Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai Institute of Dermatology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Shanghai Model Organisms Center Inc, Shanghai, China.
Inflammation. 2023 Aug;46(4):1575-1586. doi: 10.1007/s10753-023-01828-z. Epub 2023 May 25.
The mevalonate-diphosphate decarboxylase (MVD) gene, a member of the mevalonate pathway, plays a critical role in regulating the biosynthesis of cholesterol, steroid hormones, and non-steroid isoprenoids. Previous studies have suggested that the MVD c.746 T > C mutation is a major pathogenic gene of porokeratosis (PK), an autoinflammatory keratinization disease (AIKD) with unclear pathogenesis, few effective treatments, and no suitable animal model. To investigate the function of Mvd mutation, we developed a novel Mvd mouse model carrying an equivalent point mutation to the most common genetic variation among Chinese PK patients (MVD) using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, which exhibited reduced cutaneous expression of Mvd protein. In the absence of external stimulation, Mvd mice did not display specific phenotypes. However, upon induction with imiquimod (IMQ), Mvd mice exhibited decreased susceptibility to skin acute inflammation compared to wild-type (WT) mice, as evidenced by reduced cutaneous proliferation and lower protein levels of IL-17a and IL-1β. Additionally, after IMQ induction, the Mvdmice exhibited downregulated collagen generation and upregulated expression of Fabp3 compared to WT mice, whereas no significant changes in the key genes related to cholesterol regulation were found. Furthermore, the Mvd mutation activated autophagy. Our findings provided insights into the biological function of MVD in the skin.
甲羟戊酸二磷酸脱羧酶(MVD)基因是甲羟戊酸途径的一个成员,在调节胆固醇、甾体激素和非甾体类异戊二烯的生物合成中起着关键作用。先前的研究表明,MVD c.746 T>C 突变是角层松解症(PK)的主要致病基因之一,PK 是一种自身炎症性角化病(AIKD),其发病机制尚不清楚,治疗方法有限,也没有合适的动物模型。为了研究 Mvd 突变的功能,我们使用 CRISPR/Cas9 技术构建了一种新型的 Mvd 小鼠模型,该模型携带了与中国 PK 患者中最常见的遗传变异(MVD)等效的点突变,导致 Mvd 蛋白的皮肤表达减少。在没有外部刺激的情况下,Mvd 小鼠没有表现出特定的表型。然而,在用咪喹莫特(IMQ)诱导后,与野生型(WT)小鼠相比,Mvd 小鼠对皮肤急性炎症的敏感性降低,表现为皮肤增殖减少,IL-17a 和 IL-1β 蛋白水平降低。此外,在 IMQ 诱导后,与 WT 小鼠相比,Mvd 小鼠表现出胶原蛋白生成减少和 Fabp3 表达上调,而与胆固醇调节相关的关键基因没有明显变化。此外,Mvd 突变激活了自噬。我们的研究结果为 MVD 在皮肤中的生物学功能提供了新的见解。