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Zhang Z, Tanaka I, Nakahashi-Ouchida R, Ernst PB, Kiyono H, Kurashima Y. Glycoprotein 2 as a gut gate keeper for mucosal equilibrium between inflammation and immunity. Semin Immunopathol 2024; 45:493-507. [PMID: 38170255 PMCID: PMC11136868 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-023-00999-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
Glycoprotein 2 (GP2) is a widely distributed protein in the digestive tract, contributing to mucosal barrier maintenance, immune homeostasis, and antigen-specific immune response, while also being linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis. This review sheds light on the extensive distribution of GP2 within the gastrointestinal tract and its intricate interplay with the immune system. Furthermore, the significance of GP2 autoantibodies in diagnosing and categorizing IBD is underscored, alongside the promising therapeutic avenues for modulating GP2 to regulate immunity and maintain mucosal balance.
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- Zhongwei Zhang
- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
- Chiba University Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development Synergy Institute (cSIMVa), Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
- Chiba University Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development Synergy Institute (cSIMVa), Chiba, Japan
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- Chiba University Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development Synergy Institute (cSIMVa), Chiba, Japan
- Division of Mucosal Immunology, IMSUT Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Mucosal Vaccines, International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Human Mucosal Vaccinology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University-University of California San Diego Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccine (CU-UCSD cMAV), San Diego, CA, USA
- Division of Comparative Pathology and Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- Center for Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Chiba University Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development Synergy Institute (cSIMVa), Chiba, Japan
- Division of Mucosal Immunology, IMSUT Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Human Mucosal Vaccinology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University-University of California San Diego Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccine (CU-UCSD cMAV), San Diego, CA, USA
- Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
- HanaVax Inc., Tokyo, Japan
- Mucosal Immunology and Allergy Therapeutics, Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
- Chiba University Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development Synergy Institute (cSIMVa), Chiba, Japan.
- Division of Mucosal Immunology, IMSUT Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Human Mucosal Vaccinology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University-University of California San Diego Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccine (CU-UCSD cMAV), San Diego, CA, USA.
- Division of Clinical Vaccinology, International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Iwanaga T, Kimura S. GP2-expressing cells: a new guardian with divergent functions in the intestine, eyes, and nose. Biomed Res 2023; 44:233-243. [PMID: 38008422 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.44.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
Abstract
GP (glycoprotein)-2, originally identified as a predominant membranous component of pancreatic acinar cells, has attracted the interest of researchers in mucosal immunology for its role as a functional molecule specific for antigen-sampling cells in the intestinal Peyer's patches. GP2 is involved in the detection of pathological bacteria and is also histologically useful for the identification of the M cell lineage and their differentiation in lymphoid tissues. Subsequent immunohistochemistry for GP2 has revealed a broad distribution of M cells and related cells in the nasopharyngeal lymphoid tissues, conjunctiva, tear duct, and airway. Especially, GP2 cells in the paranasal sinuses and tear duct have been identified as novel types of epithelial cells. The systematic administration of RANKL can induce extra-M cells in conventional epithelia of body. The production and release of GP2 by conjunctival goblet cells and several mucous glands suggests leading roles for mucous cells in protection, including the entrapment of microorganisms for infections. The ocular surface and conjunctiva are connected to the lacrimal sac, nasolacrimal duct, and further nasal cavity, comprising another canal that passes through the body. The broad distribution of GP2-expressingcells may indicate its function as a new guardian in the intestine, eyes, and nose, all of which are exposed to external milieu.
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- Toshihiko Iwanaga
- Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Division of Biochemis- try, Faculty of Pharmacy and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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Uhlig R, Günther K, Bröker N, Gorbokon N, Lennartz M, Dwertmann Rico S, Reiswich V, Viehweger F, Büscheck F, Kluth M, Hube-Magg C, Hinsch A, Fraune C, Bernreuther C, Lebok P, Sauter G, Izbicki JR, Steurer S, Burandt E, Marx AH, Krech T, Simon R, Minner S, Clauditz TS, Jacobsen F. Diagnostic and prognostic role of pancreatic secretory granule membrane major glycoprotein 2 (GP2) immunohistochemistry: A TMA study on 27,681 tumors. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 238:154123. [PMID: 36137400 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Pancreatic secretory granule membrane major glycoprotein 2 (GP2) is a membrane component of zymogen granules which is abundantly secreted by pancreatic acinar cells. Because RNA based analyses suggest a strict limitation of GP2 expression to the pancreas in normal tissues, and a strong preference to pancreatic cancer among tumors, GP2 expression analysis might have diagnostic utility. To better understand the role of GP2 protein expression, GP2 was successfully analyzed in 27,965 tumor samples from 132 different tumor types and subtypes as well as 8 samples each of 76 different normal tissue types by immunohistochemistry in a tissue microarray format (TMA). GP2 immunostaining was seen in 14 of 16 (87.5 %) acinar cell carcinomas, 6 of 507 (1.2 %) ductal adenocarcinomas, and 3 of 99 neuroendocrine neoplasms of the pancreas (3.0 %). GP2 was also found in 23 extra-pancreatic tumor entities including several types of neuroendocrine neoplasms (14.3-58.8 %), prostatic adenocarcinomas (8.2-18.8 %), various other adenocarcinomas (0.1-7.7 %), and several categories of benign and malignant salivary gland tumors (2.3-3.1 %). A strong GP2 positivity was only seen in 6 tumor categories including 50 % of 16 pancreatic acinus cell carcinomas, 11.8 % of 17 neuroendocrine tumors of the lung, 1.3 % of 80 primary Gleason 4 + 4 % and 0.6 % of 181 recurrent prostate cancers, as well as 0.8 % of 133 adenocarcinomas of the lung. In a cohort of 14,747 prostate cancers with follow up data, GP2 immunostaining was strongly linked to advanced pT stage, high Gleason grade, lymph node metastasis, and recurrence free survival (p < 0.0001 each). The prognostic impact of GP2 positivity was independent of established parameters in TMPRSS2:ERG fusion-negative cancers (p < 0.0001). In summary, our data show that GP2 is preferentially expressed in acinar cell carcinomas of the pancreas but the glycoprotein can - rarely - also be expressed in a variety of other tumor entities.
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- Ria Uhlig
- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Clinical Center Osnabrueck, Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery Department and Clinic, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Academic Hospital Fuerth, Fuerth, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Pathology, Clinical Center Osnabrueck, Osnabrueck, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Zhang Z, Tanaka I, Pan Z, Ernst PB, Kiyono H, Kurashima Y. Intestinal homeostasis and inflammation: gut microbiota at the crossroads of pancreas-intestinal barrier axis. Eur J Immunol 2022; 52:1035-1046. [PMID: 35476255 PMCID: PMC9540119 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202149532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The pancreas contains exocrine glands, which release enzymes (e.g., amylase, trypsin, and lipase) that are important for digestion and islets, which produce hormones. Digestive enzymes and hormones are secreted from the pancreas into the duodenum and bloodstream, respectively. Growing evidence suggests that the roles of the pancreas extend to not only the secretion of digestive enzymes and hormones but also to the regulation of intestinal homeostasis and inflammation (e.g., mucosal defense to pathogens and pathobionts). Organ crosstalk between the pancreas and intestine is linked to a range of physiological, immunological, and pathological activities, such as the regulation of the gut microbiota by the pancreatic proteins and lipids, the retroaction of the gut microbiota on the pancreas, the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease, and pancreatic diseases. We herein discuss the current understanding of the pancreas–intestinal barrier axis and the control of commensal bacteria in intestinal inflammation.
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- Zhongwei Zhang
- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Division of Comparative Pathology and Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Center for Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Departments of Medicine and Pathology, CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccines (CU-UCSD cMAV), University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- Division of Comparative Pathology and Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Departments of Medicine and Pathology, CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccines (CU-UCSD cMAV), University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,Department of Human Mucosal Vaccinology, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.,Division of Comparative Pathology and Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Departments of Medicine and Pathology, CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccines (CU-UCSD cMAV), University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093-0956, USA.,Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.,Department of Human Mucosal Vaccinology, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.,Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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Lin Y, Nakatochi M, Sasahira N, Ueno M, Egawa N, Adachi Y, Kikuchi S. Glycoprotein 2 in health and disease: lifting the veil. Genes Environ 2021; 43:53. [PMID: 34861888 PMCID: PMC8641183 DOI: 10.1186/s41021-021-00229-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
In 2020, we discovered glycoprotein 2 (GP2) variants associated with pancreatic cancer susceptibility in a genome-wide association study involving the Japanese population. Individuals carrying a missense coding variant (rs78193826) in the GP2 gene resulting in a p.V432M substitution had an approximately 1.5-fold higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than those without this variant. GP2 is expressed on the inner surface of zymogen granules in pancreatic acinar cells, which are responsible for the sorting, storage and secretion of digestive enzymes. Upon neuronal, hormonal, or other stimulation, GP2 is cleaved from the membrane of zymogen granules and then secreted into the pancreatic duct and intestinal lumen. While the functions of GP2 remain poorly understood, emerging evidence suggests that it plays an antibacterial role in the gastrointestinal tract after being secreted from pancreatic acinar cells. Impaired GP2 functions may facilitate the adhesion of bacteria to the intestinal mucosa. In this review article, we summarize the role of GP2 in health and disease, emphasizing its functions in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as genetic variations in the GP2 gene and their associations with disease susceptibility. We hope that its robust genetic associations with pancreatic cancer, coupled with its emerging role in gastrointestinal mucosal immunity, will spur renewed research interest in GP2, which has been understudied over the past 30 years compared with its paralog uromodulin (UMOD).
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- Yingsong Lin
- Department of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 480-1195, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
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- Division of Public Health Informatics, Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 461-8673, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 135-8550, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, 241-8515, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, 156- 0057, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Shirakaba- dai Hospital, 062-0052, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 480-1195, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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Kurashima Y, Kigoshi T, Murasaki S, Arai F, Shimada K, Seki N, Kim YG, Hase K, Ohno H, Kawano K, Ashida H, Suzuki T, Morimoto M, Saito Y, Sasou A, Goda Y, Yuki Y, Inagaki Y, Iijima H, Suda W, Hattori M, Kiyono H. Pancreatic glycoprotein 2 is a first line of defense for mucosal protection in intestinal inflammation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1067. [PMID: 33594081 PMCID: PMC7887276 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21277-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Increases in adhesive and invasive commensal bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, and subsequent disruption of the epithelial barrier is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the protective systems against such barrier disruption are not fully understood. Here, we show that secretion of luminal glycoprotein 2 (GP2) from pancreatic acinar cells is induced in a TNF-dependent manner in mice with chemically induced colitis. Fecal GP2 concentration is also increased in Crohn's diease patients. Furthermore, pancreas-specific GP2-deficient colitis mice have more severe intestinal inflammation and a larger mucosal E. coli population than do intact mice, indicating that digestive-tract GP2 binds commensal E. coli, preventing epithelial attachment and penetration. Thus, the pancreas-intestinal barrier axis and pancreatic GP2 are important as a first line of defense against adhesive and invasive commensal bacteria during intestinal inflammation.
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- Yosuke Kurashima
- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccines, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Mucosal Immunology and Allergy Therapeutics, Institute for Global Prominent Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmacological Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- Research Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmacological Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
- Division of Immunobiology, Department of Medical Life Science, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
- Intestinal Microbiota Project, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Bacterial Infection and Host Response, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Bacterial Infection and Host Response, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Matrix Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Microbiome Sciences, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Microbiome Sciences, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mucosal Immunology, The University of Tokyo Distinguished Professor Unit, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, CU-UCSD Center for Mucosal Immunology, Allergy and Vaccines, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Mucosal Immunology and Allergy Therapeutics, Institute for Global Prominent Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Derer S, Brethack AK, Pietsch C, Jendrek ST, Nitzsche T, Bokemeyer A, Hov JR, Schäffler H, Bettenworth D, Grassl GA, Sina C. Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated GP2 Autoantibodies Inhibit Mucosal Immune Response to Adherent-invasive Bacteria. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2020; 26:1856-1868. [PMID: 32304568 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli have been suggested to play a pivotal role within the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Autoantibodies against distinct splicing variants of glycoprotein 2 (GP2), an intestinal receptor of the bacterial adhesin FimH, frequently occur in IBD patients. Hence, we aimed to functionally characterize GP2-directed autoantibodies as a putative part of IBD's pathophysiology. Ex vivo, GP2-splicing variant 4 (GP2#4) but not variant 2 was expressed on intestinal M or L cells with elevated expression patterns in IBD patients. The GP2#4 expression was induced in vitro by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. The IBD-associated GP2 autoantibodies inhibited FimH binding to GP2#4 and were decreased in anti-TNFα-treated Crohn's disease patients with ileocolonic disease manifestation. In vivo, mice immunized against GP2 before infection with adherent-invasive bacteria displayed exacerbated intestinal inflammation. In summary, autoimmunity against intestinal expressed GP2#4 results in enhanced attachment of flagellated bacteria to the intestinal epithelium and thereby may drive IBD's pathophysiology.
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- Stefanie Derer
- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Molecular Gastroenterology, University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Molecular Gastroenterology, University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Molecular Gastroenterology, University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Molecular Gastroenterology, University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Institute for Experimental Immunology, Euroimmun Corp., Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine B, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Norwegian PSC Research Center, Section of Gastroenterology and Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medicine II, Division of Gastroenterology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Medicine B, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Molecular Gastroenterology, University Hospital Schleswig- Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,1st Department of Medicine, Section of Nutritional Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Lopens S, Krawczyk M, Papp M, Milkiewicz P, Schierack P, Liu Y, Wunsch E, Conrad K, Roggenbuck D. The search for the Holy Grail: autoantigenic targets in primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with disease phenotype and neoplasia. AUTO- IMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS 2020; 11:6. [PMID: 32178720 PMCID: PMC7077156 DOI: 10.1186/s13317-020-00129-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Unlike in other autoimmune liver diseases such as autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis, the role and nature of autoantigenic targets in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a progressive, chronic, immune-mediated, life threatening, genetically predisposed, cholestatic liver illness, is poorly elucidated. Although anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) have been associated with the occurrence of PSC, their corresponding targets have not yet been identified entirely. Genome-wide association studies revealed a significant number of immune-related and even disease-modifying susceptibility loci for PSC. However, these loci did not allow discerning a clear autoimmune pattern nor do the therapy options and the male gender preponderance in PSC support a pathogenic role of autoimmune responses. Nevertheless, PSC is characterized by the co-occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) demonstrating autoimmune responses. The identification of novel autoantigenic targets in IBD such as the major zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) or the appearance of proteinase 3 (PR3) autoantibodies (autoAbs) have refocused the interest on a putative association of loss of tolerance with the IBD phenotype and consequently with the PSC phenotype. Not surprisingly, the report of an association between GP2 IgA autoAbs and disease severity in patients with PSC gave a new impetus to autoAb research for autoimmune liver diseases. It might usher in a new era of serological research in this field. The mucosal loss of tolerance against the microbiota-sensing GP2 modulating innate and adaptive intestinal immunity and its putative role in the pathogenesis of PSC will be elaborated in this review. Furthermore, other potential PSC-related autoantigenic targets such as the neutrophil PR3 will be discussed. GP2 IgA may represent a group of new pathogenic antibodies, which share characteristics of both type 2 and 3 of antibody-mediated hypersensitive reactions according to Coombs and Gell.
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- Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Hospital, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Liver and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Translational Medicine Group, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Institute of Immunology, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Joint Faculty of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and the University of Potsdam, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968, Senftenberg, Germany.
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Kolenda R, Burdukiewicz M, Schiebel J, Rödiger S, Sauer L, Szabo I, Orłowska A, Weinreich J, Nitschke J, Böhm A, Gerber U, Roggenbuck D, Schierack P. Adhesion of Salmonella to Pancreatic Secretory Granule Membrane Major Glycoprotein GP2 of Human and Porcine Origin Depends on FimH Sequence Variation. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1905. [PMID: 30186250 PMCID: PMC6113376 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Bacterial host tropism is a primary determinant of the range of host organisms they can infect. Salmonella serotypes are differentiated into host-restricted and host-adapted specialists, and host-unrestricted generalists. In order to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms of host specificity in Salmonella infection, we investigated the role of the intestinal host cell receptor zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2), which is recognized by FimH adhesin of type 1 fimbriae found in Enterobacteriaceae. We compared four human and two porcine GP2 isoforms. Isoforms were expressed in Sf9 cells as well as in one human (HEp-2) and one porcine (IPEC-J2) cell line. FimH genes of 128 Salmonella isolates were sequenced and the 10 identified FimH variants were compared regarding adhesion (static adhesion assay) and infection (cell line assay) using an isogenic model. We expressed and characterized two functional porcine GP2 isoforms differing in their amino acid sequence to human isoforms by approximately 25%. By comparing all isoforms in the static adhesion assay, FimH variants were assigned to high, low or no-binding phenotypes. This FimH variant-dependent binding was neither specific for one GP2 isoform nor for GP2 in general. However, cell line infection assays revealed fundamental differences: using HEp-2 cells, infection was also FimH variant-specific but mainly independent of human GP2. In contrast, this FimH variant dependency was not obvious using IPEC-J2 cells. Here, we propose an alternative GP2 adhesion/infection mechanism whereby porcine GP2 is not a receptor that determined host-specificity of Salmonella. Salmonella specialists as well as generalists demonstrated similar binding to GP2. Future studies should focus on spatial distribution of GP2 isoforms in the human and porcine intestine, especially comparing health and disease.
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- Rafał Kolenda
- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- National Salmonella Reference Laboratory, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
- GA Generic Assays GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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Agopiantz M, Xandre-Rodriguez L, Jin B, Urbistondoy G, Ialy-Radio C, Chalbi M, Wolf JP, Ziyyat A, Lefèvre B. Growth arrest specific 1 (Gas1) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor receptor α1 (Gfrα1), two mouse oocyte glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins, are involved in fertilisation. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018; 29:824-837. [PMID: 28442042 DOI: 10.1071/rd15367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Recently, Juno, the oocyte receptor for Izumo1, a male immunoglobulin, was discovered. Juno is an essential glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GIP)-anchored protein. This result did not exclude the participation of other GIP-anchored proteins in this process. After bibliographic and database searches we selected five GIP-anchored proteins (Cpm, Ephrin-A4, Gas1, Gfra1 and Rgmb) as potential oocyte candidates participating in fertilisation. Western blot and immunofluorescence analyses showed that only three were present on the mouse ovulated oocyte membrane and, of these, only two were clearly involved in the fertilisation process, namely growth arrest specific 1 (Gas1) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor receptor α1 (Gfrα1). This was demonstrated by evaluating oocyte fertilisability after treatment of oocytes with antibodies against the selected proteins, with their respective short interference RNA or both. Gfrα1 and Gas1 seem to be neither redundant nor synergistic. In conclusion, oocyte Gas1 and Gfrα1 are both clearly involved in fertilisation.
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- M Agopiantz
- Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Service d'Histologie Embryologie Biologie de la Reproduction - CECOS, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, F75014 Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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Ameri J, Borup R, Prawiro C, Ramond C, Schachter KA, Scharfmann R, Semb H. Efficient Generation of Glucose-Responsive Beta Cells from Isolated GP2 + Human Pancreatic Progenitors. Cell Rep 2017; 19:36-49. [PMID: 28380361 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Stem cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes would benefit from implementation of a cell purification step at the pancreatic endoderm stage. This would increase the safety of the final cell product, allow the establishment of an intermediate-stage stem cell bank, and provide a means for upscaling β cell manufacturing. Comparative gene expression analysis revealed glycoprotein 2 (GP2) as a specific cell surface marker for isolating pancreatic endoderm cells (PECs) from differentiated hESCs and human fetal pancreas. Isolated GP2+ PECs efficiently differentiated into glucose responsive insulin-producing cells in vitro. We found that in vitro PEC proliferation declines due to enhanced expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors CDKN1A and CDKN2A. However, we identified a time window when reducing CDKN1A or CDKN2A expression increased proliferation and yield of GP2+ PECs. Altogether, our results contribute tools and concepts toward the isolation and use of PECs as a source for the safe production of hPSC-derived β cells.
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- Jacqueline Ameri
- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; Lund Stem Cell Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, BMC, B10, 22184 Lund, Sweden
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- INSERM U1016, University Paris-Descartes, Cochin Institute, 75014 Paris, France
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- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- INSERM U1016, University Paris-Descartes, Cochin Institute, 75014 Paris, France
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- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; Lund Stem Cell Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, BMC, B10, 22184 Lund, Sweden.
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Possible Role of Phosphatidylcholine and Sphingomyelin on Fumonisin B1-mediated Toxicity. Food Saf (Tokyo) 2017; 5:75-97. [PMID: 32231933 DOI: 10.14252/foodsafetyfscj.2017004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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A major corn-related mycotoxin, fumonisin B1 (FB1), continues to attract attention of researchers as well as risk-assessors due to the diverse toxicological characteristics, including distinct target tissues in different animal species and opposite susceptibility in males and females in mice and rats. More than thirty years passed since the structure identification as a sphingoid-like chemical, but the causal mechanism of the toxicity remains obscure in spites of extensive studies. Considerable amounts of knowledge have been accumulated on the biochemical/toxicological actions of FB1, but the influence on lipid dynamics and mobilization in the body has not been focused well in relation to the FB1-mediated toxicity. Considerable influences of this toxin on mobilization of sphingolipids and phospholipids and also on adaptive changes in their compositions in tissues are implicated from recent studies on FB1-interacting ceramide synthases. Accumulated patho-physiological data also suggest a possible role of hepatic phospholipid on FB1-mediated toxicity. Thus, a mechanism of FB1-mediated toxicity is discussed in relation to the mobilization of phospholipids and sphingolipids in the body in this context.
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Glycoprotein 2 is a specific cell surface marker of human pancreatic progenitors. Nat Commun 2017; 8:331. [PMID: 28835709 PMCID: PMC5569081 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00561-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PDX1+/NKX6-1+ pancreatic progenitors (PPs) give rise to endocrine cells both in vitro and in vivo. This cell population can be successfully differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and hold the potential to generate an unlimited supply of β cells for diabetes treatment. However, the efficiency of PP generation in vitro is highly variable, negatively impacting reproducibility and validation of in vitro and in vivo studies, and consequently, translation to the clinic. Here, we report the use of a proteomics approach to phenotypically characterize hPSC-derived PPs and distinguish these cells from non-PP populations during differentiation. Our analysis identifies the pancreatic secretory granule membrane major glycoprotein 2 (GP2) as a PP-specific cell surface marker. Remarkably, GP2 is co-expressed with NKX6-1 and PTF1A in human developing pancreata, indicating that it marks the multipotent pancreatic progenitors in vivo. Finally, we show that isolated hPSC-derived GP2+ cells generate β-like cells (C-PEPTIDE+/NKX6-1+) more efficiently compared to GP2− and unsorted populations, underlining the potential therapeutic applications of GP2. Pancreatic progenitors (PPs) can be derived from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro but efficiency of differentiation varies, making it hard to sort for insulin-producing cells. Here, the authors use a proteomic approach to identify the secretory granule membrane glycoprotein 2 as a marker for PDX1+/NKX6-1+ PPs.
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Ramond C, Glaser N, Berthault C, Ameri J, Kirkegaard JS, Hansson M, Honoré C, Semb H, Scharfmann R. Reconstructing human pancreatic differentiation by mapping specific cell populations during development. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28731406 PMCID: PMC5540466 DOI: 10.7554/elife.27564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Information remains scarce on human development compared to animal models. Here, we reconstructed human fetal pancreatic differentiation using cell surface markers. We demonstrate that at 7weeks of development, the glycoprotein 2 (GP2) marks a multipotent cell population that will differentiate into the acinar, ductal or endocrine lineages. Development towards the acinar lineage is paralleled by an increase in GP2 expression. Conversely, a subset of the GP2+ population undergoes endocrine differentiation by down-regulating GP2 and CD142 and turning on NEUROG3, a marker of endocrine differentiation. Endocrine maturation progresses by up-regulating SUSD2 and lowering ECAD levels. Finally, in vitro differentiation of pancreatic endocrine cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells mimics key in vivo events. Our work paves the way to extend our understanding of the origin of mature human pancreatic cell types and how such lineage decisions are regulated. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.27564.001
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- Cyrille Ramond
- INSERM U1016, Cochin Institute, Paris, France.,CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France.,University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Cochin Institute, Paris, France.,CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France.,University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
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- Global Research External Affairs, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark, Europe
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- Department of Islet and Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark, Europe
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- The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
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- INSERM U1016, Cochin Institute, Paris, France.,CNRS UMR 8104, Paris, France.,University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Roggenbuck D, Goihl A, Hanack K, Holzlöhner P, Hentschel C, Veiczi M, Schierack P, Reinhold D, Schulz HU. Serological diagnosis and prognosis of severe acute pancreatitis by analysis of serum glycoprotein 2. Clin Chem Lab Med 2017; 55:854-864. [PMID: 27837595 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2016-0797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glycoprotein 2 (GP2), the pancreatic major zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein, was reported to be elevated in acute pancreatitis in animal models. METHODS Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed to evaluate human glycoprotein 2 isoform alpha (GP2a) and total GP2 (GP2t) as specific markers for acute pancreatitis in sera of 153 patients with acute pancreatitis, 26 with chronic pancreatitis, 125 with pancreatic neoplasms, 324 with non-pancreatic neoplasms, 109 patients with liver/biliary disease, 67 with gastrointestinal disease, and 101 healthy subjects. GP2a and GP2t levels were correlated with procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in 152 and 146 follow-up samples of acute pancreatitis patients, respectively. RESULTS The GP2a ELISA revealed a significantly higher assay accuracy in contrast to the GP2t assay (sensitivity ≤3 disease days: 91.7%, specificity: 96.7%, positive likelihood ratio [LR+]: 24.6, LR-: 0.09). GP2a and GP2t levels as well as prevalences were significantly elevated in early acute pancreatitis (≤3 disease days) compared to all control cohorts (p<0.05, respectively). GP2a and GP2t levels were significantly higher in patients with severe acute pancreatitis at admission compared with mild cases (p<0.05, respectively). Odds ratio for GP2a regarding mild vs. severe acute pancreatitis with lethal outcome was 7.8 on admission (p=0.0222). GP2a and GP2t levels were significantly correlated with procalcitonin [Spearman's rank coefficient of correlation (ρ)=0.21, 0.26; p=0.0110, 0.0012; respectively] and C-reactive protein (ρ=0.37, 0.40; p<0.0001; respectively). CONCLUSIONS Serum GP2a is a specific marker of acute pancreatitis and analysis of GP2a can aid in the differential diagnosis of acute upper abdominal pain and prognosis of severe acute pancreatitis.
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- Dirk Roggenbuck
- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg
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- Chair of Immunotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam
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- Chair of Immunotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg
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Kimura S, Nio-Kobayashi J, Kishimoto A, Iwanaga T. The broad distribution of GP2 in mucous glands and secretory products. Biomed Res 2017; 37:351-358. [PMID: 28003582 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.37.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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GP2, a GPI-anchored glycoprotein that is a useful marker for M cells of Peyer's patches, is functionally related to the uptake of pathogenic bacteria in the gut lumen. Our immunostaining throughout the whole body of mice detected a broader localization than previously found of GP2 in various mucous glands and secretory cells. In the oral cavity, the palatine gland and lingual gland intensely expressed GP2 with immunolabeling along the basolateral membrane of acini and in luminal secretions of ducts. Secretory portions of the duodenal gland as well as the pancreas were immunoreactive for GP2 in the digestive tract. Luminal contents in the small intestine contained aggregations of GP2-immunoreactive substances which mixed with bacteria. The bulbourethral gland of Cowper displayed the GP2 immunoreactivity among the male reproductive organs. The vaginal epithelium contained many GP2-immunoreactive goblet-like cells, the occurrence of which dramatically changed according to the estrous cycle. These findings show that GP2 is a popular secretory product released from mucous glands and secretory cells and may support defense mechanisms against pathogenic bacteria in the tubular organs open to the external milieu.
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Inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) has been linked to a loss of tolerance to self-antigens suggesting the existence of autoantibodies in specific disease phenotypes. However, the lack of clearly defined autoantigenic targets has slowed down research. Genome-wide association studies have identified an impressive number of immune-related susceptibility loci for IBD with no clearly discernible pattern among them. Growing evidence supports the hypothesis that innate immune responses to a low-diversity and impaired gut microbiota may be of key importance in initiating and perpetuating chronic inflammation in IBD. Increasing evidence suggests that reduced microbial diversity and microbial-mucosal epithelium interaction (including adhesion and clearance) are critically involved in IBD pathogenesis. Along these lines the discovery of autoantigenic targets in Crohn's disease (CD) has refocused research in IBD on the possible role of autoimmune responses. The identification of the major zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) as an autoantigen in CD patients and its proposed role in the sensing of the microbiota lends credence to this trend. Loss of tolerance to GP2 occurs in up to 40% of patients with CD. Corresponding autoantibodies appear to be associated with distinct disease courses (types or phenotypes) in CD. Here, we critically review autoantibodies in CD for their impact on clinical practice and future IBD research. The immunomodulatory role of GP2 in innate and adaptive intestinal immunity is also discussed.
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Levitan S, Sher N, Brekhman V, Ziv T, Lubzens E, Lotan T. The making of an embryo in a basal metazoan: Proteomic analysis in the sea anemoneNematostella vectensis. Proteomics 2015; 15:4096-104. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Revised: 07/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shimrit Levitan
- Marine Biology Department, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences; University of Haifa; Haifa Israel
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- Bioinformatics Service Unit; University of Haifa; Haifa Israel
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- Marine Biology Department, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences; University of Haifa; Haifa Israel
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- Faculty of Biology; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Faculty of Biology; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa Israel
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- Marine Biology Department, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences; University of Haifa; Haifa Israel
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Laass MW, Röber N, Range U, Noß L, Roggenbuck D, Conrad K. Loss and Gain of Tolerance to Pancreatic Glycoprotein 2 in Celiac Disease. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128104. [PMID: 26047356 PMCID: PMC4457647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autoantibodies against pancreatic secretory-granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) have been demonstrated in patients with Crohn's disease but recently also with celiac disease (CD). Both entities are characterized by intestinal barrier impairment with increased gut permeability. Pathophysiological hallmark of CD is a permanent loss of tolerance to alimentary gliadin and a transient loss of tolerance to the autoantigen human tissue transglutaminase (tTG). Therefore, we explored the behavior of loss of tolerance to GP2 reported in CD. METHODS We assessed prevalences and levels of autoantibodies against GP2, CD-specific antibodies to endomysial antigens and tTG as well as Crohn's disease-specific anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in sera of 174 patients with active CD, 84 patients under gluten-free diet (GFD) and 129 controls. Furthermore, we looked for an association between anti-GP2 antibody positivity and degree of mucosal damage in CD. RESULTS We found significantly elevated anti-GP2 IgA positivity in active CD patients (19.5%) compared to CD patients under GFD (0.0%) and controls (5.4%, p < 0.001, respectively). Anti-GP2 IgA levels correlated significantly with CD-specific antibodies (p < 0.001). Anti-GP2 autoantibody positivity disappeared under GFD similarly to CD-specific autoantibodies against tTG and endomysial antigens. For the first time, IgA antibody levels to GP2 are demonstrated to be associated with degree of villous atrophy according to Marsh classification. CONCLUSIONS Anti-GP2 IgA seems to be associated with disease activity in a distinct subgroup of patients with CD. The observed loss of tolerance to GP2 in a subset of patients with CD is transient and disappears under GFD.
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- Martin W. Laass
- Children’s Hospital, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Children’s Hospital, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- GA Generic Assays GmbH, 15827 Dahlewitz/Berlin, Germany
- Faculty of Science, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Botulinum toxin A complex exploits intestinal M cells to enter the host and exert neurotoxicity. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6255. [PMID: 25687350 PMCID: PMC4339894 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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To cause food-borne botulism, botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in the gastrointestinal lumen must traverse the intestinal epithelial barrier. However, the mechanism by which BoNT crosses the intestinal epithelial barrier remains unclear. BoNTs are produced along with one or more non-toxic components, with which they form progenitor toxin complexes (PTCs). Here we show that serotype A1 L-PTC, which has high oral toxicity and makes the predominant contribution to causing illness, breaches the intestinal epithelial barrier from microfold (M) cells via an interaction between haemagglutinin (HA), one of the non-toxic components, and glycoprotein 2 (GP2). HA strongly binds to GP2 expressed on M cells, which do not have thick mucus layers. Susceptibility to orally administered L-PTC is dramatically reduced in M-cell-depleted mice and GP2-deficient (Gp2−/−) mice. Our finding provides the basis for the development of novel antitoxin therapeutics and delivery systems for oral biologics. It is unclear how ingested botulinum neurotoxin invades the host to cause illness. Here, the authors show that the toxin complex containing neurotoxin, hemagglutinin (HA), and NTNHA proteins traverses the epithelial barrier via HA-glycoprotein 2 interaction and endocytosis by Peyer’s patch microfold cells.
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Gómez-Lázaro M, Rinn C, Aroso M, Amado F, Schrader M. Proteomic analysis of zymogen granules. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 7:735-47. [DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Roggenbuck D, Reinhold D, Werner L, Schierack P, Bogdanos DP, Conrad K. Glycoprotein 2 antibodies in Crohn's disease. Adv Clin Chem 2013; 60:187-208. [PMID: 23724745 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407681-5.00006-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CrD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two major inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), remains poorly understood. Autoimmunity is considered to be involved in the triggering and perpetuation of inflammatory processes leading to overt disease. Approximately 30% of CrD patients and less than 8% of UC patients show evidence of humoral autoimmunity to exocrine pancreas, detected by indirect immunofluorescence. Pancreatic autoantibodies (PAB) were described for the first time in 1984, but the autoantigenic target(s) of PABs were identified only in 2009. Utilizing immunoblotting and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, the major zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) has been discovered as the main PAB autoantigen. The expression of GP2 has been demonstrated at the site of intestinal inflammation, explaining the previously unaddressed contradiction of pancreatic autoimmunity and intestinal inflammation. Recent data demonstrate GP2 to be a specific receptor on microfold (M) cells of intestinal Peyer's patches, which are considered to be the original site of inflammation in CrD. Novel ELISAs, employing recombinant GP2 as the solid phase antigen, have confirmed the presence of IgA and IgG anti-GP2 PABs in CrD patients and revealed an association of anti-GP2 IgA as well as IgG levels with a specific clinical phenotype in CrD. Also, GP2 plays an important role in modulating innate and acquired intestinal immunity. Its urinary homologue, Tamm-Horsfall protein or uromodulin, has a similar effect in the urinary tract, further indicating that GP2 is not just an epiphenomenon of intestinal destruction. This review discusses the role of anti-GP2 autoantibodies as novel CrD-specific markers, the quantification of which provides the basis for further stratification of IBD patients. Given the association with a disease phenotype and the immunomodulating properties of GP2 itself, an important role for GP2 in the immunopathogenesis of IBD cannot be excluded.
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- Dirk Roggenbuck
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lausitz University of Applied Sciences, Senftenberg, Germany.
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Sato S, Kaneto S, Shibata N, Takahashi Y, Okura H, Yuki Y, Kunisawa J, Kiyono H. Transcription factor Spi-B-dependent and -independent pathways for the development of Peyer's patch M cells. Mucosal Immunol 2013; 6:838-46. [PMID: 23212199 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Although many of the biological features of microfold cells (M cells) have been known for many years, the molecular mechanisms of M-cell development and antigen recognition have remained unclear. Here, we report that Umod is a novel M-cell-specific gene, the translation products of which might contribute to the uptake function of M cells. Transcription factor Spi-B was also specifically expressed in M cells among non-hematopoietic lineages. Spi-B-deficient mice showed reduced expression of most, but not all, other M-cell-specific genes and M-cell surface markers. Whereas uptake of Salmonella Typhimurium via M cells was obviously reduced in Spi-B-deficient mice, the abundance of intratissue cohabiting bacteria was comparable between wild-type and Spi-B-deficient mice. These data indicate that there is a small M-cell population with developmental regulation that is Spi-B independent; however, Spi-B is probably a candidate master regulator of M-cell functional maturation and development by another pathway.
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- S Sato
- Division of Mucosal Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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The Novel Crohn's Disease Marker Anti-GP2 Antibody Is Associated with Ileocolonic Location of Disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2013; 2013:683824. [PMID: 23762038 PMCID: PMC3671301 DOI: 10.1155/2013/683824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect the whole gastrointestinal tract. The ileocolonic variant of CD, an inflammation of both the ileum and the large intestine, accounts for up to 50% of the cases with CD, whereas Crohn's ileitis affecting the ileum is diagnosed in about 30%. Crohn's colitis, which is confined to the large intestine and accounts for the remaining 20%, is difficult to distinguish from the large bowel inflammation seen in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The pathogenesis of CD is not yet completely understood. Autoimmunity is one factor that can partake in the triggering or modulation of inflammatory processes in IBD. The major zymogen-granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) has been recently identified as a major autoantigenic target in CD. Interestingly, GP2 is mainly expressed in the pancreas and has also been demonstrated to be a membrane-anchored receptor of microfold cells in the follicle-associated epithelium. Remarkably, GP2 is overexpressed at the site of CD inflammation in contrast to the one in UC. By utilizing novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of GP2-specific IgA and IgG, the loss of tolerance to GP2 has been associated with a specific clinical phenotype in CD, in particular with the ileocolonic location of the disease.
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Werner L, Paclik D, Fritz C, Reinhold D, Roggenbuck D, Sturm A. Identification of pancreatic glycoprotein 2 as an endogenous immunomodulator of innate and adaptive immune responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:2774-83. [PMID: 22891285 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pancreatic autoantibodies are Crohn disease-specific serologic markers. The function and immunological role of their recently identified autoantigen, glycoprotein 2 (GP2), are unknown. We therefore investigated the impact of GP2 on modulation of innate and adaptive immune responses to evaluate its potential therapeutic use in mucosal inflammation. Our data indicate a previously unknown function for GP2 as an immunomodulator. GP2 was ubiquitously expressed on cells vital to mucosal immune responses. The expression of GP2 was upregulated on activated human T cells, and it was further influenced by pharmaceutical TNF-α inhibitors. Recombinant GP2 significantly decreased human intestinal epithelial cells, mucosal and peripheral T cell proliferation, apoptosis, and activation, and it distinctly modulated cytokine secretion. Furthermore, intestinal epithelial cells stimulated with GP2 potently attracted T cells. In conclusion, we demonstrate a novel role for GP2 in immune regulation that could provide a platform for new therapeutic interventions in the treatment of Crohn disease.
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- Lael Werner
- Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Charité-Campus Virchow Clinic, Medical University of Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Modulating zymogen granule formation in pancreatic AR42J cells. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:1855-66. [PMID: 22683857 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Zymogen granules (ZG) are specialized organelles in the exocrine pancreas which allow digestive enzyme storage and regulated secretion. To investigate ZG biogenesis, cargo sorting and packaging, suitable cellular model systems are required. Here, we demonstrate that granule formation in pancreatic AR42J cells, an acinar model system, can be modulated by altering the growth conditions in cell culture. We find that cultivation of AR42J cells in Panserin™ 401, a serum-free medium, enhances the induction of granule formation in the presence or absence of dexamethasone when compared to standard conditions including serum. Biochemical and morphological studies revealed an increase in ZG markers on the mRNA and protein level, as well as in granule size compared to standard conditions. Our data indicate that this effect is related to pronounced differentiation of AR42J cells. To address if enhanced expression of ZG proteins promotes granule formation, we expressed several zymogens and ZG membrane proteins in unstimulated AR42J cells and in constitutively secreting COS-7 cells. Neither single expression nor co-expression was sufficient to initiate granule formation in AR42J cells or the formation of granule-like structures in COS-7 cells as described for neuroendocrine cargo proteins. The importance of our findings for granule formation in exocrine cells is discussed.
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The zymogen granule protein 2 (GP2) binds to scavenger receptor expressed on endothelial cells I (SREC-I). Cell Immunol 2010; 267:88-93. [PMID: 21190681 PMCID: PMC3040788 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The pancreatic zymogen granule membrane protein (GP2) is expressed by pancreatic acinar cells and M cells of the ileum. GP2 is the closest related homologue of the urine resident Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP). Recently, it was shown that THP is a ligand of various scavenger receptors (SRs). Therefore, we were interested, if GP2 has similar properties. cDNA of different SRs was stably transfected into a murine thymoma cell line. GP2 was recombinantly expressed, purified and biotinylated. Binding or uptake of GP2 by transfected cells or monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) was analyzed by flow-cytometry. GP2 is a binding partner of the scavenger receptor expressed on endothelial cells I (SREC-I) but not of SR-AI and SR-BI. The dissociation constant (K(d)) of GP2 binding to SREC-I is 41.3nM. SREC transfected cells are able to internalize GP2. moDCs express SREC-I and also bind and internalize GP2. Inhibition of SREC-I on moDCs with anti-SREC-I antibodies does not result in a decreased GP2 binding. Interaction of GP2 with SREC-I and uptake might have profound effects in antigen clearance and mediation of the immune response. In addition to SREC-I other presently unknown receptors for GP2 on DCs might be involved in this process.
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Witt H, Rosendahl J, te Morsche RHM, Santhosh S, Chacko A, Schulz HU, Landt O, Teich N, Keim V, Mössner J, Gress TM, Ockenga J, Schmidt H, Kovacs P, Blüher M, Stumvoll M, Kage A, Groneberg DA, Jansen JBMJ, Nickel R, Drenth JPH. Mutational analysis of the gene encoding the zymogen granule membrane glycoprotein 2 (GP2) in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Pancreas 2010; 39:188-92. [PMID: 19959969 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e3181bd94ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Premature activation of pancreatic digestive enzymes is considered as a major factor in the pathogenesis of pancreatitis. Genetic alterations of different pancreatic zymogens or their inhibitors have been associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS We sequenced all 12 GP2 exons in 380 German CP patients and in 182 German control subjects. In addition, we analyzed exon 3 of GP2 in 803 further CP patients and 1780 controls originating from Germany, the Netherlands, and India by targeted DNA sequencing. RESULTS We detected 12 nonsynonymous and 6 synonymous exonic variants. All nonsynonymous changes with exception of c.220C>T (p.R74X) and c.502_503delG (p.G168fsX174) in exon 3 and c.541C>T (p.R181X) in exon 4 were missense mutations and predominantly located in exon 3. All nonsynonymous variants were found in single cases only, with exception of 2 alterations, c.355A>G (p.M119V) and c.409G>A (p. A137T), both located in exon 3. To elucidate the role of these 2 exon 3 variants, we investigated additional patients and controls. The frequency of these variants was similar between patients and controls regardless of ethnic background or cause of CP. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that GP2 alterations do not alter the risk for the development of CP.
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- Heiko Witt
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Hase K, Kawano K, Nochi T, Pontes GS, Fukuda S, Ebisawa M, Kadokura K, Tobe T, Fujimura Y, Kawano S, Yabashi A, Waguri S, Nakato G, Kimura S, Murakami T, Iimura M, Hamura K, Fukuoka SI, Lowe AW, Itoh K, Kiyono H, Ohno H. Uptake through glycoprotein 2 of FimH(+) bacteria by M cells initiates mucosal immune response. Nature 2010; 462:226-30. [PMID: 19907495 DOI: 10.1038/nature08529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2009] [Accepted: 09/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The mucosal immune system forms the largest part of the entire immune system, containing about three-quarters of all lymphocytes and producing grams of secretory IgA daily to protect the mucosal surface from pathogens. To evoke the mucosal immune response, antigens on the mucosal surface must be transported across the epithelial barrier into organized lymphoid structures such as Peyer's patches. This function, called antigen transcytosis, is mediated by specialized epithelial M cells. The molecular mechanisms promoting this antigen uptake, however, are largely unknown. Here we report that glycoprotein 2 (GP2), specifically expressed on the apical plasma membrane of M cells among enterocytes, serves as a transcytotic receptor for mucosal antigens. Recombinant GP2 protein selectively bound a subset of commensal and pathogenic enterobacteria, including Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), by recognizing FimH, a component of type I pili on the bacterial outer membrane. Consistently, these bacteria were colocalized with endogenous GP2 on the apical plasma membrane as well as in cytoplasmic vesicles in M cells. Moreover, deficiency of bacterial FimH or host GP2 led to defects in transcytosis of type-I-piliated bacteria through M cells, resulting in an attenuation of antigen-specific immune responses in Peyer's patches. GP2 is therefore a previously unrecognized transcytotic receptor on M cells for type-I-piliated bacteria and is a prerequisite for the mucosal immune response to these bacteria. Given that M cells are considered a promising target for oral vaccination against various infectious diseases, the GP2-dependent transcytotic pathway could provide a new target for the development of M-cell-targeted mucosal vaccines.
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- Koji Hase
- Laboratory for Epithelial Immunobiology, Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, RIKEN, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Ohno H, Hase K. Glycoprotein 2 (GP2): grabbing the FimH bacteria into M cells for mucosal immunity. Gut Microbes 2010; 1:407-10. [PMID: 21468225 PMCID: PMC3056108 DOI: 10.4161/gmic.1.6.14078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Membranous (M) cells are specialized epithelial antigen-transporting cells scattered in the follicle-associated epithelium covering the gut lymphoid follicles such as Peyer's patches. Although the importance of M cells as a main portal for luminal antigens has long been recognized, molecular mechanisms for M-cell antigen uptake has remained largely elusive. We have recently found that glycoprotein 2 (GP2) is exclusively expressed on M cells among intestinal epithelial cells and serves as an uptake receptor for a subset of commensal and pathogenic bacteria. GP2 interacts with FimH, a major component of the type 1 pilus on the outer membrane of a subset of gram-negative enterobacilli such as E. coli and Salmonella enterica. Furthermore, GP2-FimH interaction is necessary for efficient uptake of FimH(+) bacteria by M cells and subsequent bacteria-specific mucosal immune responses. Pancreatic GP2 may also be involved in innate immunity by 'opsonization' of FimH(+) bacteria to facilitate their egestion in feces as well as translocation across the intestinal epithelium.
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Ohta E, Itoh T, Nemoto T, Kumagai J, Ko SBH, Ishibashi K, Ohno M, Uchida K, Ohta A, Sohara E, Uchida S, Sasaki S, Rai T. Pancreas-specific aquaporin 12 null mice showed increased susceptibility to caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009; 297:C1368-78. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00117.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Aquaporin 12 (AQP12) is the most recently identified member of the mammalian AQP family and is specifically expressed in pancreatic acinar cells. In vitro expression studies have revealed that AQP12 is localized at intracellular sites. To determine the physiological roles of AQP12 in the pancreas, we generated knockout mice for this gene (AQP12-KO). No obvious differences were observed under normal conditions between wild-type (WT) and AQP12-KO mice in terms of growth, blood chemistry, pancreatic fluid content, or histology. However, when we induced pancreatitis through the administration of a cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8) analog, the AQP12-KO mice showed more severe pathological damage to this organ than WT mice. Furthermore, when we analyzed exocytosis in the pancreatic acini using a two-photon excitation imaging method, the results revealed larger exocytotic vesicles (vacuoles) in the acini of AQP12-KO mice at a high CCK-8 dose (100 nM). From these results, we conclude that AQP12 may function in the mechanisms that control the proper secretion of pancreatic fluid following rapid and intense stimulation.
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- Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences and
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Okazaki
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo
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- Department of Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Niemann CU, Cowland JB, Ralfkiaer E, Åbrink M, Pejler G, Borregaard N. Serglycin proteoglycan is not implicated in localizing exocrine pancreas enzymes to zymogen granules. Eur J Cell Biol 2009; 88:473-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Yu S, Lowe AW. The pancreatic zymogen granule membrane protein, GP2, binds Escherichia coli Type 1 fimbriae. BMC Gastroenterol 2009; 9:58. [PMID: 19627615 PMCID: PMC2726147 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-9-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background GP2 is the major membrane protein present in the pancreatic zymogen granule, and is cleaved and released into the pancreatic duct along with exocrine secretions. The function of GP2 is unknown. GP2's amino acid sequence is most similar to that of uromodulin, which is secreted by the kidney. Recent studies have demonstrated uromodulin binding to bacterial Type 1 fimbria. The fimbriae serve as adhesins to host receptors. The present study examines whether GP2 also shares similar binding properties to bacteria with Type 1 fimbria. Commensal and pathogenic bacteria, including E. coli and Salmonella, express type 1 fimbria. Methods An in vitro binding assay was used to assay the binding of recombinant GP2 to defined strains of E. coli that differ in their expression of Type 1 fimbria or its subunit protein, FimH. Studies were also performed to determine whether GP2 binding is dependent on the presence of mannose residues, which is a known determinant for FimH binding. Results GP2 binds E. coli that express Type 1 fimbria. Binding is dependent on GP2 glycosylation, and specifically the presence of mannose residues. Conclusion GP2 binds to Type 1 fimbria, a bacterial adhesin that is commonly expressed by members of the Enterobacteriacae family.
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- Su Yu
- Stanford University, Department of Medicine and Stanford Digestive Disease Center, Stanford, USA.
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Toivola DM, Nakamichi I, Strnad P, Michie SA, Ghori N, Harada M, Zeh K, Oshima RG, Baribault H, Omary MB. Keratin overexpression levels correlate with the extent of spontaneous pancreatic injury. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2008; 172:882-92. [PMID: 18349119 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mutation of the adult hepatocyte keratins K8 and K18 predisposes to liver disease. In contrast, exocrine pancreas K8 and K18 are dispensable and are co-expressed with limited levels of membrane-proximal K19 and K20. Overexpression of mutant K18 or genetic ablation of K8 in mouse pancreas is well tolerated whereas overexpression of K8 causes spontaneous chronic pancreatitis. To better understand the effect of exocrine pancreatic keratin overexpression, we compared transgenic mice that overexpress K18, K8, or K8/K18, associated with minimal, modest, or large increases in keratin expression, respectively, with nontransgenic wild-type (WT) mice. Overexpression of the type-II keratin K8 up-regulated type-I keratins K18, K19, and K20 and generated K19/K20-containing neocytoplasmic typical or short filaments; however, overexpression of K18 had no effect on K8 levels. K8- and K18-overexpressing pancreata were histologically similar to WT, whereas K8/K18 pancreata displayed age-enhanced vacuolization and atrophy of the exocrine pancreas and exhibited keratin hyperphosphorylation. Zymogen granules in K8/K18 pancreata were 50% smaller and more dispersed than their normal apical concentration but were twice as numerous as in WT controls. Therefore, modest keratin overexpression has minor effects on the exocrine pancreas whereas significant keratin overexpression alters zymogen granule organization and causes aging-associated exocrine atrophy. Keratin absence or mutation is well tolerated after pancreatic but not liver injury, whereas excessive overexpression is toxic to the pancreas but not the liver when induced under basal conditions.
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- Diana M Toivola
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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De Lisle RC, Xu W, Roe BA, Ziemer D. Effects of Muclin (Dmbt1) deficiency on the gastrointestinal system. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 294:G717-27. [PMID: 18202109 PMCID: PMC3760339 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00525.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The Dmbt1 gene encodes alternatively spliced glycoproteins that are either membrane-associated or secreted epithelial products. Functions proposed for Dmbt1 include it being a tumor suppressor, having roles in innate immune defense and inflammation, and being a Golgi-sorting receptor in the exocrine pancreas. The heavily sulfated membrane glycoprotein mucin-like glycoprotein (Muclin) is a Dmbt1 product that is strongly expressed in organs of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. To explore Muclin's functions in the GI system, the Dmbt1 gene was targeted to produce Muclin-deficient mice. Muclin-deficient mice have normal body weight gain and are fertile. The Muclin-deficient mice did not develop GI tumors, even when crossed with mice lacking the known tumor suppressor p53. When colitis was induced by dextran sulfate sodium, there was no significant difference in disease severity in Muclin-deficient mice. Also, when acute pancreatitis was induced with supraphysiological caerulein, there was no difference in disease severity in the Muclin-deficient mice. Exocrine pancreatic function was impaired, as measured by attenuated neurohormonal-stimulated amylase release from Muclin-deficient acinar cells. Also, by [(35)S]Met/Cys pulse-chase analysis, traffic of newly synthesized protein to the stimulus-releasable pool was significantly retarded in Muclin-deficient cells compared with wild type. Thus Muclin deficiency impairs trafficking of regulated proteins to a stimulus-releasable pool in the exocrine pancreas.
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- Robert C De Lisle
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent investigations into the regulation of pancreatic acinar cell function have led to a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms regulating digestive enzyme synthesis and secretion. This review identifies and puts into context those articles which further our understanding in this area. RECENT FINDINGS The secretagogue receptors present on acinar cells, especially muscarinic and cholecystokinin, have been better identified and characterized. The complex control of intracellular Ca by intracellular messengers such as inositol trisphosphate, cellular ion pumps and membrane channels has become more clearly understood, including the identification of organelles sequestering intracellular Ca. In the area of Ca driven exocytosis, progress has been made in understanding the proteins present on the zymogen granules, especially Rabs and SNARE proteins, and the dynamic changes in actin filaments. Secretagogues have also been shown to enhance the translation of new protein by activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. Finally, considerable progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms regulating pancreatic growth in response to nutrients and following pancreatectomy or pancreatitis. SUMMARY Understanding the mechanisms that regulate pancreatic acinar cell function is contributing to our knowledge of normal pancreatic function and alterations in diseases such as pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
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- John A Williams
- Departments of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Bach JP, Borta H, Ackermann W, Faust F, Borchers O, Schrader M. The secretory granule protein syncollin localizes to HL-60 cells and neutrophils. J Histochem Cytochem 2006; 54:877-88. [PMID: 16517980 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.5a6792.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The secretory granule protein syncollin was first identified in the exocrine pancreas where a population of the protein is associated with the luminal surface of the zymogen granule membrane. In this study we provide first morphological and biochemical evidence that, in addition to its pancreatic localization, syncollin is also present in neutrophilic granulocytes of rat and human origin. By immunohistological studies, syncollin was detected in neutrophilic granulocytes of the spleen. Furthermore, syncollin is expressed by the promyelocytic HL-60 cells, where it is stored in azurophilic granules and in a vesicular compartment. These findings were confirmed by fractionation experiments and immunoelectron microscopy. Treatment with a phorbol ester triggered the release of syncollin indicating that in HL-60 cells it is a secretory protein that can be mobilized upon stimulation. A putative role for syncollin in host defense is discussed.
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- Jan-Philipp Bach
- Department of Cell Biology and Cell Pathology, University of Marburg, Robert-Koch Str. 6, D-35037 Marburg, Germany
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Nguyen HTT, Amine AB, Lafitte D, Waheed AA, Nicoletti C, Villard C, Létisse M, Deyris V, Rozière M, Tchiakpe L, Danielle CD, Comeau L, Hiol A. Proteomic characterization of lipid rafts markers from the rat intestinal brush border. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:236-44. [PMID: 16480947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To assess intestinal lipid rafts functions through the characterization of their protein markers, we have isolated lipid rafts of rat mucosa either from the total membrane or purified brush-border membrane (BBM) by sucrose gradient fractionation after detergent treatment. In both membrane preparations, the floating fractions (4-5) were enriched in cholesterol, ganglioside GM1, and N aminopeptidase (NAP) known as intestinal lipid rafts markers. Based on MALDI-TOF/MS identification and simultaneous detection by immunoblotting, 12 proteins from BBM cleared from contaminants were selected as rafts markers. These proteins include several signaling/trafficking proteins belonging to the G protein family and the annexins as well as GPI-anchored proteins. Remarkably GP2, previously described as the pancreatic granule GPI-anchored protein, was found in intestinal lipid rafts. The proteomic strategy assayed on the intestine leads to the characterization of known (NAP, alkaline phosphatase, dipeptidyl aminopeptidase, annexin II, and galectin-4) and new (GP2, annexin IV, XIIIb, Galpha(q), Galpha(11), glutamate receptor, and GPCR 7) lipid rafts markers. Together our results indicate that some digestive enzymes, trafficking and signaling proteins may be functionally distributed in the intestine lipid rafts.
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- Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
- Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-Marseille III, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de St Jérôme, Institut Méditerranéen de Recherche en Nutrition IMRN, UMR-INRA 1111, LCBA-LBBN, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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