Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors

Abstract Cell communication systems based on polypeptide ligands use transmembrane receptors to transmit signals across the plasma membrane. In their biogenesis, receptors depend on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi system for folding, maturation, transport and localization to the cell surface. E...

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Main Authors: Michaela Bosakova, Sara P. Abraham, Davis Wachtell, Jennifer T. Zieba, Alexander Kot, Alexandru Nita, Aleksandra Anna Czyrek, Adolf Koudelka, Vlad-Constantin Ursachi, Zuzana Feketova, Gustavo Rico-Llanos, Katerina Svozilova, Petra Kocerova, Bohumil Fafilek, Tomas Gregor, Jana Kotaskova, Ivan Duran, Petr Vanhara, Michael Doubek, Jiri Mayer, Karel Soucek, Deborah Krakow, Pavel Krejci
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Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02208-w
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author Michaela Bosakova
Sara P. Abraham
Davis Wachtell
Jennifer T. Zieba
Alexander Kot
Alexandru Nita
Aleksandra Anna Czyrek
Adolf Koudelka
Vlad-Constantin Ursachi
Zuzana Feketova
Gustavo Rico-Llanos
Katerina Svozilova
Petra Kocerova
Bohumil Fafilek
Tomas Gregor
Jana Kotaskova
Ivan Duran
Petr Vanhara
Michael Doubek
Jiri Mayer
Karel Soucek
Deborah Krakow
Pavel Krejci
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Sara P. Abraham
Davis Wachtell
Jennifer T. Zieba
Alexander Kot
Alexandru Nita
Aleksandra Anna Czyrek
Adolf Koudelka
Vlad-Constantin Ursachi
Zuzana Feketova
Gustavo Rico-Llanos
Katerina Svozilova
Petra Kocerova
Bohumil Fafilek
Tomas Gregor
Jana Kotaskova
Ivan Duran
Petr Vanhara
Michael Doubek
Jiri Mayer
Karel Soucek
Deborah Krakow
Pavel Krejci
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description Abstract Cell communication systems based on polypeptide ligands use transmembrane receptors to transmit signals across the plasma membrane. In their biogenesis, receptors depend on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi system for folding, maturation, transport and localization to the cell surface. ER stress, caused by protein overproduction and misfolding, is a well-known pathology in neurodegeneration, cancer and numerous other diseases. How ER stress affects cell communication via transmembrane receptors is largely unknown. In disease models of multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and osteogenesis imperfecta, we show that ER stress leads to loss of the mature transmembrane receptors FGFR3, ROR1, FGFR1, LRP6, FZD5 and PTH1R at the cell surface, resulting in impaired downstream signaling. This is caused by downregulation of receptor production and increased intracellular retention of immature receptor forms. Reduction of ER stress by treatment of cells with the chemical chaperone tauroursodeoxycholic acid or by expression of the chaperone protein BiP resulted in restoration of receptor maturation and signaling. We show a previously unappreciated pathological effect of ER stress; impaired cellular communication due to altered receptor processing. Our findings have implications for disease mechanisms related to ER stress and are particularly important when receptor-based pharmacological approaches are used for treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-a0c20813d187493c9ddcdcc2d7590dfd2025-08-20T02:15:28ZengBMCCell Communication and Signaling1478-811X2025-04-0123111710.1186/s12964-025-02208-wEndoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptorsMichaela Bosakova0Sara P. Abraham1Davis Wachtell2Jennifer T. Zieba3Alexander Kot4Alexandru Nita5Aleksandra Anna Czyrek6Adolf Koudelka7Vlad-Constantin Ursachi8Zuzana Feketova9Gustavo Rico-Llanos10Katerina Svozilova11Petra Kocerova12Bohumil Fafilek13Tomas Gregor14Jana Kotaskova15Ivan Duran16Petr Vanhara17Michael Doubek18Jiri Mayer19Karel Soucek20Deborah Krakow21Pavel Krejci22Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los AngelesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los AngelesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los AngelesDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital BrnoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los AngelesDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital BrnoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital BrnoInternational Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Los AngelesDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk UniversityAbstract Cell communication systems based on polypeptide ligands use transmembrane receptors to transmit signals across the plasma membrane. In their biogenesis, receptors depend on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi system for folding, maturation, transport and localization to the cell surface. ER stress, caused by protein overproduction and misfolding, is a well-known pathology in neurodegeneration, cancer and numerous other diseases. How ER stress affects cell communication via transmembrane receptors is largely unknown. In disease models of multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and osteogenesis imperfecta, we show that ER stress leads to loss of the mature transmembrane receptors FGFR3, ROR1, FGFR1, LRP6, FZD5 and PTH1R at the cell surface, resulting in impaired downstream signaling. This is caused by downregulation of receptor production and increased intracellular retention of immature receptor forms. Reduction of ER stress by treatment of cells with the chemical chaperone tauroursodeoxycholic acid or by expression of the chaperone protein BiP resulted in restoration of receptor maturation and signaling. We show a previously unappreciated pathological effect of ER stress; impaired cellular communication due to altered receptor processing. Our findings have implications for disease mechanisms related to ER stress and are particularly important when receptor-based pharmacological approaches are used for treatment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02208-wEndoplasmic reticulumERStressReceptorTransmembraneSignaling
spellingShingle Michaela Bosakova
Sara P. Abraham
Davis Wachtell
Jennifer T. Zieba
Alexander Kot
Alexandru Nita
Aleksandra Anna Czyrek
Adolf Koudelka
Vlad-Constantin Ursachi
Zuzana Feketova
Gustavo Rico-Llanos
Katerina Svozilova
Petra Kocerova
Bohumil Fafilek
Tomas Gregor
Jana Kotaskova
Ivan Duran
Petr Vanhara
Michael Doubek
Jiri Mayer
Karel Soucek
Deborah Krakow
Pavel Krejci
Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
Cell Communication and Signaling
Endoplasmic reticulum
ER
Stress
Receptor
Transmembrane
Signaling
title Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
title_full Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
title_fullStr Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
title_full_unstemmed Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
title_short Endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
title_sort endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts signaling via altered processing of transmembrane receptors
topic Endoplasmic reticulum
ER
Stress
Receptor
Transmembrane
Signaling
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02208-w
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