PMID- 24714921 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141218 LR - 20211203 IS - 1791-244X (Electronic) IS - 1107-3756 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Jun TI - Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 inhibits apoptosis by suppressing the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in Raw264.7 cells. PG - 1539-46 LID - 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1728 [doi] AB - Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (Ufm1) is a new member of the ubiquitin-like protein family, and its biological function remains largely unknown, particularly in macrophages. In this study, we demonstrate that Ufm1 expression is increased in diabetic mouse resident peritoneal macrophages (RPMs) and in the mouse macrophage cell line, Raw264.7, subjected to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Following treatment of the cells with the ER stress inducers, thapsigargin (TG) or tunicamycin (TM), the lentiviral short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-mediated knockdown of Ufm1 increased the apoptosis of Raw264.7 cells. Furthermore, these cells had higher expression levels of immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein (BiP) and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), which are markers of the ER stress response. The overexpression of Ufm1 induced by lentiviral infection in the Raw264.7 cells treated with the ER stress inducers, TG or TM, resulted in the opposite effect. Taken together, our results suggest that Ufm1 is upregulated in diabetic mouse RPMs and in Raw264.7 cells in response to ER stress and that Ufm1 protects macrophages against apoptosis. Thus, Ufm1 may be a novel gene that protects against ER stress-induced apoptosis in macrophages. FAU - Hu, Xiaolei AU - Hu X AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Pang, Qi AU - Pang Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Shen, Qiongna AU - Shen Q AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Liu, Huifang AU - Liu H AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - He, Jiangping AU - He J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Jing AU - Wang J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Xiong, Jie AU - Xiong J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Huijie AU - Zhang H AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Fengling AU - Chen F AD - Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai 3rd People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201999, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140407 PL - Greece TA - Int J Mol Med JT - International journal of molecular medicine JID - 9810955 RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Ufm1 protein, mouse) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/genetics/*physiology MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Macrophages/*cytology/metabolism MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics/physiology MH - Thapsigargin/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2014/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/19 06:00 CRDT- 2014/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2013/12/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/03/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/19 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1728 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Mol Med. 2014 Jun;33(6):1539-46. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1728. Epub 2014 Apr 7.