Glycerophosphodiesterase GDE2/GDPD5 affects pancreas differentiation in zebrafish.
Int J Biochem Cell Biol
; 94: 71-78, 2018 01.
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ABSTRACT
Notch signaling plays an essential role in the proliferation, differentiation and cell fate determination of various tissues, including the developing pancreas. One regulator of the Notch pathway is GDE2 (or GDPD5), a transmembrane ecto-phosphodiesterase that cleaves GPI-anchored proteins at the plasma membrane, including a Notch ligand regulator. Here we report that Gdpd5-knockdown in zebrafish embryos leads to developmental defects, particularly, impaired motility and reduced pancreas differentiation, as shown by decreased expression of insulin and other pancreatic markers. Exogenous expression of human GDE2, but not catalytically dead GDE2, similarly leads to developmental defects. Human GDE2 restores insulin expression in Gdpd5a-depleted zebrafish embryos. Importantly, zebrafish Gdpd5 orthologues localize to the plasma membrane where they show catalytic activity against GPI-anchored GPC6. Thus, our data reveal functional conservation between zebrafish Gdpd5 and human GDE2, and suggest that strict regulation of GDE2 expression and catalytic activity is critical for correct embryonic patterning. In particular, our data uncover a role for GDE2 in regulating pancreas differentiation.
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Asunto principal:
Páncreas
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Hidrolasas Diéster Fosfóricas
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Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica
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Proteínas de Pez Cebra
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Organogénesis
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En
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Int J Biochem Cell Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Año:
2018
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Article
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Países Bajos