SMRT-RID mutation linked to Type I Pneumocyte Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome via TR repression
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ABSTRACT: We show that knock-in mutations of the nuclear corepressor SMRT in C57Bl6 mice (SMRTmRID) produces a novel respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) due to prematurity of the type I pneumocyte. Treatment with the anti-thyroid hormone drug, propylthiouracil (PTU), completely rescues the SMRT-induced RDS, suggesting an unrecognized and essential role for the thyroid hormone receptor (TR) in lung development. We show that TR and SMRT control type I pneumocyte differentiation through Klf2, which in turn appears to directly activate the type I pneumocyte gene program. Conversely, mice without lung Klf2 lack mature type I pneumocytes and die shortly after birth, closely recapitulating the SMRTmRID phenotype. These results identify a second nuclear receptor, the TR, in type I pneumocyte differentiation and suggest a new type of therapeutic option in the treatment of glucocorticoid non-responsive RDS.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE30661 | GEO | 2011/10/14
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA144589
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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