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Mice lacking asparaginyl endopeptidase develop disorders resembling hemophagocytic syndrome.


ABSTRACT: Asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP or legumain) is a lysosomal cysteine protease that cleaves protein substrates on the C-terminal side of asparagine. AEP plays a pivotal role in the endosome/lysosomal degradation system and is implicated in antigen processing. The processing of the lysosomal proteases cathepsins in kidney is completely defective in AEP-deficient mice with accumulation of macromolecules in the lysosomes, which is typically seen in lysosomal disorders. Here we show that mutant mice lacking AEP develop fever, cytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and hemophagocytosis, which are primary pathological manifestations of hemophagocytic syndrome/hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Moreover, AEP deficiency provokes extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen and abnormally enlarged histiocytes with ingested red blood cells (RBCs) in bone marrow. Interestingly, RBCs from AEP-null mice are defective in plasma membrane components. Further, AEP-null mice display lower natural killer cell activity, but none of the major cytokines is substantially abnormal. These results indicate that AEP might be a previously unrecognized component in HLH pathophysiology.

SUBMITTER: Chan CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2626726 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mice lacking asparaginyl endopeptidase develop disorders resembling hemophagocytic syndrome.

Chan Chi-Bun CB   Abe Michiyo M   Hashimoto Noriyoshi N   Hao Chunhai C   Williams Ifor R IR   Liu Xia X   Nakao Shinji S   Yamamoto Akitsugu A   Zheng Chengyun C   Henter Jan-Inge JI   Meeths Marie M   Nordenskjold Magnus M   Li Shi-Yong SY   Hara-Nishimura Ikuko I   Asano Masahide M   Ye Keqiang K  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20081223 2


Asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP or legumain) is a lysosomal cysteine protease that cleaves protein substrates on the C-terminal side of asparagine. AEP plays a pivotal role in the endosome/lysosomal degradation system and is implicated in antigen processing. The processing of the lysosomal proteases cathepsins in kidney is completely defective in AEP-deficient mice with accumulation of macromolecules in the lysosomes, which is typically seen in lysosomal disorders. Here we show that mutant mice l  ...[more]

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