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- Title
Xylosyltransferase-Deficiency in Human Dermal Fibroblasts Induces Compensatory Myofibroblast Differentiation and Long-Term ECM Reduction.
- Authors
Kleine, Anika; Kühle, Matthias; Ly, Thanh-Diep; Schmidt, Vanessa; Faust-Hinse, Isabel; Knabbe, Cornelius; Fischer, Bastian
- Abstract
Desbuquois dysplasia type 2 (DBQD2) and spondylo-ocular syndrome (SOS) are autosomal recessive disorders affecting the extracellular matrix (ECM) and categorized as glycosaminoglycan (GAG) linkeropathies. Linkeropathies result from mutations within glycosyltransferases involved in the synthesis of the tetrasaccharide linker, a linker between the core protein of proteoglycan (PG) and GAG. DBQD2 and SOS are caused by the isolated mutations of the xylosyltransferase (XT) isoforms. In this work, we successfully generated XYLT1- as well as XYLT2-deficient GAG linkeropathy model systems in human dermal fibroblasts using a ribonucleoprotein-based CRISPR/Cas9-system. Furthermore, it was possible to generate a complete XYLT-knockdown. Short- and long-term XT activity deficiency led to the mutual reduction in all linker transferase-encoding genes, suggesting a potential multienzyme complex with mutual regulation. Fibroblasts compensated for ECM misregulation initially by overexpressing ECM through the TGFβ1 signaling pathway, akin to myofibroblast differentiation patterns. The long-term reduction in one XT isoform induced a stress response, reducing ECM components. The isolated XYLT1-knockout exhibited α-smooth muscle actin overexpression, possibly partially compensated by unaltered XT-II activity. XYLT2-knockout leads to the reduction in both XT isoforms and a strong stress response with indications of oxidative stress, induced senescence and apoptotic cells. In conclusion, introducing XYLT-deficiency revealed temporal and isoform-specific regulatory differences.
- Subjects
FIBROBLASTS; MULTIENZYME complexes; EXTRACELLULAR matrix; CELLULAR aging; OXIDATIVE stress
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 3, p572
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines12030572