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Title: Modeling the Kinetics of Integrin Receptor Binding to Hepatic Extracellular Matrix Proteins.

Authors: Hudson, Shanice V; Dolin, Christine E; Poole, Lauren G; Massey, Veronica L; Wilkey, Daniel; Beier, Juliane I; Merchant, Michael L; Frieboes, Hermann B; Arteel, Gavin E

Published In Sci Rep, (2017 Sep 29)

Abstract: The composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and the expression of their cognate receptors dictate cell behavior and dynamics. In particular, the interactions of ECM proteins with integrin receptors are key mediators of these cellular processes, playing a crucial role in the progression of several diseases of the liver, including inflammation, fibrosis/cirrhosis and cancer. This study establishes a modeling approach combining computation and experiments to evaluate the kinetics of integrin receptor binding to hepatic ECM proteins. ECM ligand concentration was derived from LC-MS/MS quantification of the hepatic ECM from mice exposed to chronic carbon tetrachloride (CCl4); receptor density was derived from published literature. Mathematical models for ECM-integrin binding kinetics that were developed incorporate receptor divalence and an aggregation scheme to represent clustering. The computer simulations reproduced positive cooperativity in the receptor aggregation model when the aggregation equilibrium constant (Ka) was positive and greater than Keq for divalent complex formation. Importantly, the modeling projected an increase in integrin binding for several receptors for which signaling is known to be increased after CCl4 exposure in the liver. The proposed modeling approach may be of use to elucidate the kinetics of integrin receptor binding to ECM proteins for homeostatic and diseased livers.

PubMed ID: 28963535 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Animals; Carbon Tetrachloride/toxicity; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/genetics; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/metabolism*; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury/pathology; Chromatography, Liquid; Computer Simulation; Extracellular Matrix Proteins/classification; Extracellular Matrix Proteins/genetics; Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism*; Gene Expression; Injections, Intraperitoneal; Integrins/classification; Integrins/genetics; Integrins/metabolism*; Kinetics; Ligands; Liver/drug effects; Liver/metabolism*; Liver/pathology; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Models, Statistical*; Protein Aggregates; Protein Binding; Signal Transduction; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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