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Ballester, B. ; Milara, J.* ; Montero, P.* ; Cortijo, J.*

Muc16 is overexpressed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and induces fibrotic responses mediated by transforming growth factor-β1 canonical pathway.

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22:6502 (2021)
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Several transmembrane mucins have demonstrated that they contribute intracellularly to induce fibrotic processes. The extracellular domain of MUC16 is considered as a biomarker for disease progression and death in IPF patients. However, there is no evidence regarding the signalling capabilities of MUC16 that contribute to IPF development. Here, we demonstrate that MUC16 was overexpressed in the lung tissue of IPF patients (n = 20) compared with healthy subjects (n = 17) and localised in fibroblasts and hyperplastic alveolar type II cells. Repression of MUC16 expression by siRNA-MUC16 transfection inhibited the TGF-β1-induced fibrotic processes such as mesenchymal/ myofibroblast transformations of alveolar type II A549 cells and lung fibroblasts, as well as fibroblast proliferation. SiRNA-MUC16 transfection also decreased the TGF-β1-induced SMAD3 phosphorylation, thus inhibiting the Smad Binding Element activation. Immunoprecipitation assays and confocal immunofluorescence showed the formation of a protein complex between MUC16/p-SMAD3 in the cell membrane after TGF-β1 stimulation. This study shows that MUC16 is overexpressed in IPF and collaborates with the TGF-β1 canonical pathway to induce fibrotic processes. Therefore, direct or indirect targeting of MUC16 could be a potential drug target for human IPF.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ; Muc16 ; Transforming Growth Factor Beta; Tgf-beta; Ovarian-cancer; Mesenchymal Transition; Lung Fibrosis; Human Airway; Pathogenesis; Mechanisms; Tgf-beta-1; Mucins; Myofibroblasts
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2021
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2021
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1661-6596
e-ISSN 1422-0067
Quellenangaben Band: 22, Heft: 12, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 6502 Supplement: ,
Verlag MDPI
Verlagsort Basel
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Lung Research
PSP-Element(e) G-503100-001
Förderungen Conselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red sobre enfermedades respiratorias
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Scopus ID 85108056299
PubMed ID 34204432
Erfassungsdatum 2021-07-19