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Costa J, Gabrielli M, Altabe SG, Uttaro AD. The presence of plasmenyl ether lipids in Capsaspora owczarzaki suggests a premetazoan origin of plasmalogen biosynthesis in animals. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32807. [PMID: 38975177 PMCID: PMC11225845 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Plasmalogens are glycerophospholipids with a vinyl ether bond, rather than an ester bond, at sn-1 position. These lipids were described in anaerobic bacteria, myxobacteria, animals and some protists, but not in plants or fungi. Anaerobic and aerobic organisms synthesize plasmalogens differently. The aerobic pathway requires oxygen in the last step, which is catalyzed by PEDS1. CarF and TMEM189 were recently identified as the PEDS1 from myxobacteria and mammals, which could be of valuable use in exploring the distribution of this pathway in eukaryotes. We show the presence of plasmalogens in Capsaspora owczarzaki, one of the closest unicellular relatives of animals. This is the first report of plasmalogens in non-metazoan opisthokontas. Analysis of its genome revealed the presence of enzymes of the aerobic pathway. In a broad BLAST search, we found PEDS1 homologs in Opisthokonta and some genera of Amoebozoa and Excavata, consistent with the restricted distribution of plasmalogens reported in eukaryotes. Within Opisthokonta, PEDS1 is limited to Filasterea (Capsaspora and Pigoraptor), Metazoa and a small group of fungi comprising three genera of ascomycetes. A phylogenetic analysis of PEDS1 traced the acquisition of plasmalogen synthesis in animals to a filasterean ancestor and suggested independent acquisition events for Amoebozoa, Excavata and Ascomycetes.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, S2000FHQ, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, S2000FHQ, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario, Argentina
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Papin M, Bouchet AM, Chantôme A, Vandier C. Ether-lipids and cellular signaling: A differential role of alkyl- and alkenyl-ether-lipids? Biochimie 2023; 215:50-59. [PMID: 37678745 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2023.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Ether-lipids (EL) are specific lipids bearing a characteristic sn-1 ether bond. Depending on the ether or vinyl-ether nature of this bond, they are present as alkyl- or alkenyl-EL, respectively. Among EL, alkenyl-EL, also referred as plasmalogens in the literature, attract most of the scientific interest as they are the predominant EL species in eukaryotic cells, thus less is known about alkyl-EL. EL have been implicated in various signaling pathways and alterations in their quantity are frequently observed in pathologies such as neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases or cancer. However, it remains unknown whether both alkyl- and alkenyl-EL play the same roles in these processes. This review summarizes the roles and mechanisms of action of EL in cellular signaling and tries to discriminate between alkyl- and alkenyl-EL. We also focus on the involvement of EL-mediated alterations of cellular signaling in diseases and discuss the potential interest for EL in therapy.
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- Marion Papin
- Nutrition, Croissance, Cancer (N2C) UMR 1069, University of Tours, INSERM, 37000, Tours, France.
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- Nutrition, Croissance, Cancer (N2C) UMR 1069, University of Tours, INSERM, 37000, Tours, France
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- Nutrition, Croissance, Cancer (N2C) UMR 1069, University of Tours, INSERM, 37000, Tours, France; Lifesome Therapeutics, López de Hoyos 42, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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Lee CH, Wang CY, Kao HL, Wu WK, Kuo CH. Differentiation of Alkyl- and Plasmenyl-phosphatidylcholine by Endogenous Sphingomyelin RT-XLOGP3 Regression for Coronary Artery Disease Plasma Lipidomics Analysis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:16902-16910. [PMID: 37931321 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Accurate identification between alkyl- and plasmenyl-phosphatidylcholine (PC(O-) and PC(P-)) isomers is a major analytical challenge in lipidomics studies due to a lack of structure-specific ions in conventional tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) methods and the absence of universal retention time (RT) references. Given the importance of PC(O-) and PC(P-), an easy-to-apply method for current research is urgently needed. In this study, we present a quadratic RT-XLOGP3SM regression model that uses endogenous sphingomyelin (SM) species in blood samples as retention time (RT) indicators to predict the RTs of PC(O-) and PC(P-) species by coupling their calculated partition coefficients based on XLOGP3. The prediction results were obtained with a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.12 min (1.3%) for the RRHD (rapid resolution high definition) nonlinear LC condition. A lipidomic analysis with RT-XLOGP3SM regression was used to study lipid regulation in coronary artery disease (CAD) outpatient plasma samples, and we found that the types of exhibited regulation were highly dependent on the lipid subclasses in comparison to the healthy control group. In conclusion, given that the quadratic RT-XLOGP3SM regression model predicts the RTs of PC species based on the relative value of XLOGP3 and the RTs of endogenous SM species, it can be expected that most of the C18-based lipidomics analyses could apply this method to increase the identification ability of the PC(O-) and PC(P-) subclasses and to improve the understanding of their physiological functions.
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- Ching-Hua Lee
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
- The Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Centers of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
- The Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Centers of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10048, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10048, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
- The Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Centers of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10050, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10048, Taiwan
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Espineira S, Flores-Piñas M, Chafino S, Viladés C, Negredo E, Fernández-Arroyo S, Mallolas J, Villar B, Moreno S, Vidal F, Rull A, Peraire J. Multi-omics in HIV: searching insights to understand immunological non-response in PLHIV. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1228795. [PMID: 37649488 PMCID: PMC10465175 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1228795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) induces persistent suppression of HIV-1 replication and gradual recovery of T-cell counts, and consequently, morbidity and mortality from HIV-related illnesses have been significantly reduced. However, in approximately 30% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) on ART, CD4+ T-cell counts fail to normalize despite ART and complete suppression of HIV viral load, resulting in severe immune dysfunction, which may represent an increased risk of clinical progression to AIDS and non-AIDS events as well as increased mortality. These patients are referred to as "immune inadequate responders", "immunodiscordant responders" or "immune nonresponders (INR)". The molecular mechanisms underlying poor CD4+ T-cell recovery are still unclear. In this sense, the use of omics sciences has shed light on possible factors involved in the activity and metabolic dysregulation of immune cells during the failure of CD4+ T-cell recovery in INR. Moreover, identification of key molecules by omics approaches allows for the proposal of potential biomarkers or therapeutic targets to improve CD4+ T-cell recovery and the quality of life of these patients. Hence, this review aimed to summarize the information obtained through different omics concerning the molecular factors and pathways associated with the INR phenotype to better understand the complexity of this immunological status in HIV infection.
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- Sonia Espineira
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Lluita contra les Infeccions, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya, Vic, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Centre for Omic Sciences, Joint Unit Eurecat-Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (ICTS), Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- HIV Unit, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
- Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), Madrid, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Institut Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Tarragona, Spain
- Infection and Immunity Research Group (INIM), Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII (HJ23), Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Kimura T, Kimura AK, Epand RM. Systematic crosstalk in plasmalogen and diacyl lipid biosynthesis for their differential yet concerted molecular functions in the cell. Prog Lipid Res 2023; 91:101234. [PMID: 37169310 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2023.101234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Plasmalogen is a major phospholipid of mammalian cell membranes. Recently it is becoming evident that the sn-1 vinyl-ether linkage in plasmalogen, contrasting to the ester linkage in the counterpart diacyl glycerophospholipid, yields differential molecular characteristics for these lipids especially related to hydrocarbon-chain order, so as to concertedly regulate biological membrane processes. A role played by NMR in gaining information in this respect, ranging from molecular to tissue levels, draws particular attention. We note here that a broad range of enzymes in de novo synthesis pathway of plasmalogen commonly constitute that of diacyl glycerophospholipid. This fact forms the basis for systematic crosstalk that not only controls a quantitative balance between these lipids, but also senses a defect causing loss of lipid in either pathway for compensation by increase of the counterpart lipid. However, this inherent counterbalancing mechanism paradoxically amplifies imbalance in differential effects of these lipids in a diseased state on membrane processes. While sharing of enzymes has been recognized, it is now possible to overview the crosstalk with growing information for specific enzymes involved. The overview provides a fundamental clue to consider cell and tissue type-dependent schemes in regulating membrane processes by plasmalogen and diacyl glycerophospholipid in health and disease.
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- Tomohiro Kimura
- Department of Chemistry & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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Romero EL, Morilla MJ. Ether lipids from archaeas in nano-drug delivery and vaccination. Int J Pharm 2023; 634:122632. [PMID: 36690132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Archaea are microorganisms more closely related to eukaryotes than bacteria. Almost 50 years after being defined as a new domain of life on earth, new species continue to be discovered and their phylogeny organized. The study of the relationship between their genetics and metabolism and some of their extreme habitats has even positioned them as a model of extraterrestrial life forms. Archaea, however, are deeply connected to the life of our planet: they can be found in arid, acidic, warm areas; on most of the earth's surface, which is cold (below 5 °C), playing a prominent role in the cycles of organic materials on a global scale and they are even part of our microbiota. The constituent materials of these microorganisms differ radically from those produced by eukaryotes and bacteria, and the nanoparticles that can be manufactured using their ether lipids as building blocks exhibit unique properties that are of interest in nanomedicine. Here, we present for the first time a complete overview of the pre-clinical applications of nanomedicines based on ether archaea lipids, focused on drug delivery and adjuvancy over the last 25 years, along with a discussion on their pros, cons and their future industrial implementation.
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- Eder Lilia Romero
- Nanomedicines Research and Development Centre (NARD), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Roque Sáenz Peña 352, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Nanomedicines Research and Development Centre (NARD), Science and Technology Department, National University of Quilmes, Roque Sáenz Peña 352, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jové M, Mota-Martorell N, Obis È, Sol J, Martín-Garí M, Ferrer I, Portero-Otin M, Pamplona R. Ether Lipid-Mediated Antioxidant Defense in Alzheimer's Disease. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020293. [PMID: 36829852 PMCID: PMC9952080 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
One of the richest tissues in lipid content and diversity of the human body is the brain. The human brain is constitutively highly vulnerable to oxidative stress. This oxidative stress is a determinant in brain aging, as well as in the onset and progression of sporadic (late-onset) Alzheimer's disease (sAD). Glycerophospholipids are the main lipid category widely distributed in neural cell membranes, with a very significant presence for the ether lipid subclass. Ether lipids have played a key role in the evolution of the human brain compositional specificity and functionality. Ether lipids determine the neural membrane structural and functional properties, membrane trafficking, cell signaling and antioxidant defense mechanisms. Here, we explore the idea that ether lipids actively participate in the pathogenesis of sAD. Firstly, we evaluate the quantitative relevance of ether lipids in the human brain composition, as well as their role in the human brain evolution. Then, we analyze the implications of ether lipids in neural cell physiology, highlighting their inherent antioxidant properties. Finally, we discuss changes in ether lipid content associated with sAD and their physiopathological implications, and propose a mechanism that, as a vicious cycle, explains the potential significance of ether lipids in sAD.
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- Mariona Jové
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
- Research Support Unit (USR), Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca en Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAP JGol), E-25007 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Barcelona (UB), E-08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Neuropathology Group, Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), E-08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Network Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Instituto Carlos III, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), Lleida University (UdL), E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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Hullin-Matsuda F, Colosetti P, Rabia M, Luquain-Costaz C, Delton I. Exosomal lipids from membrane organization to biomarkers: Focus on an endolysosomal-specific lipid. Biochimie 2022; 203:77-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phospholipid Profiles Are Selectively Altered in the Putamen and White Frontal Cortex of Huntington's Disease. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14102086. [PMID: 35631226 PMCID: PMC9143248 DOI: 10.3390/nu14102086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic, neurodegenerative illness that onsets in late adulthood as a series of progressive and terminal cognitive, motor, and psychiatric deficits. The disease is caused by a polyQ mutation in the Huntingtin gene (HTT), producing a polyglutamine expansion in the Huntingtin protein (HTT). HTT interacts with phospholipids in vitro; however, its interactions are changed when the protein is mutated in HD. Emerging evidence suggests that the susceptibility of brain regions to pathological stimuli is influenced by lipid composition. This study aimed to identify where and how phospholipids are changed in human HD brain tissue. Phospholipids were extracted using a modified MTBE method from the post-mortem brain of 13 advanced-stage HD patients and 13 age- and sex-matched controls. Targeted precursor ion scanning mass spectrometry was used to detect phospholipid species. In the white cortex of HD patients, there was a significantly lower abundance of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylserine (PS), but no difference in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). In HD putamen, ester-linked 22:6 was lower in all phospholipid classes promoting a decrease in the relative abundance of ester polyunsaturated fatty acids in PE. No differences in phospholipid composition were identified in the caudate, grey cortex or cerebellum. Ether-linked PE fatty acids appear protected in the HD brain, as no changes were identified. The nature of phospholipid alterations in the HD brain is dependent on the lipid (subclass, species, and bond type) and the location.
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Kouba V, Hurkova K, Navratilova K, Vejmelkova D, Benakova A, Laureni M, Vodickova P, Podzimek T, Lipovova P, van Niftrik L, Hajslova J, van Loosdrecht MCM, Weissbrodt DG, Bartacek J. On anammox activity at low temperature: effect of ladderane composition and process conditions. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND : 1996) 2022; 445:136712. [PMID: 35794882 PMCID: PMC7612987 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The application of partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) under mainstream conditions can enable substantial cost savings at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), but how process conditions and cell physiology affect anammox performance at psychrophilic temperatures below 15 °C remains poorly understood. We tested 14 anammox communities, including 8 from globally-installed PN/A processes, for (i) specific activity at 10-30 °C, (ii) composition of membrane lipids, and (iii) microbial community structure. We observed that membrane composition and cultivation temperature were closely related to the activity of anammox biomasses. The size of ladderane lipids and the content of bacteriohopanoids were key physiological components related to anammox performance at low temperatures. We also indicate that the adaptation of mesophilic cultures to psychrophilic regime necessitates months, but in some cases can take up to 5 years. Interestingly, biomass enriched in the marine genus "Candidatus Scalindua" displayed outstanding potential for nitrogen removal from cold streams. Collectively, our comprehensive study provides essential knowledge of cold adaptation mechanism, will enable more accurate modelling and suggests highly promising target anammox genera for inoculation and set-up of anammox reactors, in particular for mainstream WWTPs.
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- V Kouba
- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Building 58, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- Radboud University, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, 1Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 ED AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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- Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Building 58, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft
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- Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Building 58, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czechia
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Baumann LMF, Taubner RS, Oláh K, Rohrweber AC, Schuster B, Birgel D, Rittmann SKMR. Quantitative Analysis of Core Lipid Production in Methanothermobacter marburgensis at Different Scales. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:169. [PMID: 35447729 PMCID: PMC9027985 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9040169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Archaeal lipids have a high biotechnological potential, caused by their high resistance to oxidative stress, extreme pH values and temperatures, as well as their ability to withstand phospholipases. Further, methanogens, a specific group of archaea, are already well-established in the field of biotechnology because of their ability to use carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen or organic substrates. In this study, we show the potential of the model organism Methanothermobacter marburgensis to act both as a carbon dioxide based biological methane producer and as a potential supplier of archaeal lipids. Different cultivation settings were tested to gain an insight into the optimal conditions to produce specific core lipids. The study shows that up-scaling at a constant particle number (n/n = const.) seems to be a promising approach. Further optimizations regarding the length and number of the incubation periods and the ratio of the interaction area to the total liquid volume are necessary for scaling these settings for industrial purposes.
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- Lydia M. F. Baumann
- Institute for Geology, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (L.M.F.B.); (A.-C.R.); (D.B.)
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- Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Universität Wien, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria;
- Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, Department of Nanobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (K.O.); (B.S.)
- Institute for Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, Department of Nanobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (K.O.); (B.S.)
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- Institute for Geology, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (L.M.F.B.); (A.-C.R.); (D.B.)
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- Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, Department of Nanobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (K.O.); (B.S.)
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- Institute for Geology, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (L.M.F.B.); (A.-C.R.); (D.B.)
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- Archaea Physiology & Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Universität Wien, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien, Austria;
- Arkeon GmbH, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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Tomasello DL, Kim JL, Khodour Y, McCammon JM, Mitalipova M, Jaenisch R, Futerman AH, Sive H. 16pdel lipid changes in iPSC-derived neurons and function of FAM57B in lipid metabolism and synaptogenesis. iScience 2022; 25:103551. [PMID: 34984324 PMCID: PMC8693007 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The complex 16p11.2 deletion syndrome (16pdel) is accompanied by neurological disorders, including epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disability. We demonstrated that 16pdel iPSC differentiated neurons from affected people show augmented local field potential activity and altered ceramide-related lipid species relative to unaffected. FAM57B, a poorly characterized gene in the 16p11.2 interval, has emerged as a candidate tied to symptomatology. We found that FAM57B modulates ceramide synthase (CerS) activity, but is not a CerS per se. In FAM57B mutant human neuronal cells and zebrafish brain, composition and levels of sphingolipids and glycerolipids associated with cellular membranes are disrupted. Consistently, we observed aberrant plasma membrane architecture and synaptic protein mislocalization, which were accompanied by depressed brain and behavioral activity. Together, these results suggest that haploinsufficiency of FAM57B contributes to changes in neuronal activity and function in 16pdel syndrome through a crucial role for the gene in lipid metabolism.
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Ohashi Y. Activation Mechanisms of the VPS34 Complexes. Cells 2021; 10:cells10113124. [PMID: 34831348 PMCID: PMC8624279 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PtdIns(3)P) is essential for cell survival, and its intracellular synthesis is spatially and temporally regulated. It has major roles in two distinctive cellular pathways, namely, the autophagy and endocytic pathways. PtdIns(3)P is synthesized from phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) by PIK3C3C/VPS34 in mammals or Vps34 in yeast. Pathway-specific VPS34/Vps34 activity is the consequence of the enzyme being incorporated into two mutually exclusive complexes: complex I for autophagy, composed of VPS34/Vps34-Vps15/Vps15-Beclin 1/Vps30-ATG14L/Atg14 (mammals/yeast), and complex II for endocytic pathways, in which ATG14L/Atg14 is replaced with UVRAG/Vps38 (mammals/yeast). Because of its involvement in autophagy, defects in which are closely associated with human diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, developing highly selective drugs that target specific VPS34/Vps34 complexes is an essential goal in the autophagy field. Recent studies on the activation mechanisms of VPS34/Vps34 complexes have revealed that a variety of factors, including conformational changes, lipid physicochemical parameters, upstream regulators, and downstream effectors, greatly influence the activity of these complexes. This review summarizes and highlights each of these influences as well as clarifying key questions remaining in the field and outlining future perspectives.
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- Yohei Ohashi
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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Lee CH, Tang SC, Kuo CH. Differentiating ether phosphatidylcholines with a collision energy-optimized MRM method by RPLC-MS/MS and its application to studying ischemia-neuronal injury. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1184:339014. [PMID: 34625264 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The identification of ether-phosphatidylcholine (ether-PC) isomers, including alkyl-PC (PC(O-)) and plasmalogen-PC (PC(P-)), is technically challenging in MS/MS analysis, which hinders scientists from gaining a deeper understanding of such important lipids. In this study, we developed a sensitive and specific LC-MS/MS-MRM method to accurately identify PC(O-) and PC(P-). We first deciphered the specific fragmentation rules from LPC(O-) and LPC(P-) isomers, in which the product ion of LPC(P-) would be dominated by alkenyl ions (A). In contrast, LPC(O-) only provided a ring-structure fragment (R) without further fragmentation to the alkyl ion, showing completely different characteristics between LPC(O-) and LPC(P-) in negative ion mode. Next, to overcome the sensitivity issue, the MRM approach based on fragmentation rules was used to differentiate PC(O-) and PC(P-). The CE-optimized MRM method increased the alkenyl-to-ring ratio (A/R) between PC(O-) and PC(P-), in which A/R was almost equal to zero for PC(O-) but A/R ≥ 3 for PC(P-). This highly selective property of the CE-optimized MRM method provides accurate identification of PC(O-) and PC(P-) in whole blood samples. The proposed method was applied in primary neuronal cultures with oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) treatment to investigate the regulation of PCs under hypoxic stress. The results showed that the regulation of ether-PCs was mainly related to the sn-1 chain length, and the concentration changes of diacyl-PCs were highly dependent on the degree of unsaturation. In summary, the CE-optimized MRM method enables users to distinguish between PC(O-) and PC(P-) in a simple way.
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- Ching-Hua Lee
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; The Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Centers of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; The Metabolomics Core Laboratory, Centers of Genomic and Precision Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Almsherqi ZA. Potential Role of Plasmalogens in the Modulation of Biomembrane Morphology. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:673917. [PMID: 34368127 PMCID: PMC8335397 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.673917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Plasmalogens are a subclass of cell membrane glycerophospholipids that typically include vinyl- ether bond at the sn-1 position and polyunsaturated fatty acid at the sn-2 position. They are highly abundant in the neuronal, immune, and cardiovascular cell membranes. Despite the abundance of plasmalogens in a plethora of cells, tissues, and organs, the role of plasmalogens remains unclear. Plasmalogens are required for the proper function of integral membrane proteins, lipid rafts, cell signaling, and differentiation. More importantly, plasmalogens play a crucial role in the cell as an endogenous antioxidant that protects the cell membrane components such as phospholipids, unsaturated fatty acids, and lipoproteins from oxidative stress. The incorporation of vinyl-ether linked with alkyl chains in phospholipids alter the physicochemical properties (e.g., the hydrophilicity of the headgroup), packing density, and conformational order of the phospholipids within the biomembranes. Thus, plasmalogens play a significant role in determining the physical and chemical properties of the biomembrane such as its fluidity, thickness, and lateral pressure of the biomembrane. Insights on the important structural and functional properties of plasmalogens may help us to understand the molecular mechanism of membrane transformation, vesicle formation, and vesicular fusion, especially at the synaptic vesicles where plasmalogens are rich and essential for neuronal function. Although many aspects of plasmalogen phospholipid involvement in membrane transformation identified through in vitro experiments and membrane mimic systems, remain to be confirmed in vivo, the compiled data show many intriguing properties of vinyl-ether bonded lipids that may play a significant role in the structural and morphological changes of the biomembranes. In this review, we present the current limited knowledge of the emerging potential role of plasmalogens as a modulator of the biomembrane morphology.
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- Zakaria A Almsherqi
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Suarez-Trujillo A, Luecke SM, Logan L, Bradshaw C, Stewart KR, Minor RC, Ramires Ferreira C, Casey TM. Changes in sow milk lipidome across lactation occur in fatty acyl residues of triacylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol lipids, but not in plasma membrane phospholipids. Animal 2021; 15:100280. [PMID: 34252722 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Milk fats are vital to neonate survival and development, but vary highly by diet, maternal metabolic state and stage of lactation. To gain a better understanding of changes in lipid composition of sow milk across lactation, milk was collected from nine multiparous sows on days 0, 3, 7, and 14, relative to birth and lipids were profiled using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) profiling. Percent fat was determined by creamatocrit, and found to be different (P < 0.05) between day 0 (12.36 ± 5.90%) and day 3 (16.22 ± 3.65%) but not between day 7 (13.13 ± 2.19%) and day 14 (12.13 ± 2.45%). Fat was extracted from milk (n = 6/day) using the Bligh-Dyer method and profiled using tandem mass spectrometry MRM to determine the abundance of lipids defined by class and fatty acyl residue composition. Lipid species relative concentration was calculated from internal standards, and data analysis was performed using Metaboanalyst 4.0. Concentration of phosphatidyl-choline, -serine, -ethanolamine, -inositol, cholesteryl ester and sphingomyelin did not vary across lactation days, nor did the distribution of associated fatty acyl residues. The total abundance of triacylglycerides (TGs) and phosphatidylglycerols (PGs) increased (P < 0.05) from colostrum (day 0) to transitional (days 3 and 7) and mature milk (day 14). As lactation days increased from day 0 to day 14, the number of carbons and unsaturation within fatty acyl residues decreased (P < 0.05) in both TGs and PGs. The proportion of TGs and PGs increased (P < 0.05) relative to other lipid classes. Changes in composition of milk triglycerides and phosphatidylglycerols likely reflect the metabolic activity of the mammary gland and developmental needs of neonates.
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- A Suarez-Trujillo
- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC 27411, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, NC 27411, United States
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- Metabolomics Core, Bindley Science Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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Zhou Y, Zhou G. Alterations of Lipidomes in Rat Photoreceptor Degeneration Induced by N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea. Lipids 2021; 56:437-448. [PMID: 34058794 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
To investigate alterations of lipidomes in the progress of photoreceptor degeneration induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) in a rat model, retinal lipid molecular species in adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats at 1, 3, and 7 days after MNU administration and age-matched controls were analyzed by the shotgun lipidomics technology. Moreover, total fatty acid levels in retinal, liver, and plasma samples of different groups were determined with gas chromatography. Generally, at day 1, the levels of ethanolamine plasmalogen species in retinas were markedly elevated after treatment with MNU, while the contents of other phospholipids and sphingolipids in the retina were not significantly changed than those of the control group. The compositions of almost all of unsaturated fatty acids in the retina increased significantly at day 1 after MNU administration. At day 7, the MNU treatment group has significant increases in lipid species in the retina. However, the majority of lipids containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5n-6) declined, especially di-DHA phospholipids were dramatically reduced in the retina. In contrast, similar alterations did not occur in plasma or the liver after MNU treatment. These results suggested that at the early stage of photoreceptor degeneration, lipidome remodeling in the retina might involve protection of photoreceptor from apoptosis and continue their transduction of light. However, at the late stage of photoreceptor apoptosis, increases in comprehensive lipid species occurred, likely due to the myelination of the retina. Finally, the deficiency of DHA in photoreceptor degeneration could exacerbate the influence of myelination on retinal function. We further investigated the effects of unsaturated fatty acids on neuronal apoptosis. The preliminary experiments confirmed our observation from lipidomics analysis that unsaturated fatty acids can protect neurons from apoptosis. Collectively, our study suggests that increased levels of DHA should be protective from photoreceptor degeneration.
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- Yunhua Zhou
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention of Shanghai, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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AGMO Inhibitor Reduces 3T3-L1 Adipogenesis. Cells 2021; 10:cells10051081. [PMID: 34062826 PMCID: PMC8147360 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Alkylglycerol monooxygenase (AGMO) is a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-dependent enzyme with major expression in the liver and white adipose tissue that cleaves alkyl ether glycerolipids. The present study describes the disclosure and biological characterization of a candidate compound (Cp6), which inhibits AGMO with an IC50 of 30–100 µM and 5–20-fold preference of AGMO relative to other BH4-dependent enzymes, i.e., phenylalanine-hydroxylase and nitric oxide synthase. The viability and metabolic activity of mouse 3T3-L1 fibroblasts, HepG2 human hepatocytes and mouse RAW264.7 macrophages were not affected up to 10-fold of the IC50. However, Cp6 reversibly inhibited the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells towards adipocytes, in which AGMO expression was upregulated upon differentiation. Cp6 reduced the accumulation of lipid droplets in adipocytes upon differentiation and in HepG2 cells exposed to free fatty acids. Cp6 also inhibited IL-4-driven differentiation of RAW264.7 macrophages towards M2-like macrophages, which serve as adipocyte progenitors in adipose tissue. Collectively, the data suggest that pharmacologic AGMO inhibition may affect lipid storage.
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Characterization of Molecular Species and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Purified Phospholipids from Antarctic Krill Oil. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19030124. [PMID: 33669109 PMCID: PMC7996531 DOI: 10.3390/md19030124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The phospholipids (PLs) from Antarctic krill oil were purified (>97.2%) using adsorption column chromatography. Forty-nine PL molecular species were characterized by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Most of molecular species contained eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, 22:5), and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4). Notably, a special species PC (20:5/22:6) (1298.17 nmol/g) and many ether PLs were detected. The Antarctic krill PL liposome (IC50 = 0.108 mg/mL) showed better anti-inflammatory activity than crude Antarctic krill oil (IC50 = 0.446 mg/mL). It could block NF-κB signaling pathway via suppression of IκB-α degradation and p65 activation and dose-dependently reduce the cellular content of inflammatory mediators including nitric oxide (NO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inflammatory cytokines in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In addition, it can suppress carrageenan-induced mouse paw swelling. Results from the present study could provide a reference for better evaluation of nutritional and medicinal values of Antarctic krill oil.
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Rey F, Melo T, Cartaxana P, Calado R, Domingues P, Cruz S, Domingues MRM. Coping with Starvation: Contrasting Lipidomic Dynamics in the Cells of Two Sacoglossan Sea Slugs Incorporating Stolen Plastids from the Same Macroalga. Integr Comp Biol 2020; 60:43-56. [PMID: 32294176 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Several species of sacoglossan sea slugs are able to sequester chloroplasts from algae and incorporate them into their cells. However, the ability to maintain functional "stolen" plastids (kleptoplasts) can vary significantly within the Sacoglossa, giving species different capacities to withstand periods of food shortage. The present study provides an insight on the comparative shifts experienced by the lipidome of two sacoglossan sea slug species, Elysia viridis (long-term retention of functional chloroplasts) and Placida dendritica (retention of non-functional chloroplasts). A hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approach was employed to screen the lipidome of specimens from both species feeding on the macroalga Codium tomentosum and after 1-week of starvation. The lipidome of E. viridis was generally unaffected by the absence of food, while that of P. dendritica varied significantly. The retention of functional chloroplasts by E. viridis cells allows this species to endure periods of food shortage, while in P. dendritica a significant reduction in the amount of main lipids was the consequence of the consumption of its own mass to endure starvation. The large proportion of ether phospholipids (plasmalogens) in both sea slug species suggests that these compounds may play a key role in chloroplast incorporation in sea slug cells and/or be involved in the reduction of the oxidative stress resulting from the presence of kleptoplasts.
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- Felisa Rey
- CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal.,Mass Spectrometry Centre & QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal.,Mass Spectrometry Centre & QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre & QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- ECOMARE, CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- CESAM, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal.,Mass Spectrometry Centre & QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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Randolph CE, Shenault DM, Blanksby SJ, McLuckey SA. Structural Elucidation of Ether Glycerophospholipids Using Gas-Phase Ion/Ion Charge Inversion Chemistry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:1093-1103. [PMID: 32251588 PMCID: PMC7328668 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Ether lipids represent a unique subclass of glycerophospholipid (GPL) that possesses a 1-O-alkyl (i.e., plasmanyl subclass) or a 1-O-alk-1'-enyl (i.e., plasmenyl subclass) group linked at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone. As changes in ether GPL composition and abundance are associated with numerous human pathologies, analytical strategies capable of providing high-level structural detail are desirable. While mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a prominent tool for lipid structural elucidation in biological extracts, distinctions between the various isomeric forms of ether-linked GPLs have remained a significant challenge for tandem MS, principally due to similarities in the conventional tandem mass spectra obtained from the two ether-linked subclasses. To distinguish plasmanyl and plasmenyl GPLs, a multistage (i.e., MSn where n = 3 or 4) mass spectrometric approach reliant on low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) is required. While this method facilitates assignment of the sn-1 bond type (i.e., 1-O-alkyl versus 1-O-alk-1'-enyl), a composite distribution of isomers is left unresolved, as carbon-carbon double-bond (C=C) positions cannot be localized in the sn-2 fatty acyl substituent. In this study, we combine a systematic MSn approach with two unique gas-phase charge inversion ion/ion chemistries to elucidate ether GPL structures with high-level detail. Ultimately, we assign both the sn-1 bond type and sites of unsaturation in the sn-2 fatty acyl substituent using an entirely gas-phase MS-based workflow. Application of this workflow to human blood plasma extract permitted isomeric resolution and in-depth structural identification of major and, in some cases, minor isomeric contributors to ether GPLs that have been previously unresolved when examined via conventional methods.
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- Caitlin E. Randolph
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, USA
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- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084, USA
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Kuo TH, Yang CT, Chang HY, Hsueh YP, Hsu CC. Nematode-Trapping Fungi Produce Diverse Metabolites during Predator-Prey Interaction. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10030117. [PMID: 32245081 PMCID: PMC7143726 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10030117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nematode-trapping fungi are natural antagonists of nematodes. These predatory fungi are capable of switching their lifestyle from a saprophytic to predatory stage in the presence of nematodes by developing specialized trapping devices to capture and consume nematodes. The biochemical mechanisms of such predator–prey interaction have become increasingly studied given the potential application of nematode-trapping fungi as biocontrol agents, but the involved fungal metabolites remain underexplored. Here, we report a comprehensive liquid–chromatography mass spectrometry (LC–MS) metabolomics study on one hundred wild isolates of nematode-trapping fungi in three different species, Arthrobotrysoligospora, Arthrobotrys thaumasia, and Arthrobotrys musiformis. Molecular networking analysis revealed that the fungi were capable of producing thousands of metabolites, and such chemical diversity of metabolites was notably increased as the fungi switched lifestyle to the predatory stage. Structural annotations by tandem mass spectrometry revealed that those fungal metabolites belonged to various structural families, such as peptide, siderophore, fatty alcohol, and fatty acid amide, and their production exhibited species specificity. Several small peptides (<1.5 kDa) produced by A.musiformis in the predatory stage were found, with their partial amino acid sequences resolved by the tandem mass spectra. Four fungal metabolites (desferriferrichrome, linoleyl alcohol, nonadecanamide, and citicoline) that were significantly enriched in the predatory stage were identified and validated by chemical standards, and their bioactivities against nematode prey were assessed. The availability of the metabolomics datasets will facilitate comparative studies on the metabolites of nematode-trapping fungi in the future.
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- Ting-Hao Kuo
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-P.H.); (C.-C.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (Y.-P.H.); (C.-C.H.)
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Promotion of plasmalogen biosynthesis reverse lipid changes in a Barth Syndrome cell model. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158677. [PMID: 32126285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In Barth syndrome (BTHS) mutations in tafazzin leads to changes in both the quantities and the molecular species of cardiolipin (CL), which are the hallmarks of BTHS. Contrary to the well-established alterations in CL associated with BTHS; recently a marked decrease in the plasmalogen levels in Barth specimens has been identified. To restore the plasmalogen levels, the present study reports the effect of promotion of plasmalogen biosynthesis on the lipidome of lymphoblasts derived from Barth patients as well as on cell viability, mitochondria biogenesis, and mitochondrial membrane potential. High resolution 31P NMR phospholipidomic analysis showed an increase in the levels of plasmenylethanolamine (the major plasmalogen in lymphoblasts), which reached values comparable to the control and a compensatory decrease in the levels of its diacyl-PE counterpart. Importantly, 31P NMR showed a significant increase in the levels of CL, while not altering the levels of monolysocardiolipin. Mass spectrometry measurements showed that the promotion of plasmalogen biosynthesis did not change the molecular species profile of targeted phospholipids. In addition, promotion of plasmalogen biosynthesis did not impact on cellular viability, although it significantly decrease mitochondria copy number and restored mitochondrial membrane potential. Overall, the results showed the efficacy of the promotion of plasmalogen biosynthesis on increasing the CL levels in a BTHS cell model and highlight the potential beneficial effect of a diet supplemented with plasmalogen precursors to BTHS patients.
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Hossain MS, Mawatari S, Fujino T. Biological Functions of Plasmalogens. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1299:171-193. [PMID: 33417215 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60204-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Plasmalogens (Pls) are one kind of phospholipids enriched in the brain and other organs. These lipids were thought to be involved in the membrane bilayer formation and anti-oxidant function. However, extensive studies revealed that Pls exhibit various beneficial biological activities including prevention of neuroinflammation, improvement of cognitive function, and inhibition of neuronal cell death. The biological activities of Pls were associated with the changes in cellular signaling and gene expression. Membrane-bound GPCRs were identified as possible receptors of Pls, suggesting that Pls might function as ligands or hormones. Aging, stress, and inflammatory stimuli reduced the Pls contents in cells, and addition of Pls inhibited inflammatory processes, which could suggest that reduction of Pls might be one of the risk factors for the diseases associated with inflammation. Oral ingestion of Pls showed promising health benefits among Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, suggesting that Pls might have therapeutic potential in other neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Institute of Rheological Functions of Food, Fukuoka, Japan
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Schrader M, Kamoshita M, Islinger M. Organelle interplay-peroxisome interactions in health and disease. J Inherit Metab Dis 2020; 43:71-89. [PMID: 30864148 PMCID: PMC7041636 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Peroxisomes are multifunctional, dynamic, membrane-bound organelles with important functions in cellular lipid metabolism, rendering them essential for human health and development. Important roles for peroxisomes in signaling and the fine-tuning of cellular processes are emerging, which integrate them in a complex network of interacting cellular compartments. Like many other organelles, peroxisomes communicate through membrane contact sites. For example, peroxisomal growth, positioning, and lipid metabolism involves contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here, we discuss the most recent findings on peroxisome-organelle interactions including peroxisome-ER interplay at membrane contacts sites, and functional interplay with mitochondria, lysosomes, and lipid droplets in mammalian cells. We address tether proteins, metabolic cooperation, and the impact of peroxisome interactions on human health and disease.
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- Michael Schrader
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, BiosciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, BiosciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, Center for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Medical Faculty ManheimUniversity of HeidelbergMannheimGermany
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Jones JW, Sarkar C, Lipinski MM, Kane MA. Detection and Structural Characterization of Ether Glycerophosphoethanolamine from Cortical Lysosomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury Using UPLC-HDMS E. Proteomics 2019; 19:e1800297. [PMID: 30790445 PMCID: PMC7565256 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The use of ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to data independent tandem mass spectrometry with traveling wave ion mobility for detection and structural identification of ether-linked glycerophosphoethanolamine is described. The experimental design generates 4D data (chromatographic retention time, precursor accurate mass, drift time with associated calculated collisional cross-section, and time-aligned accurate mass diagnostic product ions) for each ionization mode. Confident structure identification depends on satisfying 4D data confirmation in both positive and negative ion mode. Using this methodology, a number of ether-linked glycerophosphoethanolamine lipids are structurally elucidated from mouse brain lysosomes. It is further determined that several ether-linked glycerophosphoethanolamine structures are differentially abundant between lysosomes isolated from mouse cortex following traumatic brain injury as compared to that of sham animals. The combined effort of aligning multi-dimensional mass spectrometry data with a well-defined traumatic brain injury model lays the foundation for gaining mechanistic insight in the role lysosomal membrane damage plays in neuronal cell death following brain injury.
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- Jace W Jones
- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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The lipidome of primary murine white, brite, and brown adipocytes-Impact of beta-adrenergic stimulation. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000412. [PMID: 31369546 PMCID: PMC6692052 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lipid species patterns are conserved within cells to maintain physicochemical properties of membranes and cellular functions. We present the lipidome, including sterols, glycerolipids (GLs), glycerophospholipids (GPLs), and sphingolipids (SLs), of primary ex vivo differentiated (I) white, (II) brite, and (III) brown adipocytes derived from primary preadipocytes isolated from (I) epididymal white, (II) inguinal white, and (III) intrascapular brown adipose tissue. Quantitative lipidomics revealed significantly decreased fractions of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), with longer (C > 36) and more polyunsaturated species, as well as lower levels of cardiolipin (CL) in white than in brite and brown adipocytes. Together, the brite and brown lipidome was comparable and indicates differences in membrane lipid packing density compared with white adipocytes. Changes in ceramide species profile could be related to the degree of browning. Beta-adrenergic stimulation of brown adipocytes led to generation of saturated lyso-PC (LPC) increasing uncoupling protein (UCP) 1-mediated leak respiration. Application of stable isotope labeling showed that LPC formation was balanced by an increased de novo synthesis of PC. Quantitative lipidomics reveal that the cell membrane lipidome of brite and brown adipocytes is comparable, but significantly different to that of white adipocytes. Beta-adrenergic stimulation of brown adipocytes induces generation of saturated lysophosphatidylcholine from phosphatidylcholine, increasing uncoupling protein (UCP) 1-mediated leak respiration.
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Zhang TT, Xu J, Wang YM, Xue CH. Health benefits of dietary marine DHA/EPA-enriched glycerophospholipids. Prog Lipid Res 2019; 75:100997. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2019.100997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Jiménez-Rojo N, Riezman H. On the road to unraveling the molecular functions of ether lipids. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2378-2389. [PMID: 31166014 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ether lipids are glycerolipids further classified into alkyl-ether and alkenyl-ether (also termed plasmalogens) lipids. The two ether lipid subclasses share the first steps of their synthesis. However, alkyl-ether and alkenyl-ether lipids differ in their structure and physico-chemical properties (featuring different head groups) and, thus, probably in their functions. Ether lipids have intermittent distribution across the evolutionary tree and defects in their synthesis have been shown to perturb cellular homeostasis and lead to disease in humans. Here, we review their structure, their interactions with other lipids, and their potential roles in cellular functions, such as membrane homeostasis and membrane trafficking. Moreover, we discuss still unclear aspects of these lipids such as their subcellular distribution, and the need to unravel their molecular functions as well as how novel tools to study lipid biology will help clarify these aspects.
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- Noemi Jiménez-Rojo
- NCCR Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- NCCR Chemical Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Hofmann T, Schmidt C. Instrument response of phosphatidylglycerol lipids with varying fatty acyl chain length in nano-ESI shotgun experiments. Chem Phys Lipids 2019; 223:104782. [PMID: 31176608 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In recent years, lipid quantification gained importance. In most cases, this is achieved by spiking the lipid mixture with deuterated standard lipids or lipid analogues that differ in chain length when compared with the natural lipid components. Usually, conventional ESI is employed requiring sample amounts which are not always available. Here, we evaluate the use of nano-ESI for accurate lipid quantification employing deuterated as well as short- and odd-fatty acyl chain analogues. We compare ionisation efficiencies of various phosphatidylglycerol species differing in fatty acyl chain length and saturation. While in our instrumental and experimental set-up differences in ionisation could not be observed for lipids varying in the number of double bonds, short-chain lipid species showed significantly higher intensities when compared with their long-chain analogues. To compensate for these differences and enable accurate quantification using short-fatty acyl chain lipid standards, we generated a calibration curve over a range of lipids with increasing chain length. We tested and evaluated the application of this calibration curve by comparison with a deuterated and odd-chain standard lipid for quantification of lipids in a mixture of known composition as well as a natural lipid extract. The different approaches deliver comparable quantities and are therefore applicable for accurate lipid quantification using nano-ESI. Even though generation of calibration curves might be more laborious, it has the advantage that peak overlap with natural lipids is eliminated and broad peak distributions of deuterated standards do not have to be assessed. Furthermore, it allows the calculation of response factors for long- or short-fatty acyl chain analogues when using deuterated or odd-numbered standard lipids for absolute quantification.
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- Tommy Hofmann
- Interdisciplinary research centre HALOmem, Charles Tanford Protein Centre, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary research centre HALOmem, Charles Tanford Protein Centre, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120, Halle, Germany.
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Palviainen M, Saari H, Kärkkäinen O, Pekkinen J, Auriola S, Yliperttula M, Puhka M, Hanhineva K, Siljander PRM. Metabolic signature of extracellular vesicles depends on the cell culture conditions. J Extracell Vesicles 2019; 8:1596669. [PMID: 31007875 PMCID: PMC6461113 DOI: 10.1080/20013078.2019.1596669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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One of the greatest bottlenecks in extracellular vesicle (EV) research is the production of sufficient material in a consistent and effective way using in vitro cell models. Although the production of EVs in bioreactors maximizes EV yield in comparison to conventional cell cultures, the impact of their cell growth conditions on EVs has not yet been established. In this study, we grew two prostate cancer cell lines, PC-3 and VCaP, in conventional cell culture dishes and in two-chamber bioreactors to elucidate how the growth environment affects the EV characteristics. Specifically, we wanted to investigate the growth condition-dependent differences by non-targeted metabolite profiling using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. EVs were also characterized by their morphology, size distribution, and EV protein marker expression, and the EV yields were quantified by NTA. The use of bioreactor increased the EV yield >100 times compared to the conventional cell culture system. Regarding morphology, size distribution and surface markers, only minor differences were observed between the bioreactor-derived EVs (BR-EVs) and the EVs obtained from cells grown in conventional cell cultures (C-EVs). In contrast, metabolomic analysis revealed statistically significant differences in both polar and non-polar metabolites when the BR-EVs were compared to the C-EVs. The results show that the growth conditions markedly affected the EV metabolite profiles and that metabolomics was a sensitive tool to study molecular differences of EVs. We conclude that the cell culture conditions of EV production should be standardized and carefully detailed in publications and care should be taken when EVs from different production platforms are compared with each other for systemic effects.
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- Mari Palviainen
- EV-group, Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- EV-core, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- LC-MS Metabolomics Center, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- LC-MS Metabolomics Center, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- LC-MS Metabolomics Center, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- EV-core, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- LC-MS Metabolomics Center, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- EV-group, Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- EV-core, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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In Vitro Antithrombotic Properties of Salmon ( Salmo salar) Phospholipids in a Novel Food-Grade Extract. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:md17010062. [PMID: 30669323 PMCID: PMC6357043 DOI: 10.3390/md17010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Marine and salmon polar lipids (PLs) extracted by conventional extractions with non-food-grade solvents (CE-salmon-PLs) possess antithrombotic bioactivities against platelet-activating factor (PAF) and thrombin. Similar effects of food-grade-extracted (FGE) marine PLs have not yet been reported. In this study, food-grade solvents were used to extract PLs from Irish organic farmed salmon (Salmo salar) fillets (FGE-salmon-PLs), while their antithrombotic bioactivities were assessed in human platelets induced by platelet aggregation agonists (PAF/thrombin). FGE-salmon-PLs were further separated by thin layer chromatography (TLC) into lipid subclasses, and the antithrombotic bioactivities of each subclass were also assessed. LC-MS was utilized to elucidate the structure-activity relationships. FGE-salmon-PLs strongly inhibited PAF-induced platelet aggregation, while their relevant anti-thrombin effects were at least three times more potent than the previously reported activities of CE-salmon-PLs. TLC-derived lipid fractions corresponding to phosphatidylcholines (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamines (PE) were the most bioactive lipid subclasses obtained, especially against thrombin. Their LC-MS analysis elucidated that they are diacyl- or alkyl-acyl- PC and PE moieties baring ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) at their sn-2 position, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Our results concerning the potent antithrombotic effects of FGE-salmon-PLs against both PAF and thrombin pathways strongly suggest that such food-grade extracts are putative candidates for the development of novel cardioprotective supplements and nutraceuticals.
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Shahine A. The intricacies of self-lipid antigen presentation by CD1b. Mol Immunol 2018; 104:27-36. [PMID: 30399491 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The CD1 family of glycoproteins are MHC class I-like molecules that present a wide array of self and foreign lipid antigens to T-cell receptors (TCRs) on T-cells. Humans express three classes of CD1 molecules, denoted as Group 1 (CD1a, CD1b, and CD1c), Group 2 (CD1d), and Group 3 (CD1e). Of the CD1 family of molecules, CD1b exhibits the largest and most complex antigen binding groove; allowing it the capabilities to present a broad spectrum of lipid antigens. While its role in foreign-lipid presentation in the context of mycobacterial infection are well characterized, understanding the roles of CD1b in autoreactivity are recently being elucidated. While the mechanisms governing proliferation of CD1b-restricted autoreactive T cells, regulation of CD1 gene expression, and the processes controlling CD1+ antigen presenting cell maturation are widely undercharacterized, the exploration of self-lipid antigens in the context of disease have recently come into focus. Furthermore, the recently expanded pool of CD1b crystal structures allow the opportunity to further analyze the molecular mechanisms of T-cell recognition and self-lipid presentation; where the intricacies of the two-compartment system, that accommodate both the presented self-lipid antigen and scaffold lipids, are scrutinized. This review delves into the immunological and molecular mechanisms governing presentation and T-cell recognition of the broad self-lipid repertoire of CD1b; with evidence mounting pointing towards a role in diseases such as microbial infection, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.
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- Adam Shahine
- Infection and Immunity Program and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Clayton Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Rubio JM, Astudillo AM, Casas J, Balboa MA, Balsinde J. Regulation of Phagocytosis in Macrophages by Membrane Ethanolamine Plasmalogens. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1723. [PMID: 30087680 PMCID: PMC6066501 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Macrophages, as professional phagocytes of the immune system, possess the ability to detect and clear invading pathogens and apoptotic cells through phagocytosis. Phagocytosis involves membrane reorganization and remodeling events on the cell surface, which play an essential role in innate immunity and tissue homeostasis and the control of inflammation. In this work, we report that cells deficient in membrane ethanolamine plasmalogen demonstrate a reduced capacity to phagocytize opsonized zymosan particles. Amelioration of plasmalogen deficiency in these cells by incubation with lysoplasmalogen results in a significant augmentation of the phagocytic capacity of the cells. In parallel with these increases, restoration of plasmalogen levels in the cells also increases the number and size of lipid rafts in the membrane, reduces membrane fluidity down to levels found in cells containing normal plasmalogen levels, and improves receptor-mediated signaling. Collectively, these results suggest that membrane plasmalogen level determines characteristics of the plasma membrane such as fluidity and the formation of microdomains that are necessary for efficient signal transduction leading to optimal phagocytosis by macrophages.
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- Julio M Rubio
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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Vance JE. Historical perspective: phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine from the 1800s to the present. J Lipid Res 2018; 59:923-944. [PMID: 29661786 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r084004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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This article provides a historical account of the discovery, chemistry, and biochemistry of two ubiquitous phosphoglycerolipids, phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), including the ether lipids. In addition, the article describes the biosynthetic pathways for these phospholipids and how these pathways were elucidated. Several unique functions of PS and PE in mammalian cells in addition to their ability to define physical properties of membranes are discussed. For example, the translocation of PS from the inner to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane of cells occurs during apoptosis and during some other specific physiological processes, and this translocation is responsible for profound life-or-death events. Moreover, mitochondrial function is severely impaired when the PE content of mitochondria is reduced below a threshold level. The discovery and implications of the existence of membrane contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria and their relevance for PS and PE metabolism, as well as for mitochondrial function, are also discussed. Many of the recent advances in these fields are due to the use of isotope labeling for tracing biochemical pathways. In addition, techniques for disruption of specific genes in mice are now widely used and have provided major breakthroughs in understanding the roles and metabolism of PS and PE in vivo.
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- Jean E Vance
- Department of Medicine and Group on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada.
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Inorganic mercury and cadmium induce rigidity in eukaryotic lipid extracts while mercury also ruptures red blood cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:710-717. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ether lipids, such as plasmalogens, are peroxisome-derived glycerophospholipids in which the hydrocarbon chain at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone is attached by an ether bond, as opposed to an ester bond in the more common diacyl phospholipids. This seemingly simple biochemical change has profound structural and functional implications. Notably, the tendency of ether lipids to form non-lamellar inverted hexagonal structures in model membranes suggests that they have a role in facilitating membrane fusion processes. Ether lipids are also important for the organization and stability of lipid raft microdomains, cholesterol-rich membrane regions involved in cellular signaling. In addition to their structural roles, a subset of ether lipids are thought to function as endogenous antioxidants, and emerging studies suggest that they are involved in cell differentiation and signaling pathways. Here, we review the biology of ether lipids and their potential significance in human disorders, including neurological diseases, cancer, and metabolic disorders.
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- John M Dean
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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Dorninger F, Herbst R, Kravic B, Camurdanoglu BZ, Macinkovic I, Zeitler G, Forss-Petter S, Strack S, Khan MM, Waterham HR, Rudolf R, Hashemolhosseini S, Berger J. Reduced muscle strength in ether lipid-deficient mice is accompanied by altered development and function of the neuromuscular junction. J Neurochem 2017; 143:569-583. [PMID: 28555889 PMCID: PMC5725694 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Inherited deficiency in ether lipids, a subgroup of phospholipids whose biosynthesis needs peroxisomes, causes the fatal human disorder rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata. The exact roles of ether lipids in the mammalian organism and, therefore, the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease are still largely enigmatic. Here, we used glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase knockout (Gnpat KO) mice to study the consequences of complete inactivation of ether lipid biosynthesis and documented substantial deficits in motor performance and muscle strength of these mice. We hypothesized that, probably in addition to previously described cerebellar abnormalities and myelination defects in the peripheral nervous system, an impairment of neuromuscular transmission contributes to the compromised motor abilities. Structurally, a morphologic examination of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in diaphragm muscle at different developmental stages revealed aberrant axonal branching and a strongly increased area of nerve innervation in Gnpat KO mice. Post-synaptically, acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters colocalized with nerve terminals within a widened endplate zone. In addition, we detected atypical AChR clustering, as indicated by decreased size and number of clusters following stimulation with agrin, in vitro. The turnover of AChRs was unaffected in ether lipid-deficient mice. Electrophysiological evaluation of the adult diaphragm indicated that although evoked potentials were unaltered in Gnpat KO mice, ether lipid deficiency leads to fewer spontaneous synaptic vesicle fusion events but, conversely, an increased post-synaptic response to spontaneous vesicle exocytosis. We conclude from our findings that ether lipids are essential for proper development and function of the NMJ and may, therefore, contribute to motor performance. Read the Editorial Highlight for this article on page 463.
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- Fabian Dorninger
- Department of Pathobiology of the Nervous System, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Section for Synapse Formation, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Section for Synapse Formation, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pathobiology of the Nervous System, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pathobiology of the Nervous System, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pathobiology of the Nervous System, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Kerek E, Hassanin M, Zhang W, Prenner EJ. Preferential binding of Inorganic Mercury to specific lipid classes and its competition with Cadmium. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:1211-1221. [PMID: 28389203 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Upon uptake of Hg and Cd into living systems, possible targets for metal induced toxicity include the membranes surrounding nervous, cardiovascular and renal cells. To further our understanding of the interactions of Hg and Cd with different lipid structures under physiologically relevant chloride and pH conditions (100 mM NaCl pH 7.4), we used fluorescence spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering to monitor changes in membrane fluidity and phase transition and liposome size. The metal effects were studied on zwitterionic, cationic and anionic lipids to elucidate electrostatically driven metal-lipid interactions. The effect of Hg-catalyzed cleavage of the vinyl ether bond in plasmalogens on these aforementioned properties was studied in addition to a thermodynamic characterization of this interaction by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry. The negatively charged Hg-chloride complexes formed under our experimental conditions induce membrane rigidity in membranes containing cationic lipids and plasmalogens while this effect is heavily reduced and entirely absent with zwitterionic and anionic lipids respectively. The KD for the interaction of Hg with plasmalogen containing liposomes was between 4-30 μM. Furthermore, the presence of Cd affected the interaction of Hg with plasmalogen when negatively charged PS was also present. In this case, even the order of the metal addition was important.
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- Evan Kerek
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Kribellosides, novel RNA 5′-triphosphatase inhibitors from the rare actinomycete Kribbella sp. MI481-42F6. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2017; 70:582-589. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Piano V, Nenci S, Magnani F, Aliverti A, Mattevi A. Recombinant human dihydroxyacetonephosphate acyl-transferase characterization as an integral monotopic membrane protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 481:51-58. [PMID: 27836547 PMCID: PMC5146282 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Although the precise functions of ether phospholipids are still poorly understood, significant alterations in their physiological levels are associated either to inherited disorders or to aggressive metastatic cancer. The essential precursor, alkyl-dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), for all ether phospholipids species is synthetized in two consecutive reactions performed by two enzymes sitting on the inner side of the peroxisomal membrane. Here, we report the characterization of the recombinant human DHAP acyl-transferase, which performs the first step in alkyl-DHAP synthesis. By exploring several expression systems and designing a number of constructs, we were able to purify the enzyme in its active form and we found that it is tightly bound to the membrane through the N-terminal residues. Human DHAPAT is associated to peroxisomal membrane through the N-terminal region. Recombinant human DHAPAT expressed and purified from P. pastoris cells is active. Evidence of the in vitro reconstitution of DHAPAT/ADPS enzymatic complex.
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- Valentina Piano
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, V. Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, V. Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, V. Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, V. Celoria 26, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, V. Ferrata 9, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Burghardt KJ, Goodrich JM, Dolinoy DC, Ellingrod VL. Gene-specific DNA methylation may mediate atypical antipsychotic-induced insulin resistance. Bipolar Disord 2016; 18:423-32. [PMID: 27542345 PMCID: PMC5322870 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) carry a significant risk of cardiometabolic side effects, including insulin resistance. It is thought that the insulin resistance resulting from the use of AAPs may be associated with changes in DNA methylation. We aimed to identify and validate a candidate gene associated with AAP-induced insulin resistance by using a multi-step approach that included an epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) and validation with site-specific methylation and metabolomics data. METHODS Subjects with bipolar disorder treated with AAPs or lithium monotherapy were recruited for a cross-sectional visit to analyze peripheral blood DNA methylation and insulin resistance. Epigenome-wide DNA methylation was analyzed in a discovery sample (n = 48) using the Illumina 450K BeadChip. Validation analyses of the epigenome-wide findings occurred in a separate sample (n = 72) using site-specific methylation with pyrosequencing and untargeted metabolomics data. Regression analyses were conducted controlling for known confounders in all analyses and a mediation analysis was performed to investigate if AAP-induced insulin resistance occurs through changes in DNA methylation. RESULTS A differentially methylated probe associated with insulin resistance was discovered and validated in the fatty acyl CoA reductase 2 (FAR2) gene of chromosome 12. Functional associations of this DNA methylation site with untargeted phospholipid-related metabolites were also detected. Our results identified a mediating effect of this FAR2 methylation site on AAP-induced insulin resistance. CONCLUSIONS Going forward, prospective, longitudinal studies assessing comprehensive changes in FAR2 DNA methylation, expression, and lipid metabolism before and after AAP treatment are required to assess its potential role in the development of insulin resistance.
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- Kyle J. Burghardt
- Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice. 259 Mack Avenue, Suite 2190. Detroit Michigan 48201. USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Sciences; 6638 SPH Tower, 1415 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. USA
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Sciences; 6638 SPH Tower, 1415 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. USA
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- University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Social and Administrative Sciences. 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. USA
- University of Michigan, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. 1301 Catherine Ann Arbor, MI 48109. USA
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Simbari F, McCaskill J, Coakley G, Millar M, Maizels RM, Fabriás G, Casas J, Buck AH. Plasmalogen enrichment in exosomes secreted by a nematode parasite versus those derived from its mouse host: implications for exosome stability and biology. J Extracell Vesicles 2016; 5:30741. [PMID: 27389011 PMCID: PMC4937767 DOI: 10.3402/jev.v5.30741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate communication between cells and organisms across all 3 kingdoms of life. Several reports have demonstrated that EVs can transfer molecules between phylogenetically diverse species and can be used by parasites to alter the properties of the host environment. Whilst the concept of vesicle secretion and uptake is broad reaching, the molecular composition of these complexes is expected to be diverse based on the physiology and environmental niche of different organisms. Exosomes are one class of EVs originally defined based on their endocytic origin, as these derive from multivesicular bodies that then fuse with the plasma membrane releasing them into the extracellular environment. The term exosome has also been used to describe any small EVs recovered by high-speed ultracentrifugation, irrespective of origin since this is not always well characterized. Here, we use comparative global lipidomic analysis to examine the composition of EVs, which we term exosomes, that are secreted by the gastrointestinal nematode, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, in relation to exosomes secreted by cells of its murine host. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis reveals a 9- to 62-fold enrichment of plasmalogens, as well as other classes of ether glycerophospholipids, along with a relative lack of cholesterol and sphingomyelin (SM) in the nematode exosomes compared with those secreted by murine cells. Biophysical analyses of the membrane dynamics of these exosomes demonstrate increased rigidity in those from the nematode, and parallel studies with synthetic vesicles support a role of plasmalogens in stabilizing the membrane structure. These results suggest that nematodes can maintain exosome membrane structure and integrity through increased plasmalogens, compensating for diminished levels of other lipids, including cholesterol and SM. This work also illuminates the prevalence of plasmalogens in some EVs, which has not been widely reported and could have implications for the biochemical or immunomodulatory properties of EVs. Further comparative analyses such as those described here will shed light on diversity in the molecular properties of EVs that enable them to function in cross-species communication.
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- Fabio Simbari
- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicinal Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (IQAC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Immunology and Infection Research and Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK;
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Castellanos P, Maroto-Morales A, García-Álvarez O, Garde JJ, Mateo R. AnIn VitroEvaluation of Biochemical Processes Involved in Lead-Induced Changes on Ram Spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:421-7. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- P Castellanos
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) UCLM-CSIC-JCCM; Wildlife Toxicology Group; Ciudad Real Spain
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- SaBio; Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) UCLM-CSIC-JCCM; Albacete Spain
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- SaBio; Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) UCLM-CSIC-JCCM; Albacete Spain
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- SaBio; Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) UCLM-CSIC-JCCM; Albacete Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC) UCLM-CSIC-JCCM; Wildlife Toxicology Group; Ciudad Real Spain
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Serricchio M, Schmid AW, Steinmann ME, Sigel E, Rauch M, Julkowska D, Bonnefoy S, Fort C, Bastin P, Bütikofer P. Flagellar membranes are rich in raft-forming phospholipids. Biol Open 2015; 4:1143-53. [PMID: 26276100 PMCID: PMC4582118 DOI: 10.1242/bio.011957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The observation that the membranes of flagella are enriched in sterols and sphingolipids has led to the hypothesis that flagella might be enriched in raft-forming lipids. However, a detailed lipidomic analysis of flagellar membranes is not available. Novel protocols to detach and isolate intact flagella from Trypanosoma brucei procyclic forms in combination with reverse-phase liquid chromatography high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry allowed us to determine the phospholipid composition of flagellar membranes relative to whole cells. Our analyses revealed that phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, ceramide and the sphingolipids inositol phosphorylceramide and sphingomyelin are enriched in flagella relative to whole cells. In contrast, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol are strongly depleted in flagella. Within individual glycerophospholipid classes, we observed a preference for ether-type over diacyl-type molecular species in membranes of flagella. Our study provides direct evidence for a preferential presence of raft-forming phospholipids in flagellar membranes of T. brucei.
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- Mauro Serricchio
- Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute and INSERM U1201, Paris 75015, France
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- Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute and INSERM U1201, Paris 75015, France
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- Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute and INSERM U1201, Paris 75015, France
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- Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute and INSERM U1201, Paris 75015, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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Transcriptome and Molecular Pathway Analysis of the Hepatopancreas in the Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei under Chronic Low-Salinity Stress. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131503. [PMID: 26147449 PMCID: PMC4492601 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei is a euryhaline penaeid species that shows ontogenetic adaptations to salinity, with its larvae inhabiting oceanic environments and postlarvae and juveniles inhabiting estuaries and lagoons. Ontogenetic adaptations to salinity manifest in L. vannamei through strong hyper-osmoregulatory and hypo-osmoregulatory patterns and an ability to tolerate extremely low salinity levels. To understand this adaptive mechanism to salinity stress, RNA-seq was used to compare the transcriptomic response of L. vannamei to changes in salinity from 30 (control) to 3 practical salinity units (psu) for 8 weeks. In total, 26,034 genes were obtained from the hepatopancreas tissue of L. vannamei using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 system, and 855 genes showed significant changes in expression under salinity stress. Eighteen top Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways were significantly involved in physiological responses, particularly in lipid metabolism, including fatty-acid biosynthesis, arachidonic acid metabolism and glycosphingolipid and glycosaminoglycan metabolism. Lipids or fatty acids can reduce osmotic stress in L. vannamei by providing additional energy or changing the membrane structure to allow osmoregulation in relevant organs, such as the gills. Steroid hormone biosynthesis and the phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism pathways were also involved in the adaptation of L. vannamei to low salinity, and the differential expression patterns of 20 randomly selected genes were validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). This study is the first report on the long-term adaptive transcriptomic response of L. vannamei to low salinity, and the results will further our understanding of the mechanisms underlying osmoregulation in euryhaline crustaceans.
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Malheiro AR, da Silva TF, Brites P. Plasmalogens and fatty alcohols in rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata and Sjögren-Larsson syndrome. J Inherit Metab Dis 2015; 38:111-21. [PMID: 25432520 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-014-9795-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Plasmalogens are a special class of ether-phospholipids, best recognized by their vinyl-ether bond at the sn-1 position of the glycerobackbone and by the observation that their deficiency causes rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP). The complex plasmalogen biosynthetic pathway involves multiple enzymatic steps carried-out in peroxisomes and in the endoplasmic reticulum. The rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of plasmalogens resides in the formation of the fatty alcohol responsible for the formation of an intermediate with an alkyl-linked moiety. The regulation in the biosynthesis of plasmalogens also takes place at this step using a feedback mechanism to stimulate or inhibit the biosynthesis. As such, fatty alcohols play a relevant role in the formation of ether-phospholipids. These advances in our understanding of complex lipid biosynthesis brought two seemingly distinct disorders into the spotlight. Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is caused by defects in the microsomal fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH) leading to the accumulation of fatty alcohols and fatty aldehydes. In RCDP cells, the defect in plasmalogens is thought to generate a feedback signal to increase their biosynthesis, through the activity of fatty acid reductases to produce fatty alcohols. However, the enzymatic defects in either glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase (GNPAT) or alkylglycerone phosphate synthase (AGPS) disrupt the biosynthesis and result in the accumulation of the fatty alcohols. A detailed characterization on the processes and enzymes that govern these intricate biosynthetic pathways, as well as, the metabolic characterization of defects along the pathway should increase our understanding of the causes and mechanisms behind these disorders.
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- Ana R Malheiro
- Lab Nerve Regeneration, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC, Porto, Portugal
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Bilayers formed by phospholipids are fundamental structures of biological membranes. The mechanical perturbation brought about by pressure significantly affects the membrane states of phospholipid bilayers. In this chapter, we focus our attention on the pressure responsivity for bilayers of some major phospholipids contained in biological membranes. At first, the membrane states and phase transitions of phospholipid bilayers depending on water content, temperature and pressure are explained by using the bilayer phase diagrams of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), which is the most familiar phospholipid in model membrane studies. Subsequently, the thermotropic and barotropic bilayer phase behavior of various kinds of phospholipids with different molecular structures is discussed from the comparison of their temperature--pressure phase diagrams to that of the DPPC bilayer. It turns out that a slight change in the molecular structure of the phospholipids produces a significant difference in the bilayer phase behavior. The systematic pressure studies on the phase behavior of the phospholipid bilayers reveal not only the pressure responsivity for the bilayers but also the role and meaning of several important phospholipids existing in real biological membranes.
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Schmitt S, Castelvetri LC, Simons M. Metabolism and functions of lipids in myelin. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1851:999-1005. [PMID: 25542507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Rapid conduction of nerve impulses requires coating of axons by myelin sheaths, which are lipid-rich and multilamellar membrane stacks. The lipid composition of myelin varies significantly from other biological membranes. Studies in mutant mice targeting various lipid biosynthesis pathways have shown that myelinating glia have a remarkable capacity to compensate the lack of individual lipids. However, compensation fails when it comes to maintaining long-term stability of myelin. Here, we summarize how lipids function in myelin biogenesis, axon-glia communication and in supporting long-term maintenance of myelin. We postulate that change in myelin lipid composition might be relevant for our understanding of aging and demyelinating diseases. This article is part of a Special Issue titled Brain Lipids.
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- Sebastian Schmitt
- Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Neurology, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Neurology, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, Göttingen, Germany; Department of Neurology, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Saab S, Mazzocco J, Creuzot-Garcher CP, Bron AM, Bretillon L, Acar N. Plasmalogens in the retina: From occurrence in retinal cell membranes to potential involvement in pathophysiology of retinal diseases. Biochimie 2014; 107 Pt A:58-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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