GPR35 prevents osmotic stress induced cell damage

Abstract GPR35 is an orphan G-protein coupled receptor that has been implicated in the development of cancer. GPR35 regulates the Na+/K+-ATPase’s pump and signalling function. Here we show GPR35’s critical role in ion flux that in turn controls cellular osmotic pressure and Na+-dependent transport i...

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Main Authors: Joshua E. Elias, Mekdes Debela, Gavin W. Sewell, Richard J. Stopforth, Hannah Partl, Sophie Heissbauer, Lorraine M. Holland, Tom H. Karlsen, Arthur Kaser, Nicole C. Kaneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07848-9
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Summary:Abstract GPR35 is an orphan G-protein coupled receptor that has been implicated in the development of cancer. GPR35 regulates the Na+/K+-ATPase’s pump and signalling function. Here we show GPR35’s critical role in ion flux that in turn controls cellular osmotic pressure and Na+-dependent transport in HepG2 and SW480 cells. GPR35 deficiency results in increased levels of intracellular Na+, osmotic stress and changes in osmolytes leading to increased cells size and decreased glutamine import in vitro and in vivo. The GPR35-T108M risk variant, which increases risk for primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease, leads to lower intracellular Na+ levels, and enhanced glutamine uptake. High salt diet (HSD) in wildtype mice resembles the intestinal epithelial phenotype of their Gpr35 −/− littermates with decreased Goblet cell size and numbers. This indicates that GPR35’s regulation of the Na+/K+-ATPase controls ion homeostasis, osmosis and Na+-dependent transporters.
ISSN:2399-3642