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Li Z, Dang Q, Wang P, Zhao F, Huang J, Wang C, Liu X, Min W. Food-Derived Peptides: Beneficial CNS Effects and Cross-BBB Transmission Strategies. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20453-20478. [PMID: 38085598 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06518] [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: 12/28/2023]
Abstract
Food-derived peptides, as dietary supplements, have significant effects on promoting brain health and relieving central nervous system (CNS) diseases. However, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) greatly limits their in-brain bioavailability. Thus, overcoming the BBB to target the CNS is a major challenge for bioactive peptides in the prevention and treatment of CNS diseases. This review discusses improvement in the neuroprotective function of food-derived active peptides in CNS diseases, as well as the source of BBB penetrating peptides (BBB-shuttles) and the mechanism of transmembrane transport. Notably, this review also discusses various peptide modification methods to overcome the low permeability and stability of the BBB. Lipification, glycosylation, introduction of disulfide bonds, and cyclization are effective strategies for improving the penetration efficiency of peptides through the BBB. This review provides a new prospective for improving their neuroprotective function and developing treatments to delay or even prevent CNS diseases.
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- Zehui Li
- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangChun, Jilin 130118, P.R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, ChangChun, Jilin 130118, P.R. China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
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- College of Food and Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P.R. China
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Honda A, Nozumi M, Ito Y, Natsume R, Kawasaki A, Nakatsu F, Abe M, Uchino H, Matsushita N, Ikeda K, Arita M, Sakimura K, Igarashi M. Very-long-chain fatty acids are crucial to neuronal polarity by providing sphingolipids to lipid rafts. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113195. [PMID: 37816355 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Fatty acids have long been considered essential to brain development; however, the involvement of their synthesis in nervous system formation is unclear. We generate mice with knockout of GPSN2, an enzyme for synthesis of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and investigate the effects. Both GPSN2-/- and GPSN2+/- mice show abnormal neuronal networks as a result of impaired neuronal polarity determination. Lipidomics of GPSN2-/- embryos reveal that ceramide synthesis is specifically inhibited depending on FA length; namely, VLCFA-containing ceramide is reduced. We demonstrate that lipid rafts are highly enriched in growth cones and that GPSN2+/- neurons lose gangliosides in their membranes. Application of C24:0 ceramide, but not C16:0 ceramide or C24:0 phosphatidylcholine, to GPSN2+/- neurons rescues both neuronal polarity determination and lipid-raft density in the growth cone. Taken together, our results indicate that VLCFA synthesis contributes to physiological neuronal development in brain network formation, in particular neuronal polarity determination through the formation of lipid rafts.
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- Atsuko Honda
- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan; Center for Research Promotion, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan; Department of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan; Department of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Laboratory for Metabolomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; Division of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Research, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Applied Genomics, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory for Metabolomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; Division of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan; Department of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medical/Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
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Kenworthy AK, Han B, Ariotti N, Parton RG. The Role of Membrane Lipids in the Formation and Function of Caveolae. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2023; 15:a041413. [PMID: 37277189 PMCID: PMC10513159 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Caveolae are plasma membrane invaginations with a distinct lipid composition. Membrane lipids cooperate with the structural components of caveolae to generate a metastable surface domain. Recent studies have provided insights into the structure of essential caveolar components and how lipids are crucial for the formation, dynamics, and disassembly of caveolae. They also suggest new models for how caveolins, major structural components of caveolae, insert into membranes and interact with lipids.
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- Anne K Kenworthy
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, 4072 Brisbane, Australia
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The impact of TiO 2 nanoparticle exposure on transmembrane cholesterol transport and enhanced bacterial infectivity in HeLa cells. Acta Biomater 2021; 135:606-616. [PMID: 34400307 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.012] [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: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have previously shown that exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) reduces the resistance of HeLa cells to bacterial infection. Here we demonstrate that the increased infectivity is associated with enhanced asymmetry in the cholesterol distribution. We applied a live cell imaging method which uses tunable orthogonal cholesterol sensors to visualize and quantify in-situ cholesterol distribution between the two leaflets of the plasma membrane (PM). In the control culture, we found marked transbilayer asymmetry of cholesterol, with the concentration in the outer plasma membrane (OPM) being 13 ± 2-fold higher than that in the inner plasma membrane (IPM). Exposure of the culture to 0.1 mg/mL of rutile TiO2 NPs increased the asymmetry such that the concentration in the OPM was 51 ± 10 times higher, while the total cholesterol content increased only 21 ± 2%. This change in cholesterol gradient may explain the increase in bacterial infectivity in HeLa cells exposed to TiO2 NPs since many pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus used in the present study, require cholesterol for proper membrane attachment and virulence. RT-PCR indicated that exposure to TiO2 was responsible for upregulation of the ABCA1 and ABCG1 mRNAs, which are responsible for the production of the cholesterol transporter proteins that facilitate cholesterol transport across cellular membranes. This was confirmed by the observation of an overall decrease in bacterial infection in ABCA1 knockout or methyl-β-cyclodextrin-treated HeLa cells, as regardless of TiO2 NP exposure. Hence rather than preventing bacterial infection, TiO2 nanoparticles upregulate genes associated with membrane cholesterol production and distribution, hence increasing infectivity. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: A great deal of work has been done regarding the toxicology of the particles, especially focusing on detrimental outcomes associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. In this paper we show unambiguously a very surprising result, namely the ability of these particles to enhance bacterial infection even at very small exposure levels, where none of the deleterious effects of ROS products can yet be detected. Using a new imaging technique, we are able to demonstrate, in operando, the effect of the particles on cholesterol generation and distribution in live HeLa cells. This paper also represents the first in a series where we explore other consequences of increased membrane cholesterol, due to particle exposure, which are known to have multiple other consequences on human tissue function and development.
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Zhou Y, Ariotti N, Rae J, Liang H, Tillu V, Tee S, Bastiani M, Bademosi AT, Collins BM, Meunier FA, Hancock JF, Parton RG. Caveolin-1 and cavin1 act synergistically to generate a unique lipid environment in caveolae. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:211716. [PMID: 33496726 PMCID: PMC7844427 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202005138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Caveolae are specialized domains of the vertebrate cell surface with a well-defined morphology and crucial roles in cell migration and mechanoprotection. Unique compositions of proteins and lipids determine membrane architectures. The precise caveolar lipid profile and the roles of the major caveolar structural proteins, caveolins and cavins, in selectively sorting lipids have not been defined. Here, we used quantitative nanoscale lipid mapping together with molecular dynamic simulations to define the caveolar lipid profile. We show that caveolin-1 (CAV1) and cavin1 individually sort distinct plasma membrane lipids. Intact caveolar structures composed of both CAV1 and cavin1 further generate a unique lipid nano-environment. The caveolar lipid sorting capability includes selectivities for lipid headgroups and acyl chains. Because lipid headgroup metabolism and acyl chain remodeling are tightly regulated, this selective lipid sorting may allow caveolae to act as transit hubs to direct communications among lipid metabolism, vesicular trafficking, and signaling.
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- Yong Zhou
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
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- University of New South Wales Sydney, Mark Wainwright Analytical Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of New South Wales Sydney, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
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- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of New South Wales Sydney, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX.,Program in Cell and Regulatory Biology, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
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- The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,The University of Queensland, Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Identification and Characterization of 24-Dehydrocholesterol Reductase (DHCR24) in the Two-Spotted Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12090782. [PMID: 34564222 PMCID: PMC8471071 DOI: 10.3390/insects12090782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Simple Summary DHCR24 (24-dehydrocholesterol reductase) is a key enzyme for producing cholesterol from desmosterol and that is also involved in the conversion of plant sterols to cholesterol in most plant-feeding insects. This study extensively examined the possibility of DHCR24 involved in the sterol conversion in omnivorous insects, which feed on multiple food origins. Homologs of DHCR24 (GbDHCR24-1 and -2) were identified and characterized by using the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus, as an experimental model. The quantitative expression analyses and RNA interference experiments revealed that GbDHCR24-1 rather than GbDHCR24-2 facilitates the desmosterol-to-cholesterol conversion in crickets. Our data suggested that the omnivorous species produced cholesterol from desmosterol in the same manner as the plant-feeding species do. Abstract Arthropods, including insects, convert sterols into cholesterol due to the inability to synthesise cholesterol de novo. 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR24) plays an important role in the conversion. Not only involving the cholesterol biosynthesis in vertebrates, DHCR24 is required for the conversion of desmosterol into cholesterol in phytophagous insects. The current study extensively examined DHCR24 in omnivorous insects, which feed on both plants and animals, using Gryllus bimaculatus as the experimental model. We identified cDNAs encoding two homologues of DHCR24 from G. bimaculatus, which were designated as GbDHCR24-1 and GbDHCR24-2. Both homologues contained the flavin adenine dinucleotide binding domain, which is a feature of DHCR24. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that among tissues of adult crickets, fat body and anterior midgut expressed high levels of GbDHCR24s. Both fat body and anterior midgut demonstrated DHCR24 activities in which one of the functions is the conversion of desmosterol into cholesterol in vitro. Knockdown of GbDHCR24-1 significantly reduced the conversion activity in the anterior midgut while knockdown of the GbDHCR24-2 did not. Additionally, the accumulation of desmosterol was detected in a feeding experiment with a specific DHCR24 inhibitor, azacosterol. We finally concluded that GbDHCR24-1 is the major enzyme that facilitates the desmosterol-to-cholesterol-conversion in crickets.
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Xu W, Wu H, Shang L. Gene expression in rat placenta after exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:504-514. [PMID: 32909833 DOI: 10.1177/0960327120954259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The organic compound di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is widely used as a plasticizer in many products. Exposure to DEHP has been reported to lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes by suppressing placenta growth and development. The aim of this study was to determine the gene expression profiles of rat placenta exposed to (DEHP) and identify genes crucial for the DEHP response. Three groups of Wistar rats were administered an intragastric dose of 1,000 mg/kg DEHP, 500 mg/kg DEHP, or corn oil, RNA was isolated from placenta tissue, and hybridization was performed. Gene expression profiles were analyzed by identifying functional enrichment, differentially expressed genes (DEGs), protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and modules, and transcription factor (TF)-miRNA-target regulatory networks. We obtained 2,032 DEGs, including cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily R, polypeptide 1 (CYP2R1), sterol O-acyltransferase 2 (SOAT2), and 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR24) from the steroid biosynthesis pathway and somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) and somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) in the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway. The PPI network included 476 nodes, 2,682 interaction pairs, and three sub-network modules. Moreover, eight miRNAs, three TFs, and 176 regulatory pairs were obtained from the TF-miRNA-target regulatory network. CYP2R1, SOAT2, DHCR24, SSTR4, and SSTR2 may affect DEHP influence on rat placenta development.
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- Wan Xu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seventh Medical Center of Chinese 92291PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seventh Medical Center of Chinese 92291PLA General Hospital, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seventh Medical Center of Chinese 92291PLA General Hospital, China
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Parton RG, Kozlov MM, Ariotti N. Caveolae and lipid sorting: Shaping the cellular response to stress. J Cell Biol 2020; 219:133844. [PMID: 32328645 PMCID: PMC7147102 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201905071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Caveolae are an abundant and characteristic surface feature of many vertebrate cells. The uniform shape of caveolae is characterized by a bulb with consistent curvature connected to the plasma membrane (PM) by a neck region with opposing curvature. Caveolae act in mechanoprotection by flattening in response to increased membrane tension, and their disassembly influences the lipid organization of the PM. Here, we review evidence for caveolae as a specialized lipid domain and speculate on mechanisms that link changes in caveolar shape and/or protein composition to alterations in specific lipid species. We propose that high membrane curvature in specific regions of caveolae can enrich specific lipid species, with consequent changes in their localization upon caveolar flattening. In addition, we suggest how changes in the association of lipid-binding caveolar proteins upon flattening of caveolae could allow release of specific lipids into the bulk PM. We speculate that the caveolae-lipid system has evolved to function as a general stress-sensing and stress-protective membrane domain.
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- Robert G Parton
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.,Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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Park PJ, Kim ST. Caveolae-Associated Protein 3 (Cavin-3) Influences Adipogenesis via TACE-Mediated Pref-1 Shedding. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21145000. [PMID: 32679831 PMCID: PMC7404391 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Abnormal adipogenesis regulation is accompanied by a variety of metabolic dysfunctions and disorders. Caveolae play an important role in the regulation of fat production, modulated by caveolae-associated proteins (Cavin-1 to 4). Here, we investigated the role of Cavin-3 in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation, as the regulatory functions and roles of Cavin-3 in adipocytes are unknown. A Cavin-3 knockdown/overexpression stable cell line was established, and adipogenesis-related gene and protein expression changes were investigated by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. Additionally, confocal immune-fluorescence microscopy was used to verify the intracellular position of the relevant factors. The results showed that Cavin-3 mRNA and protein expression were elevated, along with physiological factors such as lipid droplet formation, during adipogenesis. Cavin-3 silencing resulted in retarded adipocyte differentiation, and its overexpression accelerated this process. Furthermore, Cavin-3 knockdown resulted in decreased expression of adipogenesis-related genes, such as PPAR-γ, FAS, aP2, and Adipoq, whereas preadipocyte factor-1 (Pref-1) was markedly increased during adipocyte maturation. Overall, Cavin-3 influences caveolar stability and modulates the tumor necrosis factor-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE)-mediated Pref-1 shedding process in both mouse and human adipocytes. The Cavin-3-dependent shedding mechanism appears to be an important process in adipocyte maturation, providing a potential therapeutic target for obesity-related disorders.
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- Phil June Park
- Bioscience Laboratory, AMOREPACIFIC R&D Center, 1920 Yonggu-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Korea
- Correspondence: (P.J.P.); (S.T.K.); Tel.: +82-31-280-5639 (P.J.P.); +82-55-320-4038 (S.T.K.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Inje University, 197 Inje-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 50834, Korea
- Correspondence: (P.J.P.); (S.T.K.); Tel.: +82-31-280-5639 (P.J.P.); +82-55-320-4038 (S.T.K.)
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Jefcoate CR, Lee J. Cholesterol signaling in single cells: lessons from STAR and sm-FISH. J Mol Endocrinol 2018; 60:R213-R235. [PMID: 29691317 PMCID: PMC6324173 DOI: 10.1530/jme-17-0281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Cholesterol is an important regulator of cell signaling, both through direct impacts on cell membranes and through oxy-metabolites that activate specific receptors (steroids, hydroxy-cholesterols, bile acids). Cholesterol moves slowly through and between cell membranes with the assistance of specific binding proteins and transfer processes. The prototype cholesterol regulator is the Steroidogenesis Acute Regulatory (STAR), which moves cholesterol into mitochondria, where steroid synthesis is initiated by cytochrome P450 11A1 in multiple endocrine cell types. CYP27A1 generates hydroxyl cholesterol metabolites that activate LXR nuclear receptors to control cholesterol homeostatic and transport mechanisms. LXR regulation of cholesterol transport and storage as cholesterol ester droplets is shared by both steroid-producing cells and macrophage. This cholesterol signaling is crucial to brain neuron regulation by astrocytes and microglial macrophage, mediated by ApoE and sensitive to disruption by β-amyloid plaques. sm-FISH delivers appreciable insights into signaling in single cells, by resolving single RNA molecules as mRNA and by quantifying pre-mRNA at gene loci. sm-FISH has been applied to problems in physiology, embryo development and cancer biology, where single cell features have critical impacts. sm-FISH identifies novel features of STAR transcription in adrenal and testis cells, including asymmetric expression at individual gene loci, delayed splicing and 1:1 association of mRNA with mitochondria. This may represent a functional unit for the translation-dependent cholesterol transfer directed by STAR, which integrates into mitochondrial fusion dynamics. Similar cholesterol dynamics repeat with different players in the cycling of cholesterol between astrocytes and neurons in the brain, which may be abnormal in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Colin R Jefcoate
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Busija AR, Patel HH, Insel PA. Caveolins and cavins in the trafficking, maturation, and degradation of caveolae: implications for cell physiology. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2017; 312:C459-C477. [PMID: 28122734 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00355.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Caveolins (Cavs) are ~20 kDa scaffolding proteins that assemble as oligomeric complexes in lipid raft domains to form caveolae, flask-shaped plasma membrane (PM) invaginations. Caveolae ("little caves") require lipid-lipid, protein-lipid, and protein-protein interactions that can modulate the localization, conformational stability, ligand affinity, effector specificity, and other functions of proteins that are partners of Cavs. Cavs are assembled into small oligomers in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), transported to the Golgi for assembly with cholesterol and other oligomers, and then exported to the PM as an intact coat complex. At the PM, cavins, ~50 kDa adapter proteins, oligomerize into an outer coat complex that remodels the membrane into caveolae. The structure of caveolae protects their contents (i.e., lipids and proteins) from degradation. Cellular changes, including signal transduction effects, can destabilize caveolae and produce cavin dissociation, restructuring of Cav oligomers, ubiquitination, internalization, and degradation. In this review, we provide a perspective of the life cycle (biogenesis, degradation), composition, and physiologic roles of Cavs and caveolae and identify unanswered questions regarding the roles of Cavs and cavins in caveolae and in regulating cell physiology.1.
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- Anna R Busija
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.,Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; and .,Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Andrews AM, Muzorewa TT, Zaccheo KA, Buerk DG, Jaron D, Barbee KA. Cholesterol Enrichment Impairs Capacitative Calcium Entry, eNOS Phosphorylation & Shear Stress-Induced NO Production. Cell Mol Bioeng 2016; 10:30-40. [PMID: 28138348 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-016-0456-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Endothelial dysfunction, characterized by decreased production or availability of nitric oxide (NO), is widely believed to be the hallmark of early-stage atherosclerosis. In addition, hypercholesterolemia is considered a major risk factor for development of atherosclerosis and is associated with impaired flow-induced dilation. However, the mechanism by which elevated cholesterol levels leads to decreased production of NO is unclear. NO is released in response to shear stress and agonist-evoked changes in intracellular calcium. Although calcium signaling is complex, we have previously shown that NO production by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is preferentially activated by calcium influx via store-operated channels. We hypothesized that cholesterol enrichment altered this signaling pathway (known as capacitive calcium entry; CCE) ultimately leading to decreased NO. Our results show that cholesterol enrichment abolished ATP-induced eNOS phosphorylation and attenuated the calcium response by the preferential inhibition of CCE. Furthermore, cholesterol enrichment also inhibited shear stress-induced NO production and eNOS phosporylation, consistent with our previous results showing a significant role for ATP autocrine stimulation and subsequent activation of CCE in the endothelial flow response.
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- Allison M Andrews
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 3500N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3141 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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High glucose-induced fibronectin upregulation in cultured mesangial cells involves caveolin-1-dependent RhoA-GTP activation via Src kinase. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:963-8. [PMID: 27220778 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence indicates that diabetes-mediated renal interstitial fibrosis through extracellular matrix (ECM) protein accumulation is an important event in the development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In the current study, it was observed that high levels of glucose (HG) time‑ and dose-dependently increased the production of the ECM protein, fibronectin (FN), in primary rat mesangial cells. Inhibition of the Rho pathway blocked HG‑induced FN upregulation. HG‑induced RhoA activation was prevented by inhibiting caveolae with filipin III or caveolin‑1 siRNA and rescued by exogenous caveolin‑1. HG also increased caveolin-1/Src association and activated Src kinase, whereas the inhibition of Src blocked RhoA activation and FN upregulation. Src-mediated phosphorylation of caveolin‑1 on Y14 has also been implicated in signaling responses. Overexpression of the nonphosphorylatable caveolin‑1 Y14A mutant prevented the HG‑induced RhoA activation and FN upregulation. In conclusion, HG‑induced FN upregulation requires caveolae and caveolin‑1 to interact with RhoA and Src kinases. Interference with Src/caveolin-1/RhoA signaling may provide novel mechanistic targets for the treatment of DKD.
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Probing the structure and dynamics of caveolin-1 in a caveolae-mimicking asymmetric lipid bilayer model. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2016; 45:511-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-016-1118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Xiao X, Chen L, Ouyang Y, Zhu W, Qiu P, Su X, Dou Y, Tang L, Yan M, Zhang H, Yang X, Xu D, Yan G. Pregnenolone, a cholesterol metabolite, induces glioma cell apoptosis via activating extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Oncol Lett 2014; 8:645-650. [PMID: 25013479 PMCID: PMC4081362 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Gliomas are one of the most common types of malignant tumors worldwide, however, an effective therapeutic strategy not yet been fully determined. The present study aimed to investigate the anti-glioma activity and underlying mechanisms of pregnenolone, which originates from cholesterol and is metabolized into important steroid hormones in the body. The results demonstrated that 100 μM pregnenolone induced a significant loss of cell viability in various malignant glioma cell lines. In the U-87 MG, LN-18 and C6 cell lines, the loss of cell viability resulted from cell apoptosis, which was evidenced by apoptotic nuclear morphology changes and caspase 3 activation. Moreover, the increased activities of caspase 8 and 9 strongly indicated that pregnenolone activated the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of apoptosis. Additionally, glioma cell apoptosis was prevented by the general caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK. In the C6 cells, upregulation of Fas and Fas ligand triggered the activation of the extrinsic pathway, whereas knockdown of Fas significantly abrogated the cell apoptosis that was induced by pregnenolone. Furthermore, downregulation of the anti-apoptotic protein, B-cell lymphoma 2 and upregulation of pro-apoptotic proteins, such as Bax and Bak, activated the intrinsic pathway. In conclusion, pregnenolone induced glioma cell apoptosis in a caspase-dependent manner, which was mediated by activation of the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways.
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- Xiao Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Neonatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China
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Zhang WZ. An association of metabolic syndrome constellation with cellular membrane caveolae. PATHOBIOLOGY OF AGING & AGE RELATED DISEASES 2014; 4:23866. [PMID: 24563731 PMCID: PMC3926988 DOI: 10.3402/pba.v4.23866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that can predispose an individual to a greater risk of developing type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The cluster includes abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia - all of which are risk factors to public health. While searching for a link among the aforementioned malaises, clues have been focused on the cell membrane domain caveolae, wherein the MetS-associated active molecules are colocalized and interacted with to carry out designated biological activities. Caveola disarray could induce all of those individual metabolic abnormalities to be present in animal models and humans, providing a new target for therapeutic strategy in the management of MetS.
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- Wei-Zheng Zhang
- CMP Laboratory, Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Luu W, Zerenturk EJ, Kristiana I, Bucknall MP, Sharpe LJ, Brown AJ. Signaling regulates activity of DHCR24, the final enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. J Lipid Res 2013; 55:410-20. [PMID: 24363437 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m043257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The role of signaling in regulating cholesterol homeostasis is gradually becoming more widely recognized. Here, we explored how kinases and phosphorylation sites regulate the activity of the enzyme involved in the final step of cholesterol synthesis, 3β-hydroxysterol Δ24-reductase (DHCR24). Many factors are known to regulate DHCR24 transcriptionally, but little is known about its posttranslational regulation. We developed a system to specifically test human ectopic DHCR24 activity in a model cell-line (Chinese hamster ovary-7) using siRNA targeted only to hamster DHCR24, thus ensuring that all activity could be attributed to the human enzyme. We determined the effect of known phosphorylation sites and found that mutating certain residues (T110, Y299, and Y507) inhibited DHCR24 activity. In addition, inhibitors of protein kinase C ablated DHCR24 activity, although not through a known phosphorylation site. Our data indicate a novel mechanism whereby DHCR24 activity is regulated by signaling.
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- Winnie Luu
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Desmosterol and DHCR24: unexpected new directions for a terminal step in cholesterol synthesis. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:666-80. [PMID: 24095826 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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3β-Hydroxysterol Δ(24)-reductase (DHCR24) catalyzes the conversion of desmosterol to cholesterol. This ultimate step of cholesterol biosynthesis appears to be remarkable in its diverse functions and the number of diseases it is implicated in from vascular disease to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to cancer to Alzheimer's disease. This review summarizes the present knowledge on the DHCR24 gene, sterol Δ(24)-reductase protein and the regulation of both. In addition, the functions of desmosterol, DHCR24 and their roles in human diseases are discussed. It is apparent that DHCR24 exerts more complex effects than what would be expected based on the enzymatic activity of sterol Δ(24)-reduction alone, such as its influence in modulating oxidative stress. Increasing information about DHCR24 membrane association, processing, enzymatic regulation and interaction partners will provide further fundamental insights into DHCR24 and its many and varied biological roles.
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Pietiäinen V, Vassilev B, Blom T, Wang W, Nelson J, Bittman R, Bäck N, Zelcer N, Ikonen E. NDRG1 functions in LDL receptor trafficking by regulating endosomal recycling and degradation. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:3961-71. [PMID: 23813961 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.128132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) mutations cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4D (CMT4D). However, the cellular function of NDRG1 and how it causes CMT4D are poorly understood. We report that NDRG1 silencing in epithelial cells results in decreased uptake of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) due to reduced LDL receptor (LDLR) abundance at the plasma membrane. This is accompanied by the accumulation of LDLR in enlarged EEA1-positive endosomes that contain numerous intraluminal vesicles and sequester ceramide. Concomitantly, LDLR ubiquitylation is increased but its degradation is reduced and ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) proteins are downregulated. Co-depletion of IDOL (inducible degrader of the LDLR), which ubiquitylates the LDLR and promotes its degradation, rescues plasma membrane LDLR levels and LDL uptake. In murine oligodendrocytes, Ndrg1 silencing not only results in reduced LDL uptake but also in downregulation of the oligodendrocyte differentiation factor Olig2. Both phenotypes are rescued by co-silencing of Idol, suggesting that ligand uptake through LDLR family members controls oligodendrocyte differentiation. These findings identify NDRG1 as a novel regulator of multivesicular body formation and endosomal LDLR trafficking. The deficiency of functional NDRG1 in CMT4D might impair lipid processing and differentiation of myelinating cells.
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- Vilja Pietiäinen
- Institute of Biomedicine, Anatomy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Gilk SD, Cockrell DC, Luterbach C, Hansen B, Knodler LA, Ibarra JA, Steele-Mortimer O, Heinzen RA. Bacterial colonization of host cells in the absence of cholesterol. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003107. [PMID: 23358892 PMCID: PMC3554619 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Reports implicating important roles for cholesterol and cholesterol-rich lipid rafts in host-pathogen interactions have largely employed sterol sequestering agents and biosynthesis inhibitors. Because the pleiotropic effects of these compounds can complicate experimental interpretation, we developed a new model system to investigate cholesterol requirements in pathogen infection utilizing DHCR24−/− mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). DHCR24−/− MEFs lack the Δ24 sterol reductase required for the final enzymatic step in cholesterol biosynthesis, and consequently accumulate desmosterol into cellular membranes. Defective lipid raft function by DHCR24−/− MEFs adapted to growth in cholesterol-free medium was confirmed by showing deficient uptake of cholera-toxin B and impaired signaling by epidermal growth factor. Infection in the absence of cholesterol was then investigated for three intracellular bacterial pathogens: Coxiella burnetii, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, and Chlamydia trachomatis. Invasion by S. Typhimurium and C. trachomatis was unaltered in DHCR24−/− MEFs. In contrast, C. burnetii entry was significantly decreased in −cholesterol MEFs, and also in +cholesterol MEFs when lipid raft-associated αVβ3 integrin was blocked, suggesting a role for lipid rafts in C. burnetii uptake. Once internalized, all three pathogens established their respective vacuolar niches and replicated normally. However, the C. burnetii-occupied vacuole within DHCR24−/− MEFs lacked the CD63-postive material and multilamellar membranes typical of vacuoles formed in wild type cells, indicating cholesterol functions in trafficking of multivesicular bodies to the pathogen vacuole. These data demonstrate that cholesterol is not essential for invasion and intracellular replication by S. Typhimurium and C. trachomatis, but plays a role in C. burnetii-host cell interactions. Clustered receptors associated with cholesterol-rich microdomains, termed lipid rafts, are thought to provide plasma membrane signaling platforms that bacterial pathogens can subvert to gain entry into host cells. Moreover, cholesterol has been implicated as a critical structural lipid of several pathogen-occupied vacuoles. Cumulative data supporting these models have principally been derived using inhibitors of cholesterol metabolism and various sterol sequestering compounds, agents that can lack specificity and cause unwanted cellular affects. Here, we employed a new system to investigate pathogen reliance on cholesterol for host cell colonization that utilizes mouse embryonic fibroblasts that can synthesize precursor sterols, but not cholesterol. Cells lacking cholesterol displayed strong defects in lipid raft-based signaling. However, no defects were observed in entry, vacuole development, and growth of Salmonella enterica and Chlamydia trachomatis, bacterial pathogens previously shown to rely on cholesterol for optimal host cell parasitism. Entry by Coxiella burnetii, the bacterial cause of human Q fever, was significantly decreased in cholesterol-negative cells as was trafficking of membranous material to the pathogen vacuole. However, subsequent bacterial replication was unaltered. Our results should prompt a reevaluation of the overall importance of cholesterol in bacterial pathogenesis with the described experimental system providing an alternative approach for such studies.
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- Stacey D. Gilk
- Coxiella Pathogenesis Section, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Coxiella Pathogenesis Section, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Salmonella-Host Cell Interactions Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Microscopy Unit, Research Technology Branch, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Salmonella-Host Cell Interactions Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Salmonella-Host Cell Interactions Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Salmonella-Host Cell Interactions Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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- Coxiella Pathogenesis Section, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, United States of America
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Jansen M, Wang W, Greco D, Bellenchi GC, Porzio U, Brown AJ, Ikonen E. What dictates the accumulation of desmosterol in the developing brain? FASEB J 2012; 27:865-70. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-211235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Maurice Jansen
- Institute of Biomedicine, AnatomyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical ResearchHelsinkiFinland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, AnatomyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical ResearchHelsinkiFinland
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- Research Unit of Molecular MedicineUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Department of Bioscience and NutritionKarolinska InstituteStockholmSweden
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Institute of Biomedicine, AnatomyUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical ResearchHelsinkiFinland
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Jones KT, Zhen J, Reith MEA. Importance of cholesterol in dopamine transporter function. J Neurochem 2012; 123:700-15. [PMID: 22957537 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The conformation and function of the dopamine transporter (DAT) can be affected by manipulating membrane cholesterol, yet there is no agreement as to the impact of cholesterol on the activity of lipid-raft localized DATs compared with non-raft DATs. Given the paucity of information regarding the impact of cholesterol on substrate efflux by the DAT, this study explores its influence on the kinetics of DAT-mediated DA efflux induced by dextroamphetamine, as measured by rotating disk electrode voltammetry (RDEV). Treatment with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (mβCD), which effectively depletes total membrane cholesterol--uniformly affecting cholesterol-DAT interactions in both raft and non-raft membrane domains--reduced both DA uptake and efflux rate. In contrast, disruption of raft-localized DAT by cholesterol chelation with nystatin had no effect, arguing against a vital role for raft-localized DAT in substrate uptake or efflux. Supranormal repletion of cholesterol-depleted cells with the analog desmosterol, a non-raft promoting sterol, was as effective as cholesterol itself in restoring transport rates. Further studies with Zn(2+) and the conformationally biased W84L DAT mutant supported the idea that cholesterol is important for maintaining the outward-facing DAT with normal rates of conformational interconversions. Collectively, these results point to a role for direct cholesterol-DAT interactions in regulating DAT function.
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- Kymry T Jones
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Sigismund S, Confalonieri S, Ciliberto A, Polo S, Scita G, Di Fiore PP. Endocytosis and signaling: cell logistics shape the eukaryotic cell plan. Physiol Rev 2012; 92:273-366. [PMID: 22298658 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00005.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Our understanding of endocytosis has evolved remarkably in little more than a decade. This is the result not only of advances in our knowledge of its molecular and biological workings, but also of a true paradigm shift in our understanding of what really constitutes endocytosis and of its role in homeostasis. Although endocytosis was initially discovered and studied as a relatively simple process to transport molecules across the plasma membrane, it was subsequently found to be inextricably linked with almost all aspects of cellular signaling. This led to the notion that endocytosis is actually the master organizer of cellular signaling, providing the cell with understandable messages that have been resolved in space and time. In essence, endocytosis provides the communications and supply routes (the logistics) of the cell. Although this may seem revolutionary, it is still likely to be only a small part of the entire story. A wealth of new evidence is uncovering the surprisingly pervasive nature of endocytosis in essentially all aspects of cellular regulation. In addition, many newly discovered functions of endocytic proteins are not immediately interpretable within the classical view of endocytosis. A possible framework, to rationalize all this new knowledge, requires us to "upgrade" our vision of endocytosis. By combining the analysis of biochemical, biological, and evolutionary evidence, we propose herein that endocytosis constitutes one of the major enabling conditions that in the history of life permitted the development of a higher level of organization, leading to the actuation of the eukaryotic cell plan.
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- Sara Sigismund
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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Ren G, Jacob RF, Kaulin Y, DiMuzio P, Xie Y, Mason RP, Tint GS, Steiner RD, Roulett JB, Merkens L, Whitaker-Mendez D, Frank PG, Lisanti M, Cox RH, Tulenko TN. Alterations in membrane caveolae and BKCa channel activity in skin fibroblasts in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Mol Genet Metab 2011; 104:346-55. [PMID: 21724437 PMCID: PMC3365561 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an inherited disorder of cholesterol synthesis caused by mutations in DHCR7 which encodes the final enzyme in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. The immediate precursor to cholesterol synthesis, 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) accumulates in the plasma and cells of SLOS patients which has led to the idea that the accumulation of abnormal sterols and/or reduction in cholesterol underlies the phenotypic abnormalities of SLOS. We tested the hypothesis that 7-DHC accumulates in membrane caveolae where it disturbs caveolar bilayer structure-function. Membrane caveolae from skin fibroblasts obtained from SLOS patients were isolated and found to accumulate 7-DHC. In caveolar-like model membranes containing 7-DHC, subtle, but complex alterations in intermolecular packing, lipid order and membrane width were observed. In addition, the BK(Ca) K(+) channel, which co-migrates with caveolin-1 in a membrane fraction enriched with cholesterol, was impaired in SLOS cells as reflected by reduced single channel conductance and a 50 mV rightward shift in the channel activation voltage. In addition, a marked decrease in BK(Ca) protein but not mRNA expression levels was seen suggesting post-translational alterations. Accompanying these changes was a reduction in caveolin-1 protein and mRNA levels, but membrane caveolar structure was not altered. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that 7-DHC accumulation in the caveolar membrane results in defective caveolar signaling. However, additional cellular alterations beyond mere changes associated with abnormal sterols in the membrane likely contribute to the pathogenesis of SLOS.
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- Gongyi Ren
- Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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- Elucida Research LLC, Beverly, MA, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Elucida Research LLC, Beverly, MA, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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- Elucida Research LLC, Beverly, MA, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, NJ and Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular & Medical Genetics, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular & Medical Genetics, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular & Medical Genetics, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, and Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, and Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, and Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA
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Battista MC, Guimond MO, Roberge C, Doueik AA, Fazli L, Gleave M, Sabbagh R, Gallo-Payet N. Inhibition of DHCR24/seladin-1 impairs cellular homeostasis in prostate cancer. Prostate 2010; 70:921-33. [PMID: 20166102 DOI: 10.1002/pros.21126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Seladin-1 belongs to a subgroup of androgen-dependent genes associated with anti-proliferative, pro-differentiation, and pro-apoptotic functions and plays a protective role against oncogenic stress. The present study aims to investigate the localization and expression of Seladin-1 protein in normal and tumoral human prostatic tissues as well as to explore its role in proliferation and steroid secretion in androgen-dependent (LnCaP) and androgen-independent (DU145) cell lines and in human prostate primary cell culture. METHODS Seladin-1 protein localization and expression were assessed on whole tissue sections by tissue array/immunohistochemistry and following immunofluorescence and Western blotting. Proliferation (Ki67 fluorescence labeling and cell counts) and steroid secretion (ELISA) were assessed in cell lines and primary epithelial cell cultures. RESULTS In human prostatic tissue and cells, Seladin-1 was mostly localized within epithelial and rarely within stromal cells and primarily present in secretory luminal cells of normal and tumoral prostate cells. Its expression was increased in low-risk prostate cancer but reduced in advanced prostate cancers when compared to normal tissues. Seladin-1 was highly expressed in LnCaP, whereas its expression level was lower in DU145 cells. Seladin-1 inhibition by treatment with its specific inhibitor, U18666A (75 nM), increased proliferation in LnCaP and primary cell culture, as well as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone levels in both LnCaP and DU145 cell lines. CONCLUSIONS Seladin-1 involvement in proliferation and secretion suggests that its downregulation may be a major mechanism causing prostate cancer evolution. Seladin-1 may thus potentially decrease cell growth and steroid dependency in low-grade prostate cancer.
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- Marie-Claude Battista
- Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Service of Endocrinology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Cunningham D, Spychala K, McLarren KW, Garza LA, Boerkoel CF, Herman GE. Developmental expression pattern of the cholesterogenic enzyme NSDHL and negative selection of NSDHL-deficient cells in the heterozygous Bpa(1H)/+ mouse. Mol Genet Metab 2009; 98:356-66. [PMID: 19631568 PMCID: PMC2783206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2009.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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NSDHL (NAD(P)H sterol dehydrogenase-like), is a 3beta-hydroxysterol dehydrogenase thought to function in the demethylation of sterol precursors in one of the later steps of cholesterol biosynthesis. Mutations in the X-linked NSDHL gene cause CHILD syndrome in humans, and the male-lethal bare patches (Bpa) phenotype in mice. The relative level of NSDHL expression among different mouse tissues at several stages of embryogenesis and postnatal development was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. In wild type (WT) embryos, the highest levels of expression were seen in the liver, dorsal root ganglia, central nervous system, retina, adrenal gland and testis. Heterozygous Bpa(1H) females are mosaic for NSDHL expression due to normal random X-inactivation. NSDHL-deficient cells were detected in the developing cerebral cortex and retina of Bpa(1H) female embryos. In postnatal WT and Bpa(1H) animals, we compared the expression pattern of NSDHL in skin, an affected tissue; liver, a main site of cholesterol synthesis; and brain, a tissue dependent on endogenous synthesis of cholesterol due to lack of transport across the blood-brain barrier. Clonal populations of mutant cells were visible in the brain, skin and liver of Bpa(1H) pups. In the liver, the proportion of NSDHL negative cells dropped from approximately 50% at postnatal day 6 to approximately 20% at one year of age. In the brain, which showed the highest expression in cerebral cortical and hippocampal neurons, the proportion of NSDHL negative cells also dropped dramatically over the first year of life. Our results suggest that while NSDHL-deficient cells in the mosaic Bpa(1H) female are able to survive and differentiate during embryonic development, they are subject to negative selection over the life of the animal.
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- David Cunningham
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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Sánchez-Wandelmer J, Dávalos A, Herrera E, Giera M, Cano S, de la Peña G, Lasunción MA, Busto R. Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis disrupts lipid raft/caveolae and affects insulin receptor activation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:1731-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Patel HH, Insel PA. Lipid rafts and caveolae and their role in compartmentation of redox signaling. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:1357-72. [PMID: 19061440 PMCID: PMC2757136 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Membrane (lipid) rafts and caveolae, a subset of rafts, are cellular domains that concentrate plasma membrane proteins and lipids involved in the regulation of cell function. In addition to providing signaling platforms for G-protein-coupled receptors and certain tyrosine kinase receptors, rafts/caveolae can influence redox signaling. This review discusses molecular characteristics of and methods to study rafts/caveolae, determinants that contribute to the localization of molecules in these entities, an overview of signaling molecules that show such localization, and the contribution of rafts/caveolae to redox signaling. Of particular note is the evidence that endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), NADPH oxygenase, and heme oxygenase, along with other less well-studied redox systems, localize in rafts and caveolae. The precise basis for this localization and the contribution of raft/caveolae-localized redox components to physiology and disease are important issues for future studies.
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- Hemal H Patel
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0636, USA
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Yi JS, Choo HJ, Cho BR, Kim HM, Kim YN, Ham YM, Ko YG. Ginsenoside Rh2 induces ligand-independent Fas activation via lipid raft disruption. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 385:154-9. [PMID: 19445898 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lipid rafts are plasma membrane platforms mediating signal transduction pathways for cellular proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Here, we show that membrane fluidity was increased in HeLa cells following treatment with ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2), as determined by cell staining with carboxy-laurdan (C-laurdan), a two-photon dye designed for measuring membrane hydrophobicity. In the presence of Rh2, caveolin-1 appeared in non-raft fractions after sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. In addition, caveolin-1 and GM1, lipid raft landmarkers, were internalized within cells after exposure to Rh2, indicating that Rh2 might disrupt lipid rafts. Since cholesterol overloading, which fortifies lipid rafts, prevented an increase in Rh2-induced membrane fluidity, caveolin-1 internalization and apoptosis, lipid rafts appear to be essential for Rh2-induced apoptosis. Moreover, Rh2-induced Fas oligomerization was abolished following cholesterol overloading, and Rh2-induced apoptosis was inhibited following treatment with siRNA for Fas. This result suggests that Rh2 is a novel lipid raft disruptor leading to Fas oligomerization and apoptosis.
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- Jae-Sung Yi
- College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Desmosterol can replace cholesterol in sustaining cell proliferation and regulating the SREBP pathway in a sterol-Delta24-reductase-deficient cell line. Biochem J 2009; 420:305-15. [PMID: 19260826 DOI: 10.1042/bj20081909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cholesterol homoeostasis is critical for cell viability and proliferation. The SREBP (sterol regulatory element-binding protein) pathway is crucial for the maintenance of cholesterol homoeostasis. This pathway is controlled by cholesterol and cholesterol-derived oxysterols. J774 cells cannot convert desmosterol into cholesterol, a defect resulting from the absence of mRNA for sterol-Delta24-reductase. Using J774 cells, we addressed the capacity of desmosterol to replace cholesterol in sustaining cell proliferation and regulating the SREBP pathway. J774 cells were able to grow indefinitely after the virtually total replacement of cholesterol by desmosterol (J774-D cells). Inhibition of sterol biosynthesis with lovastatin suppressed J774-D cell proliferation. Desmosterol prevented this effect, but its analogue, cholest-5,22-trans-dien-3beta-ol, did not. Addition of desmosterol inhibited processing of SREBP-1 and -2 and also reduced the expression of SREBP-targeted genes. As occurs in cholesterol-containing cells, 25-hydroxycholesterol was more potent than desmosterol or cholesterol in suppressing these processes. Moreover, desmosterol addition enhanced the expression of Abca1 and Srebf1c, two LXR (liver X receptor)-targeted genes. To test the ability of endogenously produced desmosterol to regulate gene expression, J774-D cells were pretreated with lovastatin to inhibit sterol biosynthesis. After removal of the inhibitor the expression of SREBP-targeted genes decreased and that of an LXR-targeted gene increased, reaching control levels. Our results demonstrate that the virtually complete replacement of cholesterol by desmosterol is compatible with cell growth and the functioning of the SREBP pathway. In these cells, desmosterol suppresses SREBP processing and targeted gene expression, and it is especially effective activating LXR-targeted genes.
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Joenväärä S, Mattila P, Renkonen J, Mäkitie A, Toppila-Salmi S, Lehtonen M, Salmi P, Lehti S, Mäkinen J, Sormunen R, Paavonen T, Renkonen R. Caveolar transport through nasal epithelium of birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 in allergic patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 124:135-142.e1-21. [PMID: 19344938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous work in type I pollen allergies has focused on aberrant immunoresponses. OBJECTIVE Our systems-level analyses explore the role of epithelium in early pathogenesis of type I allergic reactions. METHODS We began top-down analyses of differences in human nasal epithelial cells and biopsy specimens obtained from patients with birch allergy and healthy control subjects in the resting state and after intranasal in vivo birch pollen challenges. Immunohistochemistry, immunotransmission electron microscopy, mass spectrometry, transcriptomics, and integration of data to a pathway were conducted. RESULTS Bet v 1 allergen bound to epithelium immediately after in vivo birch pollen challenge during winter only in allergic individuals. It also travelled through epithelium with caveolae to mast cells. Sixteen unique proteins were found to bind to the Bet v 1 column only in lysates from allergic epithelial cells; 6 of these were caveolar and 6 were cytoskeletal proteins. The nasal epithelial transcriptome analysis from allergic and healthy subjects differed during the winter season, and these subjects also responded differentially to birch pollen challenge. Within this pollen-induced response, the gene ontology categories of cytoskeleton and actin cytoskeleton were decreased in allergic patients, whereas the actin-binding category was enriched in healthy subjects. Integration of microscopic, mass spectrometric, and transcriptomic data to a common protein-protein binding network showed how these were connected to each other. CONCLUSION We propose a hypothesis of caveolae-dependent uptake and transport of birch pollen allergen in the epithelium of allergic patients only. Application of discovery-driven methodologies can provide new hypotheses worth further analysis of complex multifactorial diseases, such as type I allergy.
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- Sakari Joenväärä
- Transplantation Laboratory and Infection Biology Research Program, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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Endocytic mechanisms control the lipid and protein composition of the plasma membrane, thereby regulating how cells interact with their environments. Here, we review what is known about mammalian endocytic mechanisms, with focus on the cellular proteins that control these events. We discuss the well-studied clathrin-mediated endocytic mechanisms and dissect endocytic pathways that proceed independently of clathrin. These clathrin-independent pathways include the CLIC/GEEC endocytic pathway, arf6-dependent endocytosis, flotillin-dependent endocytosis, macropinocytosis, circular doral ruffles, phagocytosis, and trans-endocytosis. We also critically review the role of caveolae and caveolin1 in endocytosis. We highlight the roles of lipids, membrane curvature-modulating proteins, small G proteins, actin, and dynamin in endocytic pathways. We discuss the functional relevance of distinct endocytic pathways and emphasize the importance of studying these pathways to understand human disease processes.
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- Gary J Doherty
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Chapter 4 The Biology of Caveolae. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 273:117-62. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)01804-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kuehnle K, Ledesma MD, Kalvodova L, Smith AE, Crameri A, Skaanes-Brunner F, Thelen KM, Kulic L, Lütjohann D, Heppner FL, Nitsch RM, Mohajeri MH. Age-dependent increase in desmosterol restores DRM formation and membrane-related functions in cholesterol-free DHCR24-/- mice. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:1167-82. [PMID: 19115107 PMCID: PMC2758381 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9893-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cholesterol is a prominent modulator of the integrity and functional activity of physiological membranes and the most abundant sterol in the mammalian brain. DHCR24-knock-out mice lack cholesterol and accumulate desmosterol with age. Here we demonstrate that brain cholesterol deficiency in 3-week-old DHCR24−/− mice was associated with altered membrane composition including disrupted detergent-resistant membrane domain (DRM) structure. Furthermore, membrane-related functions differed extensively in the brains of these mice, resulting in lower plasmin activity, decreased β-secretase activity and diminished Aβ generation. Age-dependent accumulation and integration of desmosterol in brain membranes of 16-week-old DHCR24−/− mice led to the formation of desmosterol-containing DRMs and rescued the observed membrane-related functional deficits. Our data provide evidence that an alternate sterol, desmosterol, can facilitate processes that are normally cholesterol-dependent including formation of DRMs from mouse brain extracts, membrane receptor ligand binding and activation, and regulation of membrane protein proteolytic activity. These data indicate that desmosterol can replace cholesterol in membrane-related functions in the DHCR24−/− mouse.
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- Katrin Kuehnle
- Division of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Ikonen E. Cholesterol transport: mode and regulation. Chem Phys Lipids 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2008.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cellular sterol trafficking and metabolism: spotlight on structure. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2008; 20:371-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Revised: 03/30/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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