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(American Journal of Pathology. 2009;174:1745-1755.)
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DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080618

Notch1 Signaling in FIZZ1 Induction of Myofibroblast Differentiation

Tianju Liu*, Biao Hu*, Yoon Young Choi*, MyoungJa Chung*, Matthew Ullenbruch*, Hongfeng Yu*, John B. Lowe{dagger} and Sem H. Phan*

From the Department of Pathology,* University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and the Department of Pathology,{dagger} Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Notch1 is an evolutionarily conserved receptor that regulates cell fate, including such events as differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. Myofibroblast differentiation is a key feature of lung fibrosis. Found in inflammatory zone 1 (FIZZ1) has direct fibrogenic properties because of its ability to induce myofibroblast differentiation. However, the downstream signaling pathway that mediates FIZZ1 induction of myofibroblast differentiation remains unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the involvement of Notch signaling in FIZZ1 induction of lung myofibroblast differentiation and thus explore the potential role of Notch1 in pulmonary fibrosis. The results showed that FIZZ1 increased the expression levels of activated intracellular domain of Notch1 (NIC), its ligand Jagged1, and its target gene Hes1, which were associated with elevated {alpha}-smooth muscle actin expression levels. Fibroblast {alpha}-smooth muscle actin expression is induced by the overexpression of NIC but is suppressed by the inhibition of NIC. Moreover, lung fibroblasts that were isolated from mice lacking the GDP-4-keto-6-deoxymannose3,5-epimerase-4-reductase enzyme (FX knockout) exhibited significantly reduced responsiveness to FIZZ1, which was reversed by fucose supplementation. In the absence of exogenous fucose, these FX-deficient cells exhibited defective fucosylation, which is required for Notch signaling. These knockout mice also showed impaired lung fibrosis. These findings suggest that Notch1 signaling in response to FIZZ1 may play a significant role in myofibroblast differentiation during lung fibrosis.


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