Author: ["Chunbin Zou","Jihong Ma","Xue Wang","Lida Guo","Zhenqi Zhu","John Stoops","Amanda E Eaker","Carla J Johnson","Stephen Strom","George K Michalopoulos","Marie C DeFrances","Reza Zarnegar"]
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Abstract
Hepatocytes in fatty livers are hypersensitive to apoptosis and undergo escalated apoptotic activity via death receptor–mediated pathways, particularly that of Fas-FasL, causing hepatic injury that can eventually proceed to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. Here we report that the hepatocyte growth factor receptor, Met, plays an important part in preventing Fas-mediated apoptosis of hepatocytes by sequestering Fas. We also show that Fas antagonism by Met is abrogated in human fatty liver disease (FLD). Through structure-function studies, we found that a YLGA amino-acid motif located near the extracellular N terminus of the Met α-subunit is necessary and sufficient to specifically bind the extracellular portion of Fas and to act as a potent FasL antagonist and inhibitor of Fas trimerization. Using mouse models of FLD, we show that synthetic YLGA peptide tempers hepatocyte apoptosis and liver damage and therefore has therapeutic potential.Cite this article
Zou, C., Ma, J., Wang, X. et al. Lack of Fas antagonism by Met in human fatty liver disease. Nat Med 13, 1078–1085 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1625 