Journal
EMBO JOURNAL
Volume 32, Issue 24, Pages 3130-3144Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.233
Keywords
autophagy; epithelium; goblet cell; intestine; NADPH oxidase
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- Washington University Digestive Disease Research Core [R01 AI08488702, P30-DK52574]
- CCFA Genetics Initiative
- Pre-doctoral Infectious Disease Training Grant [NIHI T32 AI717231]
- American Asthma Foundation
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Delivery of granule contents to epithelial surfaces by secretory cells is a critical physiologic process. In the intestine, goblet cells secrete mucus that is required for homeostasis. Autophagy proteins are required for secretion in some cases, though the mechanism and cell biological basis for this requirement remain unknown. We found that in colonic goblet cells, proteins involved in initiation and elongation of autophagosomes were required for efficient mucus secretion. The autophagy protein LC3 localized to intracellular multi-vesicular vacuoles that were consistent with a fusion of autophagosomes and endosomes. Using cultured intestinal epithelial cells, we found that NADPH oxidases localized to and enhanced the formation of these LC3-positive vacuoles. Both autophagy proteins and endosome formation were required for maximal production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from NADPH oxidases. Importantly, generation of ROS was critical to control mucin granule accumulation in colonic goblet cells. Thus, autophagy proteins can control secretory function through ROS, which is in part generated by LC3-positive vacuole-associated NADPH oxidases. These findings provide a novel mechanism by which autophagy proteins can control secretion.
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