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CDK8 and CDK19 act redundantly to control the CFTR pathway in the intestinal epithelium.

Authors :
Prieto S
Dubra G
Camasses A
Aznar AB
Begon-Pescia C
Simboeck E
Pirot N
Gerbe F
Angevin L
Jay P
Krasinska L
Fisher D
Source :
EMBO reports [EMBO Rep] 2023 Feb 06; Vol. 24 (2), pp. e54261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 22.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

CDK8 and CDK19 form a conserved cyclin-dependent kinase subfamily that interacts with the essential transcription complex, Mediator, and also phosphorylates the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Cells lacking either CDK8 or CDK19 are viable and have limited transcriptional alterations, but whether the two kinases redundantly control cell proliferation and differentiation is unknown. Here, we find in mice that CDK8 is dispensable for regulation of gene expression, normal intestinal homeostasis, and efficient tumourigenesis, and is largely redundant with CDK19 in the control of gene expression. Their combined deletion in intestinal organoids reduces long-term proliferative capacity but is not lethal and allows differentiation. However, double-mutant organoids show mucus accumulation and increased secretion by goblet cells, as well as downregulation of expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and functionality of the CFTR pathway. Pharmacological inhibition of CDK8/19 kinase activity in organoids and in mice recapitulates several of these phenotypes. Thus, the Mediator kinases are not essential for cell proliferation and differentiation in an adult tissue, but they cooperate to regulate specific transcriptional programmes.<br /> (© 2022 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1469-3178
Volume :
24
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
EMBO reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36545778
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.202154261