Epithelial Sel1L is required for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis.
Epithelial Sel1L is required for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis.
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上皮 Sel1L 是维持肠道稳态所必需的。
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e15-10-0724
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发表时间:
2016-02-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Qi L
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作者:
Sun S;Lourie R;Cohen SB;Ji Y;Goodrich JK;Poole AC;Ley RE;Denkers EY;McGuckin MA;Long Q;Duhamel GE;Simpson KW;Qi L
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–associated degradation (ERAD) clears misfolded proteins in the ER. Epithelial ERAD plays an indispensable role in Paneth cell biology and the maintenance of small intestine homeostasis. The findings implicate Sel1L-Hrd1 ERAD as a novel therapeutic target for Crohn’s disease. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an incurable chronic idiopathic disease that drastically decreases quality of life. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–associated degradation (ERAD) is responsible for the clearance of misfolded proteins; however, its role in disease pathogenesis remains largely unexplored. Here we show that the expression of SEL1L and HRD1, the most conserved branch of mammalian ERAD, is significantly reduced in ileal Crohn’s disease (CD). Consistent with this observation, laboratory mice with enterocyte-specific Sel1L deficiency (Sel1LΔIEC) develop spontaneous enteritis and have increased susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii–induced ileitis. This is associated with profound defects in Paneth cells and a disproportionate increase of Ruminococcus gnavus, a mucolytic bacterium with known association with CD. Surprisingly, whereas both ER stress sensor IRE1α and effector CHOP are activated in the small intestine of Sel1LΔIEC mice, they are not solely responsible for ERAD deficiency–associated lesions seen in the small intestine. Thus our study points to a constitutive role of Sel1L-Hrd1 ERAD in epithelial cell biology and the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation in CD.