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First published online 6 February 2007
doi: 10.1242/jcs.03389


Journal of Cell Science 120, 815-825 (2007)
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Wound-induced ATP release and EGF receptor activation in epithelial cells

Jia Yin, Keping Xu, Jing Zhang, Ashok Kumar and Fu-Shin X. Yu*

Kresge Eye Institute, Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4717 St Antoine Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201, USA

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: fyu{at}med.wayne.edu)

Accepted 3 January 2007

We have shown previously that wounding of human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells resulted in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) transactivation through ectodomain shedding of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF). However, the initial signal to trigger these signaling events in response to cell injury remains elusive. In the present study, we investigated the role of ATP released from the injured cells in EGFR transactivation in HCE cells as well as in BEAS 2B cells, a bronchial epithelial cell line. Wounding of epithelial monolayer resulted in the release of ATP into the culture medium. The wound-induced rapid activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathways in HCE cells was attenuated by eliminating extracellular ATP, ADP and adenosine. The nonhydrolyzable ATP analog ATP-{gamma}-S induced rapid and sustained EGFR activation that depended on HB-EGF shedding and ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase). Targeting pathways leading to HB-EGF shedding and EGFR activation attenuated ATP-{gamma}-S-enhanced closure of small scratch wounds. The purinoceptor antagonist reactive blue 2 decreased wound closure and attenuated ATP-{gamma}-S induced HB-EGF shedding. Taken together, our data suggest that ATP, released upon epithelial injury, acts as an early signal to trigger cell responses including an increase in HB-EGF shedding, subsequent EGFR transactivation and its downstream signaling, resulting in wound healing.

Key words: EGFR, ATP, Cell migration, Wound healing, HB-EGF, Purinoceptor




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