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ADAMTS18 Deficiency Leads to Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Bronchial Microfibril Accumulation.

ABSTRACT: ADAMTSs (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) are secreted metalloproteinases that play a major role in the assembly and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this study, we show that ADAMTS18, produced by the epithelial cells of distal airways and mesenchymal cells in lung apex at early embryonic stages, serves as a morphogen in lung development. ADAMTS18 deficiency leads to reduced number and length of bronchi, tipped lung apexes, and dilated alveoli. These developmental defects worsen lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury and bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in adult Adamts18-deficient mice. ADAMTS18 deficiency also causes increased levels of fibrillin1 and fibrillin2, bronchial microfibril accumulation, decreased focal adhesion kinase signaling, and disruption of F-actin organization. Our findings indicate that ECM homeostasis mediated by ADAMTS18 is pivotal in airway branching morphogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Lu T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476315 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ADAMTS18 Deficiency Leads to Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Bronchial Microfibril Accumulation.

Lu Tiantian T Lin Xiaotian X Pan Yi-Hsuan YH Yang Ning N Ye Shuai S Zhang Qi Q Wang Caiyun C Zhu Rui R Zhang Tianhao T Wisniewski Thomas M TM Cao Zhongwei Z Ding Bi-Sen BS Dang Suying S Zhang Wei W

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ADAMTSs (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) are secreted metalloproteinases that play a major role in the assembly and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this study, we show that ADAMTS18, produced by the epithelial cells of distal airways and mesenchymal cells in lung apex at early embryonic stages, serves as a morphogen in lung development. ADAMTS18 deficiency leads to reduced number and length of bronchi, tipped lung apexes, and dilated alveoli. The ...[more]

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