Sequestration of mutated α1-antitrypsin into inclusion bodies is a cell-protective mechanism to maintain endoplasmic reticulum function
Sequestration of mutated α1-antitrypsin into inclusion bodies is a cell-protective mechanism to maintain endoplasmic reticulum function
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DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e07-06-0587
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Baldini, Giulia
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作者:
Granell, Susana;Baldini, Giovanna;Baldini, Giulia
A variant alpha 1-antitrypsin with E342K mutation has a high tendency to form intracellular polymers, and it is associated with liver disease. In the hepatocytes of individuals carrying the mutation, alpha 1-antitrypsin localizes both to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and to membrane-surrounded inclusion bodies (IBs). It is unclear whether the IBs contribute to cell toxicity or whether they are protective to the cell. We found that in hepatoma cells, mutated alpha 1-antitrypsin exited the ER and accumulated in IBs that were negative for autophagosomal and lysosomal markers, and contained several ER components, but not calnexin. Mutated alpha 1-antitrypsin induced IBs also in neuroendocrine cells, showing that formation of these organelles is not cell type specific. In the presence of IBs, ER function was largely maintained. Increased levels of calnexin, but not of protein disulfide isomerase, inhibited formation of IBs and lead to retention of mutated alpha 1-antitrypsin in the ER. In hepatoma cells, shift of mutated alpha 1-antitrypsin localization to the ER by calnexin overexpression lead to cell shrinkage, ER stress, and impairment of the secretory pathway at the ER level. We conclude that segregation of mutated alpha 1-antitrypsin from the ER to the IBs is a protective cell response to maintain a functional secretory pathway.