RRC ID 6447
著者 Dejima K, Murata D, Mizuguchi S, Nomura KH, Gengyo-Ando K, Mitani S, Kamiyama S, Nishihara S, Nomura K.
タイトル The ortholog of human solute carrier family 35 member B1 (UDP-galactose transporter-related protein 1) is involved in maintenance of ER homeostasis and essential for larval development in Caenorhabditis elegans.
ジャーナル FASEB J
Abstract Although the solute carrier 35B1 (SLC35B1) is evolutionarily conserved, its functions in metazoans remain unknown. To elucidate its function, we examined developmental roles of an SLC35B1 family gene (HUT-1: homolog of UDP-Gal transporter) in Caenorhabditis elegans. We isolated a deletion mutant of the gene and characterized phenotypes of the mutant and hut-1 RNAi-treated worms. GFP-HUT-1 reporter analysis was performed to examine gene expression patterns. We also tested whether several nucleotide sugar transporters can compensate for hut-1 deficiency. The hut-1 deletion mutant and RNAi worms showed larval growth defect and lethality with disrupted intestinal morphology. Inactivation of hut-1 induced chronic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and hut-1 showed genetic interactions with the atf-6, pek-1, and ire-1 genes involved in unfolded protein response signaling. ER ultrastructure and ER marker distribution in hut-1-deficient animals showed that HUT-1 is required for maintenance of ER structure. Reporter analysis revealed that HUT-1 is an ER protein ubiquitously expressed in tissues, including the intestine. Lethality and the ER stress phenotype of the mutant were rescued with the human hut-1 ortholog UGTrel1. These results indicate important roles for hut-1 in development and maintenance of ER homeostasis in C. elegans.
巻・号 23(7)
ページ 2215-25
公開日 2009-7-1
DOI 10.1096/fj.08-123737
PII fj.08-123737
PMID 19270184
PMC PMC2704591
MeSH Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology* Endoplasmic Reticulum / physiology* Gene Expression Regulation Genes, Reporter Homeostasis* Larva / growth & development* Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / physiology* Nucleotide Transport Proteins Phenotype RNA, Small Interfering / pharmacology Sequence Deletion
IF 4.966
引用数 12
WOS 分野 BIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
線虫 tm1435