Induction of airway progenitor cells via p63 and KLF11 by Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 in hTERT-human nasal epithelial cells.

Induction of airway progenitor cells via p63 and KLF11 by Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 in hTERT-human nasal epithelial cells. Am J Transl Res. 2019;11(2):599-611 Authors: Kaneko Y, Konno T, Kohno T, Kakuki T, Miyata R, Ohkuni T, Kakiuchi A, Yajima R, Ohwada K, Kurose M, Himi T, Takano K, Kojima T Abstract Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632, which is a factor in conditional reprogramming culture, induces airway progenitor clone formation. To investigate whether Y27632 enhances airway progenitor cells in nasal epithelium, primary cultures of HNECs transfected with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT-HNECs) were treated with Y27632. In TERT-HNECs treated with Y27632 for 5 days, upregulation of p63, gap junction molecules Cx26, Cx30, Cx43, cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP2C9, CYP2C18, CYP39A1, CYP4B1, CYP2G1P, CYP4Z1, and KLF families KLF10 and KLF11 were observed compared to the control. Downregulation of tight junction molecules claudin-4, -7, and -23 was observed. Circumfential submembrane F-actin was also induced. The functions of gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) and the epithelial barrier were upregulated. Knockdown of p63 by siRNAs of TAp63 or ΔNp63 inhibited Cx26, Cx43 and CYP2C18, and induced claudin-1, and -4. Knockdown of KLF11 prevented p63 expression and enhancement of the epithelial barrier function by Y27632. In nasal mucosal tissues from patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), localized alteration of p63, KLF1...
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