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Edelmann MR, Erny J, Guba W, Hierl M. Tritium Labeling of Neuromedin S by Conjugation with [ 3H] N-Succinimidyl Propionate. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:2367-2376. [PMID: 36687043 PMCID: PMC9851027 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The human neuropeptide neuromedin S (NMS) consists of 33 amino acids. The introduction of tritium atoms into NMS has not been described so far. This represents a gap for using [3H]NMS in radioreceptor binding assays or in tracking and monitoring their metabolic pathway. Two approaches for the incorporation of tritium into NMS were explored in this study: (1) halogenation at the His-18 residue followed by catalyzed iodine-127/tritium exchange and (2) conjugation of tritiated N-succinimidyl-[2,3-3H3]propionate ([3H]NSP) to at least one of the three available primary amines of amino acids Ile-1, Lys-15, and Lys-16 in the peptide sequence. Although iodination of histidine was achieved, subsequent iodine-127/deuterium exchange was unsuccessful. Derivatization at the three possible amino positions in the peptide using nonradioactive NSP resulted in a mixture of unconjugated NSM and 1- to 3-conjugations at different amino acids in the peptide sequence. Each labeling position in the mixture was assigned following detailed LC-MS/MS analysis. After separating the mixture, it was shown in an in vitro fluorometric imaging plate reader (FLIPR) and in a competitive binding assay that the propionyl-modified NMS derivatives were comparable to the unlabeled NMS, regardless of the degree of labeling and the labeling position(s). A molecular simulation with NMS in the binding pocket of the protein neuromedin U receptor 2 (NMUR2) confirmed that the possible labeling positions are located outside the binding region of NMUR2. Tritium labeling was achieved at the N-terminal Ile-1 using [3H]NSP in 7% yield with a radiochemical purity of >95% and a molar activity of 90 Ci/mmol. This approach provides access to tritiated NMS and enables new investigations to characterize NMS or corresponding NMS ligands.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin R. Edelmann
- Department
of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University
of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel,
Therapeutic Modalities, Small Molecule Research, Isotope Synthesis, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., CH-4070Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel,
Therapeutic Modalities, Small Molecule Research, Lead Discovery, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., CH-4070Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel,
Therapeutic Modalities, Small Molecule Research, Computer Aided Drug
Design, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., CH-4070Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel,
Therapeutic Modalities, Small Molecule Research, Lead Discovery, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., CH-4070Basel, Switzerland
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Li J, Li E, Czepielewski RS, Chi J, Guo X, Han YH, Wang D, Wang L, Hu B, Dawes B, Jacobs C, Tenen D, Lin SJ, Lee B, Morris D, Tobias A, Randolph GJ, Cohen P, Tsai L, Rosen ED. Neurotensin is an anti-thermogenic peptide produced by lymphatic endothelial cells. Cell Metab 2021; 33:1449-1465.e6. [PMID: 34038712 PMCID: PMC8266750 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The lymphatic vasculature plays important roles in the physiology of the organs in which it resides, though a clear mechanistic understanding of how this crosstalk is mediated is lacking. Here, we performed single-cell transcriptional profiling of human and mouse adipose tissue and found that lymphatic endothelial cells highly express neurotensin (NTS/Nts). Nts expression is reduced by cold and norepinephrine in an α-adrenergic-dependent manner, suggesting a role in adipose thermogenesis. Indeed, NTS treatment of brown adipose tissue explants reduced expression of thermogenic genes. Furthermore, adenoviral-mediated overexpression and knockdown or knockout of NTS in vivo reduced and enhanced cold tolerance, respectively, an effect that is mediated by NTSR2 and ERK signaling. Inhibition of NTSR2 promoted energy expenditure and improved metabolic function in obese mice. These data establish a link between adipose tissue lymphatics and adipocytes with potential therapeutic implications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Richner M, Pallesen LT, Ulrichsen M, Poulsen ET, Holm TH, Login H, Castonguay A, Lorenzo LE, Gonçalves NP, Andersen OM, Lykke-Hartmann K, Enghild JJ, Rønn LCB, Malik IJ, De Koninck Y, Bjerrum OJ, Vægter CB, Nykjær A. Sortilin gates neurotensin and BDNF signaling to control peripheral neuropathic pain. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaav9946. [PMID: 31223654 PMCID: PMC6584543 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav9946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Neuropathic pain is a major incurable clinical problem resulting from peripheral nerve trauma or disease. A central mechanism is the reduced expression of the potassium chloride cotransporter 2 (KCC2) in dorsal horn neurons induced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), causing neuronal disinhibition within spinal nociceptive pathways. Here, we demonstrate how neurotensin receptor 2 (NTSR2) signaling impairs BDNF-induced spinal KCC2 down-regulation, showing how these two pathways converge to control the abnormal sensory response following peripheral nerve injury. We establish how sortilin regulates this convergence by scavenging neurotensin from binding to NTSR2, thus modulating its inhibitory effect on BDNF-mediated mechanical allodynia. Using sortilin-deficient mice or receptor inhibition by antibodies or a small-molecule antagonist, we lastly demonstrate that we are able to fully block BDNF-induced pain and alleviate injury-induced neuropathic pain, validating sortilin as a clinically relevant target.
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- Mette Richner
- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec Mental Health Institute, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec Mental Health Institute, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Neurodegeneration Disease Biology Unit, H. Lundbeck A/S, Ottiliavej 9, 2500 Valby, Denmark
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- Neurodegeneration Disease Biology Unit, H. Lundbeck A/S, Ottiliavej 9, 2500 Valby, Denmark
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Québec Mental Health Institute, Québec, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Corresponding author.
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience (DANDRITE)–Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
- The Danish National Research Foundation Center, PROMEMO, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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