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Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 1999, p. 3086-3094, Vol. 19, No. 4
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Modulation of Cell Proliferation by Cytokeratins K10 and K16

Jesús M. Paramio,1 M. Llanos Casanova,1 Carmen Segrelles,1 Sybille Mittnacht,2 E. Birgitte Lane,3 and José L. Jorcano1,*

Cell and Molecular Biology Program, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain,1 and Chester Beatty Labs, London SW3 6JB,2 and CRC Cell Structure Group, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Science Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland,3 United Kingdom

Received 8 June 1998/Returned for modification 10 July 1998/Accepted 30 November 1998

The members of the large keratin family of cytoskeletal proteins are expressed in a carefully regulated tissue- and differentiation-specific manner. Although these proteins are thought to be involved in imparting mechanical integrity to epithelial cells, the functional significance of their complex differential expression is still unclear. Here we provide new data suggesting that the expression of particular keratins may influence cell proliferation. Specifically, we demonstrate that the ectopic expression of K10 inhibits the proliferation of human keratinocytes in culture, while K16 expression appears to promote the proliferation of these cells. Other keratins, such as K13 or K14, do not significantly alter this parameter. K10-induced inhibition is reversed by the coexpression of K16 but not that of K14. These results are coherent with the observed expression pattern of these proteins in the epidermis: basal, proliferative keratinocytes express K14; when they terminally differentiate, keratinocytes switch off K14 and start K10 expression, whereas in response to hyperproliferative stimuli, K16 replaces K10. The characteristics of this process indicate that K10 and K16 act on the retinoblastoma (Rb) pathway, as (i) K10-induced inhibition is hampered by cotransfection with viral oncoproteins which interfere with pRb but not with p53; (ii) K10-mediated cell growth arrest is rescued by the coexpression of specific cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), or cyclin-CDK complexes; (iii) K10-induced inhibition does not take place in Rb-deficient cells but is restored in these cells by cotransfection with pRb or p107 but not p130; (iv) K16 efficiently rescues the cell growth arrest induced by pRb in HaCaT cells but not that induced by p107 or p130; and (v) pRb phosphorylation and cyclin D1 expression are reduced in K10-transfected cells and increased in K16-transfected cells. Finally, using K10 deletion mutants, we map this inhibitory function to the nonhelical terminal domains of K10, hypervariable regions in which keratin-specific functions are thought to reside, and demonstrate that the presence of one of these domains is sufficient to promote cell growth arrest.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, CIEMAT, Av. Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34-91-3466598. Fax: 34-91-3466393. E-mail: jorcano{at}ciemat.es.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 1999, p. 3086-3094, Vol. 19, No. 4
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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