nuclear extracts and eletrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA)
The preparation of nuclear extracts and EMSA were performed essentially as described (Park et al., 2001). For EMSA, double-stranded oligonucleotides of the 14ERE region were labeled with [γ-32P]ATP and polynucleotide kinase. For competition assay, double-stranded oligonucleotides, designated p53BS and 14BS, were used as cold competitors. The sequences for 14ERE, p53BS and 14BS oligonucleotides were as follows: 14ERE, 5'-CACACCCACCAGACAAGCCTGAACTTGTCTGAAGCCCACTGAGACCCA-3'; p53BS, 5'-AGACAAGCCTGAACTTGTCT-3'; 14BS, 5'-GAAGCCCACTGAGACCCA-3'.
Abbreviations
- DN-p38 MAPK:
-
dominant negative p38 MAPK
- DN-SEK:
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dominant negative stress-activated protein kinase
- ECM:
-
extracellular matrix
- MMP:
-
matrix metalloproteinase
- PI3-kinase:
-
phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase
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This work was supported by grants from the Korea Health21 R&D project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (A060471 to S.H.P) and by Korea Research Foundation Grants funded by the Korean Government (KRF-C00124 and KRF-E00016 to S.H.P and KRF-2005-070-C00090 to C.Y.C).
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Lee, E., Lee, Y., Lee, H. et al. 14-3-3ɛ protein increases matrix metalloproteinase-2 gene expression via p38 MAPK signaling in NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. Exp Mol Med 41, 453–461 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3858/emm.2009.41.7.050
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