Abstract
We recently reported that the PPM1l gene encodes an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane targeted protein phosphatase (named PP2Ce) with highly specific activity towards Inositol-requiring protein-1 (IRE1) and regulates the functional outcome of ER stress. In the present report, we found that the PP2Ce protein is highly expressed in lactating epithelium of the mammary gland. Loss of PP2Ce in vivo impairs physiological unfolded protein response (UPR) and induces stress kinase activation, resulting in loss of milk production and induction of epithelial apoptosis in the lactating mammary gland. This study provides the first in vivo evidence that PP2Ce is an essential regulator of normal lactation, possibly involving IRE1 signaling and ER stress regulation in mammary epithelium.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e111606 |
Journal | PloS one |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2014 |
Funding
This work is supported in part by NIH (HL070079 for YW), an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (AO). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors wish to acknowledge the excellent technical support from Ms. Haiying Pu in this study.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General