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PACSIN2 as a modulator of autophagy and mercaptopurine cytotoxicity: mechanisms in lymphoid and intestinal cells.

Giulia ZudehRaffaella FrancaMarianna LucafòErik J BontenMatteo BramuzzoRiccardo SgarraCristina LagatollaMartina FranzinWilliam E EvansGiuliana DecortiGabriele Stocco
Published in: Life science alliance (2023)
PACSIN2 variants are associated with gastrointestinal effects of thiopurines and thiopurine methyltransferase activity through an uncharacterized mechanism that is postulated to involve autophagy. This study aims to clarify the role of PACSIN2 in autophagy and in thiopurine cytotoxicity in leukemic and intestinal models. Higher autophagy and lower PACSIN2 levels were observed in inflamed compared with non-inflamed colon biopsies of inflammatory bowel disease pediatric patients at diagnosis. PACSIN2 was identified as an inhibitor of autophagy, putatively through inhibition of autophagosome formation by a protein-protein interaction with LC3-II, mediated by a LIR motif. Moreover, PACSIN2 resulted a modulator of mercaptopurine-induced cytotoxicity in intestinal cells, suggesting that PACSIN2-regulated autophagy levels might influence thiopurine sensitivity. However, PACSIN2 modulates cellular thiopurine methyltransferase activity via mechanisms distinct from its modulation of autophagy.
Keyphrases
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • cell death
  • induced apoptosis
  • signaling pathway
  • oxidative stress
  • cell cycle arrest
  • protein protein
  • copy number
  • dna methylation
  • endothelial cells
  • drug induced
  • genome wide