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Activin A-Mediated Regulation of XT-I in Human Skin Fibroblasts.

ABSTRACT: Fibrosis is a fundamental feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components like proteoglycans (PG) or collagens in skin and internal organs. Serum analysis from SSc patients showed an increase in the enzyme activity of xylosyltransferase (XT), the initial enzyme in PG biosynthesis. There are two distinct XT isoforms-XT-I and XT-II-in humans, but until now only XT-I is associated with fibrotic remodelling for an unknown reason. The aim of this study was to identify new XT mediators and clarify the underlying mechanisms, in view of developing putative therapeutic anti-fibrotic interventions in the future. Therefore, we used different cytokines and growth factors, small molecule inhibitors as well as small interfering RNAs, and assessed the cellular XT activity and XYLT1 expression in primary human dermal fibroblasts by radiochemical activity assays and qRT-PCR. We identified a new function of activin A as a regulator of XYLT1 mRNA expression and XT activity. While the activin A-induced XT-I increase was found to be mediated by activin A receptor type 1B, MAPK and Smad pathways, the activin A treatment did not alter the XYLT2 expression. Furthermore, we observed a reciprocal regulation of XYLT1 and XYLT2 transcription after inhibition of the activin A pathway components. These results improve the understanding of the differential expression regulation of XYLT isoforms under pathological fibroproliferative conditions.

SUBMITTER: Ly TD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7226200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Activin A-Mediated Regulation of XT-I in Human Skin Fibroblasts.

Ly Thanh-Diep TD Plümers Ricarda R Fischer Bastian B Schmidt Vanessa V Hendig Doris D Kuhn Joachim J Knabbe Cornelius C Faust Isabel I

Biomolecules 20200414 4

Fibrosis is a fundamental feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is characterized by excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components like proteoglycans (PG) or collagens in skin and internal organs. Serum analysis from SSc patients showed an increase in the enzyme activity of xylosyltransferase (XT), the initial enzyme in PG biosynthesis. There are two distinct XT isoforms-XT-I and XT-II-in humans, but until now only XT-I is associated with fibrotic remodelling for an unknown reason. ...[more]

PMID: 32295230

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Activin A-Mediated Regulation of XT-I in Human Skin Fibroblasts.

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