PMID- 33682352 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220214 LR - 20220214 IS - 1526-968X (Electronic) IS - 1526-954X (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr TI - VPS4B deficiency causes early embryonic lethality and induces signal transduction disorders of cell endocytosis. PG - e23415 LID - 10.1002/dvg.23415 [doi] AB - VPS4B (vacuolar protein sorting 4B), a member of the ATPase associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA) protein family, is a component of the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport machinery which regulates the internalization and lysosomal degradation of membrane proteins. We previously reported that VPS4B is one of the pathogenic genes related to dentin dysplasia type I, although its function was largely unknown. To investigate the role of VPS4B in tooth development, we deleted the Vps4b gene in mice. We found that heterozygous knockout mice (Vps4b(+/-) ) developed normally and were fertile. However, homozygous deletion of the Vps4b gene resulted in early embryonic lethality of Vps4b(-/-) mice at approximately embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5). To investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms, we examined the molecular functions of VPS4B in vivo and in vitro. Cell experiments showed that VPS4B influenced the proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle of transfected human neuroblastoma cells (IMR-32 cells) with over-expression or knockdown of VPS4B. Moreover, qRT-PCR detection showed that the mRNA expression levels of apoptosis-, cell cycle-, and endocytosis-related genes was significantly down or up-regulated in RNA interference-mediated knockdown of VPS4B in IMR-32 cells and Vps4b(+/-) E12.5 embryos. We accordingly speculated that signal transduction disorders of cell endocytosis are a contributing factor to the prenatal lethality of Vps4b(-/-) mice. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Chen, Danna AU - Chen D AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - He, Fei AU - He F AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lu, Ting AU - Lu T AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. AD - Department of Stomatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Jin AU - Huang J AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Meiyi AU - Li M AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Cai, Decheng AU - Cai D AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Cheng AU - Huang C AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Dong AU - Chen D AD - Department of Stomatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Xiong, Fu AU - Xiong F AD - Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application in Guangdong, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Psychiatric Disorders, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210307 PL - United States TA - Genesis JT - Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) JID - 100931242 RN - 0 (Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport) RN - EC 3.6.4.- (ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities) RN - EC 3.6.4.6 (Vps4b protein, mouse) RN - Dentin dysplasia, type 1 SB - IM MH - ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities/deficiency/*genetics MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Dentin Dysplasia/*genetics MH - *Endocytosis MH - Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/deficiency/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - *Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - VPS4B gene OT - cell endocytosis OT - embryonic lethality OT - knockout mouse EDAT- 2021/03/09 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/15 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/08 06:03 PHST- 2021/01/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/11/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/08 06:03 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/dvg.23415 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genesis. 2021 Apr;59(4):e23415. doi: 10.1002/dvg.23415. Epub 2021 Mar 7.