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Liu Y, Zhou J, Wang Y, Baskaran D, Wang H. Unnatural lipids for simultaneous mRNA delivery and metabolic cell labeling. Biomater Sci 2024; 12:4170-4180. [PMID: 38976288 PMCID: PMC11303094 DOI: 10.1039/d4bm00625a] [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] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Lipids have demonstrated tremendous promise for mRNA delivery, as evidenced by the success of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. However, existing lipids are mostly used as delivery vehicles and lack the ability to monitor and further modulate the target cells. Here, for the first time, we report a class of unnatural lipids (azido-DOTAP) that can efficiently deliver mRNAs into cells and meanwhile metabolically label cells with unique chemical tags (e.g., azido groups). The azido tags expressed on the cell membrane enable the monitoring of transfected cells, and can mediate subsequent conjugation of cargos via efficient click chemistry for further modulation of transfected cells. We further demonstrate that the dual-functional unnatural lipid is applicable to different types of cells including dendritic cells, the prominent type of antigen presenting cells, potentially opening a new avenue to developing enhanced mRNA vaccines.
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- Yusheng Liu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
- Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Carle College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Gaudioso Á, Jiang X, Casas J, Schuchman EH, Ledesma MD. Sphingomyelin 16:0 is a therapeutic target for neuronal death in acid sphingomyelinase deficiency. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:248. [PMID: 37024473 PMCID: PMC10079961 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05784-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the SMPD1 gene encoding for the acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). While intravenous infusion of recombinant ASM is an effective treatment for the peripheral disease, the neurological complications of ASMD remain unaddressed. It has been shown that aberrantly high level of total brain sphingomyelin (SM) is a key pathological event leading to neurodegeneration. Using mice lacking ASM (ASMko), which mimic the disease, we here demonstrate that among the SM species, SM16:0 shows the highest accumulation and toxicity in ASMko neurons. By targeting lysosomes, SM16:0 causes permeabilization and exocytosis of these organelles and induces oxidative stress and cell death. We also show that genetic silencing of Ceramide Synthase 5, which is involved in SM16:0 synthesis and overexpressed in the ASMko brain, prevents disease phenotypes in ASMko cultured neurons and mice. The levels of SM16:0 in plasma also show a strong correlation with those in brain that is higher than in liver, even at early stages of the disease. These results identify SM16:0 both as a novel therapeutic target and potential biomarker of brain pathology in ASMD.
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- Ángel Gaudioso
- Centro Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Kuerschner L, Thiele C. Tracing Lipid Metabolism by Alkyne Lipids and Mass Spectrometry: The State of the Art. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:880559. [PMID: 35669564 PMCID: PMC9163959 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.880559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Lipid tracing studies are a key method to gain a better understanding of the complex metabolic network lipids are involved in. In recent years, alkyne lipid tracers and mass spectrometry have been developed as powerful tools for such studies. This study aims to review the present standing of the underlying technique, highlight major findings the strategy allowed for, summarize its advantages, and discuss some limitations. In addition, an outlook on future developments is given.
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Kuerschner L, Leyendecker P, Klizaite K, Fiedler M, Saam J, Thiele C. Development of oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids as novel tracers to study fatty acid beta-oxidation pathways and intermediates. J Lipid Res 2022; 63:100188. [PMID: 35247455 PMCID: PMC8988009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fatty acid beta-oxidation is a key process in mammalian lipid catabolism. Disturbance of this process results in severe clinical symptoms, including dysfunction of the liver, a major beta-oxidizing tissue. For a thorough understanding of this process, a comprehensive analysis of involved fatty acid and acyl-carnitine intermediates is desired, but capable methods are lacking. Here, we introduce oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids as novel tracers to study the beta-oxidation of long- and medium-chain fatty acids in liver lysates and primary hepatocytes. Combining these new tracer tools with highly sensitive chromatography and mass spectrometry analyses, this study confirms differences in metabolic handling of fatty acids of different chain length. Unlike longer chains, we found that medium-chain fatty acids that were activated inside or outside of mitochondria by different acyl-CoA synthetases could enter mitochondria in the form of free fatty acids or as carnitine esters. Upon mitochondrial beta-oxidation, shortened acyl-carnitine metabolites were then produced and released from mitochondria. In addition, we show that hepatocytes ultimately also secreted these shortened acyl chains into their surroundings. Furthermore, when mitochondrial beta-oxidation was hindered, we show that peroxisomal beta-oxidation likely acts as a salvage pathway, thereby maintaining the levels of shortened fatty acid secretion. Taken together, we conclude that this new method based on oxaalkyne and alkyne fatty acids allows for metabolic tracing of the beta-oxidation pathway in tissue lysate and in living cells with unique coverage of metabolic intermediates and at unprecedented detail.
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- Lars Kuerschner
- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Carl-Troll-Str. 31, D-53115, Bonn, Germany
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Lauterbach MA, Saavedra V, Mangan MSJ, Penno A, Thiele C, Latz E, Kuerschner L. 1-Deoxysphingolipids cause autophagosome and lysosome accumulation and trigger NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Autophagy 2021; 17:1947-1961. [PMID: 32835606 PMCID: PMC8386713 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1804677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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1-Deoxysphingolipids (deoxySLs) are atypical sphingolipids of clinical relevance as they are elevated in plasma of patients suffering from hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN1) or type 2 diabetes. Their neurotoxicity is described best but they inflict damage to various cell types by an uncertain pathomechanism. Using mouse embryonic fibroblasts and an alkyne analog of 1-deoxysphinganine (doxSA), the metabolic precursor of all deoxySLs, we here study the impact of deoxySLs on macroautophagy/autophagy, the regulated degradation of dysfunctional or expendable cellular components. We find that deoxySLs induce autophagosome and lysosome accumulation indicative of an increase in autophagic flux. The autophagosomal machinery targets damaged mitochondria that have accumulated N-acylated doxSA metabolites, presumably deoxyceramide and deoxydihydroceramide, and show aberrant swelling and tubule formation. Autophagosomes and lysosomes also interact with cellular lipid aggregates and crystals that occur upon cellular uptake and N-acylation of monomeric doxSA. As crystals entering the lysophagosomal apparatus in phagocytes are known to trigger the NLRP3 inflammasome, we also treated macrophages with doxSA. We demonstrate the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by doxSLs, prompting the release of IL1B from primary macrophages. Taken together, our data establish an impact of doxSLs on autophagy and link doxSL pathophysiology to inflammation and the innate immune system.Abbreviations: alkyne-doxSA: (2S,3R)-2-aminooctadec-17yn-3-ol; alkyne-SA: (2S,3R)-2- aminooctadec-17yn-1,3-diol; aSA: alkyne-sphinganine; ASTM-BODIPY: azido-sulfo-tetramethyl-BODIPY; CerS: ceramide synthase; CMR: clonal macrophage reporter; deoxySLs: 1-deoxysphingolipids; dox(DH)Cer: 1-deoxydihydroceramide; doxCer: 1-deoxyceramide; doxSA: 1-deoxysphinganine; FB1: fumonisin B1; HSAN1: hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1; LC3: MAP1LC3A and MAP1LC3B; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; MEF: mouse embryonal fibroblasts; MS: mass spectrometry; N3635P: azido-STAR635P; N3Cy3: azido-cyanine 3; N3picCy3: azido-picolylcyanine 3; NLRP3: NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing protein 3; P4HB: prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit beta; PINK1: PTEN induced putative kinase 1; PYCARD/ASC: PYD and CARD domain containing; SPTLC1: serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 1; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TLC: thin layer chromatography.
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Seibel J, Schneider-Schaulies S, Kleuser B. Editorial: Sphingolipids in Infection Control. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:697290. [PMID: 34235157 PMCID: PMC8255667 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.697290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Jürgen Seibel
- Department for Organic Chemistry and Insitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department for Organic Chemistry and Insitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Yaghmour MH, Thiele C, Kuerschner L. An advanced method for propargylcholine phospholipid detection by direct-infusion MS. J Lipid Res 2021; 62:100022. [PMID: 33453218 PMCID: PMC7900581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2021.100022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Phospholipids with a choline head group are an abundant component of cellular membranes and are involved in many important biological functions. For studies on the cell biology and metabolism of these lipids, traceable analogues where propargylcholine replaces the choline head group have proven useful. We present a novel method to analyze propargylcholine phospholipids by MS. The routine employs 1-radyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphopropargylcholines as labeled lysophosphatidylcholine precursors, which upon cellular conversion direct the traceable tag with superb specificity and efficiency to the primary target lipid class. Using azidopalmitate as a click-chemistry reporter, we introduce a highly specific, sensitive, and robust MS detection procedure for the propargylcholine phospholipids. In a first study, we apply the new technique to investigate choline phospholipid metabolism in brain endothelial cells. These experiments reveal differences in the metabolism of phosphatidylcholine and its pendant, ether phosphatidylcholine. The novel method described here opens a new, quantitative, and detailed view on propargylcholine phospholipid metabolism and will greatly facilitate future studies on choline phospholipid metabolism.
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- Mohamed H Yaghmour
- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Ancajas CF, Ricks TJ, Best MD. Metabolic labeling of glycerophospholipids via clickable analogs derivatized at the lipid headgroup. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 232:104971. [PMID: 32898510 PMCID: PMC7606648 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Metabolic labeling, in which substrate analogs containing diminutive tags can infiltrate biosynthetic pathways and generate labeled products in cells, has led to dramatic advancements in the means by which complex biomolecules can be detected and biological processes can be elucidated. Within this realm, metabolic labeling of lipid products, particularly in a manner that is headgroup-specific, brings about a number of technical challenges including the complexity of lipid metabolic pathways as well as the simplicity of biosynthetic precursors to headgroup functionality. As such, only a handful of strategies for metabolic labeling of lipids have thus far been reported. However, these approaches provide enticing examples of how strategic modifications to substrate structures, particularly by introducing clickable moieties, can enable the hijacking of lipid biosynthesis. Furthermore, early work in this field has led to an explosion in diverse applications by which these techniques have been exploited to answer key biological questions or detect and track various lipid-containing biological entities. In this article, we review these efforts and emphasize recent advancements in the development and application of lipid metabolic labeling strategies.
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- Christelle F Ancajas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1420 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1420 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, 1420 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
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Multiplexed and single cell tracing of lipid metabolism. Nat Methods 2019; 16:1123-1130. [DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0593-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mohamed ZH, Rhein C, Saied EM, Kornhuber J, Arenz C. FRET probes for measuring sphingolipid metabolizing enzyme activity. Chem Phys Lipids 2018; 216:152-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Click chemistry in sphingolipid research. Chem Phys Lipids 2018; 215:71-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Hunter CD, Guo T, Daskhan G, Richards MR, Cairo CW. Synthetic Strategies for Modified Glycosphingolipids and Their Design as Probes. Chem Rev 2018; 118:8188-8241. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Carmanah D. Hunter
- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Alberta Glycomics Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in grey and white matter regions of the brain metabolize fatty acids. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10779. [PMID: 28883484 PMCID: PMC5589817 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The grey and white matter regions of the mammalian brain consist of both neurons and neuroglial cells. Among the neuroglia, the two macroglia oligodendrocytes and astrocytes are the most abundant cell types. While the major function of oligodendrocytes is the formation of the lipid-rich myelin structure, the heterogeneous group of astrocytes fulfils a multitude of important roles in cerebral development and homeostasis. Brain lipid homeostasis involves the synthesis of a specific cerebral lipidome by local lipid metabolism. In this study we have investigated the fatty acid uptake and lipid biosynthesis in grey and white matter regions of the murine brain. Key findings were: (i) white matter oligodendrocytes and astrocytes take up saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, (ii) different grey matter regions show varying lipid labelling intensities, (iii) the medial habenula, an epithalamic grey matter structure, and the oligodendrocytes and astrocytes therein are targeted by fatty acids, and (iv) in the medial habenula, the neutral lipid containing lipid droplets are found in cells facing the ventricle but undetectable in the habenular parenchyma. Our data indicate a role for oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in local lipid metabolism of white and grey matter regions in the brain.
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Tumanov S, Kamphorst JJ. Recent advances in expanding the coverage of the lipidome. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 43:127-133. [PMID: 27915214 PMCID: PMC5312421 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The lipidome comprises a large array of molecules with diverse physicochemical properties. Lipids are structural components of cells, act as a source of energy, and function as signaling mediators. Alterations in lipid metabolism are involved in the onset and progression of a variety of diseases, including metabolic syndrome and cancer. Because of this, interest in lipidomics, the comprehensive characterization of the lipidome by mass spectrometry, has intensified in recent years. However, obtaining a truly complete overview of all lipids in a sample has remained very challenging due to their enormous structural diversity. Here, we provide an overview of the collection of analytical approaches used to study various lipid classes, emphasizing innovations in sample preparation and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Additionally, we provide practical suggestions for increasing the coverage of the lipidome.
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- Sergey Tumanov
- Cancer Metabolism Research Unit, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- Cancer Metabolism Research Unit, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK; Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
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Alecu I, Tedeschi A, Behler N, Wunderling K, Lamberz C, Lauterbach MAR, Gaebler A, Ernst D, Van Veldhoven PP, Al-Amoudi A, Latz E, Othman A, Kuerschner L, Hornemann T, Bradke F, Thiele C, Penno A. Localization of 1-deoxysphingolipids to mitochondria induces mitochondrial dysfunction. J Lipid Res 2016; 58:42-59. [PMID: 27881717 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m068676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
1-Deoxysphingolipids (deoxySLs) are atypical sphingolipids that are elevated in the plasma of patients with type 2 diabetes and hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1 (HSAN1). Clinically, diabetic neuropathy and HSAN1 are very similar, suggesting the involvement of deoxySLs in the pathology of both diseases. However, very little is known about the biology of these lipids and the underlying pathomechanism. We synthesized an alkyne analog of 1-deoxysphinganine (doxSA), the metabolic precursor of all deoxySLs, to trace the metabolism and localization of deoxySLs. Our results indicate that the metabolism of these lipids is restricted to only some lipid species and that they are not converted to canonical sphingolipids or fatty acids. Furthermore, exogenously added alkyne-doxSA [(2S,3R)-2-aminooctadec-17-yn-3-ol] localized to mitochondria, causing mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction. The induced mitochondrial toxicity was also shown for natural doxSA, but not for sphinganine, and was rescued by inhibition of ceramide synthase activity. Our findings therefore indicate that mitochondrial enrichment of an N-acylated doxSA metabolite may contribute to the neurotoxicity seen in diabetic neuropathy and HSAN1. Hence, we provide a potential explanation for the characteristic vulnerability of peripheral nerves to elevated levels of deoxySLs.
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- Irina Alecu
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Axonal Growth and Regeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Cyro-Electron Microscopy and Tomography, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Lipid Biochemistry and Protein Interactions, Campus Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cyro-Electron Microscopy and Tomography, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Axonal Growth and Regeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- LIMES Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Hofmann K, Lamberz C, Piotrowitz K, Offermann N, But D, Scheller A, Al-Amoudi A, Kuerschner L. Tanycytes and a differential fatty acid metabolism in the hypothalamus. Glia 2016; 65:231-249. [PMID: 27726181 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Although the brain controls all main metabolic pathways in the whole organism, its lipid metabolism is partially separated from the rest of the body. Circulating lipids and other metabolites are taken up into brain areas like the hypothalamus and are locally metabolized and sensed involving several hypothalamic cell types. In this study we show that saturated and unsaturated fatty acids are differentially processed in the murine hypothalamus. The observed differences involve both lipid distribution and metabolism. Key findings were: (i) hypothalamic astrocytes are targeted by unsaturated, but not saturated lipids in lean mice; (ii) in obese mice labeling of these astrocytes by unsaturated oleic acid cannot be detected unless β-oxidation or ketogenesis is inhibited; (iii) the hypothalamus of obese animals increases ketone body and neutral lipid synthesis while tanycytes, hypothalamic cells facing the ventricle, increase their lipid droplet content; and (iv) tanycytes show different labeling for saturated or unsaturated lipids. Our data support a metabolic connection between tanycytes and astrocytes likely to impact hypothalamic lipid sensing. GLIA 2017;65:231-249.
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- Kristina Hofmann
- Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, D-53175, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), University of Saarland, Homburg, D-66421, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, D-53175, Germany
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- Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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Gaebler A, Penno A, Kuerschner L, Thiele C. A highly sensitive protocol for microscopy of alkyne lipids and fluorescently tagged or immunostained proteins. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1934-1947. [PMID: 27565170 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d070565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The demand to study the cellular localization of specific lipids has led to recent advances in lipid probes and microscopy. Alkyne lipids bear a small, noninterfering tag and can be detected upon click reaction with an azide-coupled reporter. Fluorescent alkyne lipid imaging crucially depends on appropriate azide reporters and labeling protocols that allow for an efficient click reaction and therefore a sensitive detection. We synthesized several azide reporters with different spacer components and tested their suitability for alkyne lipid imaging in fixed cells. The implementation of a copper-chelating picolyl moiety into fluorescent or biotin-based azide reagents strongly increased the sensitivity of the imaging routine. We demonstrate the applicability and evaluate the performance of this approach using different lipid classes and experimental setups. As azide picolyl reporters allow for reduced copper catalyst concentrations, they also enable coimaging of alkyne lipids with multiple fluorescent proteins including enhanced green fluorescent protein. Alternatively, and as we also show, microscopy of alkyne lipids can be combined with protein detection by immunocytochemistry. In summary, we present a robust, sensitive, and highly versatile protocol for the labeling of alkyne lipids with azide-coupled reporters for fluorescence microscopy that can be combined with different protein detection and imaging techniques.
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- Anne Gaebler
- Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Sakin V, Paci G, Lemke EA, Müller B. Labeling of virus components for advanced, quantitative imaging analyses. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:1896-914. [PMID: 26987299 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In recent years, investigation of virus-cell interactions has moved from ensemble measurements to imaging analyses at the single-particle level. Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques provide single-molecule sensitivity and subdiffraction spatial resolution, allowing observation of subviral details and individual replication events to obtain detailed quantitative information. To exploit the full potential of these techniques, virologists need to employ novel labeling strategies, taking into account specific constraints imposed by viruses, as well as unique requirements of microscopic methods. Here, we compare strengths and limitations of various labeling methods, exemplify virological questions that were successfully addressed, and discuss challenges and future potential of novel approaches in virus imaging.
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- Volkan Sakin
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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Martínez-Montañés F, Schneiter R. Tools for the analysis of metabolic flux through the sphingolipid pathway. Biochimie 2016; 130:76-80. [PMID: 27208414 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Discerning the complex regulation of the enzymatic steps necessary for sphingolipid biosynthesis is facilitated by the utilization of tracers that allow a time-resolved analysis of the pathway dynamics without affecting the metabolic flux. Different strategies have been used and new tools are continuously being developed to probe the various enzymatic conversions that occur within this complex pathway. Here, we provide a short overview of the divergent fungal and mammalian sphingolipid biosynthetic routes, and of the tracers and methods that are frequently employed to follow the flux of intermediates throughout these pathways.
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- University of Fribourg, Department of Biology, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Collenburg L, Walter T, Burgert A, Müller N, Seibel J, Japtok L, Kleuser B, Sauer M, Schneider-Schaulies S. A Functionalized Sphingolipid Analogue for Studying Redistribution during Activation in Living T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:3951-62. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nieves I, Abad JL, Montes LR, Goñi FM, Delgado A. Approaches to polyunsaturated sphingolipids: new conformationally restrained analogs with minimal structural modifications. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nåbo LJ, List NH, Witzke S, Wüstner D, Khandelia H, Kongsted J. Design of new fluorescent cholesterol and ergosterol analogs: Insights from theory. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:2188-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wüstner D, Solanko K. How cholesterol interacts with proteins and lipids during its intracellular transport. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1848:1908-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carreira AC, Ventura AE, Varela AR, Silva LC. Tackling the biophysical properties of sphingolipids to decipher their biological roles. Biol Chem 2015; 396:597-609. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2014-0283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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From the most simple sphingoid bases to their complex glycosylated derivatives, several sphingolipid species were shown to have a role in fundamental cellular events and/or disease. Increasing evidence places lipid-lipid interactions and membrane structural alterations as central mechanisms underlying the action of these lipids. Understanding how these molecules exert their biological roles by studying their impact in the physical properties and organization of membranes is currently one of the main challenges in sphingolipid research. Herein, we review the progress in the state-of-the-art on the biophysical properties of sphingolipid-containing membranes, focusing on sphingosine, ceramides, and glycosphingolipids.
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