PDPN

PDPN
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases PDPN, AGGRUS, GP36, GP40, Gp38, HT1A-1, OTS8, PA2.26, T1A, T1A-2, T1A2, TI1A, podoplanin
External IDs MGI: 103098 HomoloGene: 4729 GeneCards: PDPN
RNA expression pattern


More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

10630

14726

Ensembl

ENSG00000162493

n/a

UniProt

Q86YL7

Q62011

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001006624
NM_001006625
NM_006474
NM_198389

NM_001290822
NM_010329

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001006625.1
NP_001006626.1
NP_006465.3
NP_938203.2

NP_001277751.1
NP_034459.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 13.58 – 13.62 Mb Chr 4: 143.27 – 143.3 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Podoplanin is a protein that is encoded by the "PDPN" gene in humans and animals.[3][4][5]

Structure and function

Podoplanin is a mucin-type protein with a mass of 36- to 43-kDa. It is relatively well conserved between species, with homologues in humans, mice, rats, dogs and hamsters.[6]

This gene encodes a type-I, integral membrane, heavily O-glycosylated glycoprotein with diverse distribution in human tissues. The physiological function of this protein may be related to its mucin-type character. The homologous protein in other species has been described as a differentiation antigen and influenza-virus receptor. The specific function of this protein has not been determined but it has been proposed as a marker of lung injury. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[5]

This protein has been found to have functions in lung alveolar cells, kidney podocytes, and lymphatic endothelial cells. More recently, this protein has been found in neural tissue in both mouse and human samples.[7]

In lymphatic endothelial cells, experimentation has indicated that podoplanin plays a role in proper formation of linkages between the cardiovascular system and the lymphatic systems, typically causing fatty liver disease in these mice.[7]

Although the exact function is unknown in many tissues, podoplanin is generally receptive to detection via immunofluorescent staining and has been shown to co-localize with the protein nestin, a type VI intermediate filament protein expressed almost primarily in neural tissues.[8] Currently, the only protein known to interact with podoplanin physiologically is CLEC-2, a C-type lectin 2 expressed on platelets and on hematopoietic cells.[9] Both serve a role in the proper formation of blood/lymphatic connections in embryonic development.

Clinical significance

PDPN has been studied extensively in the cancer field. It is a specific lympthatic vessel marker, and since lymphangiogenesis levels are correlated with poor prognosis in cancer patients, it can be used as a diagnostic marker.[6] It is often upregulated in certain types of cancer, including several types of squamous cell carcinomas, malignant mesothelioma and brain tumors.[6] Moreover, it can be upregulated by cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor stroma,[6][10] where it has been associated with poor prognosis.[11]

In squamous cell carcinomas, PDPN is believed to play a key role in the cancer cell invasiveness by controlling invadopodia, and thus mediating efficient ECM degradation.[12]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Zimmer G, Oeffner F, Von Messling V, Tschernig T, Groness HJ, Klenk HD, Herrler G (Sep 1999). "Cloning and characterization of gp36, a human mucin-type glycoprotein preferentially expressed in vascular endothelium". Biochem J. 341 (Pt 2): 277–84. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3410277. PMC 1220357Freely accessible. PMID 10393083.
  4. Ma T, Yang B, Matthay MA, Verkman AS (Jul 1998). "Evidence against a role of mouse, rat, and two cloned human t1alpha isoforms as a water channel or a regulator of aquaporin-type water channels". Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 19 (1): 143–9. doi:10.1165/ajrcmb.19.1.2953. PMID 9651190.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PDPN podoplanin".
  6. 1 2 3 4 Astarita, JL; Acton, SE; Turley, SJ (2012). "Podoplanin: emerging functions in development, the immune system, and cancer.". Frontiers in immunology. 3: 283. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2012.00283. PMC 3439854Freely accessible. PMID 22988448.
  7. 1 2 Fu J, Gerhardt H, McDaniel JM, Xia B, Liu X, Ivanciu L, Ny A, Hermans K, Silasi-Mansat R, McGee S, Nye E, Ju T, Ramirez MI, Carmeliet P, Cummings RD, Lupu F, Xia L (November 2008). "Endothelial cell O-glycan deficiency causes blood/lymphatic misconnections and consequent fatty liver disease in mice". J. Clin. Invest. 118 (11): 3725–37. doi:10.1172/JCI36077. PMC 2567837Freely accessible. PMID 18924607.
  8. Imaizumi Y, Amano I, Tsuruga E, Kojima H, Sawa Y (October 2010). "Immunohistochemical examination for the distribution of podoplanin-expressing cells in developing mouse molar tooth germs". Acta Histochem Cytochem. 43 (5): 115–21. doi:10.1267/ahc.10023. PMC 2965832Freely accessible. PMID 21060740.
  9. Herzog, BH; Fu, J; Wilson, SJ; Hess, PR; Sen, A; McDaniel, JM; Pan, Y; Sheng, M; Yago, T; Silasi-Mansat, R; McGee, S; May, F; Nieswandt, B; Morris, AJ; Lupu, F; Coughlin, SR; McEver, RP; Chen, H; Kahn, ML; Xia, L (3 October 2013). "Podoplanin maintains high endothelial venule integrity by interacting with platelet CLEC-2.". Nature. 502 (7469): 105–9. doi:10.1038/nature12501. PMC 3791160Freely accessible. PMID 23995678.
  10. Kitano, H; Kageyama, S; Hewitt, SM; Hayashi, R; Doki, Y; Ozaki, Y; Fujino, S; Takikita, M; Kubo, H; Fukuoka, J (October 2010). "Podoplanin expression in cancerous stroma induces lymphangiogenesis and predicts lymphatic spread and patient survival.". Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. 134 (10): 1520–7. doi:10.1043/2009-0114-OA.1. PMID 20923309.
  11. Chuang, WY; Yeh, CJ; Chao, YK; Liu, YH; Chang, YS; Tseng, CK; Chang, HK; Wan, YL; Hsueh, C (2014). "Concordant podoplanin expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor cells is an adverse prognostic factor in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.". International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. 7 (8): 4847–56. PMC 4152045Freely accessible. PMID 25197355.
  12. Martín-Villar, E; Borda-d'Agua, B; Carrasco-Ramirez, P; Renart, J; Parsons, M; Quintanilla, M; Jones, GE (20 August 2015). "Podoplanin mediates ECM degradation by squamous carcinoma cells through control of invadopodia stability.". Oncogene. 34 (34): 4531–44. doi:10.1038/onc.2014.388. PMC 4430312Freely accessible. PMID 25486435.

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