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Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol ; 71(3): 282-293, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38691660

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Single nucelotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the FAM13A locus are among the most commonly reported risk alleles associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory diseases; however, the physiological role of FAM13A is unclear. In humans, two major protein isoforms are expressed at the FAM13A locus: "long" and "short," but their functions remain unknown, partly because of a lack of isoform conservation in mice. We performed in-depth characterization of organotypic primary human airway epithelial cell subsets and show that multiciliated cells predominantly express the FAM13A long isoform containing a putative N-terminal Rho GTPase-activating protein (RhoGAP) domain. Using purified proteins, we directly demonstrate the RhoGAP activity of this domain. In Xenopus laevis, which conserve the long-isoform, Fam13a deficiency impaired cilia-dependent embryo motility. In human primary epithelial cells, long-isoform deficiency did not affect multiciliogenesis but reduced cilia coordination in mucociliary transport assays. This is the first demonstration that FAM13A isoforms are differentially expressed within the airway epithelium, with implications for the assessment and interpretation of SNP effects on FAM13A expression levels. We also show that the long FAM13A isoform coordinates cilia-driven movement, suggesting that FAM13A risk alleles may affect susceptibility to respiratory diseases through deficiencies in mucociliary clearance.


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Cílios , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase , Depuração Mucociliar , Isoformas de Proteínas , Xenopus laevis , Cílios/metabolismo , Humanos , Animais , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Isoformas de Proteínas/genética , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/metabolismo , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/genética , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Mucosa Respiratória/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas
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