[PDF][PDF] Lacidipine remodels protein folding and Ca2+ homeostasis in Gaucher's disease fibroblasts: a mechanism to rescue mutant glucocerebrosidase

F Wang, A Chou, L Segatori - Chemistry & biology, 2011 - cell.com
F Wang, A Chou, L Segatori
Chemistry & biology, 2011cell.com
The hallmark of Gaucher's disease cellular pathogenesis is the lysosomal accumulation of
glucosylceramide, which is caused by misfolding of mutated glucocerebrosidase (GC) and
loss of lysosomal GC activity, and leads to depletion of [Ca 2+] ER. We demonstrate that
modulation of Ca 2+ homeostasis and enhancement of the cellular folding capacity
synergize to rescue the folding of mutated GC variants. Lacidipine, an L-type Ca 2+ channel
blocker that also inhibits [Ca 2+] ER efflux, enhances folding, trafficking, and activity of …
Summary
The hallmark of Gaucher's disease cellular pathogenesis is the lysosomal accumulation of glucosylceramide, which is caused by misfolding of mutated glucocerebrosidase (GC) and loss of lysosomal GC activity, and leads to depletion of [Ca2+]ER. We demonstrate that modulation of Ca2+ homeostasis and enhancement of the cellular folding capacity synergize to rescue the folding of mutated GC variants. Lacidipine, an L-type Ca2+ channel blocker that also inhibits [Ca2+]ER efflux, enhances folding, trafficking, and activity of degradation-prone GC variants. Lacidipine remodels mutated GC proteostasis by simultaneously activating a series of distinct molecular mechanisms, namely modulation of Ca2+ homeostasis, upregulation of the ER chaperone BiP, and moderate induction of the unfolded protein response. However, unlike previously reported proteostasis regulators, lacidipine treatment is not cytotoxic but prevents apoptosis induction typically associated with sustained activation of the unfolded protein response.
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