The arginine methyltransferase PRMT5 promotes mucosal defense in the intestine

© 2023 Hernandez et al..

PRMT5 is a type II arginine methyltransferase abundantly expressed in the colonic epithelium. It is up-regulated in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. However, its role in mucosal defense against enteric infection has not been studied. Here, we report that Prmt5 in the murine colon is up-regulated in response to Citrobacter rodentium infection. Pathogen clearance in mice with haploinsufficient expression of Prmt5 is significantly delayed compared with wildtype littermate controls. Transcriptomic analyses further reveal that PRMT5 regulates the expression of canonical crypt goblet cell genes involved in mucus production, assembly, and anti-microbial responses via methyltransferase activity-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Together, these findings uncover PRMT5 as a novel regulator of mucosal defense and a potential therapeutic target for treating intestinal diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Life science alliance - 6(2023), 11 vom: 07. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hernandez, Juan E [VerfasserIn]
Llorente, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Shengyun [VerfasserIn]
Miyamoto, Kiana T [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, Saptarshi [VerfasserIn]
Steele, Scarlet [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Zihui [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Ching-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Zuniga, Elina I [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Pradipta [VerfasserIn]
Schnabl, Bernd [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wendy Jia Men [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EC 2.1.1.319
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
PRMT2 protein, human
Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.09.2023

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.26508/lsa.202302026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361643748