PKN1 kinase-negative knock-in mice develop splenomegaly and leukopenia at advanced age without obvious autoimmune-like phenotypes

Protein kinase N1 (PKN1) knockout (KO) mice spontaneously form germinal centers (GCs) and develop an autoimmune-like disease with age. Here, we investigated the function of PKN1 kinase activity in vivo using aged mice deficient in kinase activity resulting from the introduction of a point mutation (T778A) in the activation loop of the enzyme. PKN1[T778A] mice reached adulthood without external abnormalities; however, the average spleen size and weight of aged PKN1[T778A] mice increased significantly compared to aged wild type (WT) mice. Histologic examination and Southern blot analyses of spleens showed extramedullary hematopoiesis and/or lymphomagenesis in some cases, although without significantly different incidences between PKN1[T778A] and WT mice. Additionally, flow cytometry revealed increased numbers in B220+, CD3+, Gr1+ and CD193+ leukocytes in the spleen of aged PKN1[T778A] mice, whereas the number of lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and monocytes was reduced in the peripheral blood, suggesting an advanced impairment of leukocyte trafficking with age. Moreover, aged PKN1[T778A] mice showed no obvious GC formation nor autoimmune-like phenotypes, such as glomerulonephritis or increased anti-dsDNA antibody titer, in peripheral blood. Our results showing phenotypic differences between aged Pkn1-KO and PKN1[T778A] mice may provide insight into the importance of PKN1-specific kinase-independent functions in vivo.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 9(2019), 1 vom: 27. Sept., Seite 13977

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Siddique, Salman Mahmud [VerfasserIn]
Kubouchi, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Shinmichi, Yuka [VerfasserIn]
Sawada, Nana [VerfasserIn]
Sugiura, Reiko [VerfasserIn]
Itoh, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Uehara, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Nishimura, Kanae [VerfasserIn]
Okamura, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Ohsaki, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Kamoshida, Shingo [VerfasserIn]
Yamashita, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Shinobu [VerfasserIn]
Sonoki, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Matsuoka, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Itoh, Tomoo [VerfasserIn]
Mukai, Hideyuki [VerfasserIn]

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EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.13
Journal Article
Protein Kinase C
Protein kinase N
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.11.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-019-50419-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM301700303