A truncating mutation in the autophagy gene UVRAG drives inflammation and tumorigenesis in mice.
Nat Commun
; 10(1): 5681, 2019 12 12.
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Aberrant autophagy is a major risk factor for inflammatory diseases and cancer. However, the genetic basis and underlying mechanisms are less established. UVRAG is a tumor suppressor candidate involved in autophagy, which is truncated in cancers by a frameshift (FS) mutation and expressed as a shortened UVRAGFS. To investigate the role of UVRAGFS in vivo, we generated mutant mice that inducibly express UVRAGFS (iUVRAGFS). These mice are normal in basal autophagy but deficient in starvation- and LPS-induced autophagy by disruption of the UVRAG-autophagy complex. iUVRAGFS mice display increased inflammatory response in sepsis, intestinal colitis, and colitis-associated cancer development through NLRP3-inflammasome hyperactivation. Moreover, iUVRAGFS mice show enhanced spontaneous tumorigenesis related to age-related autophagy suppression, resultant ß-catenin stabilization, and centrosome amplification. Thus, UVRAG is a crucial autophagy regulator in vivo, and autophagy promotion may help prevent/treat inflammatory disease and cancer in susceptible individuals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autofagia
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Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor
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Carcinogénesis
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Inflamación
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Mutación
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Nat Commun
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos