| Project/Area Number |
10670009
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General anatomy (including Histology/Embryology)
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| Research Institution | NIIGATA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
HITOMI Jiro School of Medicine, NIIGATA UNIVERSITY Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00218728)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 1999
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
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| Keywords | calcium signaling / squamous epithelial cells / differentiation / calcium-binding proteins / CAAF1 / S100A12 / S100P / esophagus / カルシウム情報伝達 / カルシウム結合蛋白 / 基底細胞 / 細胞分化 / 細胞生物学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Extracellular calcium ions (Ca^<2+>) are important in regulating the differentiation of squamous epithelial cells. We tried to clarify the mechanisms of the differentiation of human esophageal epithelial cells using the primary culture of human esophageal epithelial cells (EECs), which can be differentiated by increasing the concentration of extracellular Ca^<2+>. And we got three new findings as the below :
1) A calcium-binding protein S100P showed a Ca^<2+> inducible expression in human EECs. S100P was detected in vivo in the suprabasal and the upper few layers of the epithelium, in which the proliferating cells were also located. S100P expression is transiently expressed during the early stage of differentiation.
2) Human esophageal epithelial cells sequentially produce different S100 proteins, including S100A2, S100A6, S100P and CAAF1 (S100A12) in the process of differentiation.
3) Human CAAF1 proteins exist as noncovalent homodimers, and Ca^<2+> and Zn^<2+> synergistically promote the oligomeric self-association.
These findings suggest that within esophageal epithelial cells S100 proteins might play important roles in cell differentiation during specific stages. An understanding of calcium function in the squamous epithelial cells will require the analysis of calcium-binding proteins, especially S100 proteins.
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