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Murakami M, Bessho K, Mushiake S, Kondou H, Miyoshi Y, Ozono K. Major role of apolipoprotein B in cycloheximide-induced acute hepatic steatosis in mice. Hepatol Res 2011; 41:446-54. [PMID: 21518403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2011.00791.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Hepatic steatosis accompanied by impaired protein synthesis is often observed in hepatic dysfunction. To assess whether protein synthesis inhibition directly induces hepatic steatosis, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of cycloheximide (CHX)-induced fatty liver mice. METHODS C57/BL6CR mice were i.p. administrated CHX (20 mg/kg) three times every 4 h to induce hepatic steatosis. Hepatic lipid secretion, fatty acid oxidation, hepatic lipogenesis and hepatic lipid uptake were evaluated. RESULTS Twenty-four hours after the first CHX injection, hepatic lipid levels increased in CHX-treated mice to 1.8-fold of that in controls but returned to normal within 48 h. The hepatic triglyceride (TG) secretion rate decreased significantly to 22% of controls, and the apolipoprotein B (apoB) protein level, but not microsomal TG transfer protein, decreased in CHX-treated mice. The apob gene expression was not significantly different between controls and CHX-treated mice. On the other hand, plasma free fatty acid and lipogenic protein levels did not increase and plasma β-hydroxybutyrate level remained stable, suggesting that the coordinated balance between fatty acid oxidation, hepatic lipid uptake and lipogenesis was not disrupted in this model. Cellular lipid accumulation and decreased cellular and secreted apoB were also observed in CHX-treated HepG2 cells. Knockdown of apoB in HepG2 cells also resulted in the cellular TG accumulation. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that decreased hepatic lipid secretion due to acute apoB reduction is involved in the pathogenesis of CHX-induced liver steatosis.
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- Mari Murakami
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita Department of Pediatrics, Setsunan General Hospital, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Miller M, Stone NJ, Ballantyne C, Bittner V, Criqui MH, Ginsberg HN, Goldberg AC, Howard WJ, Jacobson MS, Kris-Etherton PM, Lennie TA, Levi M, Mazzone T, Pennathur S. Triglycerides and cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2011; 123:2292-333. [PMID: 21502576 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3182160726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1276] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Han CC, Wang JW, Pan ZX, Tang H, Xiang SX, Wang J, Li L, Xu F, Wei SH. Effect of liver X receptor activation on the very low density lipoprotein secretion and messenger ribonucleic acid level of related genes in goose primary hepatocytes. Poult Sci 2011; 90:402-9. [PMID: 21248338 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the role of liver X receptor (LXR) activation in hepatic assembly and in the secretion of very low density lipoprotein-triglycerides in goose primary hepatocytes. Goose primary hepatocytes were isolated and treated with the LXR agonist T0901317. Total triglyceride accumulation, intracellular and extracellular triglyceride concentrations, extracellular very low density lipoprotein concentration, and gene expression levels of LXRα, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, acyl coenzyme A:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) 1, and DGAT2 were measured in primary hepatocytes. We found a dose-dependent upregulation of total and intracellular TG accumulation when using 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 μM T0901317, but the extracellular triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein concentrations were dose dependent only when the T0901317 concentration was below 1 μM; as compared with 1 μM T0901317, 10 μM T0901317 had an inhibiting effect (P < 0.05). The mRNA levels of all the detected genes increased in the presence of T0901317. The change in LXRα and DGAT1 was dose dependent, and the mRNA levels of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein and DGAT2 increased with a T0901317 concentration up to 1 μM, but decreased when treated with 10 μM T0901317 (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the secretion of very low density lipoprotein plays a role in pharmacologically activating the LXR-induced development of hepatocellular steatosis in geese.
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- C C Han
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, People's Republic of China
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Seth A, Machingo QJ, Fritz A, Shur BD. Core fucosylation is required for midline patterning during zebrafish development. Dev Dyn 2011; 239:3380-90. [PMID: 21069830 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Complex carbohydrates represent one of the most polymorphic classes of macromolecules, but their functions during embryonic development remain poorly defined. Herein, we show that knockdown of FucT8, the fucosyltransferase responsible for adding an α1,6 fucosyl residue to the core region of N-linked oligosaccharides, results in defective midline patterning during zebrafish development. Reduced FucT8 expression leads to mild cyclopia, small forebrains, U-shaped somites, among other midline patterning defects. One of the principal FucT8 substrates was identified as Apolipoprotein B (ApoB), the major scaffold protein that is responsible for assembly and secretion of lipoprotein particles in vertebrates. In Drosophila, lipoprotein particles are thought to facilitate cell signaling by serving as a transport vehicle for lipid-modified cell signaling proteins, such as hedgehog. In this regard, knockdown of ApoB expression in zebrafish embryos leads to similar midline patterning defects as those seen in FucT8 morphant embryos. Furthermore, preliminary studies suggest that ApoB facilitates Sonic hedgehog signaling during zebrafish development, analogous to the function of lipoprotein particles during hedgehog signaling in Drosophila.
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- Anandita Seth
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Li G, Hernandez-Ono A, Crooke RM, Graham MJ, Ginsberg HN. Effects of antisense-mediated inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 on hepatic lipid metabolism. J Lipid Res 2011; 52:971-81. [PMID: 21364201 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m013748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1) converts inactive 11-keto derivatives to active glucocorticoids within tissues and may play a role in the metabolic syndrome (MS). We used an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) to knock down 11β-HSD1 in livers of C57BL/6J mice consuming a Western-type diet (WTD). 11β-HSD1 ASO-treated mice consumed less food, so we compared them to ad libitum-fed mice and to food-matched mice receiving control ASO. Knockdown of 11β-HSD1 directly protected mice from WTD-induced steatosis and dyslipidemia by reducing synthesis and secretion of triglyceride (TG) and increasing hepatic fatty acid oxidation. These changes in hepatic and plasma lipids were not associated with reductions in genes involved in de novo lipogenesis. However, protein levels of both sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) 1 and fatty acid synthase were significantly reduced in mice treated with 11β-HSD1 ASO. There was no change in hepatic secretion of apolipoprotein (apo)B, indicating assembly and secretion of smaller apoB-containing lipoproteins by the liver in the 11β-HSD1-treated mice. Our results indicate that inhibition of 11β-HSD1 by ASO treatment of WTD-fed mice resulted in improved plasma and hepatic lipid levels, reduced lipogenesis by posttranslational regulation, and secretion of similar numbers of apoB-containing lipoproteins containing less TG per particle.
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- Guoping Li
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Villeneuve J, Lepreux S, Mulot A, Bérard AM, Higa-Nishiyama A, Costet P, De Ledinghen V, Bioulac-Sage P, Balabaud C, Nurden AT, Rosenbaum J, Chevet E, Ripoche J. A protective role for CD154 in hepatic steatosis in mice. Hepatology 2010; 52:1968-79. [PMID: 21064031 DOI: 10.1002/hep.23935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED Inflammation and lipid metabolism pathways are linked, and deregulation of this interface may be critical in hepatic steatosis. The importance of the dialog between inflammatory signaling pathways and the unfolded protein response (UPR) in metabolism has been underlined. Herein, we studied the role of CD154, a key mediator of inflammation, in hepatic steatosis. To this end, Balb/c mice, wild-type or deficient in CD154 (CD154KO), were fed a diet rich in olive oil. In vitro, the effect of CD154 was studied on primary hepatocyte cultures and hepatocyte-derived cell lines. Results showed that CD154KO mice fed a diet rich in olive oil developed hepatic steatosis associated with reduced apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100) expression and decreased secretion of very low-density lipoproteins. This phenotype correlated with an altered UPR as assessed by reduced X-Box binding protein-1 (XBP1) messenger RNA (mRNA) splicing and reduced phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α. Altered UPR signaling in livers of CD154KO mice was confirmed in tunicamycin (TM) challenge experiments. Treatment of primary hepatocyte cultures and hepatocyte-derived cell lines with soluble CD154 increased XBP1 mRNA splicing in cells subjected to either oleic acid (OA) or TM treatment. Moreover, CD154 reduced the inhibition of apoB100 secretion by HepG2 cells grown in the presence of high concentrations of OA, an effect suppressed by XBP1 mRNA silencing and in HepG2 cells expressing a dominant negative form of inositol requiring ER-to-nucleus signaling protein-1. The control of the UPR by CD154 may represent one of the mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of hepatic steatosis. CONCLUSION Our study identifies CD154 as a new mediator of hepatic steatosis.
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- Julien Villeneuve
- Inserm U889, National Institute for Health and Medical Research U889, Bordeaux University, F-33076 Bordeaux, France
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Meex SJR, Andreo U, Sparks JD, Fisher EA. Huh-7 or HepG2 cells: which is the better model for studying human apolipoprotein-B100 assembly and secretion? J Lipid Res 2010; 52:152-8. [PMID: 20956548 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d008888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein-B100 (apoB100) is the essential protein for the assembly and secretion of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) from liver. The hepatoma HepG2 cell line has been the cell line of choice for the study of synthesis and secretion of human apoB-100. Despite the general use of HepG2 cells to study apoB100 metabolism, they secrete relatively dense, lipid-poor particles compared with VLDL secreted in vivo. Recently, Huh-7 cells were adopted as an alternative model to HepG2 cells, with the implicit assumption that Huh-7 cells were superior in some respects of lipoprotein metabolism, including VLDL secretion. In this study we addressed the hypothesis that the spectrum of apoB100 lipoprotein particles secreted by Huh-7 cells more closely resembles the native state in human liver. We find that Huh-7 cells resemble HepG2 cells in the effects of exogenous lipids, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP)-inhibition, and proteasome inhibitors of apoB100 secretion, recovery, and degradation. In contrast to HepG2 cells, however, MEK-ERK inhibition does not correct the defect in VLDL secretion. Huh-7 cells do not appear to offer any advantages over HepG2 cells as a general model of human apoB100-lipoprotein metabolism.
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- Steven J R Meex
- Department of Medicine (Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology), New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Lecker JL, Matthan NR, Billheimer JT, Rader DJ, Lichtenstein AH. Impact of dietary fat type within the context of altered cholesterol homeostasis on cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism in the F1B hamster. Metabolism 2010; 59:1491-501. [PMID: 20197195 PMCID: PMC2891578 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2010.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2009] [Revised: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cholesterol status and dietary fat alter several metabolic pathways reflected in lipoprotein profiles. To assess plasma lipoprotein response and mechanisms by which cholesterol and dietary fat type regulate expression of genes involved in lipoprotein metabolism, we developed an experimental model system using F1B hamsters fed diets (12 weeks) enriched in 10% (wt/wt) coconut, olive, or safflower oil with either high cholesterol (0.1%; cholesterol supplemented) or low cholesterol coupled with cholesterol-lowering drugs 10 days before killing (0.01% cholesterol, 0.15% lovastatin, 2% cholestyramine; cholesterol depleted). Irrespective of dietary fat, cholesterol depletion, relative to supplementation, resulted in lower plasma non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) and HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations (all Ps < .05). In the liver, these differences were associated with higher sterol regulatory element binding protein-2, low-density lipoprotein receptor, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, and 7α-hydroxylase messenger RNA (mRNA) levels; higher scavenger receptor B1 and apolipoprotein A-I mRNA and protein levels; lower apolipoprotein E protein levels; and in intestine, modestly lower sterol transporters adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) A1, ABCG5, and ABCG8 mRNA levels. Irrespective of cholesterol status, coconut oil, relative to olive and safflower oils, resulted in higher non-HDL cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations (both Ps < .05) and modestly higher sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 mRNA levels. These data suggest that, in F1B hamsters, differences in plasma lipoprotein profiles in response to cholesterol depletion are associated with changes in the expression of genes involved in cholesterol metabolism, whereas the effect of dietary fat type on gene expression was modest, which limits the usefulness of the experimental animal model.
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- Jaime L. Lecker
- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston MA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA
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- Corresponding author. Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc., JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111. Tel. 617-556-3127.
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Lee JH, Wada T, Febbraio M, He J, Matsubara T, Lee MJ, Gonzalez FJ, Xie W. A novel role for the dioxin receptor in fatty acid metabolism and hepatic steatosis. Gastroenterology 2010; 139:653-63. [PMID: 20303349 PMCID: PMC2910786 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Revised: 01/31/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) also known as the dioxin receptor or xenobiotic receptor is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix/period AhR nuclear translocator single minded family. The goal of this study was to determine the endobiotic role of AhR in hepatic steatosis. METHODS Wild-type, constitutively activated AhR transgenic, AhR null and CD36/fatty acid translocase null mice were used to investigate the role of AhR in steatosis and the involvement of CD36 in the steatotic effect of AhR. The promoters of the mouse and human CD36 genes were cloned and their regulation by AhR was analyzed. RESULTS Activation of AhR induced spontaneous hepatic steatosis characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides. The steatotic effect of AhR likely is owing to the combined up-regulation of CD36 and fatty acid transport proteins, suppression of fatty acid oxidation, inhibition of hepatic export of triglycerides, increase in peripheral fat mobilization, and increased hepatic oxidative stress. Promoter analysis established CD36 as a novel transcriptional target of AhR. Activation of AhR in liver cells induced CD36 gene expression and enhanced fatty acid uptake. The steatotic effect of an AhR agonist was inhibited in CD36-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals a novel link between AhR-induced steatosis and the expression of CD36. Industrial or military exposures to dioxin and related compounds have been linked to increased prevalence of fatty liver in human beings. Results from this study may help to establish AhR and its target CD36 as novel therapeutic and preventive targets for fatty liver disease.
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- Jung Hoon Lee
- Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195
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- Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
- Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Abnormal hepatic apolipoprotein B metabolism in type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis 2010; 211:353-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Savage DB, Semple RK. Recent insights into fatty liver, metabolic dyslipidaemia and their links to insulin resistance. Curr Opin Lipidol 2010; 21:329-36. [PMID: 20581678 DOI: 10.1097/mol.0b013e32833b7782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent research into the mechanisms linking insulin resistance, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic dyslipidaemia. RECENT FINDINGS Pathologically increased nonesterified fatty acids have widely been viewed as a key driver of hepatic insulin resistance/nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/metabolic dyslipidaemia. However, this may have been overestimated, and growing evidence now also implicates dysregulated hepatic de-novo lipogenesis in the pathogenesis of these phenomena. This is driven by the action of hyperinsulinaemia on the liver, mediated by PI3 kinase, though consensus on the downstream effectors remains to be reached. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and/or components of the attendant unfolded protein response have also emerged as players in dysregulated hepatic metabolism due to nutritional overload. Several points of convergence between metabolic and unfolded protein response pathways have been described, notably centring on the transcription factor XBP1. SUMMARY Insulin resistance, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic dyslipidaemia are inextricably linked and need to be considered together. Modelling and dissecting prevalent forms of the disease is complex, but unrestrained de-novo lipogenesis driven by hyperinsulinaemia appears to play an important role. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and the associated unfolded protein response may also contribute to cellular mismatch between triglyceride secretion/metabolism and synthesis, though a complete picture has yet to emerge.
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- David B Savage
- Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Yamamoto K, Takahara K, Oyadomari S, Okada T, Sato T, Harada A, Mori K. Induction of liver steatosis and lipid droplet formation in ATF6alpha-knockout mice burdened with pharmacological endoplasmic reticulum stress. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 21:2975-86. [PMID: 20631254 PMCID: PMC2929991 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-02-0133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We burdened mice with intraperitoneal injection of the endoplasmic reticulum stress-inducing reagent tunicamycin, and found that wild-type mice were able to recover from the insult, whereas ATF6α-knockout mice exhibited liver dysfunction and steatosis. Our results establish links between endoplasmic reticulum stress, lipid metabolism and steatosis Accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) activates homeostatic responses collectively termed the unfolded protein response. Among the three principal signaling pathways operating in mammals, activating transcription factor (ATF)6α plays a pivotal role in transcriptional induction of ER-localized molecular chaperones and folding enzymes as well as components of ER-associated degradation, and thereby mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient in ATF6α are sensitive to ER stress. However, ATF6α-knockout mice show no apparent phenotype under normal growing conditions. In this report, we burdened mice with intraperitoneal injection of the ER stress-inducing reagent tunicamycin and found that wild-type mice were able to recover from the insult, whereas ATF6α-knockout mice exhibited liver dysfunction and steatosis. Thus, ATF6α-knockout mice accumulated neutral lipids in the liver such as triacylglycerol and cholesterol, which was ascribable to blockage of β-oxidation of fatty acids caused by decreased mRNA levels of the enzymes involved in the process, suppression of very-low-density lipoprotein formation due to destabilized apolipoprotein B-100, and stimulation of lipid droplet formation resulting from transcriptional induction of adipose differentiation-related protein. Accordingly, the hepatocytes of tunicamycin-injected knockout mice were filled with many lipid droplets. These results establish links among ER stress, lipid metabolism, and steatosis.
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- Keisuke Yamamoto
- *Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Haeusler RA, Han S, Accili D. Hepatic FoxO1 ablation exacerbates lipid abnormalities during hyperglycemia. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:26861-26868. [PMID: 20573950 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.134023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Patients with diabetes suffer disproportionately from impaired lipid metabolism and cardiovascular disease, but the relevant roles of insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in these processes are unclear. Transcription factor FoxO1 is regulated dually by insulin and nutrients. In this study, we addressed the hypothesis that, in addition to its established role to regulate hepatic glucose production, FoxO1 controls aspects of lipid metabolism in the diabetic liver. Mice with a liver-specific deletion of FoxO1 (L-FoxO1) and their control littermates were rendered hyperglycemic by streptozotocin administration. Subsequently, we monitored serum lipids, liver VLDL secretion, and hepatic expression of genes related to lipid metabolism. Hepatic FoxO1 ablation resulted in increased VLDL secretion, increased cholesterol, and increased plasma free fatty acids, three hallmarks of the diabetic state. l-FoxO1 mice expressed increased levels of SREBP-2 and FGF21 without affecting lipogenic genes. We propose that FoxO1 fine tunes lipolysis through its actions on FGF21 and that hepatic FoxO1 ablation increases availability of substrates for hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol synthesis and VLDL secretion. The implications of these findings are that FoxO1 protects against excessive hepatic lipid production during hyperglycemia and that its inhibition by intensive insulin treatment may exacerbate paradoxically the lipid abnormalities of diabetes.
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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Blais DR, Lyn RK, Joyce MA, Rouleau Y, Steenbergen R, Barsby N, Zhu LF, Pegoraro AF, Stolow A, Tyrrell DL, Pezacki JP. Activity-based protein profiling identifies a host enzyme, carboxylesterase 1, which is differentially active during hepatitis C virus replication. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25602-12. [PMID: 20530478 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.135483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) relies on many interactions with host cell proteins for propagation. Successful HCV infection also requires enzymatic activity of host cell enzymes for key post-translational modifications. To identify such enzymes, we have applied activity-based protein profiling to examine the activity of serine hydrolases during HCV replication. Profiling of hydrolases in Huh7 cells replicating HCV identified CES1 (carboxylesterase 1) as a differentially active enzyme. CES1 is an endogenous liver protein involved in processing of triglycerides and cholesterol. We observe that CES1 expression and activity were altered in the presence of HCV. The knockdown of CES1 with siRNA resulted in lower levels of HCV replication, and up-regulation of CES1 was observed to favor HCV propagation, implying an important role for this host cell protein. Experiments in HCV JFH1-infected cells suggest that CES1 facilitates HCV release because less intracellular HCV core protein was observed, whereas HCV titers remained high. CES1 activity was observed to increase the size and density of lipid droplets, which are necessary for the maturation of very low density lipoproteins, one of the likely vehicles for HCV release. In transgenic mice containing human-mouse chimeric livers, HCV infection also correlates with higher levels of endogenous CES1, providing further evidence that CES1 has an important role in HCV propagation.
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- David R Blais
- Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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Bijland S, Pieterman EJ, Maas ACE, van der Hoorn JWA, van Erk MJ, van Klinken JB, Havekes LM, van Dijk KW, Princen HMG, Rensen PCN. Fenofibrate increases very low density lipoprotein triglyceride production despite reducing plasma triglyceride levels in APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25168-75. [PMID: 20501652 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.123992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) activator fenofibrate efficiently decreases plasma triglycerides (TG), which is generally attributed to enhanced very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)-TG clearance and decreased VLDL-TG production. However, because data on the effect of fenofibrate on VLDL production are controversial, we aimed to investigate in (more) detail the mechanism underlying the TG-lowering effect by studying VLDL-TG production and clearance using APOE*3-Leiden.CETP mice, a unique mouse model for human-like lipoprotein metabolism. Male mice were fed a Western-type diet for 4 weeks, followed by the same diet without or with fenofibrate (30 mg/kg bodyweight/day) for 4 weeks. Fenofibrate strongly lowered plasma cholesterol (-38%) and TG (-60%) caused by reduction of VLDL. Fenofibrate markedly accelerated VLDL-TG clearance, as judged from a reduced plasma half-life of glycerol tri[(3)H]oleate-labeled VLDL-like emulsion particles (-68%). This was associated with an increased post-heparin lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity (+110%) and an increased uptake of VLDL-derived fatty acids by skeletal muscle, white adipose tissue, and liver. Concomitantly, fenofibrate markedly increased the VLDL-TG production rate (+73%) but not the VLDL-apolipoprotein B (apoB) production rate. Kinetic studies using [(3)H]palmitic acid showed that fenofibrate increased VLDL-TG production by equally increasing incorporation of re-esterified plasma fatty acids and liver TG into VLDL, which was supported by hepatic gene expression profiling data. We conclude that fenofibrate decreases plasma TG by enhancing LPL-mediated VLDL-TG clearance, which results in a compensatory increase in VLDL-TG production by the liver.
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- Silvia Bijland
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Uronen RL, Lundmark P, Orho-Melander M, Jauhiainen M, Larsson K, Siegbahn A, Wallentin L, Zethelius B, Melander O, Syvänen AC, Ikonen E. Niemann-Pick C1 modulates hepatic triglyceride metabolism and its genetic variation contributes to serum triglyceride levels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:1614-20. [PMID: 20489167 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.207191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study how Niemann-Pick disease type C1 (NPC1) influences hepatic triacylglycerol (TG) metabolism and to determine whether this is reflected in circulating lipid levels. METHODS AND RESULTS In Npc1(-/-) mice, the hepatic cholesterol content is increased but the TG content is decreased. We investigated lipid metabolism in Npc1(-/-) mouse hepatocytes and the association of NPC1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with circulating TGs in humans. TGs were reduced in Npc1(-/-) mouse serum and hepatocytes. In Npc1(-/-) hepatocytes, the incorporation of [3H]oleic acid and [3H]acetate into TG was decreased, but shunting of oleic acid- or acetate-derived [3H]carbons into cholesterol was increased. Inhibition of cholesterol synthesis normalized TG synthesis, content, and secretion in Npc1(-/-) hepatocytes, suggesting increased hepatic cholesterol neogenesis as a cause for the reduced TG content and secretion. We found a significant association between serum TG levels and 5 common NPC1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a cohort of 1053 men, with the lowest P=8.7 x 10(-4) for the single-nucleotide polymorphism rs1429934. The association between the rs1429934 A allele and higher TG levels was replicated in 2 additional cohorts, which included 8041 individuals. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence of the following: (1) in mice, loss of NPC1 function reduces hepatocyte TG content and secretion by increasing the metabolic flux of carbons into cholesterol synthesis; and (2) common variation in NPC1 contributes to serum TG levels in humans.
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Hartman IZ, Liu P, Zehmer JK, Luby-Phelps K, Jo Y, Anderson RGW, DeBose-Boyd RA. Sterol-induced dislocation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase from endoplasmic reticulum membranes into the cytosol through a subcellular compartment resembling lipid droplets. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:19288-98. [PMID: 20406816 PMCID: PMC2885207 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.134213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sterol-induced binding to Insigs in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) allows for ubiquitination of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. This ubiquitination marks reductase for recognition by the ATPase VCP/p97, which mediates extraction and delivery of reductase from ER membranes to cytosolic 26 S proteasomes for degradation. Here, we report that reductase becomes dislocated from ER membranes into the cytosol of sterol-treated cells. This dislocation exhibits an absolute requirement for the actions of Insigs and VCP/p97. Reductase also appears in a buoyant fraction of sterol-treated cells that co-purifies with lipid droplets, cytosolic organelles traditionally regarded as storage depots for neutral lipids such as triglycerides and cholesteryl esters. Genetic, biochemical, and localization studies suggest a model in which reductase is dislodged into the cytosol from an ER subdomain closely associated with lipid droplets.
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- Isamu Z Hartman
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 74390-9046, USA
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Su Q, Rutledge AC, Dekker M, Adeli K. Apolipoprotein B: not just a biomarker but a causal factor in hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress and insulin resistance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.10.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Costet P. Molecular pathways and agents for lowering LDL-cholesterol in addition to statins. Pharmacol Ther 2010; 126:263-78. [PMID: 20227438 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Recent guidelines in North America and Europe recommend lowering low density lipoprotein associated cholesterol (LDLC) to achieve optimal coronary heart disease risk reduction. Statins have been the therapy of choice and proven successful and relatively safe. However, we are now facing new challenges and it appears that additional or alternative drugs are urgently needed. This boosts research in the field, reopening old cases like other inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis or making attractive tools from the latest technologies like gene silencing by anti-sense oligonucleotides. LDLs are cholesterol-enriched lipoproteins stabilized by the hepatic apolipoprotein B100, and derived from TG rich very low density lipoprotein. This review focuses on the molecular pathways involved in plasma LDLC production and elimination, in particular cholesterol absorption and the hepatobiliary route, apoB100 and VLDL production, and LDL clearance via the LDL receptor. We will identify important or rate-limiting proteins (including Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 (NPC1L1), microsomal TG transfer protein (MTP), acyl-coenzyme A/cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferases 2 (DGAT2), proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9)), and nuclear receptors (farnesoid X receptor (FXR), thyroid hormone receptor (TR)) that constitute interesting therapeutic targets. Numerous compounds already in use modulate these pathways, such as phytosterols, ezetimibe, bile acids sequestrants, niacin, and fibrates. Many pathways can be considered to lower LDLC, but the road has been paved with disappointments and difficulties. With new targets identified and diversification of the drugs, a new era for better LDLC management is plausible.
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Peisker K, Chiabudini M, Rospert S. The ribosome-bound Hsp70 homolog Ssb of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1803:662-72. [PMID: 20226819 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Revised: 03/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Hsp70 homolog Ssb directly binds to the ribosome and contacts a variety of newly synthesized polypeptide chains as soon as they emerge from the ribosomal exit tunnel. For this reason a general role of Ssb in the de novo folding of newly synthesized proteins is highly suggestive. However, for more than a decade client proteins which require Ssb for proper folding have remained elusive. It was therefore speculated that Ssb, despite its ability to interact with a large variety of nascent polypeptides, may assist the folding of only a small and specific subset. Alternatively, it has been suggested that Ssb's function may be limited to the protection of nascent polypeptides from aggregation until downstream chaperones take over and actively fold their substrates. There is also evidence that Ssb, in parallel to a classical chaperone function, is involved in the regulation of cellular signaling processes. Here we aim to summarize what is currently known about Ssb's multiple functions and what remains to be ascertained by future research.
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- Kristin Peisker
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedicinskt Centrum BMC, Uppsala, Sweden
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Loss of TGH/Ces3 in mice decreases blood lipids, improves glucose tolerance, and increases energy expenditure. Cell Metab 2010; 11:183-93. [PMID: 20197051 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Excessive accumulation of triacylglycerol in peripheral tissues is tightly associated with obesity and has been identified as an independent risk factor for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular complications. Here we show that ablation of carboxylesterase 3 (Ces3)/triacylglycerol hydrolase (TGH) expression in mice (Tgh(-/-)) results in decreased plasma triacylglycerol, apolipoprotein B, and fatty acid levels in both fasted and fed states. Despite the attenuation of very low-density lipoprotein secretion, TGH deficiency does not increase hepatic triacylglycerol levels. Tgh(-/-) mice exhibit increased food intake, respiratory quotient, and energy expenditure without change in body weight. These metabolic changes are accompanied by improved insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. Tgh(-/-) mice have smaller sized pancreatic islets but maintain normal glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. These studies demonstrate the potential of TGH as a therapeutic target for lowering blood lipid levels.
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Sundaram M, Zhong S, Bou Khalil M, Links PH, Zhao Y, Iqbal J, Hussain MM, Parks RJ, Wang Y, Yao Z. Expression of apolipoprotein C-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions. J Lipid Res 2010. [PMID: 19622837 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m900346-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Apolipoprotein (apo) C-III plays a regulatory role in VLDL lipolysis and clearance. In this study, we determined a potential intracellular role of apoC-III in hepatic VLDL assembly and secretion. Stable expression of recombinant apoC-III in McA-RH7777 cells resulted in increased secretion efficiency of VLDL-associated triacylglycerol (TAG) and apoB-100 in a gene-dosage-dependent manner. The stimulatory effect of apoC-III on TAG secretion was manifested only when cells were cultured under lipid-rich (i.e., media supplemented with exogenous oleate) but not lipid-poor conditions. The stimulated TAG secretion was accompanied by increased secretion of apoB-100 and apoB-48 as VLDL(1). Expression of apoC-III also increased mRNA and activity of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). Pulse-chase experiments showed that apoC-III expression promoted VLDL(1) secretion even under conditions where the MTP activity was inhibited immediately after the formation of lipid-poor apoB-100 particles, suggesting an involvement of apoC-III in the second-step VLDL assembly process. Consistent with this notion, the newly synthesized apoC-III was predominantly associated with TAG within the microsomal lumen that resembled lipid precursors of VLDL. Introducing an Ala23-to-Thr mutation into apoC-III, a naturally occurring mutation originally identified in two Mayan Indian subjects with hypotriglyceridemia, abolished the ability of apoC-III to stimulate VLDL secretion from transfected cells. Thus, expression of apoC-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances hepatic TAG-rich VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions.
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- Meenakshi Sundaram
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa Canada K1H 8M5
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Sundaram M, Zhong S, Bou Khalil M, Links PH, Zhao Y, Iqbal J, Hussain MM, Parks RJ, Wang Y, Yao Z. Expression of apolipoprotein C-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions. J Lipid Res 2010; 51:150-61. [PMID: 19622837 DOI: 10.1194/m900346-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Apolipoprotein (apo) C-III plays a regulatory role in VLDL lipolysis and clearance. In this study, we determined a potential intracellular role of apoC-III in hepatic VLDL assembly and secretion. Stable expression of recombinant apoC-III in McA-RH7777 cells resulted in increased secretion efficiency of VLDL-associated triacylglycerol (TAG) and apoB-100 in a gene-dosage-dependent manner. The stimulatory effect of apoC-III on TAG secretion was manifested only when cells were cultured under lipid-rich (i.e., media supplemented with exogenous oleate) but not lipid-poor conditions. The stimulated TAG secretion was accompanied by increased secretion of apoB-100 and apoB-48 as VLDL(1). Expression of apoC-III also increased mRNA and activity of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). Pulse-chase experiments showed that apoC-III expression promoted VLDL(1) secretion even under conditions where the MTP activity was inhibited immediately after the formation of lipid-poor apoB-100 particles, suggesting an involvement of apoC-III in the second-step VLDL assembly process. Consistent with this notion, the newly synthesized apoC-III was predominantly associated with TAG within the microsomal lumen that resembled lipid precursors of VLDL. Introducing an Ala23-to-Thr mutation into apoC-III, a naturally occurring mutation originally identified in two Mayan Indian subjects with hypotriglyceridemia, abolished the ability of apoC-III to stimulate VLDL secretion from transfected cells. Thus, expression of apoC-III in McA-RH7777 cells enhances hepatic TAG-rich VLDL assembly and secretion under lipid-rich conditions.
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- Meenakshi Sundaram
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa Canada K1H 8M5
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Liu Y, Manchekar M, Sun Z, Richardson PE, Dashti N. Apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein assembly in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein-deficient McA-RH7777 cells. J Lipid Res 2010; 51:2253-64. [PMID: 20181985 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m005371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is required for the assembly and secretion of apolipoprotein (apo) B-containing lipoproteins. Previously, we demonstrated that the N-terminal 1,000 residues of apoB (apoB:1000) are necessary for the initiation of apoB-containing lipoprotein assembly in rat hepatoma McA-RH7777 cells and that these particles are phospholipid (PL) rich. To determine if the PL transfer activity of MTP is sufficient for the assembly and secretion of primordial apoB:1000-containing lipoproteins, we employed microRNA-based short hairpin RNAs (miR-shRNAs) to silence Mttp gene expression in parental and apoB:1000-expressing McA-RH7777 cells. This approach led to 98% reduction in MTP protein levels in both cell types. Metabolic labeling studies demonstrated a drastic 90-95% decrease in the secretion of rat endogenous apoB100-containing lipoproteins in MTP-deficient McA-RH7777 cells compared with cells transfected with negative control miR-shRNA. A similar reduction was observed in the secretion of rat endogenous apoB48 under the experimental conditions employed. In contrast, MTP absence had no significant effect on the synthesis, lipidation, and secretion of human apoB:1000-containing particles. These results provide strong evidence in support of the concept that in McA-RH7777 cells, acquisition of PL by apoB:1000 and initiation of apoB-containing lipoprotein assembly, a process distinct from the conventional first-step assembly of HDL-sized apoB-containing particles, do not require MTP. This study indicates that, in hepatocytes, a factor(s) other than MTP mediates the formation of the PL-rich primordial apoB:1000-containing initiation complex.
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- Yanwen Liu
- Department of Medicine, Basic Sciences Section, Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Zhong S, Magnolo AL, Sundaram M, Zhou H, Yao EF, Di Leo E, Loria P, Wang S, Bamji-Mirza M, Wang L, McKnight CJ, Figeys D, Wang Y, Tarugi P, Yao Z. Nonsynonymous mutations within APOB in human familial hypobetalipoproteinemia: evidence for feedback inhibition of lipogenesis and postendoplasmic reticulum degradation of apolipoprotein B. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:6453-64. [PMID: 20032471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.060467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Five nontruncating missense APOB mutations, namely A31P, G275S, L324M, G912D, and G945S, were identified in heterozygous carriers of familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) in the Italian population. To test that the FHBL phenotype was a result of impaired hepatic secretion of mutant apoB proteins, we performed transfection studies using McA-RH7777 cells stably expressing wild type or mutant forms of human apolipoprotein B-48 (apoB-48). All mutant proteins displayed varied impairment in secretion, with G912D the least affected and A31P barely secreted. Although some A31P was degraded by proteasomes, a significant proportion of it (although inappropriately glycosylated) escaped endoplasmic reticulum (ER) quality control and presented in the Golgi compartment. Degradation of the post-ER A31P was achieved by autophagy. Expression of A31P also decreased secretion of endogenous apoB and triglycerides, yet the impaired lipoprotein secretion did not lead to lipid accumulation in the cells or ER stress. Rather, expression of genes involved in lipogenesis was down-regulated, including liver X receptor alpha, sterol regulator element-binding protein 1c, fatty acid synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1, stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1, and lipin-1. These results suggest that feedback inhibition of hepatic lipogenesis in conjunction with post-ER degradation of misfolded apoB proteins can contribute to reduce fat accumulation in the FHBL liver.
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- Shumei Zhong
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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Mailhot G, Ravid Z, Barchi S, Moreau A, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Levy E. CFTR knockdown stimulates lipid synthesis and transport in intestinal Caco-2/15 cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2009; 297:G1239-49. [PMID: 19808659 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00206.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a chloride channel highly expressed in epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract. Mutations in the CFTR gene cause cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease characterized by pancreatic insufficiency, fat malabsorption, and steatorrhea. Despite the administration of pancreatic enzymes to normalize malabsorption, CF patients still experienced lipid fecal loss, nutritional deficiencies, and abnormalities in serum lipid profile, suggesting the presence of intrinsic defects in the intestinal handling of nutrients. The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of CFTR gene knockdown on intracellular lipid metabolism of the intestinal Caco-2/15 cell line. Partial CFTR gene inactivation led to cellular lipid accretion of phospholipids, triglycerides, and cholesteryl esters. Likewise, secretion of these lipid fractions was significantly increased following CFTR gene manipulation. As expected from these findings, the output of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins showed the same increasing pattern. Investigation of the mechanisms underlying these changes revealed that CFTR knockdown resulted in raised levels of apolipoproteins in cells and media and microsomal transfer protein activity, two important factors for the efficient assembly and secretion of lipoproteins. Similarly, scrutiny of the enzymatic monoacylglycerol acyltransferase and diacylglycerol acyltransferase, which exhibit dynamic function in triacylglycerol resynthesis and chylomicron formation in enterocytes, revealed a significant augmentation in their activity. Conversely, cholesterol uptake mediated by Niemann-Pick C1 like 1, Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I, and ATP-binding cassette G8 remains unaffected by genetic modification of CFTR. Collectively, these results highlight the role played by CFTR in intestinal handling of lipids and may suggest that factors other than defective CFTR are responsible for the abnormal intracellular events leading to fat malabsorption in CF patients.
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- Geneviève Mailhot
- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Liver apolipoprotein B100 expression and secretion are down-regulated early postpartum in dairy cows. Livest Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Curcio CA, Johnson M, Huang JD, Rudolf M. Aging, age-related macular degeneration, and the response-to-retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins. Prog Retin Eye Res 2009; 28:393-422. [PMID: 19698799 PMCID: PMC4319375 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The largest risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is advanced age. A prominent age-related change in the human retina is the accumulation of histochemically detectable neutral lipid in normal Bruch's membrane (BrM) throughout adulthood. This change has the potential to have a major impact on physiology of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). It occurs in the same compartment as drusen and basal linear deposit, the pathognomonic extracellular, lipid-containing lesions of ARMD. Here we present evidence from light microscopic histochemistry, ultrastructure, lipid profiling of tissues and isolated lipoproteins, and gene expression analysis that this deposition can be accounted for by esterified cholesterol-rich, apolipoprotein B-containing lipoprotein particles constitutively produced by the RPE. This work collectively allows ARMD lesion formation and its aftermath to be conceptualized as a response to the retention of a sub-endothelial apolipoprotein B lipoprotein, similar to a widely accepted model of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) (Tabas et al., 2007). This approach provides a wide knowledge base and sophisticated clinical armamentarium that can be readily exploited for the development of new model systems and the future benefit of ARMD patients.
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- Christine A Curcio
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294-0009, USA.
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HCV (hepatitis C virus) represents a major global health problem. A consistent body of evidence has been accumulating, suggesting a peculiar overlap between the HCV life cycle and lipid metabolism. This association becomes evident both for the clinical symptoms of HCV infection and the molecular mechanisms underlying the morphogenesis and entry process of this virus. The HCV core-lipid droplets association seems to be central to the HCV morphogenesis process. Moreover, the biogenesis pathway of very-low-density lipoproteins has been shown to be involved in HCV morphogenesis with MTP (microsomal triacylglycerol transfer protein), ApoB (apolipoprotein B) and ApoE (apolipoprotein E) as essential elements in the production of infectious HCV particles. HCV infectivity also correlates with the lipidation status of the particles. Furthermore, some HCV cellular receptors and the regulation of the entry process are also connected to lipoproteins and lipid metabolism. Specifically, lipoproteins modulate the entry process and the cholesterol transporter SR-BI (scavenger receptor class B type I) is a cellular entry factor for HCV. The present review aims to summarize the advances in our understanding of the HCV-lipid metabolism association, which may open new therapeutic avenues.
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Schäfer A, Wolf DH. Sec61p is part of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation machinery. EMBO J 2009; 28:2874-84. [PMID: 19696741 PMCID: PMC2760108 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) is a cellular pathway for the disposal of misfolded secretory proteins. This process comprises recognition of the misfolded proteins followed by their retro-translocation across the ER membrane into the cytosol in which polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation occur. A variety of data imply that the protein import channel Sec61p has a function in the ERAD process. Until now, no physical interactions between Sec61p and other essential components of the ERAD pathway could be found. Here, we establish this link by showing that Hrd3p, which is part of the Hrd-Der ubiquitin ligase complex, and other core components of the ERAD machinery physically interact with Sec61p. In addition, we study binding of misfolded CPY(*) proteins to Sec61p during the process of degradation. We show that interaction with Sec61p is maintained until the misfolded proteins are ubiquitinated on the cytosolic side of the ER. Our observations suggest that Sec61p contacts an ERAD ligase complex for further elimination of ER lumenal misfolded proteins.
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- Antje Schäfer
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Apolipoprotein E but not B is required for the formation of infectious hepatitis C virus particles. J Virol 2009; 83:12680-91. [PMID: 19793818 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01476-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Our previous studies have found that hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles are enriched in apolipoprotein E (apoE) and that apoE is required for HCV infectivity and production. Studies by others, however, suggested that both microsomal transfer protein (MTP) and apoB are important for HCV production. To define the roles of apoB and apoE in the HCV life cycle, we developed a single-cycle HCV growth assay to determine the correlation of HCV assembly with apoB and apoE expression, as well as the influence of MTP inhibitors on the formation of HCV particles. The small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of apoE expression remarkably suppressed the formation of HCV particles. However, apoE expressed ectopically could restore the defect of HCV production posed by the siRNA-mediated knockdown of endogenous apoE expression. In contrast, apoB-specific antibodies and siRNAs had no significant effect on HCV infectivity and production, respectively, suggesting that apoB does not play a significant role in the HCV life cycle. Additionally, two MTP inhibitors, CP-346086 and BMS-2101038, efficiently blocked secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins but did not affect HCV production unless apoE expression and secretion were inhibited. At higher concentrations, however, MTP inhibitors blocked apoE expression and secretion and consequently suppressed the formation of HCV particles. Furthermore, apoE was found to be sensitive to trypsin digestion and to interact with NS5A in purified HCV particles and HCV-infected cells, as demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitation. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that apoE but not apoB is required for HCV assembly, probably via a specific interaction with NS5A.
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Lo V, Erickson B, Thomason-Hughes M, Ko KWS, Dolinsky VW, Nelson R, Lehner R. Arylacetamide deacetylase attenuates fatty-acid-induced triacylglycerol accumulation in rat hepatoma cells. J Lipid Res 2009; 51:368-77. [PMID: 19654421 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mobilization of hepatic triacylglycerol stores provides substrates for mitochondrial beta-oxidation and assembly of VLDLs; however, the identity of lipolytic enzymes involved in the regulation of this process remains largely unknown. Arylacetamide deacetylase (AADA) shares homology with hormone-sensitive lipase and therefore could potentially participate in hepatic lipid metabolism, including the regulation of hepatic triacylglycerol levels. We have established McArdle-RH7777 (rat hepatoma) cell lines stably expressing mouse AADA cDNA and performed metabolic labeling as well as lipid mass analyses. Expression of AADA cDNA in McArdle-RH7777 cells significantly reduced intracellular triacylglycerol levels and apolipoprotein B secretion and increased fatty acid oxidation. These results suggest that fatty acids released by AADA-mediated hydrolysis of lipids are channeled for -oxidation rather than for the assembly of lipoproteins.
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- Vivien Lo
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada
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Su Q, Tsai J, Xu E, Qiu W, Bereczki E, Santha M, Adeli K. Apolipoprotein B100 acts as a molecular link between lipid-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and hepatic insulin resistance. Hepatology 2009; 50:77-84. [PMID: 19434737 DOI: 10.1002/hep.22960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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UNLABELLED Accumulation of unfolded and misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) results in ER stress and lipid overload-induced ER stress has been implicated in the development of insulin resistance. Here, evidence is provided for a molecular link between hepatic apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100), induction of ER stress, and attenuated insulin signaling. First, in vivo upregulation of hepatic apoB100 by a lipogenic diet was found to be closely associated with ER stress and attenuated insulin signaling in the liver. Direct in vivo overexpression of human apoB100 in a mouse transgenic model further supported the link between excessive apoB100 expression and hepatic ER stress. Human apoB100 transgenic mice exhibited hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia. In vitro, accumulation of cellular apoB100 by free fatty acid (oleate) stimulation or constant expression of wild-type or N-glycosylation mutant apoB50 in hepatic cells induced ER stress. This led to perturbed activation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 and glycogen synthase by way of the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and suppression of insulin signaling cascade, suggesting that dysregulation of apoB was sufficient to disturb ER homeostasis and induce hepatic insulin resistance. Small interfering (si)RNA-mediated attenuation of elevated apoB level in the apoB50-expressing cells rescued cells from lipid-induced ER stress and reversed insulin insensitivity. CONCLUSION These findings implicate apoB100 as a molecular link between lipid-induced ER stress and hepatic insulin resistance.
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- Qiaozhu Su
- Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Maternal diets deficient in folic acid and related methyl donors modify mechanisms associated with lipid metabolism in the fetal liver of the rat. Br J Nutr 2009; 102:1445-52. [PMID: 19566968 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114509990389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Previously we have examined the effects of diets deficient in folic acid ( - F) or folate deficient with low methionine and choline ( - F LM LC) on the relative abundance of soluble proteins in the liver of the pregnant rat. In the present study we report the corresponding changes in the fetal liver at day 21 of gestation. The abundance of eighteen proteins increased when dams were fed the - F diet. When dams were fed the - F LM LC diet, thirty-three proteins increased and eight decreased. Many of the differentially abundant proteins in the fetal liver could be classified into the same functional groups as those previously identified in the maternal liver, namely protein synthesis, metabolism, lipid metabolism and proteins associated with the cytoskeleton and endoplasmic reticulum. The pattern was consistent with reduced cell proliferation in the - F LM LC group but not in the - F group. Metabolic enzymes associated with lipid metabolism changed in both the - F and - F LM LC groups. The mRNA for carnitine palmitoyl transferase were up-regulated and CD36 (fatty acid translocase) down-regulated in the - F group, suggesting increased mitochondrial oxidation of fatty acids as an indirect response to altered maternal lipid metabolism. In the - F LM LC group the mRNA for acetyl CoA carboxylase was down-regulated, suggesting reduced fatty acid synthesis. The mRNA for transcriptional regulators including PPARalpha and sterol response element-binding protein-1c were unchanged. These results suggest that an adequate supply of folic acid and the related methyl donors may benefit fetal development directly by improving lipid metabolism in fetal as well as maternal tissues.
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Cadmium-mediated rescue from ER-associated degradation induces expression of its exporter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:10189-94. [PMID: 19515821 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812114106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cadmium is a highly toxic environmental contaminant that has been implicated in various disorders. A major mechanism for cadmium detoxification in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae relies on extrusion via Pca1, a P-type ATPase. While an N-terminal degron targets Pca1 for degradation before its secretion to the plasma membrane, cadmium in the growth media rapidly up-regulates Pca1 by preventing its turnover. Here we show that the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) system, known for its role in quality control of secretory proteins, is unexpectedly responsible for the regulation of Pca1 expression by cadmium. Direct cadmium sensing at the ER by a degron in Pca1 leads to an escape of Pca1 from ERAD. This regulated conversion of an ERAD substrate to a secretory competent state in response to a cellular need illustrates a mechanism for expressional control of a plasma membrane protein. Yeast has likely evolved this mode of regulation for a rapid response against cadmium toxicity at the expense of constant synthesis and degradation of Pca1. ERAD of a portion of secretory proteins might occur via signal-dependent regulatory mechanisms as demonstrated for Pca1.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes recent research implicating Forkhead box (Fox)O1, a key transcription factor in glucose metabolism, in the regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism. Insulin dysregulation leading to hypertriglyceridemia is associated with increased hepatic VLDL secretion. FoxO1 is integrated in action with other regulatory factors in VLDL metabolism. The role of FoxO1 is defined in context of recent controversies. RECENT FINDINGS: FoxO1 regulates transcription of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein and apolipoprotein (apo)CIII involved in hepatic assembly and postsecretory catabolism of VLDL. Insulin activation of Akt leads to the phosphorylation of FoxO1 with nuclear exclusion and loss of transcriptional activity. Reduced insulin action increases FoxO1 activity and induces microsomal triglyceride transfer protein favoring VLDL assembly and induces apoCIII reducing peripheral triglyceride catabolism. This new mechanistic link between insulin resistance and VLDL overproduction and hypertriglyceridemia compounds effects of other known VLDL regulatory factors. SUMMARY: This review highlights recent advances in research of insulin regulation of hepatic VLDL metabolism. Formation of VLDL requires lipid, apoB structural protein, and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein. FoxO1 is a major factor in hepatic microsomal triglyceride ransfer protein regulation. A unifying hypothesis is presented linking regulation of the three necessary hepatic components for VLDL assembly with insulin action and insulin resistance.
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- Janet D. Sparks
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York
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- Rangos Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Our knowledge of the uptake and transport of dietary fat and fat-soluble vitamins has advanced considerably. Researchers have identified several new mechanisms by which lipids are taken up by enterocytes and packaged as chylomicrons for export into the lymphatic system or clarified the actions of mechanisms previously known to participate in these processes. Fatty acids are taken up by enterocytes involving protein-mediated as well as protein-independent processes. Net cholesterol uptake depends on the competing activities of NPC1L1, ABCG5, and ABCG8 present in the apical membrane. We have considerably more detailed information about the uptake of products of lipid hydrolysis, the active transport systems by which they reach the endoplasmic reticulum, the mechanisms by which they are resynthesized into neutral lipids and utilized within the endoplasmic reticulum to form lipoproteins, and the mechanisms by which lipoproteins are secreted from the basolateral side of the enterocyte. apoB and MTP are known to be central to the efficient assembly and secretion of lipoproteins. In recent studies, investigators found that cholesterol, phospholipids, and vitamin E can also be secreted from enterocytes as components of high-density apoB-free/apoAI-containing lipoproteins. Several of these advances will probably be investigated further for their potential as targets for the development of drugs that can suppress cholesterol absorption, thereby reducing the risk of hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease.
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- Jahangir Iqbal
- Dept. of Anatomy, 450 Clarkson Ave., State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
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Qiu W, Su Q, Rutledge AC, Zhang J, Adeli K. Glucosamine-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress attenuates apolipoprotein B100 synthesis via PERK signaling. J Lipid Res 2009; 50:1814-23. [PMID: 19383982 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800343-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glucosamine impairs hepatic apolipoprotein B100 (apoB100) production by inducing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and enhancing cotranslational and posttranslational apoB100 degradation (Qiu, W., R. K. Avramoglu, A. C. Rutledge, J. Tsai, and K. Adeli. Mechanisms of glucosamine-induced suppression of the hepatic assembly and secretion of apolipoprotein B-100-containing lipoproteins. J. Lipid Res. 2006. 47: 1749-1761). Here, we report that glucosamine also regulates apoB100 protein synthesis via ER-stress-induced PERK activation. Short-term (4 h) glucosamine treatment of HepG2 cells reduced both cellular (by 62%) and secreted apoB100 (by 43%) without altering apoB100 mRNA. Treatment with proteasomal inhibitors only partially prevented the suppressive effects of glucosamine, suggesting that mechanisms other than proteasomal degradation may also be involved. Glucosamine-induced ER stress was associated with a significantly reduced apoB100 synthesis with no significant change in posttranslational decay rates, suggesting that glucosamine exerted its effect early during apoB biosynthesis. The role of PERK and its substrate, alpha-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha), in the suppressive effects of glucosamine on apoB synthesis was then investigated. Coexpression of apoB15 (normally resistant to intracellular degradation) with wild-type double stranded (ds) RNA activated protein kinase (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) in COS-7 cells resulted in a dramatic reduction in the levels of newly synthesized apoB15. Interestingly, cotransfection with apoB15 and a kinase inactive PERK mutant (K618A) increased apoB15 expression. In addition, short-term glucosamine treatment stimulated an increase in phosphorylation of PERK and eIF2alpha. Taken together, these data suggest that in addition to the induction of ER-associated degradation and other degradative pathways, ER stress is associated with suppression of apoB synthesis via a PERK-dependent mechanism.
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- Wei Qiu
- Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Ginsberg HN, Fisher EA. The ever-expanding role of degradation in the regulation of apolipoprotein B metabolism. J Lipid Res 2009; 50 Suppl:S162-S166. [PMID: 19050312 PMCID: PMC2674708 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r800090-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Apolipoprotein B (apoB) is the essential protein required for the assembly and secretion of chylomicrons from the small intestine and VLDLs from the liver. These lipoproteins, as well as their remnants and LDL, play key roles in the transport of dietary and endogenously synthesized lipids throughout the body. However, they can be involved in the initiation of atherosclerotic lesions in the vessel wall. Therefore, it is not surprising that the assembly of apoB-containing lipoproteins in the small intestine and liver is a highly regulated process. In particular, cotranslational and posttranslational targeting of apoB for degradation, regulated largely by the availability of the core lipids carried in the lipoprotein, by the types of dietary fatty acids consumed, and by the hormonal milieu, determines the number of chylomicrons or VLDL that are secreted. In this review, we summarize both older and more recent findings on the pathways of apoB degradation, focusing on events in the liver.
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- Henry N Ginsberg
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Rutledge AC, Qiu W, Zhang R, Kohen-Avramoglu R, Nemat-Gorgani N, Adeli K. Mechanisms Targeting Apolipoprotein B100 to Proteasomal Degradation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009; 29:579-85. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.181859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In lipid-poor states, the ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway rapidly degrades misfolded apolipoprotein B100 (apoB) cotranslationally, although the mechanism of delivery from the ER to cytosolic proteasomes is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate key roles of BiP, an ER luminal chaperone, and p97, a cytosolic ATPase anchored to the ER membrane, in the targeting of apoB for proteasomal degradation.
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Using coimmunoprecipitations, we observed associations of apoB with BiP, p97, Derlin-1, VIMP, and the E3 ubiquitin ligase Hrd1 in HepG2 cells. BiP and p97 were found to bind apoB cotranslationally. Expression of C-terminal truncated apoB molecules in COS-7 cells showed an N-terminal region outside apoB15 and a C-terminal region found in apoB72 were required for BiP and p97 binding, respectively. Interestingly, overexpression of dominant negative p97 demonstrated that the ATPase activity of p97 was essential for proteasomal degradation of apoB but not for apoB binding. However, p97 activity did not appear to affect the N terminus of apoB, which may be cleaved before degradation.
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These data suggest that p97 and BiP play critical roles in the cotranslational delivery of apoB to proteasomes and formation of a degradative complex. Proteasomal degradation appears to selectively target apoB molecules with large C-terminal domains.
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- Angela C. Rutledge
- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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- From Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R., W.Q., R.Z., R.K-A., N.N.-G., K.A.) and the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.C.R.)
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Caviglia JM, Sparks JD, Toraskar N, Brinker AM, Yin TC, Dixon JL, Brasaemle DL. ABHD5/CGI-58 facilitates the assembly and secretion of apolipoprotein B lipoproteins by McA RH7777 rat hepatoma cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2009; 1791:198-205. [PMID: 19211039 PMCID: PMC2697972 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2008.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Revised: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lipolysis of stored triacylglycerols provides lipid precursors for the assembly of apolipoprotein B (apoB) lipoproteins in hepatocytes. Abhydrolase domain containing 5 (ABHD5) is expressed in liver and facilitates the lipolysis of triacylglycerols. To study the function of ABHD5 in lipoprotein secretion, we silenced the expression of ABHD5 in McA RH7777 cells using RNA interference and studied the metabolism of lipids and secretion of apoB lipoproteins. McA RH7777 cells deficient in ABHD5 secreted reduced amounts of apoB, triacylglycerols, and cholesterol esters. Detailed analysis of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry data for the molecular species of secreted triacylglycerols revealed that deficiency of ABHD5 significantly reduced secretion of triacylglycerols containing oleate, even when oleate was supplied in the culture medium; the ABHD5-deficient cells partially compensated by secreting higher levels of triacylglycerols containing saturated fatty acids. In experiments tracking the metabolism of [(14)C]oleate, silencing of ABHD5 reduced lipolysis of cellular triacylglycerols and incorporation of intermediates derived from stored lipids into secreted triacylglycerols and cholesterol esters. In contrast, the incorporation of exogenous oleate into secreted triacylglycerols and cholesterol esters was unaffected by deficiency of ABHD5. These findings suggest that ABHD5 facilitates the use of lipid intermediates derived from lipolysis of stored triacylglycerols for the assembly of lipoproteins.
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- Jorge M. Caviglia
- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Ye J, Li JZ, Liu Y, Li X, Yang T, Ma X, Li Q, Yao Z, Li P. Cideb, an ER- and lipid droplet-associated protein, mediates VLDL lipidation and maturation by interacting with apolipoprotein B. Cell Metab 2009; 9:177-90. [PMID: 19187774 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 12/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Secretion of triacylglycerol-enriched very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) from the liver is vital for maintaining plasma lipid homeostasis. However, the process of VLDL assembly and lipidation is not well characterized. Here, we observed that liver of Cideb null mice had higher levels of triacylglycerols accompanied by low level of VLDL secretion. Furthermore, VLDL particles secreted from hepatocytes of Cideb null mice have low levels of triacylglycerols but normal levels of apoB. We also observed that Cideb is localized to endoplasmic reticulum and lipid droplets. Importantly, we have identified apoB as a Cideb-interacting protein. By infecting adenoviruses expressing various Cideb truncations into hepatocytes of Cideb null mice, we found that Cideb requires both its apoB-binding and lipid droplet association domains to restore the secretion of triacylglycerol-enriched VLDL particles. Our data suggest that Cideb promotes the formation of triacylglycerol-enriched VLDL particles and provides a molecular insight into VLDL lipidation and maturation in hepatocytes.
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- Jing Ye
- Protein Science Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Bartolomé N, Arteta B, Martínez MJ, Chico Y, Ochoa B. Kupffer cell products and interleukin 1beta directly promote VLDL secretion and apoB mRNA up-regulation in rodent hepatocytes. Innate Immun 2009; 14:255-66. [PMID: 18669611 DOI: 10.1177/1753425908094718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plasma VLDL accumulation in Gram-negative sepsis is partly ascribed to an increased hepatic VLDL production driven by pro-inflammatory cytokines. We previously showed that hepatocytes of the Kupffer cell (KC)-rich periportal area are major contributors to enhanced VLDL production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injected rats. However, it remains to be established whether KC generated products directly affect the number (apoB) and composition of secreted VLDL. Using rat primary cells, we show here that hepatocytes respond to stimulation by soluble mediators released by LPS-stimulated Kupffer cells with enhanced secretion of apoB and triglycerides in phospholipid-rich VLDL particles. Unstimulated KC products also augmented the secretion of normal VLDL, doubling apoB mRNA abundance. IL-1beta treatment resulted in concentration-dependent increases of hepatocyte apoB mRNA and protein secretion, increases that were greater, but not additive, when combined with IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Lipid secretion and MTP mRNA levels were unaffected by cytokines. In summary: (i) enhanced secretion of phospholipid-rich VLDL particles is a net hepatocyte response to LPS-stimulated KC products, which gives a clue about the local role of Kupffer cells in septic dyslipidemia induction; and (ii) pro-inflammatory cytokines act redundantly to enhance apoB secretion involving translational apoB up-regulation, but other humoral components or KC mediators are necessary to accomplish increased lipid association.
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- Nerea Bartolomé
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
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Icard V, Diaz O, Scholtes C, Perrin-Cocon L, Ramière C, Bartenschlager R, Penin F, Lotteau V, André P. Secretion of hepatitis C virus envelope glycoproteins depends on assembly of apolipoprotein B positive lipoproteins. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4233. [PMID: 19156195 PMCID: PMC2617766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The density of circulating hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles in the blood of chronically infected patients is very heterogeneous. The very low density of some particles has been attributed to an association of the virus with apolipoprotein B (apoB) positive and triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRL) likely resulting in hybrid lipoproteins known as lipo-viro-particles (LVP) containing the viral envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2, capsid and viral RNA. The specific infectivity of these particles has been shown to be higher than the infectivity of particles of higher density. The nature of the association of HCV particles with lipoproteins remains elusive and the role of apolipoproteins in the synthesis and assembly of the viral particles is unknown. The human intestinal Caco-2 cell line differentiates in vitro into polarized and apoB secreting cells during asymmetric culture on porous filters. By using this cell culture system, cells stably expressing E1 and E2 secreted the glycoproteins into the basal culture medium after one week of differentiation concomitantly with TRL secretion. Secreted glycoproteins were only detected in apoB containing density fractions. The E1-E2 and apoB containing particles were unique complexes bearing the envelope glycoproteins at their surface since apoB could be co-immunoprecipitated with E2-specific antibodies. Envelope protein secretion was reduced by inhibiting the lipidation of apoB with an inhibitor of the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein. HCV glycoproteins were similarly secreted in association with TRL from the human liver cell line HepG2 but not by Huh-7 and Huh-7.5 hepatoma cells that proved deficient for lipoprotein assembly. These data indicate that HCV envelope glycoproteins have the intrinsic capacity to utilize apoB synthesis and lipoprotein assembly machinery even in the absence of the other HCV proteins. A model for LVP assembly is proposed.
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- Vinca Icard
- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratoire de Virologie Nord, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratoire de Virologie Nord, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratoire de Virologie Nord, Lyon, France
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- Department of Molecular Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- CNRS, UMR 5086, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratoire de Virologie Nord, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Inserm, U851, Lyon, France
- Université de Lyon1, IFR128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratoire de Virologie Nord, Lyon, France
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Ogawa K, Hishiki T, Shimizu Y, Funami K, Sugiyama K, Miyanari Y, Shimotohno K. Hepatitis C virus utilizes lipid droplet for production of infectious virus. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2009; 85:217-28. [PMID: 19644222 PMCID: PMC3561845 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.85.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) establishes a persistent infection and causes chronic hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis patients often develop hepatic cirrhosis and progress to liver cancer. The development of this pathological condition is linked to the persistent infection of the virus. In other words, viral replication/multiplication may contribute to disease pathology. Accumulating clinical studies suggest that HCV infection alters lipid metabolism, and thus causes fatty liver. It has been reported that this abnormal metabolism exacerbates hepatic diseases. Recently, we revealed that lipid droplets play a key role in HCV replication. Understanding the molecular mechanism of HCV replication will help elucidate the pathogenic mechanism and develop preventive measures that inhibit disease manifestation by blocking persistent infection. In this review, we outline recent findings on the function of lipid droplets in the HCV replication cycle and describe the relationship between the development of liver diseases and virus replication.
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- Kazuya Ogawa
- Research Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba,
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- Research Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba,
Japan
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- Research Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba,
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- Center for Integrated Medical Research, Keio University, Tokyo,
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- Division of Human Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Shizuoka,
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- Research Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba,
Japan
- Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Kyoto,
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- Correspondence should be addressed: K. Shimotohno, Research Institute, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba, 275-0016, Japan (e-mail: )
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Khalil MB, Sundaram M, Zhang HY, Links PH, Raven JF, Manmontri B, Sariahmetoglu M, Tran K, Reue K, Brindley DN, Yao Z. The level and compartmentalization of phosphatidate phosphatase-1 (lipin-1) control the assembly and secretion of hepatic VLDL. J Lipid Res 2009; 50:47-58. [DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800204-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Park SH. [Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: pathogenesis and treatment]. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 2008; 14:12-27. [PMID: 18367854 DOI: 10.3350/kjhep.2008.14.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by a wide spectrum of liver damage spanning steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cryptogenic liver cirrhosis, and even to hepatocellular carcinoma. Investigations in the last few years have focused on NASH, a relatively aggressive form of liver disease, due largely to the explosion of information provided by clinical and basic science studies related to the widespread presence of risk factors, such as obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia. This is especially important given that obesity and type II diabetes mellitus have recently reached epidemic proportions in Korea. The pathogenesis of NASH is multifactorial, with insulin resistance and increased fatty acid possibly being important factors in the accumulation of hepatocellular fat, and oxidant stress, lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and dysregulation of variable cytokines possibly being important causes of hepatocellular injury in steatotic liver. Because not all steatotic livers progress to NASH, some other environmental factors or a combination of genetic factors are thought to be required for progression to NASH and fibrosis. Lifestyle modifications continue to be the cornerstone therapy in NAFLD, but some insulin-sensitizing drugs might be more effective in treating NASH. Many pilot trials for antioxidants and lipid-lowering and hepatic protective agents have yielded promising initial results in improving liver enzymes or features of liver histology. However, the efficacy of these agents remains questionable. Despite recent gains in understanding NASH, several issues related to its natural history, pathogenesis, and treatment remain unresolved.
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- Sang Hoon Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
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Miccoli R, Bianchi C, Penno G, Del Prato S. Insulin resistance and lipid disorders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.2217/17460875.3.6.651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Babin PJ, Gibbons GF. The evolution of plasma cholesterol: direct utility or a "spandrel" of hepatic lipid metabolism? Prog Lipid Res 2008; 48:73-91. [PMID: 19049814 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Fats provide a concentrated source of energy for multicellular organisms. The efficient transport of fats through aqueous biological environments raises issues concerning effective delivery to target tissues. Furthermore, the utilization of fatty acids presents a high risk of cytotoxicity. Improving the efficiency of fat transport while simultaneously minimizing the cytotoxic risk confers distinct selective advantages. In humans, most of the plasma cholesterol is associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a metabolic by-product of very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), which originates in the liver. However, the functions of VLDL are not clear. This paper reviews the evidence that LDL arose as a by-product during the natural selection of VLDL. The latter, in turn, evolved as a means of improving the efficiency of diet-derived fatty acid storage and utilization, as well as neutralizing the potential cytotoxicity of fatty acids while conserving their advantages as a concentrated energy source. The evolutionary biology of lipid transport processes has provided a fascinating insight into how and why these VLDL functions emerged during animal evolution. As causes of historical origin must be separated from current utilities, our spandrel-LDL theory proposes that LDL is a spandrel of VLDL selection, which appeared non-adaptively and may later have become crucial for vertebrate fitness.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patrick J Babin
- Université Bordeaux 1, Génomique et Physiologie des Poissons, UMR NuAGe, 33405 Talence, France
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