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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a pivotal role in syntheses of proteins and steroid hormones and regulation of intracellular Ca2+ level. We aimed to investigate ER-associated genes in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) and clarify their effect on aldosterone production. Microarray analysis targeting 288 ER-associated genes was conducted using nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas (n=5) and APAs (n=19). Immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses were performed with 13 nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenoma and 48 APA samples. Functional studies were performed with human adrenocortical carcinoma (HAC15) cells, some of which were genetically modified using lentiviruses. The ER chaperone calmegin (CLGN ) was the most highly expressed ER-associated gene in APAs relative to nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas. Analysis with quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealedCLGN to be 9.5-fold upregulated in APAs relative to nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas. There were no differences among different APA genotypes affecting aldosterone production. Immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that CLGN was strongly expressed in APAs and aldosterone-producing cell clusters. Angiotensin II stimulation or KCNJ5 T158A overexpression in HAC15 cells did not affectCLGN mRNA levels.CLGN overexpression in HAC15 cells increased aldosterone levels but did not stimulateCYP11B2 mRNA levels. Pathway and gene ontology analyses using RNA sequencing results showed that tRNA aminoacyl metabolism was the most enriched pathway inCLGN -overexpressing cells. CYP11B2 (aldosterone synthase) and HSD3B2 (3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-&gt;4-isomerase type 2) protein expression were more abundant inCLGN -overexpressing cells.CLGN knockdown using CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat–associated 9) method in HAC15 cells that carry theKCNJ5 mutation did not affect aldosterone production. To summarize,CLGN was upregulated and associated with aldosterone production via translational regulation of CYP11B2 in APAs.

Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone Calmegin Is Upregulated in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma and Associates With Aldosterone Production