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First published online March 29, 2004
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.01016

Journal of Cell Science 117, 1709-1719 (2004)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2004
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Research Article

Organ-specific stress induces mouse pancreatic keratin overexpression in association with NF-{kappa}B activation

Bihui Zhong1,2,3,*, Qin Zhou1,2, Diana M. Toivola1,2, Guo-Zhong Tao1,2, Evelyn Z. Resurreccion1,2 and M. Bishr Omary1,2,{ddagger}

1 VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Department of Medicine, 3801 Miranda Avenue, 154J, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
2 Digestive Disease Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
3 Division of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China

{ddagger} Author for correspondence

Accepted 27 November 2003

Keratin polypeptides 8 and 18 (K8/K18) are the major intermediate filament proteins of pancreatic acinar cells and hepatocytes. Pancreatic keratin function is unknown, whereas hepatocyte keratins protect from mechanical and non-mechanical forms of stress. We characterized steady-state pancreatic keratin expression in Balb/c mice after caerulein and choline-deficient ethionine-supplemented diet (CDD), or on exposure to the generalized stresses of heat and water immersion. Keratins were studied at the protein, RNA and organizational levels. Isolated acini were used to study the role of nuclear factor (NF)-{kappa}B using selective inhibitors. Keratins were found to be abundant proteins making up 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.5% of the total cellular protein of pancreas, liver and small intestine, respectively. Caerulein and CDD caused a threefold transcription-mediated overall increase in K8/K18/K19/K20 proteins. Keratin overexpression begins on tissue recovery, peaks 2 days after caerulein injection, or 1 day after CDD discontinuation, and returns to basal levels after 10 days. K19/K20-containing cytoplasmic filaments are nearly absent pre-injury but form post-injury then return to their original membrane-proximal distribution after 10 days. By contrast, generalized stresses of heat or water-immersion stress do not alter keratin expression levels. Caerulein-induced keratin overexpression is associated with NF-{kappa}B activation when tested using ex vivo acinar cell cultures. In conclusion, keratins are abundant proteins that can behave as stress proteins in response to tissue-specific but not generalized forms of injury. Pancreatic keratin overexpression is associated with NF-{kappa}B activation and may serve unique functions in acinar or ductal cell response to injury.

Key words: Pancreatitis, Keratins, Heat stress, Caerulein, Intermediate filaments, Choline-deficient diet, Water immersion




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