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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-7-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
The function and regulation of keratin 8 (K8) and 18 (K18), intermediate filament (IF) proteins of the liver, are not fully understood. We employed the liver damage induced by microcystin-LR (MC-LR), a liver-specific inhibitor of type-1 and type-2A protein phosphatases, in normal and in keratin assembly-incompetent mouse strains as a model to elucidate the roles of IF phosphorylation in situ. The mouse strains used were wild-type (wt) mice and mice with abnormal filament assembly, caused by a targeted null mutation of the K8 gene or caused by expression of a point-mutated dominant negative human K18. In vivo 32P-labeled wt mice, subsequently injected with a lethal dose of MC-LR, showed hyperphosphorylation, disassembly, and reorganization of K8/K18, in particular K18, indicating high phosphate turnover on liver keratins in situ. At lethal doses, the keratin assembly-incompetent mice displayed liver lesions faster than wt mice, as indicated histopathologically and by liver-specific plasma enzyme elevations. The histological changes included centrilobular hemorrhage in all mouse strains. The assembly-incompetent mice showed a marked vacuolization of periportal hepatocytes. Indistinguishable MC-LR-induced reorganization of microfilaments was observed in all mice, indicating that this effect on microfilaments is not dependent on the presence of functional K8/K18 networks. At sublethal doses of MC-LR, all animals had the same potential to recover from the liver damage. Our study shows that K8/K18 filament assembly is regulated in vivo by serine phosphorylation. The absence or occurrence of defective K8/K18 filaments render animals more prone to liver damage, which supports the previously suggested roles of keratin IFs in maintenance of structural integrity.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intermediate Filament Proteins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Keratins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Microcystins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptides, Cyclic,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphoprotein Phosphatases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cyanoginosin LR
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0270-9139
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
28
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
116-28
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Enzyme Inhibitors,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Intermediate Filament Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Keratins,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Liver,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Mice, Inbred BALB C,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Mice, Transgenic,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Microcystins,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Mutation,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Peptides, Cyclic,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Phosphoprotein Phosphatases,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Phosphorylation,
pubmed-meshheading:9657104-Reference Values
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pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Protein phosphatase inhibition in normal and keratin 8/18 assembly-incompetent mouse strains supports a functional role of keratin intermediate filaments in preserving hepatocyte integrity.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Biology, Abo Akademi University, BioCity, Turku, Finland.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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