Significance of the p38MAPK-CRP2 axis in myofibroblastic phenotypic transition

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  • Hayashi Ken’ichiro
    Department of RNA Biology and Neuroscience, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Labios Reuben Jacob
    Department of RNA Biology and Neuroscience, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Morita Tsuyoshi
    Department of Biology, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine
  • Ashimori Atsushige
    Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Aoki Ren
    Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Mikuni Masanori
    Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kimura Kazuhiro
    Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

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<p>We have recently demonstrated that a LIM domain protein, cysteine and glycine-rich protein 2 (CSRP2 [CRP2]), plays a vital role in the functional expression of myofibroblasts and cancer-associated fibroblasts. CRP2 binds directly to myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTF [MRTF-A or MRTF-B]) and serum response factor (SRF) to stabilize the MRTF/SRF/CArG-box complex, leading to the expression of smooth muscle cell (SMC) genes such as α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and collagens. These are the marker genes for myofibroblasts. Here, we show that the adhesion of cultured human skin fibroblasts (HSFs) to collagen reduces the myofibroblastic features. HSF adhesion to collagen suppresses the expression of CRP2 and CSRP2-binding protein (CSRP2BP [CRP2BP]) and reduces the expression of SMC genes. Although CRP2BP is known as an epigenetic factor, we find that CRP2BP also acts as an adaptor protein to enhance the function of CRP2 mentioned above. This CRP2BP function does not depend on its histone acetyltransferase activity. We also addressed the molecular mechanism of the reduced myofibroblastic features of HSFs on collagen. HSF adhesion to collagen inhibits the p38MAPK-mediated pathway, and reducing the p38MAPK activity decreases the expression of CRP2 and SMC genes. Thus, the activation of p38MAPK is critical for the myofibroblastic features. We also show evidence that CRP2 plays a role in the myofibroblastic transition of retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPEs). Like HSFs, such phenotypic modulation of RPEs depends on the p38MAPK pathway.</p><p>Key words: CRP2, p38MAPK, MRTF, myofibroblasts, retinal pigment epithelial cells</p>

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