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Yan H, Liu W, Xiang R, Li X, Hou S, Xu L, Wang L, Zhao D, Liu X, Wang G, Chi Y, Yang J. Ribosomal modification protein rimK-like family member A activates betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 to ameliorate hepatic steatosis. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:214. [PMID: 39117631 PMCID: PMC11310345 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01914-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a serious threat to public health, but its underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. In screening important genes using Gene Importance Calculator (GIC) we developed previously, ribosomal modification protein rimK-like family member A (RIMKLA) was predicted as one essential gene but its functions remained largely unknown. The current study determined the roles of RIMKLA in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism. RIMKLA expression was reduced in livers of human and mouse with NAFLD. Hepatic RIMKLA overexpression ameliorated steatosis and hyperglycemia in obese mice. Hepatocyte-specific RIMKLA knockout aggravated high-fat diet (HFD)-induced dysregulated glucose/lipid metabolism in mice. Mechanistically, RIMKLA is a new protein kinase that phosphorylates betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 (BHMT1) at threonine 45 (Thr45) site. Upon phosphorylation at Thr45 and activation, BHMT1 eliminated homocysteine (Hcy) to inhibit the activity of transcription factor activator protein 1 (AP1) and its induction on fatty acid synthase (FASn) and cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) gene transcriptions, concurrently repressing lipid synthesis and uptake in hepatocytes. Thr45 to alanine (T45A) mutation inactivated BHMT1 to abolish RIMKLA's repression on Hcy level, AP1 activity, FASn/CD36 expressions, and lipid deposition. BHMT1 overexpression rescued the dysregulated lipid metabolism in RIMKLA-deficient hepatocytes. In summary, RIMKLA is a novel protein kinase that phosphorylates BHMT1 at Thr45 to repress lipid synthesis and uptake. Under obese condition, inhibition of RIMKLA impairs BHMT1 activity to promote hepatic lipid deposition.
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- Han Yan
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Medical and Health Analysis Center, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xi-Jing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 101100, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, General Surgery Centre, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pathobiology Ministry of Education, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Department of Central Laboratory and Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Center for Non-coding RNA Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China.
- Department of Cardiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Han HK, Mukherjee S, Park SY, Lee JH, Lee EH, Kim S, Lee YH, Song DK, Lee S, Bae JH, Im SS. Regulation of Betaine Homocysteine Methyltransferase by Liver Receptor Homolog-1 in the Methionine Cycle. Mol Cell Biol 2024; 44:245-258. [PMID: 38804232 PMCID: PMC11204035 DOI: 10.1080/10985549.2024.2354821] [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: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) is one of the most abundant proteins in the liver and regulates homocysteine metabolism. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Bhmt transcription have not yet been elucidated. This study aimed to assess the molecular mechanisms underlying Bhmt transcription and the effect of BHMT deficiency on metabolic functions in the liver mediated by liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1). During fasting, both Bhmt and Lrh-1 expression increased in the liver of Lrh-1f/f mice; however, Bhmt expression was decreased in LRH-1 liver specific knockout mice. Promoter activity analysis confirmed that LRH-1 binds to a specific site in the Bhmt promoter region. LRH-1 deficiency was associated with elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation, and mitochondrial stress in hepatocytes, contributing to hepatic triglyceride (TG) accumulation. In conclusion, this study suggests that the absence of an LRH-1-mediated decrease in Bhmt expression promotes TG accumulation by increasing ROS levels and inducing mitochondrial stress. Therefore, LRH-1 deficiency not only leads to excess ROS production and mitochondrial stress in hepatocytes, but also disrupts the methionine cycle. Understanding these regulatory pathways may pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions against metabolic disorders associated with hepatic lipid accumulation.
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- Hee-Kyung Han
- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Wang CY, Wang CW, Chen CB, Chen WT, Chang YC, Hui RCY, Chung WH. Pharmacogenomics on the Treatment Response in Patients with Psoriasis: An Updated Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087329. [PMID: 37108492 PMCID: PMC10138383 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The efficacy and the safety of psoriasis medications have been proved in trials, but unideal responses and side effects are noted in clinical practice. Genetic predisposition is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Hence, pharmacogenomics gives the hint of predictive treatment response individually. This review highlights the current pharmacogenetic and pharmacogenomic studies of medical therapy in psoriasis. HLA-Cw*06 status remains the most promising predictive treatment response in certain drugs. Numerous genetic variants (such as ABC transporter, DNMT3b, MTHFR, ANKLE1, IL-12B, IL-23R, MALT1, CDKAL1, IL17RA, IL1B, LY96, TLR2, etc.) are also found to be associated with treatment response for methotrexate, cyclosporin, acitretin, anti-TNF, anti-IL-12/23, anti-IL-17, anti-PDE4 agents, and topical therapy. Due to the high throughput sequencing technologies and the dramatic increase in sequencing cost, pharmacogenomic tests prior to treatment by whole exome sequencing or whole genome sequencing may be applied in clinical in the future. Further investigations are necessary to manifest potential genetic markers for psoriasis treatments.
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- Ching-Ya Wang
- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Cancer Vaccine & Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen 361028, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Cancer Vaccine & Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen 361028, China
- Immune-Oncology Center of Excellence, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen 361028, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung 204, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Cancer Vaccine & Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen 361028, China
- Immune-Oncology Center of Excellence, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung 204, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung 204, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100190, China
- Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Genomic Medicine Core Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Yamashima T, Mori Y, Seike T, Ahmed S, Boontem P, Li S, Oikawa S, Kobayashi H, Yamashita T, Kikuchi M, Kaneko S, Mizukoshi E. Vegetable Oil-Peroxidation Product 'Hydroxynonenal' Causes Hepatocyte Injury and Steatosis via Hsp70.1 and BHMT Disorders in the Monkey Liver. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15081904. [PMID: 37111122 PMCID: PMC10145254 DOI: 10.3390/nu15081904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Hsp70.1 has a dual function as a chaperone protein and lysosomal stabilizer. In 2009, we reported that calpain-mediated cleavage of carbonylated Hsp70.1 causes neuronal death by inducing lysosomal rupture in the hippocampal CA1 neurons of monkeys after transient brain ischemia. Recently, we also reported that consecutive injections of the vegetable oil-peroxidation product 'hydroxynonenal' induce hepatocyte death via a similar cascade in monkeys. As Hsp70.1 is also related to fatty acid β-oxidation in the liver, its deficiency causes fat accumulation. The genetic deletion of betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) was reported to perturb choline metabolism, inducing a decrease in phosphatidylcholine and resulting in hepatic steatosis. Here, focusing on Hsp70.1 and BHMT disorders, we studied the mechanisms of hepatocyte degeneration and steatosis. Monkey liver tissues with and without hydroxynonenal injections were compared using proteomics, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopy-based analyses. Western blotting showed that neither Hsp70.1 nor BHMT were upregulated, but an increased cleavage was observed in both. Proteomics showed a marked downregulation of Hsp70.1, albeit a two-fold increase in the carbonylated BHMT. Hsp70.1 carbonylation was negligible, in contrast to the ischemic hippocampus, which was associated with ~10-fold increments. Although histologically, the control liver showed very little lipid deposition, numerous tiny lipid droplets were seen within and around the degenerating/dying hepatocytes in monkeys after the hydroxynonenal injections. Electron microscopy showed permeabilization/rupture of lysosomal membranes, dissolution of the mitochondria and rough ER membranes, and proliferation of abnormal peroxisomes. It is probable that the disruption of the rough ER caused impaired synthesis of the Hsp70.1 and BHMT proteins, while impairment of the mitochondria and peroxisomes contributed to the sustained generation of reactive oxygen species. In addition, hydroxynonenal-induced disorders facilitated degeneration and steatosis in the hepatocytes.
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- Tetsumori Yamashima
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
- Department of Cell Metabolism and Nutrition, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Cell Metabolism and Nutrition, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
- Department of Cell Metabolism and Nutrition, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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Luo M, Wang T, Huang P, Zhang S, Song X, Sun M, Liu Y, Wei J, Shu J, Zhong T, Chen Q, Zhu P, Qin J. Association of Maternal Betaine-Homocysteine Methyltransferase (BHMT) and BHMT2 Genes Polymorphisms with Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:309-325. [PMID: 35835902 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-01029-3] [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: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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To systematically explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of maternal BHMT and BHMT2 genes with the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) and its three subtypes including atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in offspring. A hospital-based case-control study involving 683 mothers of CHD children and 740 controls was performed. Necessary exposure information was captured through epidemiological investigation. Totally twelve SNPs of maternal BHMT and BHMT2 genes were detected and analyzed systematically. The study showed that maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 (CG vs. CC: OR = 1.96 [95% CI 1.41-2.71]; GG vs. CC: OR = 1.99 [95% CI 1.32-3.00]; dominant model: OR = 1.97 [95% CI 1.44-2.68]) and rs1915706 (TC vs. TT: OR = 1.93 [95% CI 1.44-2.59]; CC vs. TT: OR = 2.55 [95% CI 1.38-4.72]; additive model: OR = 1.77 [95% CI 1.40-2.24]) were significantly associated with increased risk of total CHD in offspring. And two haplotypes were observed to be significantly associated with risk of total CHD, including C-C haplotype involving rs1915706 and rs3829809 in BHMT gene (OR = 1.30 [95% CI 1.07-1.58]) and C-A-A-C haplotype involving rs642431, rs592052, rs626105, and rs682985 in BHMT2 gene (OR = 0.71 [95% CI 0.58-0.88]). Besides, a three-locus model involving rs1316753 (BHMT), rs1915706 (BHMT), and rs642431 (BHMT2) was identified through gene-gene interaction analyses (P < 0.01). As for three subtypes including ASD, VSD, and PDA, significant SNPs and haplotypes were also identified. The results indicated that maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 and rs1915706 are significantly associated with increased risk of total CHD and its three subtypes in offspring. Besides, significant interactions between different SNPs do exist on risk of CHD. Nevertheless, studies with larger sample size in different ethnic populations and involving more SNPs in more genes are expected to further define the genetic contribution underlying CHD and its subtypes.
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- Manjun Luo
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Birth Defect for Research and Prevention, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, China.
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, China.
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Yeroshkina K, Rossokha Z, Fishchuk L, Gorovenko N. Betaine consumption as a new clinical approach to treatment and prophylaxis of folate-related pathologies. Nutr Rev 2022; 81:716-726. [PMID: 36164833 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The most important pathway in the development of folate-related pathologies is an increase in the level of homocysteine (HC). HC, a cytotoxic and neurotoxic amino acid (when its level is ≥12 μmol/L), is 1 of the most widely studied compounds in cardiology, neurobiology, oncology, and embryology for the last 20 years. Given its toxicity, the processes of endogenous detoxification of HC are of particular interest to medicine. To date, the most studied pathway is that of remethylation (the conversion of HC to methionine), with the participation of B12- and B9-dependent methionine synthase. Less studied is remethylation with the participation of the choline derivatives betaine and betaine-HC-S-methyltransferase (BHMT). Therefore, the aim of this review was to conduct a theoretical analysis of available information regarding the contribution of betaine metabolism, its enzyme, and its genetic polymorphism to folate metabolism disturbances, and the development of folate-related pathologies. This review emphasizes the potential clinical significance of 2 factors that can influence the remethylation reaction of HC: the use of betaine and identifying the BHMT gene variants and their impact on the risk for developing certain folate-related pathologies, and treatment options. Moreover, with a high level of methylation of the BHMT gene and in the presence of its low-function variants (eg, rs3733890), it is necessary to use betaine as an additional methyl donor, especially during folate therapy. More clinical research is needed to identify the effects of the different BHMT gene variants on the individual risk for folate-related pathologies to better assess the clinical significance, the need for genetic testing, and betaine consumption.
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- Krystyna Yeroshkina
- State Institution "Reference-Centre for Molecular Diagnostic of Public Health Ministry of Ukraine," Kyiv, Ukraine
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- State Institution "Reference-Centre for Molecular Diagnostic of Public Health Ministry of Ukraine," Kyiv, Ukraine.,State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- State Institution "Reference-Centre for Molecular Diagnostic of Public Health Ministry of Ukraine," Kyiv, Ukraine.,State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Müller M, Germer P, Andexer JN. Biocatalytic One-Carbon Transfer – A Review. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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AbstractThis review provides an overview of different C1 building blocks as substrates of enzymes, or part of their cofactors, and the resulting functionalized products. There is an emphasis on the broad range of possibilities of biocatalytic one-carbon extensions with C1 sources of different oxidation states. The identification of uncommon biosynthetic strategies, many of which might serve as templates for synthetic or biotechnological applications, towards one-carbon extensions is supported by recent genomic and metabolomic progress and hence we refer principally to literature spanning from 2014 to 2020.1 Introduction2 Methane, Methanol, and Methylamine3 Glycine4 Nitromethane5 SAM and SAM Ylide6 Other C1 Building Blocks7 Formaldehyde and Glyoxylate as Formaldehyde Equivalents8 Cyanide9 Formic Acid10 Formyl-CoA and Oxalyl-CoA11 Carbon Monoxide12 Carbon Dioxide13 Conclusions
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Li J, Li F, Yu N, Liu Z. The betaine-dependent remethylation pathway is a homocysteine metabolism pathway associated with the carnivorous feeding habits of spiders. INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 29:1047-1058. [PMID: 34647692 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulfur-containing amino acid derived from the essential amino acid methionine (Met). Circulating levels of Hcy in animals can be increased by feeding on Met-enriched diets, which is generally considered harmful. Spiders are one of the largest groups of obligate carnivores and feed on animals high in protein and Met. We analyzed the Hcy metabolism pathways in 18 species of 3 taxa (Mammalia, Insecta, and Arachnida) and found that the betaine-dependent remethylation pathway (BRP) was present in all carnivorous arachnid species and mammals but absent in insects and red spider mites. We then studied the Hcy metabolism pathway in Pardosa pseudoannulata. In P. pseudoannulata, Hcy is metabolized through the transsulfuration pathway, BRP, and S-methylmethionine-dependent remethylation pathway. Because of a prior duplication event of the betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) gene in the BRP, BHMTa and BHMTb are present in tandem in the genome of P. pseudoannulata. The high expression levels of BHMTa and its high abundance in detoxification tissues indicate that it plays an important role in the BRP; the ability of BHMTa and BHMTb to remethylate Hcy using betaine as substrate was similar. Compared with other Hcy metabolic enzyme genes, BHMT responded quickly to the application of Hcy or betaine. In sum, the BRP is important in Hcy metabolism in P. pseudoannulata and in other spider species.
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- Jingjing Li
- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Association and Interaction Effect of BHMT Gene Polymorphisms and Maternal Dietary Habits with Ventricular Septal Defect in Offspring. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14153094. [PMID: 35956270 PMCID: PMC9370527 DOI: 10.3390/nu14153094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study attempted to learn the association between maternal betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) gene polymorphisms, maternal dietary habits, and their interactions with the risk of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in offspring. A total of 426 mothers of VSD children and 740 control mothers were included in the study. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the level of associations and interaction effects. Our study suggested that mothers reporting excessive intake of smoked foods (aOR = 2.44, 95%CI: 1.89–3.13), barbecued foods (aOR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.39–2.48), fried foods (aOR = 1.93, 95%CI: 1.51–2.46), and pickled vegetables (aOR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.92–3.25) were at a significantly higher risk of VSD in offspring, instead, mothers reporting regular intake of fresh fruits (aOR = 0.47, 95%CI: 0.36–0.62), fish and shrimp (aOR = 0.35, 95%CI: 0.28–0.44), fresh eggs, (aOR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.45–0.71), beans (aOR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.56–0.83), and milk products (aOR = 0.67, 95%CI: 0.56–0.80) were at a lower risk of VSD in offspring. In addition, maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 (CG vs. CC: aOR = 2.01, 95%CI: 1.43–2.83) and rs1915706 (CT vs. TT: (aOR = 1.81, 95%CI: 1.33–2.46) were significantly associated with increased risk of VSD in offspring. Furthermore, a significant interaction between BHMT polymorphisms and maternal bean intake was identified in the study. In conclusion, Maternal BHMT polymorphisms at rs1316753 and rs1915706, dietary habits as well as their interaction were observed to be significantly associated with the risk of VSD in offspring.
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MTHFD1 c.1958G>A and TCN2 c.776G>C polymorphisms of folate metabolism genes and their implication for oral cavity cancer. POSTEP HIG MED DOSW 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/ahem-2021-0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background
Cancers of the head and neck can damage the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, as well as the sense organs responsible for contact with the outside world. Oncogenic transformation occurs following mutations that change the function of specific genes, such tumor suppressor genes or oncogenes, and their encoded protein products. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the occurrence of MTHFD1 c.1958G>A and TCN2 c.776G>C gene polymorphisms and the risk of oral cavity cancer.
Materials and methods
The study population consisted of 439 patients and 200 healthy subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and from paraffin-embedded tissue. Analysis of the gene polymorphisms was performed using polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism.
Results
Statistically significant differences were found in the distribution of genotypes of the rs2236225 and rs1801198 polymorphisms between patients and controls. Regarding MTHFD1 c.1958G>A, the GA genotype (p<0.0001, OR = 2.91, 95% CI = 1.88–4.49-GA) was more common among patients than healthy subjects. Regarding TCN2 c.776G>C, the frequency of CC genotype (p< 0.0001, OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.10–0.33-CC) was significantly less common among patients than healthy subjects. Tobacco smoking, alcohol use, and male gender (p<0.0001) were found to be predictors of the disease.
Conclusion
The results suggest that the MTHFD1 c.1958G>A polymorphism may be associated with a greater risk of oral cavity cancer, whereas a protective effect has been found for the TCN2 c.776G>C polymorphism.
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Tian R, Liu HH, Feng SQ, Wang YF, Wang YY, Chen YX, Wang H, Zhang SY. Gut microbiota metabolic characteristics in coronary artery disease patients with hyperhomocysteine. J Microbiol 2022; 60:419-428. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-022-1451-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Terburgh K, Lindeque JZ, van der Westhuizen FH, Louw R. Cross-comparison of systemic and tissue-specific metabolomes in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome. Metabolomics 2021; 17:101. [PMID: 34792662 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-021-01854-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The value of metabolomics in multi-systemic mitochondrial disease research has been increasingly recognized, with the ability to investigate a variety of biofluids and tissues considered a particular advantage. Although minimally invasive biofluids are the generally favored sample type, it remains unknown whether systemic metabolomes provide a clear reflection of tissue-specific metabolic alterations. OBJECTIVES Here we cross-compare urine and tissue-specific metabolomes in the Ndufs4 knockout mouse model of Leigh syndrome-a complex neurometabolic MD defined by progressive focal lesions in specific brain regions-to identify and evaluate the extent of common and unique metabolic alterations on a systemic and brain regional level. METHODS Untargeted and semi-targeted multi-platform metabolomics were performed on urine, four brain regions, and two muscle types of Ndufs4 KO (n≥19) vs wildtype (n≥20) mice. RESULTS Widespread alterations were evident in alanine, aspartate, glutamate, and arginine metabolism in Ndufs4 KO mice; while brain-region specific metabolic signatures include the accumulation of branched-chain amino acids, proline, and glycolytic intermediates. Furthermore, we describe a systemic dysregulation in one-carbon metabolism and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, which was not clearly reflected in the Ndufs4 KO brain. CONCLUSION Our results confirm the value of urinary metabolomics when evaluating MD-associated metabolites, while cautioning against mechanistic studies relying solely on systemic biofluids.
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- Karin Terburgh
- Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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Popadić D, Mhaindarkar D, Dang Thai MHN, Hailes HC, Mordhorst S, Andexer JN. A bicyclic S-adenosylmethionine regeneration system applicable with different nucleosides or nucleotides as cofactor building blocks. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:883-891. [PMID: 34179784 PMCID: PMC8190896 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00033k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The ubiquitous cofactor S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) is part of numerous biochemical reactions in metabolism, epigenetics, and cancer development. As methylation usually improves physiochemical properties of compounds relevant for pharmaceutical use, the sustainable use of SAM as a methyl donor in biotechnological applications is an important goal. SAM-dependent methyltransferases are consequently an emerging biocatalytic tool for environmentally friendly and selective alkylations. However, SAM shows undesirable characteristics such as degradation under mild conditions and its stoichiometric use is economically not reasonable. Here, we report an optimised biomimetic system for the regeneration of SAM and SAM analogues consisting of effective nucleoside triphosphate formation and an additional l-methionine regeneration cycle without by-product accumulation. The bicyclic system uses seven enzymes, S-methylmethionine as methyl donor and a surplus of inorganic polyphosphate, along with catalytic amounts of l-methionine and cofactor building block reaching conversions of up to 99% (up to 200 turnovers). We also show that the cycle can be run with cofactor building blocks containing different purine and pyrimidine nucleobases, which can be fed in at the nucleoside or nucleotide stage. These alternative cofactors are in turn converted to the corresponding SAM analogues, which are considered to be a key for the development of bioorthogonal systems. In addition to purified enzymes, the bicyclic system can also be used with crude lysates highlighting its broad biocatalytic applicability.
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- Désirée Popadić
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Freiburg Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Bucktrout RE, Ma N, Aboragah A, Alharthi AS, Liang Y, Lopreiato V, Lopes MG, Trevisi E, Alhidary IA, Fernandez C, Loor JJ. One-carbon, carnitine, and glutathione metabolism-related biomarkers in peripartal Holstein cows are altered by prepartal body condition. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:3403-3417. [PMID: 33455750 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We investigated how prepartal body condition score (BCS) alters key hepatic enzymes associated with 1-carbon, carnitine, and glutathione metabolism and the related biomarkers in liver tissue and plasma of periparturient dairy cows. Twenty-six multiparous Holstein dairy cows were retrospectively selected according to BCS at 4 wk prepartum and divided into high (HighBCS, BCS ≥ 3.50) and normal (NormBCS, BCS ≤ 3.25) BCS groups (n = 13 each). Blood plasma samples were obtained at -30, -10, 7, 15, and 30 d relative to calving. Liver tissue biopsies were performed at -15, 7, and 30 d relative to calving, and samples were used to assess protein abundance via Western blot assay. Cows in the HighBCS group lost ∼1 unit of BCS between -4 and 4 wk around calving, while NormBCS cows lost ∼0.5 unit in the same period. Prepartal dry matter intake (DMI, kg/d) did not differ between groups. Compared with NormBCS cows, HighBCS cows had higher postpartal DMI and milk yield (+5.34 kg/d). In addition, greater overall plasma concentrations of fatty acids and activity of the neutrophil-enriched enzyme myeloperoxidase were observed in HighBCS compared with NormBCS cows. Despite similar reactive oxygen metabolite concentrations in both groups at 30 d, HighBCS cows had lower overall concentrations of β-carotene and tocopherol, explaining the lower (BCS × Time) antioxidant capacity (ferric reducing ability of plasma). The HighBCS cows also had greater liver malondialdehyde concentrations and superoxide dismutase activity at 30 d. Overall, compared with NormBCS cows, HighBCS cows had lower hepatic protein abundance of the 1-carbon metabolism enzymes cystathionine-β-synthase, betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase, and methionine adenosyltransferase 1 A (MAT1A), as well as the glutathione metabolism-related enzymes glutathione S-transferase α 4 and glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3). A lower protein abundance of glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) at -15 and 7 d was also observed. Regardless of BCS, cows had increased abundance of GSTM1 and GPX3 between -15 and 7 d around calving. A marked decrease of gamma-butyrobetaine dioxygenase 1 from -10 to 7 d in HighBCS compared with NormBCS cows suggested a decrease in de novo carnitine synthesis that was partly explained by the lower abundance of MAT1A. Overall, data suggest biologic links between BCS before calving, milk yield, immune response, and hepatic reactions encompassing 1-carbon metabolism, carnitine, and antioxidant synthesis.
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- R E Bucktrout
- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; NUPEEC (Núcleo de Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão em Pecuária), Departamento de Clínicas Veterinária, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 96010-610, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Animal Science Department, Universitàt Politècnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
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Stipanuk MH. Metabolism of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids: How the Body Copes with Excess Methionine, Cysteine, and Sulfide. J Nutr 2020; 150:2494S-2505S. [PMID: 33000151 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Metabolism of excess methionine (Met) to homocysteine (Hcy) by transmethylation is facilitated by the expression of methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) I/III and glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) in liver, and a lack of either enzyme results in hypermethioninemia despite normal concentrations of MATII and methyltransferases other than GNMT. The further metabolism of Hcy by the transsulfuration pathway is facilitated by activation of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) by S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as well as the relatively high KM of CBS for Hcy. Transmethylation plus transsulfuration effects catabolism of the Met molecule along with transfer of the sulfur atom of Met to serine to synthesize cysteine (Cys). Oxidation and excretion of Met sulfur depend upon Cys catabolism and sulfur oxidation pathways. Excess Cys is oxidized by cysteine dioxygenase 1 (CDO1) and further metabolized to taurine or sulfate. Some Cys is normally metabolized by desulfhydration pathways, and the hydrogen sulfide (H2S) produced is further oxidized to sulfate. If Cys or Hcy concentrations are elevated, Cys or Hcy desulfhydration can result in excess H2S and thiosulfate production. Excess Cys or Met may also promote their limited metabolism by transamination pathways.
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- Martha H Stipanuk
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Molecular insights into information processing and developmental and immune regulation of Eriocheir sinensis megalopa under hyposaline stress. Genomics 2020; 112:4647-4656. [PMID: 32798716 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Eriocheir sinensis is an important euryhaline catadromous crustacean of the Yangtze River and an important commercial species for breeding in China. However, wild E. sinensis have suffered serious damage attributed to overfishing, climate change, etc. The Ministry of Agriculture of China issued a notice banning the commercial fishing of wild E. sinensis. E. sinensis megalopa migrates upriver into fresh water for growth and fattening, which creates optimal conditions to experimentally explore its hyposaline osmoregulation mechanism. We performed comparative transcriptome analyses of E. sinensis megalopae under hyposaline stress. The results suggest that KEGG pathways and genes related to genetic information processing, developmental regulation, immune and anti-stress responses were differentially expressed. The present study reveals the most significantly enriched pathways and functional gene groups, and explores the hyposaline osmoregulation mode of E. sinensis megalopae. This study lays a theoretical foundation for further studies on the osmoregulation and developmental mechanisms of E. sinensis.
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Dai S, Holt MV, Horton JR, Woodcock CB, Patel A, Zhang X, Young NL, Wilkinson AW, Cheng X. Characterization of SETD3 methyltransferase-mediated protein methionine methylation. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:10901-10910. [PMID: 32503840 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Most characterized protein methylation events encompass arginine and lysine N-methylation, and only a few cases of protein methionine thiomethylation have been reported. Newly discovered oncohistone mutations include lysine-to-methionine substitutions at positions 27 and 36 of histone H3.3. In these instances, the methionine substitution localizes to the active-site pocket of the corresponding histone lysine methyltransferase, thereby inhibiting the respective transmethylation activity. SET domain-containing 3 (SETD3) is a protein (i.e. actin) histidine methyltransferase. Here, we generated an actin variant in which the histidine target of SETD3 was substituted with methionine. As for previously characterized histone SET domain proteins, the methionine substitution substantially (76-fold) increased binding affinity for SETD3 and inhibited SETD3 activity on histidine. Unexpectedly, SETD3 was active on the substituted methionine, generating S-methylmethionine in the context of actin peptide. The ternary structure of SETD3 in complex with the methionine-containing actin peptide at 1.9 Å resolution revealed that the hydrophobic thioether side chain is packed by the aromatic rings of Tyr312 and Trp273, as well as the hydrocarbon side chain of Ile310 Our results suggest that placing methionine properly in the active site-within close proximity to and in line with the incoming methyl group of SAM-would allow some SET domain proteins to selectively methylate methionine in proteins.
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- Shaobo Dai
- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Portillo F, Vázquez J, Pajares MA. Protein-protein interactions involving enzymes of the mammalian methionine and homocysteine metabolism. Biochimie 2020; 173:33-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Deobald D, Hanna R, Shahryari S, Layer G, Adrian L. Identification and characterization of a bacterial core methionine synthase. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2100. [PMID: 32034217 PMCID: PMC7005905 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58873-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Methionine synthases are essential enzymes for amino acid and methyl group metabolism in all domains of life. Here, we describe a putatively anciently derived type of methionine synthase yet unknown in bacteria, here referred to as core-MetE. The enzyme appears to represent a minimal MetE form and transfers methyl groups from methylcobalamin instead of methyl-tetrahydrofolate to homocysteine. Accordingly, it does not possess the tetrahydrofolate binding domain described for canonical bacterial MetE proteins. In Dehalococcoides mccartyi strain CBDB1, an obligate anaerobic, mesophilic, slowly growing organohalide-respiring bacterium, it is encoded by the locus cbdbA481. In line with the observation to not accept methyl groups from methyl-tetrahydrofolate, all known genomes of bacteria of the class Dehalococcoidia lack metF encoding for methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase synthesizing methyl-tetrahydrofolate, but all contain a core-metE gene. We heterologously expressed core-MetECBDB in E. coli and purified the 38 kDa protein. Core-MetECBDB exhibited Michaelis-Menten kinetics with respect to methylcob(III)alamin (KM ≈ 240 µM) and L-homocysteine (KM ≈ 50 µM). Only methylcob(III)alamin was found to be active as methyl donor with a kcat ≈ 60 s-1. Core-MetECBDB did not functionally complement metE-deficient E. coli strain DH5α (ΔmetE::kan) suggesting that core-MetECBDB and the canonical MetE enzyme from E. coli have different enzymatic specificities also in vivo. Core-MetE appears to be similar to a MetE-ancestor evolved before LUCA (last universal common ancestor) using methylated cobalamins as methyl donor whereas the canonical MetE consists of a tandem repeat and might have evolved by duplication of the core-MetE and diversification of the N-terminal part to a tetrahydrofolate-binding domain.
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- Darja Deobald
- Leipzig University, Institute of Biochemistry, Brüderstraße 34, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Isotope Biogeochemistry, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Leipzig University, Institute of Biochemistry, Brüderstraße 34, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Freiburg University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Stefan-Meier-Straße 19, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Isotope Biogeochemistry, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Leipzig University, Institute of Biochemistry, Brüderstraße 34, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Freiburg University, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Stefan-Meier-Straße 19, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Isotope Biogeochemistry, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.
- Technische Universität Berlin, Chair of Geobiotechnology, Ackerstraße 76, 13355, Berlin, Germany.
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Sproles AE, Oakley CA, Matthews JL, Peng L, Owen JG, Grossman AR, Weis VM, Davy SK. Proteomics quantifies protein expression changes in a model cnidarian colonised by a thermally tolerant but suboptimal symbiont. THE ISME JOURNAL 2019; 13:2334-2345. [PMID: 31118473 PMCID: PMC6775970 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-019-0437-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The acquisition of thermally tolerant algal symbionts by corals has been proposed as a natural or assisted mechanism of increasing coral reef resilience to anthropogenic climate change, but the cell-level processes determining the performance of new symbiotic associations are poorly understood. We used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to investigate the effects of an experimentally induced symbiosis on the host proteome of the model sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida. Aposymbiotic specimens were colonised by either the homologous dinoflagellate symbiont (Breviolum minutum) or a thermally tolerant, ecologically invasive heterologous symbiont (Durusdinium trenchii). Anemones containing D. trenchii exhibited minimal expression of Niemann-Pick C2 proteins, which have predicted biochemical roles in sterol transport and cell recognition, and glutamine synthetases, which are thought to be involved in nitrogen assimilation and recycling between partners. D. trenchii-colonised anemones had higher expression of methionine-synthesising betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferases and proteins with predicted oxidative stress response functions. Multiple lysosome-associated proteins were less abundant in both symbiotic treatments compared with the aposymbiotic treatment. The differentially abundant proteins are predicted to represent pathways that may be involved in nutrient transport or resource allocation between partners. These results provide targets for specific experiments to elucidate the mechanisms underpinning compensatory physiology in the coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis.
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- Ashley E Sproles
- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
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- Department of Plant Biology, The Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand.
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Shen X, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Yao Y, Zheng Y, Cui X, Liu C, Wang Q, Li JZ. Long non-coding RNA Bhmt-AS attenuates hepatic gluconeogenesis via modulation of Bhmt expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:215-221. [PMID: 31208716 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Dysregulation of gluconeogenesis contributes to the pathogenesis of metabolic disease, such as type-2 diabetes. The role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the pathogenesis of diabetes has recently received increased attention. In the present study, we identified a novel lncRNA, betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase-antisense (Bhmt-AS), and examined its expression patterns under pathophysiological conditions. Our results revealed that the expression of Bhmt-AS was significantly increased in the livers of fasted and db/db mice and was induced by gluconeogenic hormonal stimuli. The Bhmt-AS was also shown to be a concordant regulator of Bhmt expression. Functionally, depletion of Bhmt-AS suppressed hepatic glucose production both in vivo and in vitro. Adenovirus-mediated hepatic knockdown of Bhmt-AS improved pyruvate tolerance, glucose tolerance, and insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, overexpression of Bhmt restored the decreased glucose production caused by knockdown of Bhmt-AS in primary hepatocytes. Taken together, we uncovered a novel antisense lncRNA (Bhmt-AS) that is co-expressed with Bhmt and concordantly and specifically regulates Bhmt expression both in vitro and in vivo to regulate hepatic gluconeogenesis.
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- Xuan Shen
- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, China; Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210004, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Metabolic Disease, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China; The Key Laboratory of Human Functional Genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
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Southard SM, Kotipatruni RP, Rust WL. Generation and selection of pluripotent stem cells for robust differentiation to insulin-secreting cells capable of reversing diabetes in rodents. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203126. [PMID: 30183752 PMCID: PMC6124757 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology enables the creation and selection of pluripotent cells with specific genetic traits. This report describes a pluripotent cell line created specifically to form replacement pancreatic cells as a therapy for insulin-dependent diabetes. Beginning with primary pancreatic tissue acquired through organ donation, cells were isolated, re-programmed using non-integrating vectors and exposed to a four day differentiation protocol to generate definitive endoderm, a developmental precursor to pancreas. The best performing iPSC lines were then subjected to a 12-day basic differentiation protocol to generate endocrine pancreas precursors. The line that most consistently generated highly pure populations was selected for further development. This approach created an iPSC-variant cell line, SR1423, with a genetic profile correlated with preferential differentiation toward endodermal lineage at the loss of mesodermal potential. This report further describes an improved differentiation protocol that, coupled with SR1423, generated populations of greater than 60% insulin-expressing cells that secrete insulin in response to glucose and are capable of reversing diabetes in rodents. Created and banked following cGMP guidelines, SR1423 is a candidate cell line for the production of insulin-producing cells useful for the treatment of diabetes.
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Hamid Z, Summa M, Armirotti A. A Swath Label-Free Proteomics insight into the Faah -/- Mouse Liver. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12142. [PMID: 30108271 PMCID: PMC6092373 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30553-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an important enzyme for lipid metabolism and an interesting pharmacological target, given its role in anandamide breakdown. The FAAH−/− genotype is the most widely used mouse model to investigate the effects of a complete pharmacological inhibition of this enzyme. In this paper, we explore, by means of label-free SWATH proteomics, the changes in protein expression occurring in the liver of FAAH−/− knockout (KO) mice. We identified several altered biological processes and pathways, like fatty acid synthesis and glycolysis, which explain the observed phenotype of this mouse. We also observed the alteration of other proteins, like carboxylesterases and S-methyltransferases, apparently not immediately related to FAAH, but known to have important biological roles. Our study, reporting more than 3000 quantified proteins, offers an in-depth analysis of the liver proteome of this model.
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- Zeeshan Hamid
- D3Validation, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy.,Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. via Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry and In-vivo Facility, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry and In-vivo Facility, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy.
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Pajares MA, Pérez-Sala D. Mammalian Sulfur Amino Acid Metabolism: A Nexus Between Redox Regulation, Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Detoxification. Antioxid Redox Signal 2018; 29:408-452. [PMID: 29186975 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Transsulfuration allows conversion of methionine into cysteine using homocysteine (Hcy) as an intermediate. This pathway produces S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet), a key metabolite for cell function, and provides 50% of the cysteine needed for hepatic glutathione synthesis. The route requires the intake of essential nutrients (e.g., methionine and vitamins) and is regulated by their availability. Transsulfuration presents multiple interconnections with epigenetics, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and glutathione synthesis, polyol and pentose phosphate pathways, and detoxification that rely mostly in the exchange of substrates or products. Major hepatic diseases, rare diseases, and sensorineural disorders, among others that concur with oxidative stress, present impaired transsulfuration. Recent Advances: In contrast to the classical view, a nuclear branch of the pathway, potentiated under oxidative stress, is emerging. Several transsulfuration proteins regulate gene expression, suggesting moonlighting activities. In addition, abnormalities in Hcy metabolism link nutrition and hearing loss. CRITICAL ISSUES Knowledge about the crossregulation between pathways is mostly limited to the hepatic availability/removal of substrates and inhibitors. However, advances regarding protein-protein interactions involving oncogenes, identification of several post-translational modifications (PTMs), and putative moonlighting activities expand the potential impact of transsulfuration beyond methylations and Hcy. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Increasing the knowledge on transsulfuration outside the liver, understanding the protein-protein interaction networks involving these enzymes, the functional role of their PTMs, or the mechanisms controlling their nucleocytoplasmic shuttling may provide further insights into the pathophysiological implications of this pathway, allowing design of new therapeutic interventions. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 29, 408-452.
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- María A Pajares
- 1 Department of Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC) , Madrid, Spain .,2 Molecular Hepatology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPAZ) , Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Department of Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC) , Madrid, Spain
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Garrido F, Pacheco M, Vargas-Martínez R, Velasco-García R, Jorge I, Serrano H, Portillo F, Vázquez J, Pajares MÁ. Identification of hepatic protein-protein interaction targets for betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199472. [PMID: 29924862 PMCID: PMC6010280 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Protein-protein interactions are an important mechanism for the regulation of enzyme function allowing metabolite channeling, crosstalk between pathways or the introduction of post-translational modifications. Therefore, a number of high-throughput studies have been carried out to shed light on the protein networks established under different pathophysiological settings. Surprisingly, this type of information is quite limited for enzymes of intermediary metabolism such as betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase, despite its high hepatic abundancy and its role in homocysteine metabolism. Here, we have taken advantage of two approaches, affinity purification combined with mass spectrometry and yeast two-hybrid, to further uncover the array of interactions of betaine homocysteine S-methyltransferase in normal liver of Rattus norvegicus. A total of 131 non-redundant putative interaction targets were identified, out of which 20 were selected for further validation by coimmunoprecipitation. Interaction targets validated by two different methods include: S-methylmethionine homocysteine methyltransferase or betaine homocysteine methyltransferase 2, methionine adenosyltransferases α1 and α2, cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid dioxygenase and aldolase b. Network analysis identified 122 nodes and 165 edges, as well as a limited number of KEGG pathways that comprise: the biosynthesis of amino acids, cysteine and methionine metabolism, the spliceosome and metabolic pathways. These results further expand the connections within the hepatic methionine cycle and suggest putative cross-talks with additional metabolic pathways that deserve additional research.
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- Francisco Garrido
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Proteomics Group, Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and CIBERCV, Melchor Fernández de Almagro 3, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPAZ), Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Arzobispo Morcillo 4, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Proteomics Group, Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and CIBERCV, Melchor Fernández de Almagro 3, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols (CSIC-UAM), Arturo Duperier 4, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Paz (IdiPAZ), Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Estructural y Química, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, Spain
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Molecular Evolution and Expression Divergence of HMT Gene Family in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041248. [PMID: 29677135 PMCID: PMC5979542 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Homocysteine methyltransferase (HMT) converts homocysteine to methionine using S-methylmethionine (SMM) or S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as methyl donors in organisms, playing an important role in supplying methionine for the growth and the development of plants. To better understand the functions of the HMT genes in plants, we conducted a wide evolution and expression analysis of these genes. Reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationship showed that the HMT gene family was divided into Class 1 and Class 2. In Class 1, HMTs were only found in seed plants, while Class 2 presented in all land plants, which hinted that the HMT genes might have diverged in seed plants. The analysis of gene structures and selection pressures showed that they were relatively conserved during evolution. However, type I functional divergence had been detected in the HMTs. Furthermore, the expression profiles of HMTs showed their distinct expression patterns in different tissues, in which some HMTs were widely expressed in various organs, whereas the others were highly expressed in some specific organs, such as seeds or leaves. Therefore, according to our results in the evolution, functional divergence, and expression, the HMT genes might have diverged during evolution. Further analysis in the expression patterns of AthHMTs with their methyl donors suggested that the diverged HMTs might be related to supply methionine for the development of plant seeds.
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Rodrigues R, Lourenço J, Pereira P, Carvalho S, Mendo S. Effects of metal contamination on the gene expression profile of two benthic species: Cerastoderma edule and Ruditapes philippinarum. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 125:157-165. [PMID: 28811037 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study aimed to identify new biomarkers for metal exposure in two bivalve species. Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) was employed to evaluate the transcriptomic response of Cerastoderma edule and Ruditapes philippinarum to metal pollution. Protein synthesis and catalytic activity were the most affected metabolic processes in C. edule and R. philippinarum, respectively. Also, different genes responded to the effect of contamination in each species. The different response observed in both species reinforces the importance of including more than one bioindicator species in risk assessment studies. These results provide the basis for new studies, which are necessary for further validation of the use of the identified genes as molecular biomarkers for metal exposure.
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- Raquel Rodrigues
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; IPMA - Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, Avenida Brasília, 1449-006 Lisbon, Portugal
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Burdennyy AM, Loginov VI, Zavarykina TM, Braga EA, Kubatiev AA. The role of molecular genetic alterations in genes involved in folate and homocysteine metabolism in multifactorial diseases pathogenesis. RUSS J GENET+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795417040044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Jacometo C, Zhou Z, Luchini D, Corrêa M, Loor J. Maternal supplementation with rumen-protected methionine increases prepartal plasma methionine concentration and alters hepatic mRNA abundance of 1-carbon, methionine, and transsulfuration pathways in neonatal Holstein calves. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:3209-3219. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Vailati-Riboni M, Zhou Z, Jacometo CB, Minuti A, Trevisi E, Luchini DN, Loor JJ. Supplementation with rumen-protected methionine or choline during the transition period influences whole-blood immune response in periparturient dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:3958-3968. [PMID: 28318590 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Methionine, together with Lys, is the most limiting AA for milk production in dairy cows. Besides its crucial role in milk production, Met and its derivate metabolites (e.g., glutathione, taurine, polyamines) are well-known immunonutrients in nonruminants, helping support and boost immune function and activity. In the present study, the effects of Met or choline, as its precursor, were investigated using an ex vivo whole blood challenge. The study involved 33 multiparous Holstein cows (from a larger cohort with a factorial arrangement of treatments) assigned from d -21 to +30 relative to parturition to a basal control (CON) diet, CON plus rumen-protected Met (MET, Smartamine M, Adisseo NA, Alpharetta, GA) at a rate of 0.08% of dry matter, or CON plus rumen-protected choline (CHOL, ReaShure, Balchem Inc., New Hampton, NY) at 60 g/d. Blood was sampled on d -15, -7, 2, 7, and 20 for ex vivo lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, and on d 1, 4, 14, and 28 relative to parturition for phagocytosis and oxidative burst assays. The MET cows had greater energy-corrected milk production and milk protein content. Overall, IL-6 response to LPS increased around parturition, whereas IL-1β remained constant, casting doubt on the existence of systemic immunosuppression in the peripartal period. Supplementation with MET dampened the postpartal blood response to LPS (lower IL-1β), while improving postpartum neutrophil and monocyte phagocytosis capacity and oxidative burst activity. In contrast, CHOL supplementation increased monocyte phagocytosis capacity. Overall, the data revealed a peripartal immune hyper-response, which appeared to have been mitigated by MET supplementation. Both MET and CHOL effectively improved immune function; however, MET affected the immune and antioxidant status before parturition, which might have been beneficial to prepare the cow to respond to metabolic challenges after parturition. These results provide insights on potential differences in the immunomodulatory action of methionine and choline in dairy cows. As such, the effects observed could have implications for ration formulation and dietary strategies.
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- M Vailati-Riboni
- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801; Programa de Zootecnia, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de La Salle, 110231, Bogotá DC, Colombia; NUPEEC, Departamento de Clínicas Veterinária, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Istituto di Zootecnica, Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
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Yan H, Li Z, Shen Q, Wang Q, Tian J, Jiang Q, Gao L. Aberrant expression of cell cycle and material metabolism related genes contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence. Pathol Res Pract 2017; 213:316-321. [PMID: 28238542 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study aims to deepen our understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We first downloaded a gene expression profile dataset GSE29721 (10 HCC and 10 control samples) from Gene Expression Omnibus database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by the paired t-test using limma package. Pathway and functional enrichment analyses were performed with DAVID tools. Transcription factors were annotated with TRANSFAC database and tumor associated genes (TAGs) were annotated with TAG and TSGene databases. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was conducted using STRING online tool and function module was further identified with BioNet package. Totally, 527 up-regulated DEGs and 587 down-regulated DEGs were identified. GO functional and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses showed that the up-regulated DEGs were mainly related to cell division and cell cycle, while the down-regulated DEGs were largely related to material metabolism, especially secondary metabolism. Proteins encoded by DEGs CDK1, BUB1, CDC20, NCAPG, NDC80, CDCA8, MAD2L1, CCNB1, CCNA2 and BIRC5 were hub genes with high degrees in the PPI network; further module analysis detected a subnetwork consisting of 55 proteins, such as CYP2B6, ACAA1, BHMT and ALDH2. Taken together, aberrant expression of cell cycle related genes (e.g., CDK1, CCNA2, CCNB1, BUB1, MAD2L1 and CDC20) and material metabolism related genes (e.g., CYP2B6, ACAA1, BHMT and ALDH2) may contribute to HCC occurrence.
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- Hongxian Yan
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 650000, PR China.
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- Secondary Department of General Surgery, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan 471003, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 650000, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 650000, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 650000, PR China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 650000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Medicine, West China Institute of Women and Children's Health, Key Laboratory of Obstetric & Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China
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Colomina JM, Cavallé-Busquets P, Fernàndez-Roig S, Solé-Navais P, Fernandez-Ballart JD, Ballesteros M, Ueland PM, Meyer K, Murphy MM. Maternal Folate Status and the BHMT c.716G>A Polymorphism Affect the Betaine Dimethylglycine Pathway during Pregnancy. Nutrients 2016; 8:nu8100621. [PMID: 27735840 PMCID: PMC5084009 DOI: 10.3390/nu8100621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The effect of the betaine: homocysteine methyltransferase BHMT c.716G>A (G: guanosine; A: adenosine) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on the BHMT pathway is unknown during pregnancy. We hypothesised that it impairs betaine to dimethylglycine conversion and that folate status modifies its effect. We studied 612 women from the Reus Tarragona Birth Cohort from ≤12 gestational weeks (GW) throughout pregnancy. The frequency of the variant BHMT c.716A allele was 30.8% (95% confidence interval (CI): 28.3, 33.5). In participants with normal-high plasma folate status (>13.4 nmol/L), least square geometric mean [95% CI] plasma dimethylglycine (pDMG, µmol/L) was lower in the GA (2.35 [2.23, 2.47]) versus GG (2.58 [2.46, 2.70]) genotype at ≤12 GW (p < 0.05) and in the GA (2.08 [1.97, 2.19]) and AA (1.94 [1.75, 2.16]) versus GG (2.29 [2.18, 2.40]) genotypes at 15 GW (p < 0.05). No differences in pDMG between genotypes were observed in participants with possible folate deficiency (≤13.4 nmol/L) (p for interactions at ≤12 GW: 0.023 and 15 GW: 0.038). PDMG was lower in participants with the AA versus GG genotype at 34 GW (2.01 [1.79, 2.25] versus 2.44 [2.16, 2.76] and at labour, 2.51 [2.39, 2.64] versus 3.00 [2.84, 3.18], (p < 0.01)). Possible deficiency compared to normal-high folate status was associated with higher pDMG in multiple linear regression analysis (β coefficients [SEM] ranging from 0.07 [0.04], p < 0.05 to 0.20 [0.04], p < 0.001 in models from early and mid-late pregnancy) and the AA compared to GG genotype was associated with lower pDMG (β coefficients [SEM] ranging from −0.11 [0.06], p = 0.055 to −0.23 [0.06], p < 0.001). Conclusion: During pregnancy, the BHMT pathway is affected by folate status and by the variant BHMT c.716A allele.
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- Jose M Colomina
- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/Sant Llorenç 21, Reus 43201, Spain.
- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
- Area of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Reus and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus 43204, Spain.
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/Sant Llorenç 21, Reus 43201, Spain.
- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/Sant Llorenç 21, Reus 43201, Spain.
- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/Sant Llorenç 21, Reus 43201, Spain.
- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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- Area of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43005, Spain.
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- Section for Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen N-5020, Norway.
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- Bevital A/S, Laboratory building, 9th floor, Bergen N-5021, Norway.
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, C/Sant Llorenç 21, Reus 43201, Spain.
- Ciberobn Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain.
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Rosa J, Tiago DM, Marques CL, Vijayakumar P, Fonseca L, Cancela ML, Laizé V. Central role of betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 3 in chondral ossification and evidence for sub-functionalization in neoteleost fish. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1373-87. [PMID: 27036080 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.03.034] [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: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To better understand the complex mechanisms of bone formation it is fundamental that genes central to signaling/regulatory pathways and matrix formation are identified. Cell systems were used to analyze genes differentially expressed during extracellular matrix mineralization and bhmt3, coding for a betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase, was shown to be down-regulated in mineralizing gilthead seabream cells. METHODS Levels and sites of bhmt3 expression were determined by qPCR and in situ hybridization throughout seabream development and in adult tissues. Transcriptional regulation of bhmt3 was assessed from the activity of promoter constructs controlling luciferase gene expression. Molecular phylogeny of vertebrate BHMT was determined from maximum likelihood analysis of available sequences. RESULTS bhmt3 transcript is abundant in calcified tissues and localized in cartilaginous structures undergoing endo/perichondral ossification. Promoter activity is regulated by transcription factors involved in bone and cartilage development, further demonstrating the central role of Bhmt3 in chondrogenesis and/or osteogenesis. Molecular phylogeny revealed the explosive diversity of bhmt genes in neoteleost fish, while tissue distribution of bhmt genes in seabream suggested that neoteleostean Bhmt may have undergone several steps of sub-functionalization. CONCLUSIONS Data on bhmt3 gene expression and promoter activity evidences a novel function for betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase in bone and cartilage development, while phylogenetic analysis provides new insights into the evolution of vertebrate BHMTs and suggests that multiple gene duplication events occurred in neoteleost fish lineage. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE High and specific expression of Bhmt3 in gilthead seabream calcified tissues suggests that bone-specific betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferases could represent a suitable marker of chondral ossification.
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- Joana Rosa
- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine (DCBM), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine (DCBM), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
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Betaine chemistry, roles, and potential use in liver disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1098-106. [PMID: 26850693 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Betaine is the trimethyl derivative of glycine and is normally present in human plasma due to dietary intake and endogenous synthesis in liver and kidney. Betaine is utilized in the kidney primarily as an osmoprotectant, whereas in the liver its primary role is in metabolism as a methyl group donor. In both organs, a specific betaine transporter mediates cellular uptake of betaine from plasma. The abundance of both betaine and the betaine transporter in liver greatly exceeds that of other organs. SCOPE OF REVIEW The remarkable contributions of betaine to normal human and animal health are summarized together with a discussion of the mechanisms and potential beneficial effects of dietary betaine supplements on liver disease. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS A significant amount of data from animal models of liver disease indicates that administration of betaine can halt and even reverse progression of the disruption of liver function. Betaine is well-tolerated, inexpensive, effective over a wide range of doses, and is already used in livestock feeding practices. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The accumulated data indicate that carefully controlled additional investigations in humans are merited. The focus should be on the long-term use of betaine in large patient populations with liver diseases characterized by development of fatty liver, especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcoholic liver disease.
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Crystal structure of the homocysteine methyltransferase MmuM from Escherichia coli. Biochem J 2015; 473:277-84. [PMID: 26564203 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Homocysteine S-methyltransferases (HMTs, EC 2.1.1.0) catalyse the conversion of homocysteine to methionine using S-methylmethionine or S-adenosylmethionine as the methyl donor. HMTs play an important role in methionine biosynthesis and are widely distributed among micro-organisms, plants and animals. Additionally, HMTs play a role in metabolite repair of S-adenosylmethionine by removing an inactive diastereomer from the pool. The mmuM gene product from Escherichia coli is an archetypal HMT family protein and contains a predicted zinc-binding motif in the enzyme active site. In the present study, we demonstrate X-ray structures for MmuM in oxidized, apo and metallated forms, representing the first such structures for any member of the HMT family. The structures reveal a metal/substrate-binding pocket distinct from those in related enzymes. The presented structure analysis and modelling of co-substrate interactions provide valuable insight into the function of MmuM in both methionine biosynthesis and cofactor repair.
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Ganu RS, Ishida Y, Koutmos M, Kolokotronis SO, Roca AL, Garrow TA, Schook LB. Evolutionary Analyses and Natural Selection of Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase (BHMT) and BHMT2 Genes. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26213999 PMCID: PMC4516251 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) and BHMT2 convert homocysteine to methionine using betaine and S-methylmethionine, respectively, as methyl donor substrates. Increased levels of homocysteine in blood are associated with cardiovascular disease. Given their role in human health and nutrition, we identified BHMT and BHMT2 genes and proteins from 38 species of deuterostomes including human and non-human primates. We aligned the genes to look for signatures of selection, to infer evolutionary rates and events across lineages, and to identify the evolutionary timing of a gene duplication event that gave rise to two genes, BHMT and BHMT2. We found that BHMT was present in the genomes of the sea urchin, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals; BHMT2 was present only across mammals. BHMT and BHMT2 were present in tandem in the genomes of all monotreme, marsupial and placental species examined. Evolutionary rates were accelerated for BHMT2 relative to BHMT. Selective pressure varied across lineages, with the highest dN/dS ratios for BHMT and BHMT2 occurring immediately following the gene duplication event, as determined using GA Branch analysis. Nine codons were found to display signatures suggestive of positive selection; these contribute to the enzymatic or oligomerization domains, suggesting involvement in enzyme function. Gene duplication likely occurred after the divergence of mammals from other vertebrates but prior to the divergence of extant mammalian subclasses, followed by two deletions in BHMT2 that affect oligomerization and methyl donor specificity. The faster evolutionary rate of BHMT2 overall suggests that selective constraints were reduced relative to BHMT. The dN/dS ratios in both BHMT and BHMT2 was highest following the gene duplication, suggesting that purifying selection played a lesser role as the two paralogs diverged in function.
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- Radhika S. Ganu
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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Zinck JW, de Groh M, MacFarlane AJ. Genetic modifiers of folate, vitamin B-12, and homocysteine status in a cross-sectional study of the Canadian population. Am J Clin Nutr 2015; 101:1295-304. [PMID: 25948668 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.107219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic variation can cause variable responses to environmental stimuli. A number of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with B vitamin status or chronic diseases related to vitamin B-12 and folate metabolism. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to identify associations between common SNPs in genes related to folate and vitamin B-12 metabolism or associated with B vitamin-related chronic diseases and biomarkers of nutrient status in a population exposed to folic acid fortification. DESIGN A panel of 116 SNPs was sequenced by using the Sequenom iPLEX Gold platform in a sample of 3114 adults aged 20-79 y from the Canadian Health Measures Survey, cycle 1. Associations between these SNPs and red blood cell (RBC) folate, serum vitamin B-12, and plasma total homocysteine were determined. RESULTS Twenty-one SNPs and 6 haplotype blocks were associated with RBC folate, serum vitamin B-12, and/or plasma homocysteine concentrations. Vitamin status was associated mainly with SNPs in genes directly involved in vitamin absorption/uptake (CUBN, CD320), transport (TCN1, TCN2), or metabolism (BHMT2, CBS, MTHFR, MUT, SHMT1). Other SNPs included those in the DNMT2, DPEP1, FUT2, NOX4, and PON1 genes. CONCLUSIONS We identified novel associations between SNPs in CD320 and DNMT2, which had been previously associated with neural tube defects, and vitamin B-12 status, as well as between SNPs in SHMT1, which had been previously associated with colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease risk, and RBC folate status. These novel associations provide a plausible metabolic rationale for the association of these SNPs with B vitamin-related diseases. We also observed a novel association between an SNP in CUBN with RBC folate and confirmed the association of a number of SNPs with B vitamin status in this large cross-sectional study.
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- John Wr Zinck
- From the Science Integration Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and MdG), and Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and AJM)
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- From the Science Integration Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and MdG), and Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and AJM)
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- From the Science Integration Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and MdG), and Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada (JWRZ and AJM).
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Ong JLY, Woo JM, Hiong KC, Ching B, Wong WP, Chew SF, Ip YK. Molecular characterization of betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase 1 from the liver, and effects of aestivation on its expressions and homocysteine concentrations in the liver, kidney and muscle, of the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 183:30-41. [PMID: 25575738 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Homocysteine accumulation has numerous deleterious effects, and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) catalyses the synthesis of methionine from homocysteine and betaine. This study aimed to determine homocysteine concentrations, and mRNA expression levels and protein abundances of bhmt1/Bhmt1 in the liver, kidney and muscle of the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, during the induction (6 days), maintenance (6 months) or arousal (3 days after arousal) phase of aestivation. The homocysteine concentration decreased significantly in the liver of P. annectens after 6 days or 6 months of aestivation, but it returned to the control level upon arousal. By contrast, homocysteine concentrations in the kidney and muscle remained unchanged during the three phases of aestivation. The complete coding cDNA sequence of bhmt1 from P. annectens consisted of 1236 bp, coding for 412 amino acids. The Bhmt1 from P. annectens had a close phylogenetic relationship with those from tetrapods and Callorhinchus milii. The expression of bhmt1 was detected in multiple organs/tissues of P. annectens, and this is the first report on the expression of bhmt1/Bhmt1 in animal skeletal muscle. The mRNA and protein expression levels of bhmt1/Bhmt1 were up-regulated in the liver of P. annectens during the induction and maintenance phases of aestivation, possibly to regulate the hepatic homocysteine concentration. The significant increase in hepatic Bhmt1 protein abundance during the arousal phase could be a response to increased cellular methylation for the purpose of tissue reconstruction. Unlike the liver, Bhmt1 expression in the kidney and muscle of P. annectens was regulated translationally, and its up-regulation could be crucial to prevent homocysteine accumulation.
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- Jasmine L Y Ong
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore; The Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119227, Republic of Singapore.
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Costa IR, Thompson JD, Ortega JM, Prosdocimi F. Metazoan remaining genes for essential amino acid biosynthesis: sequence conservation and evolutionary analyses. Nutrients 2014; 7:1-16. [PMID: 25545100 PMCID: PMC4303824 DOI: 10.3390/nu7010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Essential amino acids (EAA) consist of a group of nine amino acids that animals are unable to synthesize via de novo pathways. Recently, it has been found that most metazoans lack the same set of enzymes responsible for the de novo EAA biosynthesis. Here we investigate the sequence conservation and evolution of all the metazoan remaining genes for EAA pathways. Initially, the set of all 49 enzymes responsible for the EAA de novo biosynthesis in yeast was retrieved. These enzymes were used as BLAST queries to search for similar sequences in a database containing 10 complete metazoan genomes. Eight enzymes typically attributed to EAA pathways were found to be ubiquitous in metazoan genomes, suggesting a conserved functional role. In this study, we address the question of how these genes evolved after losing their pathway partners. To do this, we compared metazoan genes with their fungal and plant orthologs. Using phylogenetic analysis with maximum likelihood, we found that acetolactate synthase (ALS) and betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) diverged from the expected Tree of Life (ToL) relationships. High sequence conservation in the paraphyletic group Plant-Fungi was identified for these two genes using a newly developed Python algorithm. Selective pressure analysis of ALS and BHMT protein sequences showed higher non-synonymous mutation ratios in comparisons between metazoans/fungi and metazoans/plants, supporting the hypothesis that these two genes have undergone non-ToL evolution in animals.
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- Igor R Costa
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
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- Department of Computer Science Research, ICube Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, 11 rue Humann, Strasbourg F-67000, France.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
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Zhang Y, Sun J, Mu H, Li J, Zhang Y, Xu F, Xiang Z, Qian PY, Qiu JW, Yu Z. Proteomic basis of stress responses in the gills of the pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. J Proteome Res 2014; 14:304-17. [PMID: 25389644 DOI: 10.1021/pr500940s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is one of the dominant sessile inhabitants of the estuarine intertidal zone, which is a physically harsh environment due to the presence of a number of stressors. Oysters have adapted to highly dynamic and stressful environments, but the molecular mechanisms underlying such stress adaptation are largely unknown. In the present study, we examined the proteomic responses in the gills of C. gigas exposed to three stressors (high temperature, low salinity, and aerial exposure) they often encounter in the field. We quantitatively compared the gill proteome profiles using iTRAQ-coupled 2-D LC-MS/MS. There were 3165 identified proteins among which 2379 proteins could be quantified. Heat shock, hyposalinity, and aerial exposure resulted in 50, 15, and 33 differentially expressed gill proteins, respectively. Venn diagram analysis revealed substantial different responses to the three stressors. Only xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase showed a similar expression pattern across the three stress treatments, suggesting that reduction of ROS accumulation may be a conserved response to these stressors. Heat shock caused significant overexpression of molecular chaperones and production of S-adenosyl-l-methionine, indicating their crucial protective roles against protein denature. In addition, heat shock also activated immune responses, Ca(2+) binding protein expression. By contrast, hyposalinity and aerial exposure resulted in the up-regulation of 3-demethylubiquinone-9 3-methyltransferase, indicating that increase in ubiquinone synthesis may contribute to withstanding both the osmotic and desiccation stress. Strikingly, the majority of desiccation-responsive proteins, including those involved in metabolism, ion transportation, immune responses, DNA duplication, and protein synthesis, were down-regulated, indicating conservation of energy as an important strategy to cope with desiccation stress. There was a high consistency between the expression levels determined by iTRAQ and Western blotting, highlighting the high reproducibility of our proteomic approach and its great value in revealing molecular mechanisms of stress responses.
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- Yang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, China
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Plant-driven repurposing of the ancient S-adenosylmethionine repair enzyme homocysteine S-methyltransferase. Biochem J 2014; 463:279-86. [PMID: 25046177 DOI: 10.1042/bj20140753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Homocysteine S-methyltransferases (HMTs) are widely distributed enzymes that convert homocysteine (Hcy) into methionine (Met) using either S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) or the plant secondary product S-methylmethionine (SMM) as methyl donor. AdoMet is chirally and covalently unstable, with racemization of natural (S,S)-AdoMet yielding biologically inactive (R,S)-AdoMet and depurination yielding S-ribosylmethionine (S-ribosylMet). The apparently futile AdoMet-dependent reaction of HMTs was assigned a role in repairing chiral damage to AdoMet in yeast: yeast HMTs strongly prefer (R,S)- to (S,S)-AdoMet and thereby limit (R,S)-AdoMet build-up [Vinci and Clarke (2010) J. Biol. Chem. 285, 20526-20531]. In the present study, we show that bacterial, plant, protistan and animal HMTs likewise prefer (R,S)- over (S,S)-AdoMet, that their ability to use SMM varies greatly and is associated with the likely prevalence of SMM in the environment of the organism and that most HMTs cannot use S-ribosylMet. Taken with results from comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses, these data imply that (i) the ancestral function of HMTs was (R,S)-AdoMet repair, (ii) the efficient use of SMM reflects the repurposing of HMTs after the evolutionary advent of plants introduced SMM into the biosphere, (iii) this plant-driven repurposing was facile and occurred independently in various lineages, and (iv) HMTs have little importance in S-ribosylMet metabolism.
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Cornelis MC, Fornage M, Foy M, Xun P, Gladyshev VN, Morris S, Chasman DI, Hu FB, Rimm EB, Kraft P, Jordan JM, Mozaffarian D, He K. Genome-wide association study of selenium concentrations. Hum Mol Genet 2014; 24:1469-77. [PMID: 25343990 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in human nutrition, but its role in certain health conditions, particularly among Se sufficient populations, is controversial. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of blood Se concentrations previously identified a locus at 5q14 near BHMT. We performed a GW meta-analysis of toenail Se concentrations, which reflect a longer duration of exposure than blood Se concentrations, including 4162 European descendants from four US cohorts. Toenail Se was measured using neutron activation analysis. We identified a GW-significant locus at 5q14 (P < 1 × 10(-16)), the same locus identified in the published GWAS of blood Se based on independent cohorts. The lead single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) explained ∼1% of the variance in toenail Se concentrations. Using GW-summary statistics from both toenail and blood Se, we observed statistical evidence of polygenic overlap (P < 0.001) and meta-analysis of results from studies of either trait (n = 9639) yielded a second GW-significant locus at 21q22.3, harboring CBS (P < 4 × 10(-8)). Proteins encoded by genes at 5q14 and 21q22.3 function in homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism, and index SNPs for each have previously been associated with betaine and Hcy levels in GWAS. Our findings show evidence of a genetic link between Se and Hcy pathways, both involved in cardiometabolic disease.
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- Center for Human Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- University of Missouri Research Reactor Center, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology, and
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology, and
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- Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA, Department of Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine, NC, USA, Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, NC, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology, and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Joslin AC, Green R, German JB, Lange MC. Concept mapping One-Carbon Metabolism to model future ontologies for nutrient-gene-phenotype interactions. GENES AND NUTRITION 2014; 9:419. [PMID: 25091042 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0419-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Advances in the development of bioinformatic tools continue to improve investigators' ability to interrogate, organize, and derive knowledge from large amounts of heterogeneous information. These tools often require advanced technical skills not possessed by life scientists. User-friendly, low-barrier-to-entry methods of visualizing nutrigenomics information are yet to be developed. We utilized concept mapping software from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to create a conceptual model of diet and health-related data that provides a foundation for future nutrigenomics ontologies describing published nutrient-gene/polymorphism-phenotype data. In this model, maps containing phenotype, nutrient, gene product, and genetic polymorphism interactions are visualized as triples of two concepts linked together by a linking phrase. These triples, or "knowledge propositions," contextualize aggregated data and information into easy-to-read knowledge maps. Maps of these triples enable visualization of genes spanning the One-Carbon Metabolism (OCM) pathway, their sequence variants, and multiple literature-mined associations including concepts relevant to nutrition, phenotypes, and health. The concept map development process documents the incongruity of information derived from pathway databases versus literature resources. This conceptual model highlights the importance of incorporating information about genes in upstream pathways that provide substrates, as well as downstream pathways that utilize products of the pathway under investigation, in this case OCM. Other genes and their polymorphisms, such as TCN2 and FUT2, although not directly involved in OCM, potentially alter OCM pathway functionality. These upstream gene products regulate substrates such as B12. Constellations of polymorphisms affecting the functionality of genes along OCM, together with substrate and cofactor availability, may impact resultant phenotypes. These conceptual maps provide a foundational framework for development of nutrient-gene/polymorphism-phenotype ontologies and systems visualization.
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- A C Joslin
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Mládková J, Hladílková J, Diamond CE, Tryon K, Yamada K, Garrow TA, Jungwirth P, Koutmos M, Jiráček J. Specific potassium ion interactions facilitate homocysteine binding to betaine-homocysteine S
-methyltransferase. Proteins 2014; 82:2552-64. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.24619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Jana Mládková
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; University of Illinois; Urbana Illinois 61801
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; University of Illinois; Urbana Illinois 61801
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Bethesda Maryland 20814
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; University of Illinois; Urbana Illinois 61801
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Bethesda Maryland 20814
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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Ganu R, Garrow T, Koutmos M, Rund L, Schook LB. Splicing variants of the porcine betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase gene: implications for mammalian metabolism. Gene 2013; 529:228-37. [PMID: 23948084 PMCID: PMC3894628 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase (BHMT) activity is only detected in the liver of rodents, but in both the liver and kidney cortex of humans and pigs; therefore, the pig was chosen as a model to define the spatial and temporal expression of BHMT during development. During fetal development, a total of ten splice variants of bhmt were expressed at varying levels across a wide range of porcine tissues. Two variants contained an identical ORF that encoded a C-terminal truncated form of BHMT (tBHMT). The bhmt transcripts were expressed at significant levels in the liver and kidney from day 45 of gestation (G45) onward. The transcripts encoding tBHMT represented 5-13% of the total bhmt transcripts in G30 fetus, G45 liver, and adult liver and kidney cortex. The dominant structural feature of wild type BHMT is an (βα)8 barrel, however, a modeled structure of tBHMT suggests that this protein would assume a horseshoe fold and lack methyltransferase activity. Low BHMT activity was detected in the G30 fetus, and slightly increased levels of activity were observed in the liver from G45 and G90 fetuses. The bhmt promoter contained three key CpG sites, and methylation of these sites was significantly higher in adult lung compared to adult liver. The data reported herein suggest that genomic DNA methylation and variation of the 5' and 3' UTRs of bhmt transcripts are key regulators for the level of BHMT transcription and translation.
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- Radhika Ganu
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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Tlili A, Jacobs F, de Koning L, Mohamed S, Bui LC, Dairou J, Belin N, Ducros V, Dubois T, Paul JL, Delabar JM, De Geest B, Janel N. Hepatocyte-specific Dyrk1a gene transfer rescues plasma apolipoprotein A-I levels and aortic Akt/GSK3 pathways in hyperhomocysteinemic mice. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2013; 1832:718-28. [PMID: 23429073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hyperhomocysteinemia, characterized by high plasma homocysteine levels, is recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The increased synthesis of homocysteine, a product of methionine metabolism involving B vitamins, and its slower intracellular utilization cause increased flux into the blood. Plasma homocysteine level is an important reflection of hepatic methionine metabolism and the rate of processes modified by B vitamins as well as different enzyme activity. Lowering homocysteine might offer therapeutic benefits. However, approximately 50% of hyperhomocysteinemic patients due to cystathionine-beta-synthase deficiency are biochemically responsive to pharmacological doses of B vitamins. Therefore, effective treatments to reduce homocysteine levels are needed, and gene therapy could provide a novel approach. We recently showed that hepatic expression of DYRK1A, a serine/threonine kinase, is negatively correlated with plasma homocysteine levels in cystathionine-beta-synthase deficient mice, a mouse model of hyperhomocysteinemia. Therefore, Dyrk1a is a good candidate for gene therapy to normalize homocysteine levels. We then used an adenoviral construct designed to restrict expression of DYRK1A to hepatocytes, and found decreased plasma homocysteine levels after hepatocyte-specific Dyrk1a gene transfer in hyperhomocysteinemic mice. The elevation of pyridoxal phosphate was consistent with the increase in cystathionine-beta-synthase activity. Commensurate with the decreased plasma homocysteine levels, targeted hepatic expression of DYRK1A resulted in elevated plasma paraoxonase-1 activity and apolipoprotein A-I levels, and rescued the Akt/GSK3 signaling pathways in aorta of mice, which can prevent homocysteine-induced endothelial dysfunction. These results demonstrate that hepatocyte-restricted Dyrk1a gene transfer can offer a useful therapeutic targets for the development of new selective homocysteine lowering therapy.
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- Asma Tlili
- Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unit of Functional and Adaptative Biology, EAC-CNRS 4413, 75013 Paris, France
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Patananan AN, Palmer JM, Garvey GS, Keller NP, Clarke SG. A novel automethylation reaction in the Aspergillus nidulans LaeA protein generates S-methylmethionine. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:14032-14045. [PMID: 23532849 PMCID: PMC3656261 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.465765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The filamentous fungi in the genus Aspergillus are opportunistic plant and animal pathogens that can adapt to their environment by producing various secondary metabolites, including lovastatin, penicillin, and aflatoxin. The synthesis of these small molecules is dependent on gene clusters that are globally regulated by the LaeA protein. Null mutants of LaeA in all pathogenic fungi examined to date show decreased virulence coupled with reduced secondary metabolism. Although the amino acid sequence of LaeA contains the motifs characteristic of seven-β-strand methyltransferases, a methyl-accepting substrate of LaeA has not been identified. In this work we did not find a methyl-accepting substrate in Aspergillus nidulans with various assays, including in vivo S-adenosyl-[methyl-(3)H]methionine labeling, targeted in vitro methylation experiments using putative protein substrates, or in vitro methylation assays using whole cell extracts grown under different conditions. However, in each experiment LaeA was shown to self-methylate. Amino acid hydrolysis of radioactively labeled LaeA followed by cation exchange and reverse phase chromatography identified methionine as the modified residue. Point mutations show that the major site of modification of LaeA is on methionine 207. However, in vivo complementation showed that methionine 207 is not required for the biological function of LaeA. LaeA is the first protein to exhibit automethylation at a methionine residue. These findings not only indicate LaeA may perform novel chemistry with S-adenosylmethionine but also provide new insights into the physiological function of LaeA.
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- Alexander N. Patananan
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 and
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- the Departments of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and ,Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095 and , To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 607 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA. Tel.: 310-825-8754; Fax: 310-825-1968; E-mail:
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Mládková J, Vaněk V, Buděšínský M, Elbert T, Demianová Z, Garrow TA, Jiráček J. Double-headed sulfur-linked amino acids as first inhibitors for betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 2. J Med Chem 2012; 55:6822-31. [PMID: 22775318 DOI: 10.1021/jm300571h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase 2 (BHMT-2) catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-methylmethionine to l-homocysteine, yielding two molecules of l-methionine. It is one of three homocysteine methyltransferases in mammals, but its overall contribution to homocysteine remethylation and sulfur amino acid homeostasis is not known. Moreover, recombinant BHMT-2 is highly unstable, which has slowed research on its structural and catalytic properties. In this study, we have prepared the first series of BHMT-2 inhibitors to be described, and we have tested them with human recombinant BHMT-2 that has been stabilized by copurification with human recombinant BHMT. Among the compounds synthesized, (2S,8RS,11RS)-5-thia-2,11-diamino-8-methyldodecanedioic acid (11) was the most potent (K(i)(app) ∼77 nM) and selective inhibitor of BHMT-2. Compound 11 only weakly inhibited human BHMT (IC(50) about 77 μM). This compound (11) may be useful in future in vivo studies to probe the physiological significance of BHMT-2 in sulfur amino acid metabolism.
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- Jana Mládková
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Nuño-Ayala M, Guillén N, Arnal C, Lou-Bonafonte JM, de Martino A, García-de-Jalón JA, Gascón S, Osaba L, Osada J, Navarro MA. Cystathionine β-synthase deficiency causes infertility by impairing decidualization and gene expression networks in uterus implantation sites. Physiol Genomics 2012; 44:702-16. [DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00189.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hyperhomocysteinemia has been reported in human reproduction as a risk factor for early pregnancy loss, preeclampsia, and congenital birth defects like spina bifida. Female infertility was also observed in cystathionine beta synthase-deficient mice ( Cbs-KO) as an animal model for severe hyperhomocysteinemia. The aim for the present research was to elucidate the time-point of pregnancy loss and to pinpoint gene and cellular changes involved in the underlying pathological mechanism. By mating 90-day-old wild-type and Cbs-KO female mice with their homologous male partners, we found that pregnancy loss in Cbs-KO occurred between the 8th and 12th gestation day during placenta formation. DNA microarrays were carried out on uterus from implantation and interimplantation samples obtained on day 8. The results allowed us to select genes potentially involved in embryo death; these were individually confirmed by RT-qPCR, and their expressions were also followed throughout pregnancy. We found that changes in expression of Calb1, Ttr, Expi, Inmt, Spink3, Rpgrip1, Krt15, Mt-4, Gzmc, Gzmb, Tdo2, and Afp were important for pregnancy success, since a different regulation in Cbs-KO mice was found. Also, differences in relationships among selected genes were observed, indicating a dysregulation of these genes in Cbs-KO females. In conclusion, our data provide more information on the gene expression cascade and its timely regulated process required for a successful pregnancy. In addition, we unveil new potential avenues to explore further investigations in pregnancy loss.
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- Mario Nuño-Ayala
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Unidad de Anatomía Patológica, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Flores-Mireles AL, Eberhard A, Winans SC. Agrobacterium tumefaciens can obtain sulphur from an opine that is synthesized by octopine synthase using S-methylmethionine as a substrate. Mol Microbiol 2012; 84:845-56. [PMID: 22486934 PMCID: PMC3359404 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08061.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens incites plant tumours that produce nutrients called opines, which are utilized by the bacteria during host colonization. Various opines provide sources of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous, but virtually nothing was previously known about how A. tumefaciens acquires sulphur during colonization. Some strains encode an operon required for the catabolism of the opine octopine. This operon contains a gene, msh, that is predicted to direct the conversion of S-methylmethionine (SMM) and homocysteine (HCys) to two equivalents of methionine. Purified Msh carried out this reaction, suggesting that SMM could be an intermediate in opine catabolism. Purified octopine synthase (Ocs, normally expressed in plant tumours) utilized SMM and pyruvate to produce a novel opine, designated sulfonopine, whose catabolism by the bacteria would regenerate SMM. Sulfonopine was produced by tobacco and Arabidopsis when colonized by A. tumefaciens and was utilized as sole source of sulphur by A. tumefaciens. Purified Ocs also used 13 other proteogenic and non-proteogenic amino acids as substrates, including three that contain sulphur. Sulfonopine and 11 other opines were tested for induction of octopine catabolic operon and all were able to do so. This is the first study of the acquisition of sulphur, an essential element, by this pathogen.
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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