PMID- 26682926 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160527 LR - 20160117 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 469 IP - 3 DP - 2016 Jan 15 TI - Cathepsin D in pancreatic acinar cells is implicated in cathepsin B and L degradation, but not in autophagic activity. PG - 405-11 LID - S0006-291X(15)31007-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.002 [doi] AB - Cathepsin D (CD) is the major lysosomal aspartic protease and is widely distributed in the cells of various mammalian tissues. CD participates in various physiological events such as regulation of programmed cell death, activation of enzymatic precursors, and metabolic degradation of intracellular proteins through macroautophagy. To investigate the role of CD in pancreatic acinar cells, which constitute the exocrine pancreas, we generated and examined mice specifically deficient for CD in pancreatic acinar cells. CD deficient mice showed normal pancreatic development and autophagic activity, although LC3-II, which is a marker of the autophagosome, accumulates in both physiological and pancreatitis conditions. Moreover, CD deficiency leads to accumulation of matured cathepsin B (CB) and cathepsin L (CL) which are members of the cysteine protease family. We therefore conclude that CD in pancreatic acinar cells is implicated in CB and CL degradation but not in autophagic activity. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Mehanna, Sally AU - Mehanna S AD - Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. FAU - Suzuki, Chigure AU - Suzuki C AD - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. FAU - Shibata, Masahiro AU - Shibata M AD - Department of Morphological Sciences, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. FAU - Sunabori, Takehiko AU - Sunabori T AD - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. FAU - Imanaka, Takanobu AU - Imanaka T AD - Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. FAU - Araki, Kimi AU - Araki K AD - Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. FAU - Yamamura, Ken-ichi AU - Yamamura K AD - Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. FAU - Uchiyama, Yasuo AU - Uchiyama Y AD - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. FAU - Ohmuraya, Masaki AU - Ohmuraya M AD - Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. Electronic address: ohmuraya@kumamoto-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151209 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - EC 3.4.22.1 (Cathepsin B) RN - EC 3.4.22.1 (Ctsb protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.22.15 (Cathepsin L) RN - EC 3.4.22.15 (Ctsl protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.23.5 (Cathepsin D) RN - EC 3.4.23.5 (Ctsd protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Acinar Cells/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Animals MH - Autophagy MH - Cathepsin B/*metabolism MH - Cathepsin D/*metabolism MH - Cathepsin L/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Pancreatitis/*metabolism/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acute pancreatitis OT - Autophagy OT - Cathepsin D OT - Cysteine proteases EDAT- 2015/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/28 06:00 CRDT- 2015/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/28 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(15)31007-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Jan 15;469(3):405-11. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 9.