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Raote I, Rosendahl AH, Häkkinen HM, Vibe C, Küçükaylak I, Sawant M, Keufgens L, Frommelt P, Halwas K, Broadbent K, Cunquero M, Castro G, Villemeur M, Nüchel J, Bornikoel A, Dam B, Zirmire RK, Kiran R, Carolis C, Andilla J, Loza-Alvarez P, Ruprecht V, Jamora C, Campelo F, Krüger M, Hammerschmidt M, Eckes B, Neundorf I, Krieg T, Malhotra V. TANGO1 inhibitors reduce collagen secretion and limit tissue scarring. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3302. [PMID: 38658535 PMCID: PMC11043333 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Uncontrolled secretion of ECM proteins, such as collagen, can lead to excessive scarring and fibrosis and compromise tissue function. Despite the widespread occurrence of fibrotic diseases and scarring, effective therapies are lacking. A promising approach would be to limit the amount of collagen released from hyperactive fibroblasts. We have designed membrane permeant peptide inhibitors that specifically target the primary interface between TANGO1 and cTAGE5, an interaction that is required for collagen export from endoplasmic reticulum exit sites (ERES). Application of the peptide inhibitors leads to reduced TANGO1 and cTAGE5 protein levels and a corresponding inhibition in the secretion of several ECM components, including collagens. Peptide inhibitor treatment in zebrafish results in altered tissue architecture and reduced granulation tissue formation during cutaneous wound healing. The inhibitors reduce secretion of several ECM proteins, including collagens, fibrillin and fibronectin in human dermal fibroblasts and in cells obtained from patients with a generalized fibrotic disease (scleroderma). Taken together, targeted interference of the TANGO1-cTAGE5 binding interface could enable therapeutic modulation of ERES function in ECM hypersecretion, during wound healing and fibrotic processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ishier Raote
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain.
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France.
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- Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Barcelona, Dr. Aiguader 88, PRBB Building, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging, Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- IFOM-inStem Joint Research Laboratory, Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- IFOM-inStem Joint Research Laboratory, Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- IFOM-inStem Joint Research Laboratory, Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg, Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain
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- IFOM-inStem Joint Research Laboratory, Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Homeostasis, Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Translational Matrix Biology, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr Aiguader 88, Barcelona, Spain.
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
- ICREA, Pg, Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain.
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Benard EL, Küçükaylak I, Hatzold J, Berendes KU, Carney TJ, Beleggia F, Hammerschmidt M. wnt10a is required for zebrafish median fin fold maintenance and adult unpaired fin metamorphosis. Dev Dyn 2023:10.1002/dvdy.672. [PMID: 37870737 PMCID: PMC11035493 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mutations of human WNT10A are associated with odonto-ectodermal dysplasia syndromes. Here, we present analyses of wnt10a loss-of-function mutants in the zebrafish. RESULTS wnt10a mutant zebrafish embryos display impaired tooth development and a collapsing median fin fold (MFF). Rescue experiments show that wnt10a is essential for MFF maintenance both during embryogenesis and later metamorphosis. The MFF collapse could not be attributed to increased cell death or altered proliferation rates of MFF cell types. Rather, wnt10a mutants show reduced expression levels of dlx2a in distal-most MFF cells, followed by compromised expression of col1a1a and other extracellular matrix proteins encoding genes. Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows that although dermal MFF compartments of wnt10a mutants initially are of normal morphology, with regular collagenous actinotrichia, positioning of actinotrichia within the cleft of distal MFF cells becomes compromised, coinciding with actinotrichia shrinkage and MFF collapse. CONCLUSIONS MFF collapse of wnt10a mutant zebrafish is likely caused by the loss of distal properties in the developing MFF, strikingly similar to the proposed molecular pathomechanisms underlying the teeth defects caused by the loss of Wnt10 in fish and mammals. In addition, it points to thus fur unknown mechanisms controlling the linear growth and stability of actinotrichia and their collagen fibrils.
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- Erica L. Benard
- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology Unit,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology Unit,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology Unit,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology Unit,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Discovery Research Division, Institute of Molecular and
Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research),
Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and
University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Germany
- Department of Translational Genomics, Faculty of Medicine
and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Mildred Scheel School of Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne
Düsseldorf (MSSO ABCD), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, Developmental Biology Unit,
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of
Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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