Journal
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 382, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110629
Keywords
Swainsonine; Toxicity; Autophagy; CTSD; O-GlcNAcylation
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Swainsonine (SW) is a primary toxin in locoweed. This study reveals that SW inhibits autophagy degradation by affecting O-GlcNAcylation modification process, leading to cytotoxicity. These findings provide a new theoretical basis for the toxicological mechanism of SW.
Swainsonine (SW) is the primary toxin in locoweed, a poisonous plant. SW can cause animal poisoning, affect the quality and safety of meat products and threaten human health, but the mechanism of its toxicity is little defined. Here, we identified 159 differentially expressed proteins, many of which are involved in autophagy and glycosylation modification processes, using proteomics sequencing analysis. O-linked-N-acetylglucosamylation (O-GlcNAcylation) is a glycosylation modification widely involved in various biological processes. Our results show that SW toxicity is related to O-GlcNAcylation. In addition, increased O-GlcNAcylation with the OGlcNAcase (OGA) inhibitor TMG promoted autophagy, while decreased O-GlcNAcylation with the O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) inhibitor OSMI inhibited autophagy. Further analysis by Immunoprecipitation (IP) showed that SW could change the O-GlcNAcylation of Cathepsin D (CTSD), reducing the expression of mature CTSD (mCTSD). In summary, these findings suggest that SW inhibits the O-GlcNAcylation of CTSD, affecting its maturation and leading to the impairment of lysosome function. Consequently, it inhibits autophagy degradation, and causes cytotoxicity, providing a new theoretical basis for SW toxicological mechanism.
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