Pharmacologically Directed Cell Disposal: Labeling Damaged Cells for Phagocytosis as a Strategy against Acute Pancreatitis

Table 1

Proteins Expressed by Pancreatic Acinar Cells Possibly Useful as Specific Acinar Cell Markersa

Protein Family Protein Function Subcellular/Tissue distribution Induction in AP? References
Stress-related secretory proteins PAP-1 Anti-inflammatory; antiapoptotic Secreted from zymogen granules (ZG) Yes (52)
Molecular chaperones Orp150 Oxygen-sensitive inducible chaperone; cytoprotective ER; surface of PM; cytoplasm; mitochondria Yesb (53, 54)
Heat-shock protein HSP-72 Stress-inducible chaperone, produces immunomodulatory effects Cell surface and secreted Yesc (54)
TMEM49 family VMP-1 Essential for the induction of autophagy Transmembrane (vacuolar membrane, ER and PM) Yes (7, 52)
Ionic channels TALK-1 and 2 Outward rectifying potassium channels Trans-PM Constitutive (55)
Notch signaling pathway DLL-1 Notch receptor ligand Trans-PM Yes (56)
FAM69 family PIP49 Unknown Trans-PM Yes (57)
CD225 family IP-15 Anti-proliferative PM Yes (52, 58)
  • a Supplemental data for this Table are available in the online version of this article (www.molinterv.org).

  • b Constitutively expressed in pancreatic islets and in acinar cells. Increased expression in AR42J after treatment with CCK.

  • c Increased expression in AR42J after treatment with CCK.

This Article

  1. MI April 2010 vol. 10 no. 2 80-85