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Agellon LB. Importance of fatty acid binding proteins in cellular function and organismal metabolism. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e17703. [PMID: 36876733 PMCID: PMC10902576 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17703] [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: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Fatty acid binding proteins (Fabps) are small soluble proteins that are abundant in the cytosol. These proteins are known to bind a myriad of small hydrophobic molecules and have been postulated to serve a variety of roles, yet their precise functions have remained an enigma over half a century of study. Here, we consider recent findings, along with the cumulative findings contributed by many laboratories working on Fabps over the last half century, to synthesize a new outlook for what functions Fabps serve in cells and organisms. Collectively, the findings illustrate that Fabps function as versatile multi-purpose devices serving as sensors, conveyors and modulators to enable cells to detect and handle a specific class of metabolites, and to adjust their metabolic capacity and efficiency.
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- Luis B. Agellon
- School of Human NutritionMcGill UniversitySte. Anne de BellevueQuebecCanada
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Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are small lipid-binding proteins abundantly expressed in tissues that are highly active in fatty acid (FA) metabolism. Ten mammalian FABPs have been identified, with tissue-specific expression patterns and highly conserved tertiary structures. FABPs were initially studied as intracellular FA transport proteins. Further investigation has demonstrated their participation in lipid metabolism, both directly and via regulation of gene expression, and in signaling within their cells of expression. There is also evidence that they may be secreted and have functional impact via the circulation. It has also been shown that the FABP ligand binding repertoire extends beyond long-chain FAs and that their functional properties also involve participation in systemic metabolism. This article reviews the present understanding of FABP functions and their apparent roles in disease, particularly metabolic and inflammation-related disorders and cancers.
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- Judith Storch
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States;
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, La Plata, Argentina;
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Safo SE, Haine L, Baker J, Reilly C, Duprez D, Neaton JD, Jain MK, Arenas‐Pinto A, Polizzotto M, Staub T. Derivation of a Protein Risk Score for Cardiovascular Disease Among a Multiracial and Multiethnic HIV+ Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e027273. [PMID: 37345752 PMCID: PMC10356060 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.027273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Background Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models underestimate CVD risk in people living with HIV (PLWH). Our goal is to derive a risk score based on protein biomarkers that could be used to predict CVD in PLWH. Methods and Results In a matched case-control study, we analyzed normalized protein expression data for participants enrolled in 1 of 4 trials conducted by INSIGHT (International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials). We used dimension reduction, variable selection and resampling methods, and multivariable conditional logistic regression models to determine candidate protein biomarkers and to generate a protein score for predicting CVD in PLWH. We internally validated our findings using bootstrap. A protein score that was derived from 8 proteins (including HGF [hepatocyte growth factor] and interleukin-6) was found to be associated with an increased risk of CVD after adjustment for CVD and HIV factors (odds ratio: 2.17 [95% CI: 1.58-2.99]). The protein score improved CVD prediction when compared with predicting CVD risk using the individual proteins that comprised the protein score. Individuals with a protein score above the median score were 3.10 (95% CI, 1.83-5.41) times more likely to develop CVD than those with a protein score below the median score. Conclusions A panel of blood biomarkers may help identify PLWH at a high risk for developing CVD. If validated, such a score could be used in conjunction with established factors to identify CVD at-risk individuals who might benefit from aggressive risk reduction, ultimately shedding light on CVD pathogenesis in PLWH.
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- Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolisMNUSA
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London Institute of Clinical Trials & MethodologyLondonUK
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Comparative Analysis of Blood Transcriptome in the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis). FISHES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes7020061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) is the sole freshwater subspecies of Neophocaenaphocaenoides, and there is a lack of data on its transcriptome. In this study, we applied RNA-seq technology to assemble, de novo, a transcriptome and analyzed differential expressed genes (DEGs). About 6 Gb of clean data was generated for the Yangtze finless porpoise blood (n = 6) through de novo sequencing. In total, 151,211 unigenes were generated and a total of 119,039 of these unigenes (78.72%) were functionally annotated when searched for within the NCBI Nr, SwissProt, GO, COG, and KEGG databases. Diverse and extensive expressed gene catalogs were sampled for the Yangtze finless porpoise. DESeq2 was used to analyze the differential expression genes (DEGs) obtained from the assembled transcriptome. The results indicated that DEGs have close relationships with the Yangtze finless porpoise’s development, evolution and adaptation. Further, we found that genes involved in cetacean TAG synthesis might directly explain the molecular basis of cetacean blubber thickening. These transcriptome data will assist in understanding molecular mechanisms of Yangtze finless porpoise adaptation.
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Chen Z, Song H, Zeng X, Quan M, Gao Y. Screening and discrimination of optimal prognostic genes for pancreatic cancer based on a prognostic prediction model. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2021; 11:6355586. [PMID: 34499727 PMCID: PMC8527504 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor because patients are usually asymptomatic in the early stage and the early diagnostic rate is low. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to identify potential prognosis-related genes in pancreatic cancer to improve diagnosis and the outcome of patients. The mRNA expression profile data from The Cancer Genome Atlas database and GSE79668, GSE62452, and GSE28735 datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus were downloaded. The prognosis-relevant genes and clinical factors were analyzed using Cox regression analysis and the optimal gene sets were screened using the Cox proportional model. Next, the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between risk grouping and patient prognosis. Finally, an optimal gene-based prognosis prediction model was constructed and validated using a test dataset to discriminate the model accuracy and reliability. The results showed that 325 expression variable genes were identified, and 48 prognosis-relevant genes and three clinical factors, including lymph node stage (pathologic N), new tumor, and targeted molecular therapy were preliminarily obtained. In addition, a gene set containing 16 optimal genes was identified and included FABP6, MAL, KIF19, and REG4, which were significantly associated with the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Moreover, a prognosis prediction model was constructed and validated to be relatively accurate and reliable. In conclusion, a gene set consisting of 16 prognosis-related genes was identified and a prognosis prediction model was constructed, which is expected to be applicable in the clinical diagnosis and treatment guidance of pancreatic cancer in the future.
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200123, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200123, China
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Chen Y, Agellon LB. Distinct Alteration of Gene Expression Programs in the Small Intestine of Male and Female Mice in Response to Ablation of Intestinal Fabp Genes. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11080943. [PMID: 32824144 PMCID: PMC7465894 DOI: 10.3390/genes11080943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Fatty acid-binding proteins (Fabps) make up a family of widely distributed cytoplasmic lipid-binding proteins. The small intestine contains three predominant Fabp species, Fabp1, Fabp2, and Fabp6. Our previous studies showed that Fabp2 and Fabp6 gene-disrupted mice exhibited sexually dimorphic phenotypes. In this study, we carried out a systematic comparative analysis of the small intestinal transcriptomes of 10 week-old wild-type (WT) and Fabp gene-disrupted male and female mice. We found that the small intestinal transcriptome of male and female mice showed key differences in the gene expression profiles that affect major biological processes. The deletion of specific Fabp genes induced unique and sex-specific changes in the gene expression program, although some differentially expressed genes in certain genotypes were common to both sexes. Functional annotation and interaction network analyses revealed that the number and type of affected pathways, as well as the sets of interacting nodes in each of the Fabp genotypes, are partitioned by sex. To our knowledge, this is the first time that sex differences were identified and categorized at the transcriptome level in mice lacking different intestinal Fabps. The distinctive transcriptome profiles of WT male and female small intestine may predetermine the nature of transcriptional reprogramming that manifests as sexually dimorphic responses to the ablation of intestinal Fabp genes.
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Ticho AL, Malhotra P, Dudeja PK, Gill RK, Alrefai WA. Intestinal Absorption of Bile Acids in Health and Disease. Compr Physiol 2019; 10:21-56. [PMID: 31853951 PMCID: PMC7171925 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c190007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The intestinal reclamation of bile acids is crucial for the maintenance of their enterohepatic circulation. The majority of bile acids are actively absorbed via specific transport proteins that are highly expressed in the distal ileum. The uptake of bile acids by intestinal epithelial cells modulates the activation of cytosolic and membrane receptors such as the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GPBAR1), which has a profound effect on hepatic synthesis of bile acids as well as glucose and lipid metabolism. Extensive research has focused on delineating the processes of bile acid absorption and determining the contribution of dysregulated ileal signaling in the development of intestinal and hepatic disorders. For example, a decrease in the levels of the bile acid-induced ileal hormone FGF15/19 is implicated in bile acid-induced diarrhea (BAD). Conversely, the increase in bile acid absorption with subsequent overload of bile acids could be involved in the pathophysiology of liver and metabolic disorders such as fatty liver diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This review article will attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms involved in the intestinal handling of bile acids, the pathological implications of disrupted intestinal bile acid homeostasis, and the potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of bile acid-related disorders. Published 2020. Compr Physiol 10:21-56, 2020.
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- Alexander L. Ticho
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chen XY, Yin Y, Xi J, Yuan Y, Li Y, Li Q, Wang RX, Yao ZJ, Tang GL. 11-Aza-artemisinin Derivatives Exhibit Anticancer Activities by Targeting the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 6 (FABP6). CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xin-Ya Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue; Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue; Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue; Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road; Shanghai 200032 China
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Zhang X, Qiu K, Wang L, Xu D, Yin J. Integrated Remodeling of Gut-Liver Metabolism Induced by Moderate Protein Restriction Contributes to Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity. Mol Nutr Food Res 2018; 62:e1800637. [PMID: 30030886 PMCID: PMC6646914 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201800637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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SCOPE Protein restriction (PR) is beneficial for relieving metabolic disorders and aging-related diseases. However, extreme PR could result in malnutrition due to severe deficiency of essential amino acids. Therefore, the effect of moderate PR on insulin sensitivity is investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS The growing and adult pigs are subjected to moderate PR by 15-30%. Plasma insulin concentration and insulin resistance index HOMA-IR are significantly decreased upon moderate PR. Furthermore, IRS1/PI3K/AKT pathway in the basal state is enhanced in both liver and skeletal muscle. The adapted metabolism in the liver upon moderate PR is in support of improving insulin sensitivity. The liver shares a coordinated metabolic adaption in terms of energy metabolism and amino acid metabolism with the small intestine. Particularly, alteration of the metabolic footprint appeared in the portal venous blood, representing metabolites to be absorbed into liver after intestinal metabolism, is also in favor of improvement of insulin sensitivity. CONCLUSION In summary, the study proves that moderate PR could improve insulin sensitivity from childhood to adulthood in a pig model, and sheds a new light on the role of integrated remodeling of gut and liver metabolism in the improved insulin sensitivity induced by moderate PR.
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- Xin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and TechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and TechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and TechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and TechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and TechnologyChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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Hendrick AG, Müller I, Willems H, Leonard PM, Irving S, Davenport R, Ito T, Reeves J, Wright S, Allen V, Wilkinson S, Heffron H, Bazin R, Turney J, Mitchell PJ. Identification and Investigation of Novel Binding Fragments in the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 6 (FABP6). J Med Chem 2016; 59:8094-102. [PMID: 27500412 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fatty acid binding protein 6 (FABP6) is a potential drug discovery target, which, if inhibited, may have a therapeutic benefit for the treatment of diabetes. Currently, there are no published inhibitors of FABP6, and with the target believed to be amenable to fragment-based drug discovery, a structurally enabled program was initiated. This program successfully identified fragment hits using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) platform. Several hits were validated with SAR and were found to be displaced by the natural ligand taurocholate. We report the first crystal structure of human FABP6 in the unbound form, in complex with cholate, and with one of the key fragments.
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- Alan G Hendrick
- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Ingram Building, Parkwood Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NH, United Kingdom
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Ingram Building, Parkwood Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NH, United Kingdom
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- Charles River , Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1XL, United Kingdom
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- Takeda Cambridge , 418 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0PZ, United Kingdom
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Tomaselli S, Pagano K, Boulton S, Zanzoni S, Melacini G, Molinari H, Ragona L. Lipid binding protein response to a bile acid library: a combined NMR and statistical approach. FEBS J 2015; 282:4094-113. [PMID: 26260520 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Primary bile acids, differing in hydroxylation pattern, are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver and, once formed, can undergo extensive enzyme-catalysed glycine/taurine conjugation, giving rise to a complex mixture, the bile acid pool. Composition and concentration of the bile acid pool may be altered in diseases, posing a general question on the response of the carrier (bile acid binding protein) to the binding of ligands with different hydrophobic and steric profiles. A collection of NMR experiments (H/D exchange, HET-SOFAST, ePHOGSY NOESY/ROESY and (15) N relaxation measurements) was thus performed on apo and five different holo proteins, to monitor the binding pocket accessibility and dynamics. The ensemble of obtained data could be rationalized by a statistical approach, based on chemical shift covariance analysis, in terms of residue-specific correlations and collective protein response to ligand binding. The results indicate that the same residues are influenced by diverse chemical stresses: ligand binding always induces silencing of motions at the protein portal with a concomitant conformational rearrangement of a network of residues, located at the protein anti-portal region. This network of amino acids, which do not belong to the binding site, forms a contiguous surface, sensing the presence of the bound lipids, with a signalling role in switching protein-membrane interactions on and off.
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- Simona Tomaselli
- NMR Laboratory, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole (ISMAC), Milano, Italy
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- NMR Laboratory, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole (ISMAC), Milano, Italy
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- NMR Laboratory, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole (ISMAC), Milano, Italy
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- NMR Laboratory, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole (ISMAC), Milano, Italy
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Transport and biological activities of bile acids. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:1389-98. [PMID: 23603607 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bile acids have emerged as important biological molecules that support the solubilization of various lipids and lipid-soluble compounds in the gut, and the regulation of gene expression and cellular function. Bile acids are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver and eventually released into the small intestine. The majority of bile acids are recovered in the distal end of the small intestine and then returned to the liver for reuse. The components of the mechanism responsible for the recycling of bile acids within the enterohepatic circulation have been identified whereas the mechanism for intracellular transport is less understood. Recently, the ileal lipid binding protein (ILBP; human gene symbol FABP6) was shown to be needed for the efficient transport of bile acids from the apical side to the basolateral side of enterocytes in the distal intestine. This review presents an overview of the transport of bile acids between the liver and the gut as well as within hepatocytes and enterocytes. A variety of pathologies is associated with the malfunction of the bile acid transport system.
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Smathers RL, Petersen DR. The human fatty acid-binding protein family: evolutionary divergences and functions. Hum Genomics 2011; 5:170-91. [PMID: 21504868 PMCID: PMC3500171 DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-3-170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 315] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are members of the intracellular lipid-binding protein (iLBP) family and are involved in reversibly binding intracellular hydrophobic ligands and trafficking them throughout cellular compartments, including the peroxisomes, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus. FABPs are small, structurally conserved cytosolic proteins consisting of a water-filled, interior-binding pocket surrounded by ten anti-parallel beta sheets, forming a beta barrel. At the superior surface, two alpha-helices cap the pocket and are thought to regulate binding. FABPs have broad specificity, including the ability to bind long-chain (C16-C20) fatty acids, eicosanoids, bile salts and peroxisome proliferators. FABPs demonstrate strong evolutionary conservation and are present in a spectrum of species including Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, mouse and human. The human genome consists of nine putatively functional protein-coding FABP genes. The most recently identified family member, FABP12, has been less studied.
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- Rebecca L Smathers
- Molecular Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Fisher E, Schreiber S, Joost HG, Boeing H, Döring F. A two-step association study identifies CAV2 rs2270188 single nucleotide polymorphism interaction with fat intake in type 2 diabetes risk. J Nutr 2011; 141:177-81. [PMID: 21178094 DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.124206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Multiple genetic and environmental factors underlie the etiology of type 2 diabetes. To evaluate the influence of the relationship between dietary fat intake and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in fat assimilation on disease susceptibility, a 2-step approach using an exploratory case-control study (n = 192/384) and an independent, confirmatory case-cohort study (n = 614/2248) taken from the same prospective study population (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam) was used. Sixty-three SNPs in 32 genes were initially analyzed. Total intake of fat and fatty acid intake were calculated from validated baseline FFQ. The SNP × nutrient interaction was tested in multivariate adjusted regression models. The initial screening step revealed evidence that, for 4 SNPs (CAV2 rs2270188, DBI rs2084202, PPARG rs1801282, and SREBF1 rs2297508), disease susceptibility might depend on the amount and quality of fat intake. The insulin receptor regulator CAV2 rs2270188 G > T SNP was found to interact with dietary fat in the confirmatory case-cohort study. Using pooled data, homozygous individuals of the rare T-allele showed a 100% greater risk of type 2 diabetes if daily fat intake was increased from 30 to 40 % energy. An increase in dietary SFA from 10 to 20 % energy predicted an ~200% greater risk of type 2 diabetes. We found preliminary evidence that CAV2 rs2270188 interacts with dietary fat to affect risk of type 2 diabetes.
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- Eva Fisher
- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Nuthetal, Germany
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