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Gu X, Huang L, Lian J. Biomanufacturing of γ-linolenic acid-enriched galactosyldiacylglycerols: Challenges in microalgae and potential in oleaginous yeasts. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:469-478. [PMID: 37692201 PMCID: PMC10485790 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
Abstract
γ-Linolenic acid-enriched galactosyldiacylglycerols (GDGs-GLA), as the natural form of γ-linolenic acid in microalgae, have a range of functional activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-allergic properties. The low abundance of microalgae and the structural stereoselectivity complexity impede microalgae extraction or chemical synthesis, resulting in a lack of supply of GDGs-GLA with a growing demand. At present, there is a growing interest in engineering oleaginous yeasts for mass production of GDGs-GLA based on their ability to utilize a variety of hydrophobic substrates and a high metabolic flux toward fatty acid and lipid (triacylglycerol, TAG) production. Here, we first introduce the GDGs-GLA biosynthetic pathway in microalgae and challenges in the engineering of the native host. Subsequently, we describe in detail the applications of oleaginous yeasts with Yarrowia lipolytica as the representative for GDGs-GLA biosynthesis, including the development of synthetic biology parts, gene editing tools, and metabolic engineering of lipid biosynthesis. Finally, we discuss the development trend of GDGs-GLA biosynthesis in Y. lipolytica.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaosong Gu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Haroun R, Gossage SJ, Luiz AP, Arcangeletti M, Sikandar S, Zhao J, Cox JJ, Wood JN. Chemogenetic Silencing of Na V1.8-Positive Sensory Neurons Reverses Chronic Neuropathic and Bone Cancer Pain in FLEx PSAM 4-GlyR Mice. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0151-23.2023. [PMID: 37679042 PMCID: PMC10523839 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0151-23.2023] [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: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Drive from peripheral neurons is essential in almost all pain states, but pharmacological silencing of these neurons to effect analgesia has proved problematic. Reversible gene therapy using long-lived chemogenetic approaches is an appealing option. We used the genetically activated chloride channel PSAM4-GlyR to examine pain pathways in mice. Using recombinant AAV9-based delivery to sensory neurons, we found a reversal of acute pain behavior and diminished neuronal activity using in vitro and in vivo GCaMP imaging on activation of PSAM4-GlyR with varenicline. A significant reduction in inflammatory heat hyperalgesia and oxaliplatin-induced cold allodynia was also observed. Importantly, there was no impairment of motor coordination, but innocuous von Frey sensation was inhibited. We generated a transgenic mouse that expresses a CAG-driven FLExed PSAM4-GlyR downstream of the Rosa26 locus that requires Cre recombinase to enable the expression of PSAM4-GlyR and tdTomato. We used NaV1.8 Cre to examine the role of predominantly nociceptive NaV1.8+ neurons in cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP) and neuropathic pain caused by chronic constriction injury (CCI). Varenicline activation of PSAM4-GlyR in NaV1.8-positive neurons reversed CCI-driven mechanical, thermal, and cold sensitivity. Additionally, varenicline treatment of mice with CIBP expressing PSAM4-GlyR in NaV1.8+ sensory neurons reversed cancer pain as assessed by weight-bearing. Moreover, when these mice were subjected to acute pain assays, an elevation in withdrawal thresholds to noxious mechanical and thermal stimuli was detected, but innocuous mechanical sensations remained unaffected. These studies confirm the utility of PSAM4-GlyR chemogenetic silencing in chronic pain states for mechanistic analysis and potential future therapeutic use.
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- Rayan Haroun
- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Medicine, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Mita P, Sun X, Fenyö D, Kahler DJ, Li D, Agmon N, Wudzinska A, Keegan S, Bader JS, Yun C, Boeke JD. BRCA1 and S phase DNA repair pathways restrict LINE-1 retrotransposition in human cells. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2020; 27:179-191. [PMID: 32042152 PMCID: PMC7082080 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0374-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only autonomous retrotransposon active in human cells. Different host factors have been shown to influence L1 mobility however, systematic analyses of these factors are limited. Here, we developed a high-throughput microscopy-based retrotransposition assay that identified the Double-Stranded Break (DSB) repair and Fanconi Anemia factors active in the S/G2 phase as potent inhibitors and regulators of L1 activity. In particular BRCA1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase with a key role in several DNA repair pathways, directly affects L1 retrotransposition frequency and structure and also plays a distinct role in controlling L1 ORF2 protein translation through L1 mRNA binding. These results suggest the existence of a “battleground” at the DNA replication fork between HR factors and L1 retrotransposons, and revealing a potential role for L1 in the genotypic evolution of tumors characterized by BRCA1 and HR repair deficiencies.
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- Paolo Mita
- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.,Cellarity Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- High Throughput Biology Core, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.,Planet Pharma, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.,Flagship VL58, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- High Throughput Biology Core, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Systems Genetics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
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