Degradation of the bile salt export pump at endoplasmic reticulum in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type II
✍ Scribed by Lin Wang; Huiping Dong; Carol J. Soroka; Ning Wei; James L. Boyer; Mark Hochstrasser
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 718 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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✦ Synopsis
The bile salt export pump (Bsep) represents the major bile salt transport system at the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes. When examined in model cell lines, genetic mutations in the BSEP gene impair its targeting and transport function, contributing to the pathogenesis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type II (PFIC II). PFIC II mutations are known to lead to a deficiency of BSEP in human hepatocytes, suggesting that PFIC II mutants are unstable and degraded in the cell. To investigate this further, we have characterized the impact of several PFIC II mutations on the processing and stability of rat Bsep. G238V, D482G, G982R, R1153C, and R1286Q all retain Bsep to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to different extents. Except for R1153C, the PFIC II mutants are degraded with varying half-lives. G238V and D482G are partially misfolded and can be stabilized by low temperature and glycerol. The proteasome provides the major degradation pathway for the PFIC II mutants, whereas the lysosome also contributes to the degradation of D482G. The PFIC II mutants appear to be more heavily ubiquitinated compared with the wild-type (wt) Bsep, and their ubiquitination is increased by the proteasome inhibitors. Overexpression of several E3 ubiquitin ligases, which are involved in ER-associated degradation (ERAD), lead to the decrease of both mutant and wt Bsep. Gene knockdown studies showed that the ERAD E3s Rma1 and TEB4 contribute to the degradation of G238V, whereas HRD1 contributes to the degradation of a mutant lacking the lumenal glycosylation domain (⌬Gly). Furthermore, we present evidence that G982R weakly associates with various components of the ER quality control system. These data together demonstrate that the PFIC II mutants except R1153C and ⌬Gly are degraded by the ERAD pathway. (HEPATOLOGY 2008;48:1558-1569.) B ile secretion is mediated by several adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporters located in the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes. 1,2 Among these ABC transporters, the bile salt export pump (BSEP/Bsep, ABCB11/ABCb11) represents the primary if not the sole transport system for the canalicular excretion of bile salts. 3,4 Bile secretory failure results in cholestasis. Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) of infancy represents a group of inherited cholestatic diseases that are classified into three subtypes. One of these subtypes, PFIC II, is associated with mutations in the BSEP gene. 4,5 PFIC I and PFIC III are