@article {46410,
	title = {The heparin-binding domain of HB-EGF mediates localization to sites of cell-cell contact and prevents HB-EGF proteolytic release.},
	journal = {Journal of Cell Science},
	volume = {123},
	year = {2010},
	month = {2010 Jul 1},
	pages = {2308-18},
	abstract = {<p>Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a ligand for EGF receptor (EGFR) and possesses the ability to signal in juxtacrine, autocrine and/or paracrine mode, with these alternatives being governed by the degree of proteolytic release of the ligand. Although the spatial range of diffusion of released HB-EGF is restricted by binding heparan-sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) in the extracellular matrix and/or cellular glycocalyx, ascertaining mechanisms governing non-released HB-EGF localization is also important for understanding its effects. We have employed a new method for independently tracking the localization of the extracellular EGF-like domain of HB-EGF and the cytoplasmic C-terminus. A striking observation was the absence of the HB-EGF transmembrane pro-form from the leading edge of COS-7 cells in a wound-closure assay; instead, this protein localized in regions of cell-cell contact. A battery of detailed experiments found that this localization derives from a trans interaction between extracellular HSPGs and the HB-EGF heparin-binding domain, and that disruption of this interaction leads to increased release of soluble ligand and a switch in cell phenotype from juxtacrine-induced growth inhibition to autocrine-induced proliferation. Our results indicate that extracellular HSPGs serve to sequester the transmembrane pro-form of HB-EGF at the point of cell-cell contact, and that this plays a role in governing the balance between juxtacrine versus autocrine and paracrine signaling.</p>
},
	keywords = {Amino Acid Sequence, Amphiregulin, Animals, Cell Communication, Cell Proliferation, Cercopithecus aethiops, COS Cells, EGF Family of Proteins, Glycoproteins, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, Heparin, Heparin-binding EGF-like Growth Factor, Intercellular Junctions, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Peptides, Protein Precursors, Protein Structure, Tertiary},
	issn = {1477-9137},
	doi = {10.1242/jcs.058321},
	author = {Prince, Robin N and Schreiter, Eric R and Zou, Peng and Wiley, H Steven and Ting, Alice Y and Lee, Richard T and Lauffenburger, Douglas A}
}
