TonEBP Promotes β-Cell Survival under ER Stress by Enhancing Autophagy

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response and autophagy are important cellular responses that determine cell fate and whose dysregulation is implicated in the perturbation of homeostasis and diseases. Tonicity-responsive enhancer-binding protein (TonEBP, also called NFAT5) is a pleiotropic stress protein that mediates both protective and pathological cellular responses. Here, we examined the role of TonEBP in β-cell survival under ER stress. We found that TonEBP increases β-cell survival under ER stress by enhancing autophagy. The level of TonEBP protein increased under ER stress due to a reduction in its degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. In response to ER stress, TonEBP increased autophagosome formations and suppressed the accumulation of protein aggregates and β-cell death. The Rel-homology domain of TonEBP interacted with FIP200, which is essential for the initiation of autophagy, and was required for autophagy and cell survival upon exposure to ER stress. Mice in which TonEBP was specifically deleted in pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells exhibited defective glucose homeostasis and a loss of islet mass. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that TonEBP protects against ER stress-induced β-cell death by enhancing autophagy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Cells - 9(2020), 9 vom: 20. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kang, Hyun Je [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, Eun Jin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hwan Hee [VerfasserIn]
An, Seung Min [VerfasserIn]
Park, Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Lee-Kwon, Whaseon [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Soo Youn [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Hyug Moo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autophagy initiation
FIP200
Islet
Journal Article
NFAT5
NFATC Transcription Factors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
UPR
Unfolded protein response

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.04.2021

Date Revised 30.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells9091928

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313991065