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Ciavattone NG, Guan N, Farfel A, Stauff J, Desmond T, Viglianti BL, Scott PJ, Brooks AF, Luker GD. Evaluating immunotherapeutic outcomes in triple-negative breast cancer with a cholesterol radiotracer in mice. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e175320. [PMID: 38502228 PMCID: PMC11141879 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.175320] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Evaluating the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) remains an unmet challenge in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The requirement for cholesterol in the activation and function of T cells led us to hypothesize that quantifying cellular accumulation of this molecule could distinguish successful from ineffective checkpoint immunotherapy. To analyze accumulation of cholesterol by T cells in the immune microenvironment of breast cancer, we leveraged the PET radiotracer, eFNP-59. eFNP-59 is an analog of cholesterol that our group validated as an imaging biomarker for cholesterol uptake in preclinical models and initial human studies. In immunocompetent mouse models of TNBC, we found that elevated uptake of exogenous labeled cholesterol analogs functions as a marker for T cell activation. When comparing ICI-responsive and -nonresponsive tumors directly, uptake of fluorescent cholesterol and eFNP-59 increased in T cells from ICI-responsive tumors. We discovered that accumulation of cholesterol by T cells increased in ICI-responding tumors that received anti-PD-1 checkpoint immunotherapy. In patients with TNBC, tumors containing cycling T cells had features of cholesterol uptake and trafficking within those populations. These results suggest that uptake of exogenous cholesterol analogs by tumor-infiltrating T cells allows detection of T cell activation and has potential to assess the success of ICI therapy.
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- Department of Radiology, and
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Zhu Z, Hu X, Liu K, Li J, Fan K, Wang H, Wang L, He L, Ma Y, Guan R, Wang Z. E3 ubiquitin ligase Siah1 aggravates NAFLD through Scp2 ubiquitination. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 124:110897. [PMID: 37696143 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver disorders and accompanied by multiple metabolic dysfunctions. Although excessive lipid accumulation in hepatocytes has been identified as a crucial mediator of NAFLD development, the underlying mechanisms are very complicated and remain largely unknown. In this study, we reported that upregulated expression of the seven in absentia homolog 1 (Siah1) in the liver exacerbated NAFLD progression. Conversely, Siah1 downregulation markedly alleviated the high fat diet-induced accumulation of hepatic fat and expression of genes related to lipid metabolism in vitro and in vivo. The mechanistic study revealed that Siah1 interacted with sterol carrier protein 2 (Scp2) and promotes its ubiquitination and degradation, suggesting that Siah1 is an important activator of Scp2 ubiquitination in the context of NAFLD. Our results demonstrated that Siah1 regulated the lipid accumulation in NAFLD by interacting with Scp2. Thus, this study presents Siah1 as a promising therapeutic target in the development of NAFLD.
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- Zhu Zhu
- Department of Biological Sample Bank, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China; Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China; Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery/Oncology, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, PR China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200000, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sample Bank, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sample Bank, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sample Bank, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, PR China.
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, PR China.
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Ciavattone NG, Guan J, Farfel A, Desmond T, Viglianti BL, Scott PJ, Brooks AF, Luker GD. Predicting efficacy of immunotherapy in mice with triple negative breast cancer using a cholesterol PET radiotracer. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.02.560577. [PMID: 37873149 PMCID: PMC10592945 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.02.560577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Predicting the response to cancer immunotherapy remains an unmet challenge in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and other malignancies. T cells, the major target of current checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies, accumulate cholesterol during activation to support proliferation and signaling. The requirement of cholesterol for anti-tumor functions of T cells led us to hypothesize that quantifying cellular accumulation of this molecule could distinguish successful from ineffective checkpoint immunotherapy. To analyze accumulation of cholesterol by T cells in the immune microenvironment of breast cancer, we leveraged a novel positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer, FNP-59. FNP-59 is an analog of cholesterol that our group has validated as an imaging biomarker for cholesterol uptake in pre-clinical models and initial human studies. In immunocompetent mouse models of TNBC, we found that elevated uptake of exogenous labeled cholesterol analogs functions as a marker for T cell activation. When comparing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-responsive EO771 tumors to non-responsive AT-3 tumors, we found significantly higher uptake of a fluorescent cholesterol analog in T cells of the ICI-responsive tumors both in vitro and in vivo. Using the FNP-59 radiotracer, we discovered that accumulation of cholesterol by T cells increased further in ICI-responding tumors that received ant-PD-1 checkpoint immunotherapy. We verified these data by mining single cell sequencing data from patients with TNBC. Patients with tumors containing cycling T cells showed gene expression signatures of cholesterol uptake and trafficking. These results suggest that uptake of exogenous cholesterol analogs by tumor-infiltrating T cells predict T cell activation and success of ICI therapy.
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Dai T, Xue X, Huang J, Yang Z, Xu P, Wang M, Xu W, Feng Z, Zhu W, Xu Y, Chen J, Li S, Meng Q. SCP2 mediates the transport of lipid hydroperoxides to mitochondria in chondrocyte ferroptosis. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:234. [PMID: 37422468 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01522-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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Sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2) is highly expressed in human osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage, accompanied by ferroptosis hallmarks, especially the accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides (LPO). However, the role of SCP2 in chondrocyte ferroptosis remains unexplored. Here, we identify that SCP2 transports cytoplasmic LPO to mitochondria in RSL3-induced chondrocyte ferroptosis, resulting in mitochondrial membrane damage and release of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The localization of SCP2 on mitochondria is associated with mitochondrial membrane potential, but independent of microtubules transport or voltage-dependent anion channel. Moreover, SCP2 promotes lysosomal LPO increase and lysosomal membrane damage through elevating ROS. However, SCP2 is not directly involved in the cell membrane rupture caused by RSL3. Inhibition of SCP2 markedly protects mitochondria and reduces LPO levels, attenuating chondrocyte ferroptosis in vitro and alleviating the progression of OA in rats. Our study demonstrates that SCP2 mediates the transport of cytoplasmic LPO to mitochondria and the spread of intracellular LPO, accelerating chondrocyte ferroptosis.
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- Tianming Dai
- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China
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- Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China.
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- Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, China.
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Anari M, Montgomery MK. Phospholipid metabolism in the liver - Implications for phosphatidylserine in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 213:115621. [PMID: 37217141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115621] [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: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Mammalian cells contain more than a thousand different glycerophospholipid species that are essential membrane components and signalling molecules, with phosphatidylserine (PS) giving membranes their negative surface charge. Depending on the tissue, PS is important in apoptosis, blood clotting, cancer pathogenesis, as well as muscle and brain function, processes that are dependent on the asymmetrical distribution of PS on the plasma membrane and/or the capacity of PS to act as anchorage for various signalling proteins. Recent studies have implicated hepatic PS in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), either as beneficial in the context of suppressing hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, or on the other hand as a potential contributor to the progression of liver cancer. This review provides an extensive overview of hepatic phospholipid metabolism, including its biosynthetic pathways, intracellular trafficking and roles in health and disease, further taking a deeper dive into PS metabolism, including associate and causative evidence of the role of PS in advanced liver disease.
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- Marziyeh Anari
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Amoscato AA, Anthonymuthu T, Kapralov O, Sparvero LJ, Shrivastava IH, Mikulska-Ruminska K, Tyurin VA, Shvedova AA, Tyurina YY, Bahar I, Wenzel S, Bayir H, Kagan VE. Formation of protein adducts with Hydroperoxy-PE electrophilic cleavage products during ferroptosis. Redox Biol 2023; 63:102758. [PMID: 37245287 PMCID: PMC10238881 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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Ferroptosis is an iron dependent form of cell death, that is triggered by the discoordination of iron, lipids, and thiols. Its unique signature that distinguishes it from other forms of cell death is the formation and accumulation of lipid hydroperoxides, particularly oxidized forms of polyunsaturated phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs), which drives cell death. These readily undergo iron-catalyzed secondary free radical reactions leading to truncated products which retain the signature PE headgroup and which can readily react with nucleophilic moieties in proteins via their truncated electrophilic acyl chains. Using a redox lipidomics approach, we have identified oxidatively-truncated PE species (trPEox) in enzymatic and non-enzymatic model systems. Further, using a model peptide we demonstrate adduct formation with Cys as the preferred nucleophilic residue and PE(26:2) +2 oxygens, as one of the most reactive truncated PE-electrophiles produced. In cells stimulated to undergo ferroptosis we identified PE-truncated species with sn-2 truncations ranging from 5 to 9 carbons. Taking advantage of the free PE headgroup, we have developed a new technology using the lantibiotic duramycin, to enrich and identify the PE-lipoxidated proteins. Our results indicate that several dozens of proteins for each cell type, are PE-lipoxidated in HT-22, MLE, and H9c2 cells and M2 macrophages after they were induced to undergo ferroptosis. Pretreatment of cells with the strong nucleophile, 2-mercaptoethanol, prevented the formation of PE-lipoxidated proteins and blocked ferroptotic death. Finally, our docking simulations showed that the truncated PE species bound at least as good to several of the lantibiotic-identified proteins, as compared to the non-truncated parent molecule, stearoyl-arachidonoyl PE (SAPE), indicating that these oxidatively-truncated species favor/promote the formation of PEox-protein adducts. The identification of PEox-protein adducts during ferroptosis suggests that they are participants in the ferroptotic process preventable by 2-mercaptoethanol and may contribute to a point of no return in the ferroptotic death process.
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- A A Amoscato
- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA; Adeptrix Corp, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 339c, Beverly, MA, 01915, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- NIOSH/HELD/EAB, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PL87100, Toruń, Poland
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- NIOSH/HELD/EAB, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 800 Murdoch I Bldg., 3420 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA; Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Laufer Center, Z-5252, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Asthma and Environmental Lung Health Institute at UPMC, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA; Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA; Department of Pediatrics Critical Care, Columbia University, 3959 Broadway, CHN-10, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Center for Free Radical and Antioxidant Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8-2 Trubetskaya Str, 11999, Moscow, Russia.
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Girotti AW, Korytowski W. Trafficking of oxidative stress-generated lipid hydroperoxides: pathophysiological implications. Free Radic Res 2023; 57:130-139. [PMID: 37171212 PMCID: PMC10405667 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2213817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs) are reactive intermediates that arise during peroxidation of unsaturated phospholipids, glycolipids and cholesterol in biological membranes and lipoproteins. Non-physiological lipid peroxidation (LPO) typically occurs under oxidative stress conditions associated with pathologies such as atherogenesis, neurodegeneration, and carcinogenesis. As key intermediates in the LPO process, LOOHs are susceptible to one-electron versus two-electron reductive turnover, the former exacerbating membrane or lipoprotein damage/dysfunction and the latter diminishing it. A third possible LOOH fate is translocation to an acceptor membrane/lipoprotein, where one- or two-electron reduction may then ensue. In the case of cholesterol (Ch)-derived hydroperoxides (ChOOHs), translocation can be specifically stimulated by StAR family trafficking proteins, which are normally involved in Ch homeostasis and Ch-mediated steroidogenesis. In this review, we discuss how these processes can be impaired by StAR-mediated ChOOH and Ch co-trafficking to mitochondria of vascular macrophages and steroidogenic cells, respectively. The protective effects of endogenous selenoperoxidase, GPx4, are also discussed. This is the first known example of detrimental ChOOH transfer via a natural Ch trafficking pathway and inhibition thereof by GPx4.
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- Albert W. Girotti
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Aygün S, Düzlü Ö, Yıldırım A. Molecular Characterization and Expression Analysis of the Sterol-carrier Protein-2 Fragment in Anopheles sacharovi Generations. TURKIYE PARAZITOLOJII DERGISI 2022; 46:312-321. [PMID: 36444407 DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.68553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Objective It was aimed to characterize the sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP-2) gene in Anopheles sacharovi using molecular methods for the first time, and to reveal the expression levels of An. sacharovi in the developmental stages and female generation in different tissues such as salivary gland, midgut and adipose tissue. Methods The adult female An. sacharovi collected from the Sultan Sazlığı region and the development stages in the insectarium constituted the study material. cDNA isolation was performed following total RNA extraction from An. sacharovi strains. The 216 bp fragment of the SCP-2 gene was amplified with optimized primers in cDNA templates and was sequenced. Genetic characterization of the sequences was provided in silico analysis. Results Twelve of the SCP-2 nucleotide sequences of 14 isolates included in the sequence analysis were 100% identical and the SCP-2 sequences of the other two isolates that were homologous to each other showed a single nucleotide change at base 183. The 216 bp fragment of the SCP-2 gene region was found encoding the 72 amino acid chain. SCP-2 gene sequences clustered the isolates monophyletically on the basis of mosquito species and strains, and that Anopheles sacharovi isolates formed a subcluster together with Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles funestus within the Anopheles cluster in phylogenetic analysis. Because of q-polymerase chain reaction-mediated expression analysis, SCP-2 gene was expressed highest in adult males, followed by an adult female, ss L4, L3, L2, L1, and pupal stages, respectively. In adult female tissues, the SCP-2 gene was expressed the highest in the fat body, followed by the midgut and salivary glands, respectively. Conclusion SCP2, which is an important vaccine candidate or target drug site for Anopheles sacharovi with high vector potential, was firstly characterized in this study and the developmental stages and expression differences in the tissues of the mosquito were revealed.
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- Sümeyye Aygün
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
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- Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
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Poudyal NR, Paul KS. Fatty acid uptake in Trypanosoma brucei: Host resources and possible mechanisms. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:949409. [PMID: 36478671 PMCID: PMC9719944 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.949409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma brucei spp. causes African Sleeping Sickness in humans and nagana, a wasting disease, in cattle. As T. brucei goes through its life cycle in its mammalian and insect vector hosts, it is exposed to distinct environments that differ in their nutrient resources. One such nutrient resource is fatty acids, which T. brucei uses to build complex lipids or as a potential carbon source for oxidative metabolism. Of note, fatty acids are the membrane anchoring moiety of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchors of the major surface proteins, Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSG) and the Procyclins, which are implicated in parasite survival in the host. While T. brucei can synthesize fatty acids de novo, it also readily acquires fatty acids from its surroundings. The relative contribution of parasite-derived vs. host-derived fatty acids to T. brucei growth and survival is not known, nor have the molecular mechanisms of fatty acid uptake been defined. To facilitate experimental inquiry into these important aspects of T. brucei biology, we addressed two questions in this review: (1) What is known about the availability of fatty acids in different host tissues where T. brucei can live? (2) What is known about the molecular mechanisms mediating fatty acid uptake in T. brucei? Finally, based on existing biochemical and genomic data, we suggest a model for T. brucei fatty acid uptake that proposes two major routes of fatty acid uptake: diffusion across membranes followed by intracellular trapping, and endocytosis of host lipoproteins.
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- Nava Raj Poudyal
- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States,Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States,Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States,*Correspondence: Kimberly S. Paul,
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Role of STAR and SCP2/SCPx in the Transport of Cholesterol and Other Lipids. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012115. [PMID: 36292972 PMCID: PMC9602805 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cholesterol is a lipid molecule essential for several key cellular processes including steroidogenesis. As such, the trafficking and distribution of cholesterol is tightly regulated by various pathways that include vesicular and non-vesicular mechanisms. One non-vesicular mechanism is the binding of cholesterol to cholesterol transport proteins, which facilitate the movement of cholesterol between cellular membranes. Classic examples of cholesterol transport proteins are the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR; STARD1), which facilitates cholesterol transport for acute steroidogenesis in mitochondria, and sterol carrier protein 2/sterol carrier protein-x (SCP2/SCPx), which are non-specific lipid transfer proteins involved in the transport and metabolism of many lipids including cholesterol between several cellular compartments. This review discusses the roles of STAR and SCP2/SCPx in cholesterol transport as model cholesterol transport proteins, as well as more recent findings that support the role of these proteins in the transport and/or metabolism of other lipids.
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Galano M, Ezzat S, Papadopoulos V. SCP2 variant is associated with alterations in lipid metabolism, brainstem neurodegeneration, and testicular defects. Hum Genomics 2022; 16:32. [PMID: 35996156 PMCID: PMC9396802 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00408-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The detoxification of very long-chain and branched-chain fatty acids and the metabolism of cholesterol to form bile acids occur largely through a process called peroxisomal β-oxidation. Mutations in several peroxisomal proteins involved in β-oxidation have been reported, resulting in diseases characterized by neurological defects. The final step of the peroxisomal β-oxidation pathway is catalyzed by sterol carrier protein-x (SCPx), which is encoded by the SCP2 gene. Previously, there have been two reports of SCPx deficiency, which resulted from a homozygous or compound heterozygous SCP2 mutation. We report herein the first patient with a heterozygous SCP2 mutation leading to SCPx deficiency. RESULTS Clinical presentations of the patient included progressive brainstem neurodegeneration, cardiac dysrhythmia, muscle wasting, and azoospermia. Plasma fatty acid analysis revealed abnormal values of medium-, long-, and very long-chain fatty acids. Protein expression of SCPx and other enzymes involved in β-oxidation were altered between patient and normal fibroblasts. RNA sequencing and lipidomic analyses identified metabolic pathways that were altered between patient and normal fibroblasts including PPAR signaling, serotonergic signaling, steroid biosynthesis, and fatty acid degradation. Treatment with fenofibrate or 4-hydroxytamoxifen increased SCPx levels, and certain fatty acid levels in patient fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the patient's SCP2 mutation resulted in decreased protein levels of SCPx, which may be associated with many metabolic pathways. Increasing SCPx levels through pharmacological interventions may reverse some effects of SCPx deficiency. Collectively, this work provides insight into many of the clinical consequences of SCPx deficiency and provides evidence for potential treatment strategies.
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- Melanie Galano
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
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Xu C, Li H, Tang CK. Sterol carrier protein 2 in lipid metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Pathophysiology, molecular biology, and potential clinical implications. Metabolism 2022; 131:155180. [PMID: 35311663 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as the most common chronic liver disease and has become a rapidly global public health problem. Sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP-2), also called non-specific lipid-transfer protein, is predominantly expressed by the liver. SCP-2 plays a key role in intracellular lipid transport and metabolism. SCP-2 has been closely implicated in the development of NAFLD-related metabolic disorders, such as obesity, atherosclerosis, Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and gallstones. Recent studies indicate that SCP-2 plays a beneficial role in NAFLD by regulating cholesterol-, endocannabinoid-, and fatty acid-related aspects of lipid metabolism. Hence, in this paper, we summarize the latest findings about the roles of SCP-2 in hepatic steatosis and further describe its molecular function in the pathogenesis of NAFLD.
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- Can Xu
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Department of Cardiology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Department of Cardiology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, PR China.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Department of Cardiology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, PR China.
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The Key Role of Peroxisomes in Follicular Growth, Oocyte Maturation, Ovulation, and Steroid Biosynthesis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:7982344. [PMID: 35154572 PMCID: PMC8831076 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7982344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The absence of peroxisomes can cause disease in the human reproductive system, including the ovaries. The available peroxisomal gene-knockout female mouse models, which exhibit pathological changes in the ovary and reduced fertility, are listed in this review. Our review article provides the first systematic presentation of peroxisomal regulation and its possible functions in the ovary. Our immunofluorescence results reveal that peroxisomes are present in all cell types in the ovary; however, peroxisomes exhibit different numerical abundances and strong heterogeneity in their protein composition among distinct ovarian cell types. The peroxisomal compartment is strongly altered during follicular development and during oocyte maturation, which suggests that peroxisomes play protective roles in oocytes against oxidative stress and lipotoxicity during ovulation and in the survival of oocytes before conception. In addition, the peroxisomal compartment is involved in steroid synthesis, and peroxisomal dysfunction leads to disorder in the sexual hormone production process. However, an understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these physiological and pathological processes is lacking. To date, no effective treatment for peroxisome-related disease has been developed, and only supportive methods are available. Thus, further investigation is needed to resolve peroxisome deficiency in the ovary and eventually promote female fertility.
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Xu C, Li H, Tang CK. Sterol Carrier Protein 2: A promising target in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Genes Dis 2022; 10:457-467. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Lin HY, Pang MY, Feng MG, Ying SH. A peroxisomal sterol carrier protein 2 (Scp2) contributes to lipid trafficking in differentiation and virulence of the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Fungal Genet Biol 2021; 158:103651. [PMID: 34906632 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2021.103651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2) represents a family of proteins binding a variety of lipids and plays essential roles in cellular physiology. However, its physiological roles are largely unknown in filamentous fungi. In this study, we functionally characterized an orthologous Scp2 gene in the filamentous insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (BbScp2). BbScp2 was verified to be a peroxisomal protein and displayed different affinities to various lipids, with strong affinity to palmitic acid (PA) and ergosterol (ES). No significant binding activity was detected between protein and oleic acid (OA) or linoleic acid (LA). Ablation of BbScp2 did not cause significant effects on fungal growth on various carbon sources, but resulted in a modest reduction in conidial (49%) and blastospore yield (45%). In addition, exogenous lipids could recover the defectives in conidiation of ΔBbScp2 mutant strain. BbScp2 was required for the cytomembrane functionality in germlings, and its loss resulted in a more significant decrease in virulence indicated by cuticle infection assay than intrahemocoel injection assay. Our findings indicate that Scp2 links the lipid trafficking to the asexual differentiation and virulence of B. bassiana.
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- Hai-Yan Lin
- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Girotti AW, Korytowski W. Intermembrane Translocation of Photodynamically Generated Lipid Hydroperoxides: Broadcasting of Redox Damage †. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 98:591-597. [PMID: 34633674 PMCID: PMC8995396 DOI: 10.1111/php.13537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs), including cholesterol- and phospholipid-derived species, are reactive intermediates that arise during photosensitized peroxidation of unsaturated lipids in biological membranes. These intermediates may appear in cancer cell membranes during anti-tumor photodynamic therapy (PDT). Photodynamically generated LOOHs have several different fates, including (a) iron-catalyzed one-electron reduction to free radical species which trigger damaging chain peroxidation reactions, (b) selenoperoxidase-catalyzed two-electron reduction to redox-inert alcohols (LOHs), and (c) spontaneous or protein-mediated translocation to other lipid membrane compartments where (a) or (b) may take place. These different LOOH fates will be described in this review, but with special attention to category (c), which the authors were the first to describe and characterize. Seminal early findings on cholesterol hydroperoxide (ChOOH) translocation and its potential negative consequences will be discussed. In reviewing this work, we wish to congratulate Jean Cadet, for his many outstanding accomplishments as a photobiologist and P&P editor.
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- Albert W Girotti
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Girotti AW, Korytowski W. Pathophysiological potential of lipid hydroperoxide intermembrane translocation: Cholesterol hydroperoxide translocation as a special case. Redox Biol 2021; 46:102096. [PMID: 34418596 PMCID: PMC8379493 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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Peroxidation of unsaturated phospholipids, glycolipids, and cholesterol in biological membranes under oxidative stress conditions can underlie a variety of pathological conditions, including atherogenesis, neurodegeneration, and carcinogenesis. Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs) are key intermediates in the peroxidative process. Nascent LOOHs may either undergo one-electron reduction to exacerbate membrane damage/dysfunction or two-electron reduction to attenuate this. Another possibility is LOOH translocation to an acceptor site, followed by either of these competing reductions. Cholesterol (Ch)-derived hydroperoxides (ChOOHs) have several special features that will be highlighted in this review. In addition to being susceptible to one-electron vs. two-electron reduction, ChOOHs can translocate from a membrane of origin to another membrane, where such turnover may ensue. Intracellular StAR family proteins have been shown to deliver not only Ch to mitochondria, but also ChOOHs. StAR-mediated transfer of free radical-generated 7-hydroperoxycholesterol (7-OOH) results in impairment of (a) Ch utilization in steroidogenic cells, and (b) anti-atherogenic reverse Ch transport in vascular macrophages. This is the first known example of how a peroxide derivative can be recognized by a natural lipid trafficking pathway with deleterious consequences. For each example above, we will discuss the underlying mechanism of oxidative damage/dysfunction, and how this might be mitigated by antioxidant intervention.
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- Albert W Girotti
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Han A, Xu R, Liu Y, Yin X, Lin Z, Yang W. HSDL2 Acts as a Promoter in Pancreatic Cancer by Regulating Cell Proliferation and Lipid Metabolism. Onco Targets Ther 2021; 14:435-444. [PMID: 33488098 PMCID: PMC7814248 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s287722] [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: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase like protein 2 (HSDL2) is overexpressed in a variety of malignant tumors and is might be closely related to the development of cancer. It also regulates different metabolism and signaling pathways. Purpose The purpose of this research was to find HSDL2 expression levels and investigate its underlying molecular mechanism in PC. Patients and Methods In the present study, a total of 66 PC samples and 54 normal tissues were used to examine the expression of HSDL2. In order to gain a broader insight into the molecular mechanism of HSDL2 in PC, the HSDL2 siRNA sequences were transfected into PC cell lines (Bxpc-3 and Panc-1), respectively. Cell proliferation was measured by MTT, colony formation assay and EdU assays. Furthermore, the lipid metabolism process was evaluated by triglyceride and phospholipid assay kits, BODIPY 493/503 staining and the expression of several pivotal lipid metabolic enzymes in PC. Results In this study, HSDL2 was highly expressed in PC and connected with shorter overall survival. When HSDL2 was silenced, the cell proliferation was significantly reduced, and the lipid metabolism was further inhibited. Conclusion High expression of HSDL2 plays an important role in the progression of PC and might be a potential new biomarker of poor prognosis as well as a therapeutic target in the future.
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- Anna Han
- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Yanji, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Yanji, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Yanji, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Yanji, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province, Yanji, People's Republic of China
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Fang SM. Genome-wide identification and analysis of the thiolase family in insects. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10393. [PMID: 33240678 PMCID: PMC7682436 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Thiolases are important enzymes involved in lipid metabolism in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and are essential for a range of metabolic pathways, while, little is known for this important family in insects. To shed light on the evolutionary models and functional diversities of the thiolase family, 137 thiolase genes were identified in 20 representative insect genomes. They were mainly classified into five classes, namely cytosolic thiolase (CT-thiolase), T1-thiolase, T2-thiolase, trifunctional enzyme thiolase (TFE-thiolase), and sterol carrier protein 2 thiolase (SCP2-thiolase). The intron number and exon/intron structures of the thiolase genes reserve large diversification. Subcellular localization prediction indicated that all the thiolase proteins were mitochondrial, cytosolic, or peroxisomal enzymes. Four highly conserved sequence fingerprints were found in the insect thiolase proteins, including CxS-, NEAF-, GHP-, and CxGGGxG-motifs. Homology modeling indicated that insect thiolases share similar 3D structures with mammals, fishes, and microorganisms. In Bombyx mori, microarray data and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis suggested that some thiolases might be involved in steroid metabolism, juvenile hormone (JH), and sex pheromone biosynthesis pathways. In general, sequence and structural characteristics were relatively conserved among insects, bacteria and vertebrates, while different classes of thiolases might have differentiation in specific functions and physiological processes. These results will provide an important foundation for future functional validation of insect thiolases.
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- Shou-Min Fang
- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.,College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Kimura AK, Kimura T. Phosphatidylserine biosynthesis pathways in lipid homeostasis: Toward resolution of the pending central issue for decades. FASEB J 2020; 35:e21177. [PMID: 33205488 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001802r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Enzymatic control of lipid homeostasis in the cell is a vital element in the complex organization of life. Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an essential anionic phospholipid of cell membranes, and conducts numerous roles for their structural and functional integrity. In mammalian cells, two distinct enzymes phosphatidylserine synthases-1 (PSS1) and -2 (PSS2) in the mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) in the ER perform de novo synthesis of PS. It is based on base-exchange reactions of the preexisting dominant phospholipids phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). While PSS2 specifically catalyzes the reaction "PE → PS," whether or not PSS1 is responsible for the same reaction along with the reaction "PC → PS" remains unsettled despite its fundamental impact on the major stoichiometry. We propose here that a key but the only report that appeared to have put scientists on hold for decades in answering to this issue may be viewed consistently with other available research reports; PSS1 utilizes the two dominant phospholipid classes at a similar intrinsic rate. In this review, we discuss the issue in view of the current information for the enzyme machineries, membrane structure and dynamics, intracellular network of lipid transport, and PS synthesis in health and disease. Resolution of the pending issue is thus critical in advancing our understanding of roles of the essential anionic lipid in biology, health, and disease.
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- Atsuko K Kimura
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Wooten CJ, Krishnaji ST, Melendez QM, Lopez D. Identification of Proteins Interacting with PCSK9 Using a Protoarray Human Protein Microarray. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 2. [PMID: 31633088 PMCID: PMC6800654 DOI: 10.31531/2581-4745.1000120] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin 9 (PCSK9) appears to be involved in multiple processes. A ProtoArray Human Protein Microarray was used to identify proteins interacting with biotinylated PCSK9. Fifteen novel proteins interacting with PCSK9 were identified using this technique. Only two of these proteins, sterol carrier protein 2 and hepatoma-derived growth factor, related protein 3, have known functions. The identification of proteins that could affect the expression/function of PCSK9 is of great interest due to potential implications in personalized medicine for hypercholesterolemic patients.
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- Catherine J Wooten
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), College of Arts and Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- INSPIRE Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal 462066 India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), College of Arts and Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), College of Arts and Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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Martin GG, Seeger DR, McIntosh AL, Milligan S, Chung S, Landrock D, Dangott LJ, Golovko MY, Murphy EJ, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Sterol Carrier Protein-2/Sterol Carrier Protein-x/Fatty Acid Binding Protein-1 Ablation Impacts Response of Brain Endocannabinoid to High-Fat Diet. Lipids 2019; 54:583-601. [PMID: 31487051 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Brain endocannabinoids (EC) such as arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) primarily originate from serum arachidonic acid (ARA), whose level is regulated in part by a cytosolic ARA-binding protein, that is, liver fatty acid binding protein-1 (FABP1), not expressed in the brain. Ablation of the Fabp1 gene (LKO) increases brain AEA and 2-AG by decreasing hepatic uptake of ARA to increase serum ARA, thereby increasing ARA availability for uptake by the brain. The brain also expresses sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP-2), which is also a cytosolic ARA-binding protein. To further resolve the role of SCP-2 independent of FABP1, mice ablated in the Scp-2/Scp-x gene (DKO) were crossed with mice ablated in the Fabp1 gene (LKO) mice to generate triple knock out (TKO) mice. TKO impaired the ability of LKO to increase brain AEA and 2-AG. While a high-fat diet (HFD) alone increased brain AEA, TKO impaired this effect. Overall, these TKO-induced blocks were not attributable to altered expression of brain proteins in ARA uptake, AEA/2-AG synthesis, or AEA/2-AG degrading enzymes. Instead, TKO reduced serum levels of free ARA and/or total ARA and thereby decreased ARA availability for uptake to the brain and downstream synthesis of AEA and 2-AG therein. In summary, Scp-2/Scp-x gene ablation in Fabp1 null (LKO) mice antagonized the impact of LKO and HFD on brain ARA and, subsequently, EC levels. Thus, both FABP1 and SCP-2 participate in regulating the EC system in the brain.
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- Gregory G Martin
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 4466 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 4466 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9037, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, 4466 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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Dong B, Yang Y, Han A, Zhang S, Lin Z, Wang Y, Piao J. Ectopic expression of HSDL2 is related to cell proliferation and prognosis in breast cancer. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:6531-6542. [PMID: 31372054 PMCID: PMC6634268 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s205316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Purpose Human hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-like 2 (HSDL2) is a characterized SDR gene that not only catalyses the oxidation and reduction of multiple substrates but also regulates different metabolic and signalling pathways. Accumulating evidences suggest that HSDL2 play an important role in cancer progression. However, the role of HSDL2 in breast cancer has not yet been determined. Thus, this study aims to explore the relevance of HSDL2 in breast cancer progression. Patients and methods The location of HSDL2 protein was detected in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by using immunofluorescence (IF) staining. The expression level of HSDL2 was evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining in 119 breast cancer tissues and 40 normal breast tissues. Then, the correlations between the overexpression of HSDL2 and clinicopathological features of breast cancer patients were evaluated by using the chi-square test, and the survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. In addition, the role of HSDL2 in breast cancer proliferation was assessed by MTT and colony formation assays, and cell cycle distribution was detected by flow cytometry analysis and Western blot. Results IF staining and IHC analysis consistently showed that HSDL2 was predominantly expressed in the cytoplasm of breast cancer cells. The positive rate of HSDL2 protein was significantly higher in breast cancer tissues (87.4%, 104/119) than in adjacent normal breast tissues (25%, 10/40) (p<0.01). A high expression of HSDL2 protein was significantly associated with high histological grades, late clinical stages and low survival rates. Moreover, multivariate analysis indicated that HSDL2 protein was an independent prognostic factor in breast cancer patients. Studies in vitro showed that HSDL2 depletion reduced cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest in breast cancer. Conclusion In conclusion, this study indicated that HSDL2 plays a role in promoting the development of breast cancer. HSDL2 could be a valuable prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for patients with breast cancer.
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- Bing Dong
- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province , Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanji 13302, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province , Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology & Cancer Research Center, Yanbian University Medical College, Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province , Yanji 133002, People's Republic of China
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Martin GG, Landrock D, Dangott LJ, McIntosh AL, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Human Liver Fatty Acid Binding Protein-1 T94A Variant, Nonalcohol Fatty Liver Disease, and Hepatic Endocannabinoid System. Lipids 2019; 53:27-40. [PMID: 29488637 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatic endocannabinoids (EC) and their major binding/"chaperone" protein (i.e., liver fatty acid binding protein-1 [FABP1]) are associated with development of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) in animal models and humans. Since expression of the highly prevalent human FABP1 T94A variant induces serum lipid accumulation, it is important to determine its impact on hepatic lipid accumulation and the EC system. This issue was addressed in livers from human subjects expressing only wild-type (WT) FABP1 T94T (TT genotype) or T94A variant (TC or CC genotype). WT FABP1 males had lower total lipids (both neutral cholesteryl esters, triacylglycerols) and phospholipids than females. WT FABP1 males' lower lipids correlated with lower levels of the N-acylethanolamide DHEA and 2-monoacylglycerols (2-MAG) (2-OG, 2-PG). T94A expression in males increased the hepatic total lipids (triacylglycerol, cholesteryl ester), which is consistent with their higher level of CB1-potentiating 2-OG and lower antagonistic EPEA. In contrast, in females, T94A expression did not alter the total lipids, neutral lipids, or phospholipids, which is attributable to the higher cannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1) agonist arachidonoylethanolamide (AEA) and its CB1-potentiator OEA being largely offset by reduced potentiating 2-OG and increased antagonistic EPEA. Taken together, these findings indicate that T94A-induced alterations in the hepatic EC system contribute at least in part to the hepatic accumulation of lipids associated with NAFLD, especially in males.
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- Gregory G Martin
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2128, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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Gianotti AR, Ferreyra RG, Ermácora MR. Binding properties of sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2) characterized using Laurdan. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:1143-1152. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Krombach S, Reissmann S, Kreibich S, Bochen F, Kahmann R. Virulence function of the Ustilago maydis sterol carrier protein 2. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 220:553-566. [PMID: 29897130 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The peroxisomal sterol carrier protein 2 (Scp2) of the biotrophic maize pathogen Ustilago maydis was detected in apoplastic fluid, suggesting that it might function as a secreted effector protein. Here we analyze the role of the scp2 gene during plant colonization. We used reverse genetics approaches to delete the scp2 gene, determined stress sensitivity and fatty acid utilization of mutants, demonstrated secretion of Scp2, used quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for expression analysis and expressed GFP-Scp2 fusion proteins for protein localization. scp2 mutants were strongly attenuated in virulence and this defect manifested itself during penetration. Scp2 localized to peroxisomes and peroxisomal targeting was necessary for its virulence function. Deletion of scp2 in U. maydis interfered neither with growth nor with peroxisomal β-oxidation. Conventionally secreted Scp2 protein could not rescue the virulence defect. scp2 mutants displayed an altered localization of peroxisomes. Our results show a virulence function for Scp2 during penetration that is probably carried out by Scp2 in peroxisomes. We speculate that Scp2 affects the lipid composition of membranes and in this way ensures the even cellular distribution of peroxisomes.
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- Sina Krombach
- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 10, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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Lund I, El Kertaoui N, Izquierdo MS, Dominguez D, Hansen BW, Kestemont P. The importance of phospholipids combined with long-chain PUFA in formulated diets for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae. Br J Nutr 2018; 120:628-644. [PMID: 30058990 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114518001794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Dietary phosphoglycerides and n-3 long-chain PUFA (LC-PUFA) play important functions in the development of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae. This study aimed to determine optimal dietary levels of soyabean lecithin (SBL)-derived phospholipids (PL) in starter feeds for pikeperch larvae 10-30 d post-hatch (DPH) and examine performance and ontogeny by additional supplementation of n-3 LC-PUFA in the form of Algatrium DHA 70 (glyceride product; 660-700 mg/g DHA; EPA 60-75 mg/g). In total, six isoproteic and isoenergetic extruded diets were formulated with increasing levels of PL (3·7, 8·3 or 14·5 % wet weight (w.w.), respectively); however, three of the diets were supplemented with three levels of Algatrium DHA 70 (0·6, 2·0 or 3·4 %, respectively). Liver proteomic analyses of larvae at 30 DPH were included for effects of PL and primarily DHA on performance, physiological expression and interactions in larval proteins. In addition, bone anomalies, digestive enzymatic activity, candidate gene expression and skeleton morphogenesis were examined. Results confirmed the importance of dietary PL levels of at least 8·2 % w.w., and an additional beneficiary effect of supplementation with DHA plus EPA. Thus, combined supplementation of SBL (up to 14·51 % w.w. PL) and n-3 LC-PUFA (1·004 % DM DHA and 0·169 % DM EPA) in the form of TAG resulted in highest growth and lowest incidence of anomalies, improved digestive enzyme activity and had differential effect on liver proteomics. The results denote that essential fatty acids can be supplemented as TAG to have beneficial effects in pikeperch larvae development.
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- Ivar Lund
- 1Technical University of Denmark,DTU Aqua,Section for Aquaculture,The North Sea Research Centre,PO Box 101,DK-9850 Hirtshals,Denmark
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- 2Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology,University of Namur,Rue de Bruxelles,61-5000 Namur,Belgium
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- 3Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA),Instituto Universitario Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,Crta. Taliarte s/n,35214 Telde,Spain
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- 3Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA),Instituto Universitario Ecoaqua, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,Crta. Taliarte s/n,35214 Telde,Spain
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- 4Department for Science and Environment,Roskilde University,4000 Roskilde,Denmark
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- 2Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology,University of Namur,Rue de Bruxelles,61-5000 Namur,Belgium
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Girotti AW, Korytowski W. Cholesterol Peroxidation as a Special Type of Lipid Oxidation in Photodynamic Systems. Photochem Photobiol 2018; 95:73-82. [PMID: 29962109 DOI: 10.1111/php.12969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Like other unsaturated lipids in cell membranes and lipoproteins, cholesterol (Ch) is susceptible to oxidative modification, including photodynamic oxidation. There is a sustained interest in the pathogenic properties of Ch oxides such as those generated by photooxidation. Singlet oxygen (1 O2 )-mediated Ch photooxidation (Type II mechanism) gives rise to three hydroperoxide (ChOOH) isomers: 5α-OOH, 6α-OOH and 6β-OOH, the 5α-OOH yield far exceeding that of the others. 5α-OOH detection is relatively straightforward and serves as a definitive indicator of 1 O2 involvement in a reaction, photochemical or otherwise. Like all lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs), ChOOHs can disrupt membrane or lipoprotein structure/function on their own, but subsequent light-independent reactions may either intensify or attenuate such effects. Such reactions include (1) one-electron reduction to redox-active free radical intermediates, (2) two-electron reduction to redox-silent alcohols and (3) translocation to other lipid compartments, where (1) or (2) may take place. In addition to these effects, ChOOHs may act as signaling molecules in reactions that affect cell fates. Although processes a-c have been well studied for ChOOHs, signaling activity is still poorly understood compared with that of hydrogen peroxide. This review focuses on these various aspects Ch photoperoxidation and its biological consequences.
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- Albert W Girotti
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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A phosphatidic acid-binding protein is important for lipid homeostasis and adaptation to anaerobic biofilm conditions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochem J 2018; 475:1885-1907. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A quantitative Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteomics approach revealed increased abundance of the so-far uncharacterized protein PA3911 in anaerobic biofilms grown under conditions of the cystic fibrosis lung. Physiological relevance of ORF PA3911 was demonstrated, inter alia, using phenotype microarray experiments. The mutant strain showed increased susceptibility in the presence of antimicrobials (minocycline, nafcillin, oxacillin, chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol), enhanced twitching motility and significantly impaired biofilm formation. PA3911 is a soluble, cytoplasmic protein in P. aeruginosa. In protein–lipid overlay experiments, purified PA3911 bound specifically to phosphatidic acid (PA), the central hub of phospholipid metabolism. Structure-guided site-directed mutagenesis was used to explore the proposed ligand-binding cavity of PA3911. Protein variants of Leu56, Leu58, Val69 and Leu114 were shown to impair PA interaction. A comparative shotgun lipidomics approach demonstrated a multifaceted response of P. aeruginosa to anaerobic conditions at the lipid head group and fatty acid level. Lipid homeostasis in the PA3911 mutant strain was imbalanced with respect to lysophosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylcholine and diacylglycerol under anaerobic and/or aerobic conditions. The impact of the newly identified PA-binding protein on lipid homeostasis and the related macroscopic phenotypes of P. aeruginosa are discussed.
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He H, Wang J, Yannie PJ, Kakiyama G, Korzun WJ, Ghosh S. Sterol carrier protein-2 deficiency attenuates diet-induced dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis in mice. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:9223-9231. [PMID: 29700117 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.002290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Intracellular cholesterol transport proteins move cholesterol to different subcellular compartments and thereby regulate its final metabolic fate. In hepatocytes, for example, delivery of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated cholesterol for bile acid synthesis or secretion into bile facilitates cholesterol elimination from the body (anti-atherogenic effect), whereas delivery for esterification and subsequent incorporation into apolipoprotein B-containing atherogenic lipoproteins (e.g. very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)) enhances cholesterol secretion into the systemic circulation (pro-atherogenic effect). Intracellular cholesterol transport proteins such as sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP2) should, therefore, play a role in regulating these pro- or anti-atherosclerotic processes. Here, we sought to evaluate the effects of SCP2 deficiency on the development of diet-induced atherosclerosis. We generated LDLR-/- mice deficient in SCP2/SCPx (LS) and examined the effects of this deficiency on Western diet-induced atherosclerosis. SCP2/SCPx deficiency attenuated atherosclerosis in LS mice by >80% and significantly reduced plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Investigation of the likely underlying mechanisms revealed a significant reduction in intestinal cholesterol absorption (given as an oral gavage) in SCP2/SCPx-deficient mice. Consistently, siRNA-mediated knockdown of SCP2 in intestinal cells significantly reduced cholesterol uptake. Furthermore, hepatic triglyceride/VLDL secretion from the liver or hepatocytes isolated from SCP2/SCPx-deficient mice was significantly reduced. These results indicate an important regulatory role for SCP2 deficiency in attenuating diet-induced atherosclerosis by limiting intestinal cholesterol absorption and decreasing hepatic triglyceride/VLDL secretion. These findings suggest targeted inhibition of SCP2 as a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce Western diet-induced dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis.
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine and
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- the Hunter Homes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia 23249
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- the Hunter Homes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia 23249
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- Clinical and Laboratory Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia 23298 and
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine and .,the Hunter Homes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia 23249
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Milligan S, Martin GG, Landrock D, McIntosh AL, Mackie JT, Schroeder F, Kier AB. Ablating both Fabp1 and Scp2/Scpx (TKO) induces hepatic phospholipid and cholesterol accumulation in high fat-fed mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2018; 1863:323-338. [PMID: 29307784 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Although singly ablating Fabp1 or Scp2/Scpx genes may exacerbate the impact of high fat diet (HFD) on whole body phenotype and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), concomitant upregulation of the non-ablated gene, preference for ad libitum fed HFD, and sex differences complicate interpretation. Therefore, these issues were addressed in male and female mice ablated in both genes (Fabp1/Scp2/Scpx null or TKO) and pair-fed HFD. Wild-type (WT) males gained more body weight as fat tissue mass (FTM) and exhibited higher hepatic lipid accumulation than WT females. The greater hepatic lipid accumulation in WT males was associated with higher hepatic expression of enzymes in glyceride synthesis, higher hepatic bile acids, and upregulation of transporters involved in hepatic reuptake of serum bile acids. While TKO had little effect on whole body phenotype and hepatic bile acid accumulation in either sex, TKO increased hepatic accumulation of lipids in both, specifically phospholipid and cholesteryl esters in males and females and free cholesterol in females. TKO-induced increases in glycerides were attributed not only to complete loss of FABP1, SCP2 and SCPx, but also in part to sex-dependent upregulation of hepatic lipogenic enzymes. These data with WT and TKO mice pair-fed HFD indicate that: i) Sex significantly impacted the ability of HFD to increase body weight, induce hepatic lipid accumulation and increase hepatic bile acids; and ii) TKO exacerbated the HFD ability to induce hepatic lipid accumulation, regardless of sex, but did not significantly alter whole body phenotype in either sex.
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- Sherrelle Milligan
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA.
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Wanders RJA, Waterham HR, Ferdinandusse S. Peroxisomes and Their Central Role in Metabolic Interaction Networks in Humans. Subcell Biochem 2018; 89:345-365. [PMID: 30378031 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2233-4_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Peroxisomes catalyze a number of essential metabolic functions and impairments in any of these are usually associated with major clinical signs and symptoms. In contrast to mitochondria which are autonomous organelles that can catalyze the degradation of fatty acids, certain amino acids and other compounds all by themselves, peroxisomes are non-autonomous organelles which are highly dependent on the interaction with other organelles and compartments to fulfill their role in metabolism. This includes mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, and the cytosol. In this paper we will discuss the central role of peroxisomes in different metabolic interaction networks in humans, including fatty acid oxidation, ether phospholipid biosynthesis, bile acid synthesis, fatty acid alpha-oxidation and glyoxylate metabolism.
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- Ronald J A Wanders
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Departments Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Departments Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Departments Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Huang Y, Zheng X, Zhang H, Ding H, Guo X, Yang Y, Chen X, Zhou Q, Du A. Site-Directed Mutagenesis Study Revealed Three Important Residues in Hc-DAF-22, a Key Enzyme Regulating Diapause of Haemonchus contortus. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2176. [PMID: 29167662 PMCID: PMC5682392 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) is one of the most important parasites of small ruminants, especially goats and sheep. The complex life cycle of this nematode is a main obstacle for the control and prevention of haemonchosis. So far, a special form of arrested development called diapause different from the dauer stage in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has been found in many parasitic nematodes. In our previous study, we have characterized a novel gene Hc-daf-22 from H. contortus sharing high homology with Ce-daf-22 and functional analysis showed this gene has similar biological function with Ce-daf-22. In this study, Hc-daf-22 mutants were constructed using site-directed mutagenesis, and carried out rescue experiments, RNA interference (RNAi) experiments and in vitro enzyme activity analysis with the mutants to further explore the precise function site of Hc-DAF-22. The results showed that Hc-daf-22 mutants could be expressed in the rescued ok693 worms and the expression positions were mainly in the intestine which was identical with that of Hc-daf-22 rescued worms. Through lipid staining we found that Hc-daf-22 could rescue daf-22 mutant (ok693) from the fatty acid metabolism deficiency while Hc-daf-22 mutants failed. Brood size and body length analyses in rescue experiment along with body length and life span analyses in RNAi experiment elucidated that Hc-daf-22 resembled Ce-daf-22 in effecting the development and capacity of C. elegans and mutants impaired the function of Hc-daf-22. Together with the protease activity assay, this research revealed three important active resides 84C/299H/349H in Hc-DAF-22 by site-directed mutagenesis.
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- Yan Huang
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Center of Animal Disease Control, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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McIntosh AL, Storey SM, Huang H, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Sex-dependent impact of Scp-2/Scp-x gene ablation on hepatic phytol metabolism. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 635:17-26. [PMID: 29051070 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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While prior studies focusing on male mice suggest a role for sterol carrier protein-2/sterol carrier protein-x (SCP-2/SCP-x; DKO) on hepatic phytol metabolism, its role in females is unresolved. This issue was addressed using female and male wild-type (WT) and DKO mice fed a phytoestrogen-free diet without or with 0.5% phytol. GC/MS showed that hepatic: i) phytol was absent and its branched-chain fatty acid (BCFA) metabolites were barely detectable in WT control-fed mice; ii) accumulation of phytol as well as its peroxisomal metabolite BCFAs (phytanic acid » pristanic and 2,3-pristenic acids) was increased by dietary phytol in WT females, but only slightly in WT males; iii) accumulation of phytol and BCFA was further increased by DKO in phytol-fed females, but much more markedly in males. Livers of phytol-fed WT female mice as well as phytol-fed DKO female and male mice also accumulated increased proportion of saturated straight-chain fatty acids (LCFA) at the expense of unsaturated LCFA. Liver phytol accumulation was not due to increased SCP-2 binding/transport of phytol since SCP-2 bound phytanic acid, but not its precursor phytol. Thus, the loss of Scp-2/Scp-x contributed to a sex-dependent hepatic accumulation of dietary phytol and BCFA.
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- Avery L McIntosh
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX 77843-4467, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX 77843-4466, United States.
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Martin GG, Huang H, McIntosh AL, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Endocannabinoid Interaction with Human FABP1: Impact of the T94A Variant. Biochemistry 2017; 56:5147-5159. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Gregory G. Martin
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4466, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4467, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4466, United States
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Tsubamoto H, Ueda T, Inoue K, Sakata K, Shibahara H, Sonoda T. Repurposing itraconazole as an anticancer agent. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:1240-1246. [PMID: 28789339 PMCID: PMC5529765 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Itraconazole, a common anti-fungal agent, has demonstrated potential anticancer activity, including reversing chemoresistance mediated by P-glycoprotein, modulating the signal transduction pathways of Hedgehog, mechanistic target of rapamycin and Wnt/β-catenin in cancer cells, inhibiting angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, and possibly interfering with cancer-stromal cell interactions. Clinical trials have suggested the clinical benefits of itraconazole monotherapy for prostate cancer and basal cell carcinoma, as well as the survival advantage of combination chemotherapy for relapsed non-small cell lung, ovarian, triple negative breast, pancreatic and biliary tract cancer. As drug repurposing is cost-effective and timesaving, a review was conducted of preclinical and clinical data focusing on the anticancer activity of itraconazole, and discusses the future directions for repurposing itraconazole as an anticancer agent.
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- Hiroshi Tsubamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
- Department of Medical Oncology, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Meiwa Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8186, Japan
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You Y, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Hu K, Qu X, Liu Y, Lu B, Jin L. Protein profiling and functional analysis of liver mitochondria from rats with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:2379-2388. [PMID: 28677739 PMCID: PMC5547946 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is closely associated with the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The aim of the present study was to comprehensively determine mitochondrial abnormalities in NASH by detecting the proteomics in liver mitochondria in a NASH rat model, which was induced for 16 weeks by the provision of a high fat and high cholesterol diet (HFD). Serum parameters, including triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were determined, and hematoxylin and eosin staining of liver tissues was examined to evaluate the NASH rat model. Various parameters associated with mitochondrial function were examined, including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex (MRC) activity. The mitochondrial proteomics were analyzed and identified using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation labeling coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The identified proteins were classified and grouped using the Blast2GO program against the non-redundant protein database, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database and the Cluster of Orthologous Groups of proteins database. Compared with the control, mtDNA copy number, MMP, and activities of MRC I and III were decreased markedly in the HFD group. A total of 18 upregulated and 13 downregulated proteins were identified, with a significant 1.2-fold difference between the control and NASH groups. The dysregulated proteins were closely involved in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, the lipid metabolic process and fatty acid β-oxidation. The results of the present study provide important proteomic information regarding liver mitochondria in NASH and serve as a basis for further detailed investigations of the pathogenesis of NASH.
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- Yanting You
- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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A structural appraisal of sterol carrier protein 2. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:565-577. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Landrock D, Milligan S, Martin GG, McIntosh AL, Landrock KK, Schroeder F, Kier AB. Effect of Fabp1/Scp-2/Scp-x Ablation on Whole Body and Hepatic Phenotype of Phytol-Fed Male Mice. Lipids 2017; 52:385-397. [PMID: 28382456 PMCID: PMC5500168 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-017-4249-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liver fatty acid binding protein (Fabp1) and sterol carrier protein-2/sterol carrier protein-x (SCP-2/SCP-x) genes encode proteins that enhance hepatic uptake, cytosolic transport, and peroxisomal oxidation of toxic branched-chain fatty acids derived from dietary phytol. Since male wild-type (WT) mice express markedly higher levels of these proteins than females, the impact of ablating both genes (TKO) was examined in phytol-fed males. In WT males, high phytol diet alone had little impact on whole body weight and did not alter the proportion of lean tissue mass (LTM) versus fat tissue mass (FTM). TKO conferred on dietary phytol the ability to induce weight loss as well as reduce liver weight, FTM, and even more so LTM. Concomitantly TKO induced hepatic lipid accumulation, preferentially threefold increased phospholipid (PL) at the expense of decreased triacylglycerol (TG) and total cholesterol. Increased PL was associated with upregulation of membrane fatty acid transport/translocase proteins (FATP 2,4), cytosolic fatty acid/fatty acyl-CoA binding proteins (FABP2, ACBP), and the rate limiting enzyme in PL synthesis (Gpam). Decreased TG and cholesterol levels were not attributable to altered levels in respective synthetic enzymes or nuclear receptors. These data suggest that the higher level of Fabp1 and Scp2/Scpx gene products in WT males was protective against deleterious effects of dietary phytol, but TKO significantly exacerbated phytol effects in males.
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- Danilo Landrock
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TVMC, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA.
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Storey SM, Huang H, McIntosh AL, Martin GG, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Impact of Fabp1/Scp-2/Scp-x gene ablation (TKO) on hepatic phytol metabolism in mice. J Lipid Res 2017; 58:1153-1165. [PMID: 28411199 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m075457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Studies in vitro have suggested that both sterol carrier protein-2/sterol carrier protein-x (Scp-2/Scp-x) and liver fatty acid binding protein [Fabp1 (L-FABP)] gene products facilitate hepatic uptake and metabolism of lipotoxic dietary phytol. However, interpretation of physiological function in mice singly gene ablated in the Scp-2/Scp-x has been complicated by concomitant upregulation of FABP1. The work presented herein provides several novel insights: i) An 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid displacement assay showed that neither SCP-2 nor L-FABP bound phytol, but both had high affinity for its metabolite, phytanic acid; ii) GC-MS studies with phytol-fed WT and Fabp1/Scp-2/SCP-x gene ablated [triple KO (TKO)] mice showed that TKO exacerbated hepatic accumulation of phytol metabolites in vivo in females and less so in males. Concomitantly, dietary phytol increased hepatic levels of total long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) in both male and female WT and TKO mice. Moreover, in both WT and TKO female mice, dietary phytol increased hepatic ratios of saturated/unsaturated and polyunsaturated/monounsaturated LCFAs, while decreasing the peroxidizability index. However, in male mice, dietary phytol selectively increased the saturated/unsaturated ratio only in TKO mice, while decreasing the peroxidizability index in both WT and TKO mice. These findings suggested that: 1) SCP-2 and FABP1 both facilitated phytol metabolism after its conversion to phytanic acid; and 2) SCP-2/SCP-x had a greater impact on hepatic phytol metabolism than FABP1.
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- Stephen M Storey
- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Pathobiology, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
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Milligan S, Martin GG, Landrock D, McIntosh AL, Mackie JT, Schroeder F, Kier AB. Impact of dietary phytol on lipid metabolism in SCP2/SCPX/L-FABP null mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1862:291-304. [PMID: 27940000 PMCID: PMC5266609 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In vitro studies suggest that liver fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) and sterol carrier protein-2/sterol carrier protein-x (SCP2/SCPx) gene products facilitate uptake and metabolism and detoxification of dietary-derived phytol in mammals. However, concomitant upregulation of L-FABP in SCP2/SCPx null mice complicates interpretation of their physiological phenotype. Therefore, the impact of ablating both the L-FABP gene and SCP2/SCPx gene (L-FABP/SCP2/SCPx null or TKO) was examined in phytol-fed female wild-type (WT) and TKO mice. TKO increased hepatic total lipid accumulation, primarily phospholipid, by mechanisms involving increased hepatic levels of proteins in the phospholipid synthetic pathway. Concomitantly, TKO reduced expression of proteins in targeting fatty acids towards the triacylglycerol synthetic pathway. Increased hepatic lipid accumulation was not associated with any concomitant upregulation of membrane fatty acid transport/translocase proteins involved in fatty acid uptake (FATP2, FATP4, FATP5 or GOT) or cytosolic proteins involved in fatty acid intracellular targeting (ACBP). In addition, TKO exacerbated dietary phytol-induced whole body weight loss, especially lean tissue mass. Since individually ablating SCPx or SCP2/SCPx elicited concomitant upregulation of L-FABP, these findings with TKO mice help to resolve the contributions of SCP2/SCPx gene ablation on dietary phytol-induced whole body and hepatic lipid phenotype independent of concomitant upregulation of L-FABP.
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- Sherrelle Milligan
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
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- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA.
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Francisco T, Dias AF, Pedrosa AG, Grou CP, Rodrigues TA, Azevedo JE. Determining the Topology of Peroxisomal Proteins Using Protease Protection Assays. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1595:27-35. [PMID: 28409448 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6937-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Protease protection assays are powerful tools to determine the topology of organelle proteins. Their simplicity, together with the fact that they are particularly suited to characterize endogenous proteins, are their major advantages and the reason why these assays have been in use for so many years. Here, we provide a detailed protocol to use with mammalian peroxisomes. Suggestions on how these assays can be controlled, and how to identify some technical pitfalls, are also presented.
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- Tânia Francisco
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Organelle Biogenesis and Function Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal.
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Martin GG, Landrock D, Chung S, Dangott LJ, Seeger DR, Murphy EJ, Golovko MY, Kier AB, Schroeder F. Fabp1 gene ablation inhibits high-fat diet-induced increase in brain endocannabinoids. J Neurochem 2017; 140:294-306. [PMID: 27861894 PMCID: PMC5225076 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The endocannabinoid system shifts energy balance toward storage and fat accumulation, especially in the context of diet-induced obesity. Relatively little is known about factors outside the central nervous system that may mediate the effect of high-fat diet (HFD) on brain endocannabinoid levels. One candidate is the liver fatty acid binding protein (FABP1), a cytosolic protein highly prevalent in liver, but not detected in brain, which facilitates hepatic clearance of fatty acids. The impact of Fabp1 gene ablation (LKO) on the effect of high-fat diet (HFD) on brain and plasma endocannabinoid levels was examined and data expressed for each parameter as the ratio of high-fat diet/control diet. In male wild-type mice, HFD markedly increased brain N-acylethanolamides, but not 2-monoacylglycerols. LKO blocked these effects of HFD in male mice. In female wild-type mice, HFD slightly decreased or did not alter these endocannabinoids as compared with male wild type. LKO did not block the HFD effects in female mice. The HFD-induced increase in brain arachidonic acid-derived arachidonoylethanolamide in males correlated with increased brain-free and total arachidonic acid. The ability of LKO to block the HFD-induced increase in brain arachidonoylethanolamide correlated with reduced ability of HFD to increase brain-free and total arachidonic acid in males. In females, brain-free and total arachidonic acid levels were much less affected by either HFD or LKO in the context of HFD. These data showed that LKO markedly diminished the impact of HFD on brain endocannabinoid levels, especially in male mice.
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- Gregory G. Martin
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466
- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466
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Arends J, Thomanek N, Kuhlmann K, Marcus K, Narberhaus F. In vivo trapping of FtsH substrates by label-free quantitative proteomics. Proteomics 2016; 16:3161-3172. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jan Arends
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Lehrstuhl Biologie der Mikroorganismen; Bochum Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Medizinisches Proteom-Center; Bochum Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Medizinisches Proteom-Center; Bochum Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Medizinisches Proteom-Center; Bochum Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Lehrstuhl Biologie der Mikroorganismen; Bochum Germany
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Huang H, McIntosh AL, Martin GG, Landrock D, Chung S, Landrock KK, Dangott LJ, Li S, Kier AB, Schroeder F. FABP1: A Novel Hepatic Endocannabinoid and Cannabinoid Binding Protein. Biochemistry 2016; 55:5243-55. [PMID: 27552286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Endocannabinoids (ECs) and cannabinoids are very lipophilic molecules requiring the presence of cytosolic binding proteins that chaperone these molecules to intracellular targets. While three different fatty acid binding proteins (FABP3, -5, and -7) serve this function in brain, relatively little is known about how such hydrophobic ECs and cannabinoids are transported within the liver. The most prominent hepatic FABP, liver fatty acid binding protein (FABP1 or L-FABP), has high affinity for arachidonic acid (ARA) and ARA-CoA, suggesting that FABP1 may also bind ARA-derived ECs (AEA and 2-AG). Indeed, FABP1 bound ECs with high affinity as shown by displacement of FABP1-bound fluorescent ligands and by quenching of FABP1 intrinsic tyrosine fluorescence. FABP1 also had high affinity for most non-ARA-containing ECs, FABP1 inhibitors, EC uptake/hydrolysis inhibitors, and phytocannabinoids and less so for synthetic cannabinoid receptor (CBR) agonists and antagonists. The physiological impact was examined with liver from wild-type (WT) versus FABP1 gene-ablated (LKO) male mice. As shown by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, FABP1 gene ablation significantly increased hepatic levels of AEA, 2-AG, and 2-OG. These increases were not due to increased protein levels of EC synthetic enzymes (NAPEPLD and DAGL) or a decreased level of EC degradative enzyme (FAAH) but correlated with complete loss of FABP1, a decreased level of SCP2 (8-fold less prevalent than FABP1, but also binds ECs), and a decreased level of degradative enzymes (NAAA and MAGL). These data indicated that FABP1 not only is the most prominent endocannabinoid and cannabinoid binding protein but also impacts hepatic endocannabinoid levels.
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- Avanti Polar Lipids , 700 Industrial Park Drive, Alabaster, Alabama 35007-9105, United States
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Guo X, Zhang H, Zheng X, Zhou Q, Yang Y, Chen X, Du A. Structural and functional characterization of a novel gene, Hc-daf-22, from the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:422. [PMID: 27472920 PMCID: PMC4966567 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1704-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus is a parasite of major concern for modern livestock husbandry because hostile environmental conditions may induce diapause in the early fourth-stage larvae. METHODS A new gene Hc-daf-22 was identified which is the homologue of Ce-daf-22 and human SCPx. Genome walking and RACE were performed to obtain the whole cDNA and genomic sequence of this gene. Using qRT-PCR with all developmental stages as templates to explore the transcription level and micro-injection was applied to confirm the promoter activity of the 5'-flanking region. Overexpression, rescue and RNA interference experiments were performed in N2, daf-22 mutant (ok 693) strains of C. elegans to study the gene function of Hc-daf-22. RESULTS The full length gene of Hc-daf-22 (6,939 bp) contained 16 exons separated by 15 introns, and encoded a cDNA of 1,602 bp (533 amino acids, estimated at about 59.3 kDa) with a peak in L3 and L4 in transcriptional level. The Hc-DAF-22 protein was consisted of a 3-oxoacyl-CoA thiolase domain and a SCP2 domain and evolutionarily conserved. The 1,548 bp fragment upstream of the 5'-flanking region was confirmed to have promoter activity compared with 5'-flanking region of Ce-daf-22. The rescue experiment by micro-injection of daf-22 (ok693) mutant strain showed significant increase in body size and brood size in the rescued worms with significantly reduced or completely absent fat granules confirmed by Oil red O staining, indicating that Hc-daf-22 could partially rescue the function of Ce-daf-22. Furthermore, RNAi with Hc-daf-22 could partially silence the endogenous Ce-daf-22 in N2 worms and mimic the phenotype of daf-22 (ok693) mutants. CONCLUSION The gene Hc-daf-22 was isolated and its function identified using C. elegans as a model organism. Our results indicate that Hc-daf-22 shared similar characteristics and function with Ce-daf-22 and may play an important role in peroxisomal β-oxidation and the development in H. contortus.
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- Xiaolu Guo
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Zhejiang Center of Animal Disease Control, Hangzhou, 310020 China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211 China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Present address: Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058 China
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Wang J, Bie J, Ghosh S. Intracellular cholesterol transport proteins enhance hydrolysis of HDL-CEs and facilitate elimination of cholesterol into bile. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1712-9. [PMID: 27381048 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m069682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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While HDL-associated unesterified or free cholesterol (FC) is thought to be rapidly secreted into the bile, the fate of HDL-associated cholesteryl esters (HDL-CEs) that represent >80% of HDL-cholesterol, is only beginning to be understood. In the present study, we examined the hypothesis that intracellular cholesterol transport proteins [sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2) and fatty acid binding protein-1 (FABP1)] not only facilitate CE hydrolase-mediated hydrolysis of HDL-CEs, but also enhance elimination of cholesterol into bile. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of FABP1 or SCP2 in primary hepatocytes significantly increased hydrolysis of HDL-[(3)H]CE, reduced resecretion of HDL-CE-derived FC as nascent HDL, and increased its secretion as bile acids. Consistently, the flux of [(3)H]cholesterol from HDL-[(3)H]CE to biliary bile acids was increased by overexpression of SCP2 or FABP1 in vivo and reduced in SCP2(-/-) mice. Increased flux of HDL-[(3)H]CE to biliary FC was noted with FABP1 overexpression and in SCP2(-/-) mice that have increased FABP1 expression. Lack of a significant decrease in the flux of HDL-[(3)H]CE to biliary FC or bile acids in FABP1(-/-) mice indicates the likely compensation of its function by an as yet unidentified mechanism. Taken together, these studies demonstrate that FABP1 and SCP2 facilitate the preferential movement of HDL-CEs to bile for final elimination.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298
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Jouffe C, Gobet C, Martin E, Métairon S, Morin-Rivron D, Masoodi M, Gachon F. Perturbed rhythmic activation of signaling pathways in mice deficient for Sterol Carrier Protein 2-dependent diurnal lipid transport and metabolism. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24631. [PMID: 27097688 PMCID: PMC4838911 DOI: 10.1038/srep24631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Through evolution, most of the living species have acquired a time keeping system to anticipate daily changes caused by the rotation of the Earth. In all of the systems this pacemaker is based on a molecular transcriptional/translational negative feedback loop able to generate rhythmic gene expression with a period close to 24 hours. Recent evidences suggest that post-transcriptional regulations activated mostly by systemic cues play a fundamental role in the process, fine tuning the time keeping system and linking it to animal physiology. Among these signals, we consider the role of lipid transport and metabolism regulated by SCP2. Mice harboring a deletion of the Scp2 locus present a modulated diurnal accumulation of lipids in the liver and a perturbed activation of several signaling pathways including PPARα, SREBP, LRH-1, TORC1 and its upstream regulators. This defect in signaling pathways activation feedbacks upon the clock by lengthening the circadian period of animals through post-translational regulation of core clock regulators, showing that rhythmic lipid transport is a major player in the establishment of rhythmic mRNA and protein expression landscape.
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Affiliation(s)
- Céline Jouffe
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland.,Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Eva Martin
- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomic, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Delphine Morin-Rivron
- Department of Gastro-Intestinal Health &Microbiome, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastro-Intestinal Health &Microbiome, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E2, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland.,Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Sterol Carrier Protein-2, a Nonspecific Lipid-Transfer Protein, in Intracellular Cholesterol Trafficking in Testicular Leydig Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149728. [PMID: 26901662 PMCID: PMC4762939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP2), also called nonspecific lipid-transfer protein, is thought to play a major role in intracellular lipid transport and metabolism, and it has been associated with diseases involving abnormalities in lipid trafficking, such as Zellweger syndrome. The Scp2 gene encodes the 58 kDa sterol carrier protein-x (SCPX) and 15 kDa pro-SCP2 proteins, both of which contain a 13 kDa SCP2 domain in their C-termini. We found that 22-NBD-cholesterol, a fluorescent analog of cholesterol and a preferred SCP2 ligands, was not localized in the peroxisomes. This raises questions about previous reports on the localization of the SCPX and SCP2 proteins and their relationship to peroxisomes and mitochondria in intracellular cholesterol transport. Immunofluorescent staining of cryosections of mouse testis and of MA-10 mouse tumor Leydig cells showed that SCPX and SCP2 are present in both mouse testicular interstitial tissue and in MA-10 cells. Fluorescent fusion proteins of SCPX and SCP2, as well as confocal live-cell imaging, were used to investigate the subcellular targeting of these proteins and the function of the putative mitochondrial targeting sequence. The results showed that SCPX and SCP2 are targeted to the peroxisomes by the C-terminal PTS1 domain, but the putative N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence alone is not potent enough to localize SCPX and SCP2 to the mitochondria. Homology modeling and molecular docking studies indicated that the SCP2 domain binds cholesterol, but lacks specificity of the binding and/or transport. These findings further our understanding of the role of SCPX and SCP2 in intracellular cholesterol transport, and present a new point of view on the role of these proteins in cholesterol trafficking.
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