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Leclerc D, Christensen KE, Reagan AM, Keser V, Luan Y, Malysheva OV, Wasek B, Bottiglieri T, Caudill MA, Howell GR, Rozen R. Folate Deficiency and/or the Genetic Variant Mthfr 677C >T Can Drive Hepatic Fibrosis or Steatosis in Mice, in a Sex-Specific Manner. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300355. [PMID: 38327171 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300355] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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SCOPE Disturbances in one-carbon metabolism contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which encompasses steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. The goal is to examine impact of folate deficiency and the Mthfr677C >T variant on NAFLD. METHODS AND RESULTS This study uses the new Mthfr677C >T mouse model for the human MTHFR677C >T variant. Mthfr677CC and Mthfr677TT mice were fed control diet (CD) or folate-deficient (FD) diets for 4 months. FD and Mthfr677TT alter choline/methyl metabolites in liver and/or plasma (decreased S-adenosylmethionine (SAM):S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) ratio, methyltetrahydrofolate, and betaine; increased homocysteine [Hcy]). FD, with contribution from Mthfr677TT, provokes fibrosis in males. Studies of normal livers reveal alterations in plasma markers and gene expression that suggest an underlying predisposition to fibrosis induced by FD and/or Mthfr677TT in males. These changes are absent or reverse in females, consistent with the sex disparity of fibrosis. Sex-based differences in methylation potential, betaine, sphingomyelin, and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) levels may prevent fibrogenesis in females. In contrast, Mthfr677TT alters choline metabolism, dysregulates expression of lipid metabolism genes, and promotes steatosis in females. CONCLUSION This study suggests that folate deficiency predisposes males to fibrosis, which is exacerbated by Mthfr677TT, whereas Mthfr677TT predisposes females to steatosis, and reveal novel contributory mechanisms for these NAFLD-related disorders.
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- Daniel Leclerc
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Center of Metabolomics, Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center of Metabolomics, Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Moderate Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Mice Results in Altered Sex-Specific Gene Expression in Brain of Young Mice and Embryos. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14051051. [PMID: 35268026 PMCID: PMC8912750 DOI: 10.3390/nu14051051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Food fortification and increased vitamin intake have led to higher folic acid (FA) consumption by many pregnant women. We showed that FA-supplemented diet in pregnant mice (fivefold higher FA than the recommended level (5xFASD)) led to hyperactivity-like behavior and memory impairment in pups. Disturbed choline/methyl metabolism and altered placental gene expression were identified. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of 5xFASD on the brain at two developmental stages, postnatal day (P) 30 and embryonic day (E) 17.5. Female C57BL/6 mice were fed a control diet or 5xFASD for 1 month before mating. Diets were maintained throughout the pregnancy and lactation until P30 or during pregnancy until E17.5. The 5xFASD led to sex-specific transcription changes in P30 cerebral cortex and E17.5 cerebrum, with microarrays showing a total of 1003 and 623 changes, respectively. Enhanced mRNA degradation was observed in E17.5 cerebrum. Expression changes of genes involved in neurotransmission, neuronal growth and development, and angiogenesis were verified by qRT-PCR; 12 and 15 genes were verified at P30 and E17.5, respectively. Hippocampal collagen staining suggested decreased vessel density in FASD male embryos. This study provides insight into the mechanisms of neurobehavioral alterations and highlights potential deleterious consequences of moderate folate oversupplementation during pregnancy.
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Mild Choline Deficiency and MTHFD1 Synthetase Deficiency Interact to Increase Incidence of Developmental Delays and Defects in Mice. Nutrients 2021; 14:nu14010127. [PMID: 35011003 PMCID: PMC8747146 DOI: 10.3390/nu14010127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Folate and choline are interconnected metabolically. The MTHFD1 R653Q SNP is a risk factor for birth defects and there are concerns that choline deficiency may interact with this SNP and exacerbate health risks. 80–90% of women do not meet the Adequate Intake (AI) for choline. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of choline deficiency on maternal one-carbon metabolism and reproductive outcomes in the MTHFD1-synthetase deficient mouse (Mthfd1S), a model for MTHFD1 R653Q. Mthfd1S+/+ and Mthfd1S+/− females were fed control (CD) or choline-deficient diets (ChDD; 1/3 the amount of choline) before mating and during pregnancy. Embryos were evaluated for delays and defects at 10.5 days gestation. Choline metabolites were measured in the maternal liver, and total folate measured in maternal plasma and liver. ChDD significantly decreased choline, betaine, phosphocholine, and dimethylglycine in maternal liver (p < 0.05, ANOVA), and altered phosphatidylcholine metabolism. Maternal and embryonic genotype, and diet-genotype interactions had significant effects on defect incidence. Mild choline deficiency and Mthfd1S+/− genotype alter maternal one-carbon metabolism and increase incidence of developmental defects. Further study is required to determine if low choline intakes contribute to developmental defects in humans, particularly in 653QQ women.
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Luan Y, Leclerc D, Cosín-Tomás M, Malysheva OV, Wasek B, Bottiglieri T, Caudill MA, Rozen R. Moderate Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Mice Results in Altered Methyl Metabolism and in Sex-Specific Placental Transcription Changes. Mol Nutr Food Res 2021; 65:e2100197. [PMID: 34010503 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202100197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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SCOPE Many pregnant women have higher folic acid (FA) intake due to food fortification and increased vitamin use. It is reported that diets containing five-fold higher FA than recommended for mice (5xFASD) during pregnancy resulted in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency and altered choline/methyl metabolism, with neurobehavioral abnormalities in newborns. The goal is to determine whether these changes have their origins in the placenta during embryonic development. METHODS AND RESULTS Female mice are fed control diet or 5xFASD for a month before mating and maintained on these diets until embryonic day 17.5. 5xFASD led to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency in maternal liver and altered choline/methyl metabolites in maternal plasma (increased methyltetrahydrofolate and decreased betaine). Methylation potential (S-adenosylmethionine:S-adenosylhomocysteine ratio) and glycerophosphocholine are decreased in placenta and embryonic liver. Folic acid supplemented diet results in sex-specific transcriptome profiles in placenta, with validation of dietary expression changes of 29 genes involved in angiogenesis, receptor biology or neurodevelopment, and altered methylation of the serotonin receptor 2A gene. CONCLUSION Moderate increases in folate intake during pregnancy result in placental metabolic and gene expression changes, particularly in angiogenesis, which may contribute to abnormal behavior in pups. These results are relevant for determining a safe upper limit for folate intake during pregnancy.
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- Yan Luan
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Center of Metabolomics, Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center of Metabolomics, Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Hammoud R, Pannia E, Kubant R, Wasek B, Bottiglieri T, Malysheva OV, Caudill MA, Anderson GH. Choline and Folic Acid in Diets Consumed during Pregnancy Interact to Program Food Intake and Metabolic Regulation of Male Wistar Rat Offspring. J Nutr 2021; 151:857-865. [PMID: 33561219 PMCID: PMC8030718 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND North American women consume high folic acid (FA), but most are not meeting the adequate intakes for choline. High-FA gestational diets induce an obesogenic phenotype in rat offspring. It is unclear if imbalances between FA and other methyl-nutrients (i.e., choline) account for these effects. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the interaction of choline and FA in gestational diets on food intake, body weight, one-carbon metabolism, and hypothalamic gene expression in male Wistar rat offspring. METHODS Pregnant Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet with recommended choline and FA [RCRF; 1-fold, control] or high (5-fold) FA with choline at 0.5-fold [low choline and high folic acid (LCHF)], 1-fold [recommended choline and high folic acid (RCHF)], or 2.5-fold [high choline and high folic acid (HCHF)]. Male offspring were weaned to an RCRF diet for 20 wk. Food intake, weight gain, plasma energy-regulatory hormones, brain and plasma one-carbon metabolites, and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in pup hypothalamuses were assessed. RESULTS Adult offspring from LCHF and RCHF, but not HCHF, gestational diets had 10% higher food intake and weight gain than controls (P < 0.01). HCHF newborn pups had lower plasma insulin and leptin compared with LCHF and RCHF pups (P < 0.05), respectively. Pup brain choline (P < 0.05) and betaine (P < 0.01) were 22-33% higher in HCHF pups compared with LCHF pups; methionine was ∼23% lower after all high FA diets compared with RCRF (P < 0.01). LCHF adult offspring had lower brain choline (P < 0.05) than all groups and lower plasma 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (P < 0.05) than RCRF and RCHF groups. HCHF adult offspring had lower plasma cystathionine (P < 0.05) than LCHF adult offspring and lower homocysteine (P < 0.01) than RCHF and RCRF adult offspring. RNA-seq identified 144 differentially expressed genes in the hypothalamus of HCHF newborns compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS Increased choline in gestational diets modified the programming effects of high FA on long-term food intake regulation, plasma energy-regulatory hormones, one-carbon metabolism, and hypothalamic gene expression in male Wistar rat offspring, emphasizing a need for more attention to the choline and FA balance in maternal diets.
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- Rola Hammoud
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Health, Austin, TX, USA
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- Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Scott & White Health, Austin, TX, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Slazak B, Haugmo T, Badyra B, Göransson U. The life cycle of cyclotides: biosynthesis and turnover in plant cells. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2020; 39:1359-1367. [PMID: 32719893 PMCID: PMC7497429 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02569-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Turnover rates have implications for understanding cyclotide biology and improving plant cell culture-based production systems. Cyclotides are a family of polypeptides recognized for a broad spectrum of bioactivities. The cyclic, cystine knot structural motif imparts these peptides with resistance to temperature, chemicals and proteolysis. Cyclotides are found widely distributed across the Violaceae and in five other plant families, where their presumed biological role is host defense. Violets produce mixtures of different cyclotides that vary depending on the organ, tissue or influence of environmental factors. In the present study, we investigated the biosynthesis and turnover of cyclotides in plant cells. Viola uliginosa suspension cultures were grown in media where all nitrogen containing salts were replaced with their 15N counterparts. This approach combined with LC-MS analysis allowed to separately observe the production of 15N-labelled peptides and decomposition of 14N cyclotides present in the cells when switching the media. Additionally, we investigated changes in cyclotide content in V. odorata germinating seeds. In the suspension cultures, the degradation rates varied for individual cyclotides and the highest was noted for cyO13. Rapid increase in production of 15N peptides was observed until day 19 and subsequently, a plateau of production, indicating an equilibrium between biosynthesis and turnover. The developing seedling appeared to consume cyclotides present in the seed endosperm. We show that degradation processes shape the cyclotide pattern present in different tissues and environments. The results indicate that individual cyclotides play different roles-some in defense and others as storage proteins. The turnover of cyclotides should be accounted to improve cell culture production systems.
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- Blazej Slazak
- Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Box 574, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
- W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, 46 Lubicz St., 31-512, Cracow, Poland.
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- Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Box 574, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, 46 Lubicz St., 31-512, Cracow, Poland
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- Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Centre (BMC), Uppsala University, Box 574, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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Cosín-Tomás M, Luan Y, Leclerc D, Malysheva OV, Lauzon N, Bahous RH, Christensen KE, Caudill MA, Rozen R. Moderate Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Mice Results in Behavioral Alterations in Offspring with Sex-Specific Changes in Methyl Metabolism. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061716. [PMID: 32521649 PMCID: PMC7352339 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Fifteen to 20% of pregnant women may exceed the recommended intake of folic acid (FA) by more than four-fold. This excess could compromise neurocognitive and motor development in offspring. Here, we explored the impact of an FA-supplemented diet (5× FASD, containing five-fold higher FA than recommended) during pregnancy on brain function in murine offspring, and elucidated mechanistic changes. We placed female C57BL/6 mice for one month on control diets or 5× FASD before mating. Diets were maintained throughout pregnancy and lactation. Behavioural tests were conducted on 3-week-old pups. Pups and mothers were sacrificed at weaning. Brains and livers were collected to examine choline/methyl metabolites and immunoreactive methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). 5× FASD led to hyperactivity-like behavior and memory impairment in 3-week-old pups of both sexes. Reduced MTHFR protein in the livers of FASD mothers and male pups resulted in choline/methyl metabolite disruptions in offspring liver (decreased betaine) and brain (decreased glycerophosphocholine and sphingomyelin in male pups, and decreased phosphatidylcholine in both sexes). These results indicate that moderate folate supplementation downregulates MTHFR and alters choline/methyl metabolism, contributing to neurobehavioral alterations. Our findings support the negative impact of high FA on brain development, and may lead to improved guidelines on optimal folate levels during pregnancy.
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- Marta Cosín-Tomás
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; (O.V.M.); (M.A.C.)
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- Drug Discovery Platform, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada;
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; (O.V.M.); (M.A.C.)
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (M.C.-T.); (Y.L.); (D.L.); (R.H.B.); (K.E.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +15-14934-1934 (ext. 23839)
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Hammoud R, Pannia E, Kubant R, Liao CS, Ho M, Yang NV, Chatterjee D, Caudill MA, Malysheva OV, Pausova Z, Anderson GH. Maternal Choline Intake Programs Hypothalamic Energy Regulation and Later-Life Phenotype of Male Wistar Rat Offspring. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 64:e1901178. [PMID: 32110848 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201901178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SCOPE High-folic-acid diets during pregnancy result in obesity in the offspring, associated with altered DNA-methylation of hypothalamic food intake neurons. Like folic acid, the methyl-donor choline modulates foetal brain development, but its long-term programing effects on energy regulation remain undefined. This study aims to describe the effect of choline intake during pregnancy on offspring phenotype and hypothalamic energy-regulatory mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS Wistar rat dams are fed an AIN-93G diet with recommended choline (RC, 1 g kg-1 diet), low choline (LC, 0.5-fold), or high choline (HC, 2.5-fold) during pregnancy. Male pups are terminated at birth and 17 weeks post-weaning. Brain 1-carbon metabolites, body weight, food intake, energy expenditure, plasma hormones, and protein expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides are measured. HC pups have higher expression of the orexigenic neuropeptide-Y neurons at birth, consistent with higher cumulative food intake and body weight gain post-weaning compared to RC and LC offspring. LC pups have lower leptin receptor expression at birth and lower energy expenditure and activity during adulthood. CONCLUSION Choline content of diets that are consumed by rats during pregnancy affects the later-life phenotype of offspring, associated with altered in utero programing of hypothalamic food intake regulation.
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- Rola Hammoud
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 228 Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 228 Savage Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
- Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Rm. 109705, Toronto, Ontario, M5G0A4, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Rm. 5360, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A8, Canada
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Orenbuch A, Fortis K, Taesuwan S, Yaffe R, Caudill MA, Golan HM. Prenatal Nutritional Intervention Reduces Autistic-Like Behavior Rates Among Mthfr-Deficient Mice. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:383. [PMID: 31133774 PMCID: PMC6511811 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The causes and contributing factors of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are poorly understood. One gene associated with increased risk for ASD is methylenetetrahydrofolate-reductase (MTHFR), which encodes a key enzyme in one carbon (C1) metabolism. The MTHFR 677C > T polymorphism reduces the efficiency of methyl group production with possible adverse downstream effects on gene expression. In this study, the effects of prenatal and/or postnatal diets enriched in C1 nutrients on ASD-like behavior were evaluated in Mthfr-deficient mice. Differences in intermediate pathways between the mice with and without ASD-like behaviors were tested. The findings indicate that maternal and offspring Mthfr deficiency increased the risk for an ASD-like phenotype in the offspring. The risk of ASD-like behavior was reduced in Mthfr-deficient mice supplemented with C1 nutrients prenatally. Specifically, among offspring of Mthfr+/- dams, prenatal diet supplementation was protective against ASD-like symptomatic behavior compared to the control diet with an odds ratio of 0.18 (CI:0.035, 0.970). Changes in major C1 metabolites, such as the ratios between betaine/choline and SAM/SAH in the cerebral-cortex, were associated with ASD-like behavior. Symptomatic mice presenting ASD-like behavior showed decreased levels of GABA pathway proteins such as GAD65/67 and VGAT and altered ratios of the glutamate receptor subunits GluR1/GluR2 in males and NR2A/NR2B in females. The altered ratios, in turn, favor receptor subunits with higher sensitivity to neuronal activity. Our study suggests that MTHFR deficiency can increase the risk of ASD-like behavior in mice and that prenatal dietary intervention focused on MTHFR genotypes can reduce the risk of ASD-like behavior.
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- Ayelet Orenbuch
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Division of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.,Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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Leclerc D, Christensen KE, Cauvi O, Yang E, Fournelle F, Bahous RH, Malysheva OV, Deng L, Wu Q, Zhou Z, Gao ZH, Chaurand P, Caudill MA, Rozen R. Mild Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency Alters Inflammatory and Lipid Pathways in Liver. Mol Nutr Food Res 2018; 63:e1801001. [PMID: 30408316 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201801001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SCOPE Dietary and genetic folate disturbances can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A common variant in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR 677C→T) causes mild MTHFR deficiency with lower 5-methyltetrahydrofolate for methylation reactions. The goal is to determine whether mild murine MTHFR deficiency contributes to NAFLD-related effects. METHODS AND RESULTS Wild-type and Mthfr+/- mice, a model for the human variant, are fed control (CD) or high-fat (HFAT) diets for 8 weeks. On both diets, MTHFR deficiency results in decreased S-adenosylmethionine, increased S-adenosylhomocysteine, and decreased betaine with reduced methylation capacity, and changes in expression of several inflammatory or anti-inflammatory mediators (Saa1, Apoa1, and Pon1). On CD, MTHFR deficiency leads to microvesicular steatosis with expression changes in lipid regulators Xbp1s and Cyp7a1. The combination of MTHFR deficiency and HFAT exacerbates changes in inflammatory mediators and introduces additional effects on inflammation (Saa2) and lipid metabolism (Nr1h4, Srebf1c, Ppara, and Crot). These effects are consistent with increased expression of pro-inflammatory HDL precursors and greater lipid accumulation. MTHFR deficiency may enhance liver injury through alterations in methylation capacity, inflammatory response, and lipid metabolism. CONCLUSION Individuals with the MTHFR variant may be at increased risk for liver disease and related complications, particularly when consuming high-fat diets.
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- Daniel Leclerc
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, McGill University Health Center (MUHC), Montreal, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Early Manifestations of Brain Aging in Mice Due to Low Dietary Folate and Mild MTHFR Deficiency. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:4175-4191. [PMID: 30288696 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1375-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Folate is an important B vitamin required for methylation reactions, nucleotide and neurotransmitter synthesis, and maintenance of homocysteine at nontoxic levels. Its metabolism is tightly linked to that of choline, a precursor to acetylcholine and membrane phospholipids. Low folate intake and genetic variants in folate metabolism, such as the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677 C>T polymorphism, have been suggested to impact brain function and increase the risk for cognitive decline and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Our study aimed to assess the impact of genetic and nutritional disturbances in folate metabolism, and their potential interaction, on features of cognitive decline and brain biochemistry in a mouse model. Wild-type and Mthfr+/- mice, a model for the MTHFR 677 C>T polymorphism, were fed control or folate-deficient diets from weaning until 8 and 10 months of age. We observed short-term memory impairment measured by the novel object paradigm, altered transcriptional levels of synaptic markers and epigenetic enzymes, as well as impaired choline metabolism due to the Mthfr+/- genotype in cortex or hippocampus. We also detected changes in mRNA levels of Presenillin-1, neurotrophic factors, one-carbon metabolic and epigenetic enzymes, as well as reduced levels of S-adenosylmethionine and acetylcholine, due to the folate-deficient diet. These findings shed further insights into the mechanisms by which genetic and dietary folate metabolic disturbances increase the risk for cognitive decline and suggest that these mechanisms are distinct.
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Christensen KE, Bahous RH, Hou W, Deng L, Malysheva OV, Arning E, Bottiglieri T, Caudill MA, Jerome-Majewska LA, Rozen R. Low Dietary Folate Interacts with MTHFD1 Synthetase Deficiency in Mice, a Model for the R653Q Variant, to Increase Incidence of Developmental Delays and Defects. J Nutr 2018; 148:501-509. [PMID: 29659962 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Suboptimal folate intake, a risk factor for birth defects, is common even in areas with folate fortification. A polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1 (MTHFD1), R653Q (MTHFD1 c.1958 G > A), has also been associated with increased birth defect risk, likely through reduced purine synthesis. Objective We aimed to determine if the interaction of MTHFD1 synthetase deficiency and low folate intake increases developmental abnormalities in a mouse model for MTHFD1 R653Q. Methods Female Mthfd1S+/+ and Mthfd1S+/- mice were fed control or low-folate diets (2 and 0.3 mg folic acid/kg diet, respectively) before mating and during pregnancy. Embryos and placentas were examined for anomalies at embryonic day 10.5. Maternal 1-carbon metabolites were measured in plasma and liver. Results Delays and defects doubled in litters of Mthfd1S+/- females fed low-folate diets compared to wild-type females fed either diet, or Mthfd1S+/- females fed control diets [P values (defects): diet 0.003, maternal genotype 0.012, diet × maternal genotype 0.014]. These adverse outcomes were associated with placental dysmorphology. Intrauterine growth restriction was increased by embryonic Mthfd1S+/- genotype, folate deficiency, and interaction of maternal Mthfd1S+/- genotype with folate deficiency (P values: embryonic genotype 0.045, diet 0.0081, diet × maternal genotype 0.0019). Despite a 50% increase in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase expression in low-folate maternal liver (P diet = 0.0007), methyltetrahydrofolate concentration decreased 70% (P diet <0.0001) and homocysteine concentration doubled in plasma (P diet = 0.0001); S-adenosylmethionine decreased 40% and S-adenosylhomocysteine increased 20% in low-folate maternal liver (P diet = 0.002 and 0.0002, respectively). Conclusions MTHFD1 synthetase-deficient mice are more sensitive to low folate intake than wild-type mice during pregnancy. Reduced purine synthesis due to synthetase deficiency and altered methylation potential due to low folate may increase pregnancy complications. Further studies and individualized intake recommendations may be required for women homozygous for the MTHFD1 R653Q variant.
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- Karen E Christensen
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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- Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Aguilar-Hernández V, Loyola-Vargas VM. Advanced Proteomic Approaches to Elucidate Somatic Embryogenesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1658. [PMID: 30524454 PMCID: PMC6262180 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a cell differentiation process by which a somatic cell changes its genetic program and develops into an embryonic cell. Investigating this process with various explant sources in vitro has allowed us to trace somatic embryo development from germination to plantlets and has led to the generation of new technologies, including genetic transformation, endangered species conservation, and synthetic seed production. A transcriptome data comparison from different stages of the developing somatic embryo has revealed a complex network controlling the somatic cell's fate, suggesting that an interconnected network acts at the protein level. Here, we discuss the current progress on SE using proteomic-based data, focusing on changing patterns of proteins during the establishment of the somatic embryo. Despite the advanced proteomic approaches available so far, deciphering how the somatic embryo is induced is still in its infancy. The new proteomics techniques that lead to the quantification of proteins with different abundances during the induction of SE are opening this area of study for the first time. These quantitative differences can elucidate the different pathways involved in SE induction. We envisage that the application of these proteomic technologies can be pivotal to identifying proteins critical to the process of SE, demonstrating the cellular localization, posttranslational modifications, and turnover protein events required to switch from a somatic cell to a somatic embryo cell and providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying SE. This work will help to develop biotechnological strategies for mass production of quality crop material.
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- Victor Aguilar-Hernández
- Catedrático CONACYT, Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Victor Aguilar-Hernández, orcid.org/0000-0001-8239-4047
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- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
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Bahous RH, Jadavji NM, Deng L, Cosín-Tomás M, Lu J, Malysheva O, Leung KY, Ho MK, Pallàs M, Kaliman P, Greene ND, Bedell BJ, Caudill MA, Rozen R. High dietary folate in pregnant mice leads to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency and altered methyl metabolism, with embryonic growth delay and short-term memory impairment in offspring. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:888-900. [PMID: 28069796 PMCID: PMC5409086 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) generates methyltetrahydrofolate for methylation reactions. Severe MTHFR deficiency results in homocystinuria and neurologic impairment. Mild MTHFR deficiency (677C > T polymorphism) increases risk for complex traits, including neuropsychiatric disorders. Although low dietary folate impacts brain development, recent concerns have focused on high folate intake following food fortification and increased vitamin use. Our goal was to determine whether high dietary folate during pregnancy affects brain development in murine offspring. Female mice were placed on control diet (CD) or folic acid-supplemented diet (FASD) throughout mating, pregnancy and lactation. Three-week-old male pups were evaluated for motor and cognitive function. Tissues from E17.5 embryos, pups and dams were collected for choline/methyl metabolite measurements, immunoblotting or gene expression of relevant enzymes. Brains were examined for morphology of hippocampus and cortex. Pups of FASD mothers displayed short-term memory impairment, decreased hippocampal size and decreased thickness of the dentate gyrus. MTHFR protein levels were reduced in FASD pup livers, with lower concentrations of phosphocholine and glycerophosphocholine in liver and hippocampus, respectively. FASD pup brains showed evidence of altered acetylcholine availability and Dnmt3a mRNA was reduced in cortex and hippocampus. E17.5 embryos and placentas from FASD dams were smaller. MTHFR protein and mRNA were reduced in embryonic liver, with lower concentrations of choline, betaine and phosphocholine. Embryonic brain displayed altered development of cortical layers. In summary, high folate intake during pregnancy leads to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency, disturbed choline/methyl metabolism, embryonic growth delay and memory impairment in offspring. These findings highlight the unintended negative consequences of supplemental folic acid.
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- Renata H. Bahous
- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institut de Neurociència Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Nucli Universitari de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institut de Neurociència Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Nucli Universitari de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Investigation of Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Mind and Brain, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Covington BC, McLean JA, Bachmann BO. Comparative mass spectrometry-based metabolomics strategies for the investigation of microbial secondary metabolites. Nat Prod Rep 2017; 34:6-24. [PMID: 27604382 PMCID: PMC5214543 DOI: 10.1039/c6np00048g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Covering: 2000 to 2016The labor-intensive process of microbial natural product discovery is contingent upon identifying discrete secondary metabolites of interest within complex biological extracts, which contain inventories of all extractable small molecules produced by an organism or consortium. Historically, compound isolation prioritization has been driven by observed biological activity and/or relative metabolite abundance and followed by dereplication via accurate mass analysis. Decades of discovery using variants of these methods has generated the natural pharmacopeia but also contributes to recent high rediscovery rates. However, genomic sequencing reveals substantial untapped potential in previously mined organisms, and can provide useful prescience of potentially new secondary metabolites that ultimately enables isolation. Recently, advances in comparative metabolomics analyses have been coupled to secondary metabolic predictions to accelerate bioactivity and abundance-independent discovery work flows. In this review we will discuss the various analytical and computational techniques that enable MS-based metabolomic applications to natural product discovery and discuss the future prospects for comparative metabolomics in natural product discovery.
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- Brett C Covington
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA. and Center for Innovative Technology, Vanderbilt University, 5401 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Mizuno H, Ueda K, Kobayashi Y, Tsuyama N, Todoroki K, Min JZ, Toyo'oka T. The great importance of normalization of LC-MS data for highly-accurate non-targeted metabolomics. Biomed Chromatogr 2016; 31. [PMID: 27718276 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The non-targeted metabolomics analysis of biological samples is very important to understand biological functions and diseases. LC combined with electrospray ionization-based MS has been a powerful tool and widely used for metabolomic analyses. However, the ionization efficiency of electrospray ionization fluctuates for various unexpected reasons such as matrix effects and intraday variations of the instrument performances. To remove these fluctuations, normalization methods have been developed. Such techniques include increasing the sensitivity, separating co-eluting components and normalizing the ionization efficiencies. Normalization techniques allow simultaneously correcting of the ionization efficiencies of the detected metabolite peaks and achieving quantitative non-targeted metabolomics. In this review paper, we focused on these normalization methods for non-targeted metabolomics by LC-MS.
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- Hajime Mizuno
- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Life Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Christensen KE, Hou W, Bahous RH, Deng L, Malysheva OV, Arning E, Bottiglieri T, Caudill MA, Jerome-Majewska LA, Rozen R. Moderate folic acid supplementation and MTHFD1-synthetase deficiency in mice, a model for the R653Q variant, result in embryonic defects and abnormal placental development. Am J Clin Nutr 2016; 104:1459-1469. [PMID: 27707701 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.139519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moderately high folic acid intake in pregnant women has led to concerns about deleterious effects on the mother and fetus. Common polymorphisms in folate genes, such as methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase-methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (MTHFD1) R653Q, may modulate the effects of elevated folic acid intake. OBJECTIVES We investigated the effects of moderate folic acid supplementation on reproductive outcomes and assessed the potential interaction of the supplemented diet with MTHFD1-synthetase (Mthfd1S) deficiency in mice, which is a model for the R653Q variant. DESIGN Female Mthfd1S+/+ and Mthfd1S+/- mice were fed a folic acid-supplemented diet (FASD) (5-fold higher than recommended) or control diets before mating and during pregnancy. Embryos and placentas were assessed for developmental defects at embryonic day 10.5 (E10.5). Maternal folate and choline metabolites and gene expression in folate-related pathways were examined. RESULTS The combination of FASD and maternal MTHFD1-synthetase deficiency led to a greater incidence of defects in E10.5 embryos (diet × maternal genotype, P = 0.0016; diet × embryonic genotype, P = 0.054). The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) protein and methylation potential [ratio of S-adenosylmethionine (major methyl donor):S-adenosylhomocysteine) were reduced in maternal liver. Although 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (methylTHF) was higher in maternal circulation, the methylation potential was lower in embryos. The presence of developmental delays and defects in Mthfd1S+/- embryos was associated with placental defects (P = 0.003). The labyrinth layer failed to form properly in the majority of abnormal placentas, which compromised the integration of the maternal and fetal circulation and presumably the transfer of methylTHF and other nutrients. CONCLUSIONS Moderately higher folate intake and MTHFD1-synthetase deficiency in pregnant mice result in a lower methylation potential in maternal liver and embryos and a greater incidence of defects in embryos. Although maternal circulating methylTHF was higher, it may not have reached the embryos because of abnormal placental development; abnormal placentas were observed predominantly in abnormally developed embryos. These findings have implications for women with high folate intakes, particularly if they are polymorphic for MTHFD1 R653Q.
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- Karen E Christensen
- Departments of Human Genetics and.,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and.,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and.,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and.,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and
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- Institute of Metabolic Disease, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and
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- Departments of Human Genetics and.,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Departments of Human Genetics and .,Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
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Ganz AB, Shields K, Fomin VG, Lopez YS, Mohan S, Lovesky J, Chuang JC, Ganti A, Carrier B, Yan J, Taeswuan S, Cohen VV, Swersky CC, Stover JA, Vitiello GA, Malysheva OV, Mudrak E, Caudill MA. Genetic impairments in folate enzymes increase dependence on dietary choline for phosphatidylcholine production at the expense of betaine synthesis. FASEB J 2016; 30:3321-3333. [PMID: 27342765 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500138rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Although single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in folate-mediated pathways predict susceptibility to choline deficiency during severe choline deprivation, it is unknown if effects persist at recommended intakes. Thus, we used stable isotope liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methodology to examine the impact of candidate SNPs on choline metabolism in a long-term, randomized, controlled feeding trial among pregnant, lactating, and nonpregnant (NP) women consuming 480 or 930 mg/d choline (22% as choline-d9, with d9 indicating a deuterated trimethyl amine group) and meeting folate-intake recommendations. Variants impairing folate metabolism, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) rs1801133, methionine synthase (MTR) rs1805087 [wild-type (WT)], MTR reductase (MTRR) rs1801394, and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase-methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (MTHFD1) rs2236225, influenced choline dynamics, frequently through interactions with reproductive state and choline intake, with fewer genotypic alterations observed among pregnant women. Women with these variants partitioned more dietary choline toward phosphatidylcholine (PC) biosynthesis via the cytidine diphosphate (CDP)-choline pathway at the expense of betaine synthesis even when use of betaine as a methyl donor was increased. Choline intakes of 930 mg/d restored partitioning of dietary choline between betaine and CDP-PC among NP (MTHFR rs1801133 and MTR rs1805087 WT) and lactating (MTHFD1 rs2236225) women with risk genotypes. Overall, our findings indicate that loss-of-function variants in folate-metabolizing enzymes strain cellular PC production, possibly via impaired folate-dependent phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PEMT)-PC synthesis, and suggest that women with these risk genotypes may benefit from choline intakes exceeding current recommendations.-Ganz, A. B., Shields, K., Fomin, V. G., Lopez, Y. S., Mohan, S., Lovesky, J., Chuang, J. C., Ganti, A., Carrier, B., Yan, J., Taeswuan, S., Cohen, V. V., Swersky, C. C., Stover, J. A., Vitiello, G. A., Malysheva, O. V., Mudrak, E., Caudill, M. A. Genetic impairments in folate enzymes increase dependence on dietary choline for phosphatidylcholine production at the expense of betaine synthesis.
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- Ariel B Ganz
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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- Statistical Consulting Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA; and
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Christensen KE, Mikael LG, Leung KY, Lévesque N, Deng L, Wu Q, Malysheva OV, Best A, Caudill MA, Greene NDE, Rozen R. High folic acid consumption leads to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency, altered lipid metabolism, and liver injury in mice. Am J Clin Nutr 2015; 101:646-58. [PMID: 25733650 PMCID: PMC4340065 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Increased consumption of folic acid is prevalent, leading to concerns about negative consequences. The effects of folic acid on the liver, the primary organ for folate metabolism, are largely unknown. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) provides methyl donors for S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) synthesis and methylation reactions. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to investigate the impact of high folic acid intake on liver disease and methyl metabolism. DESIGN Folic acid-supplemented diet (FASD, 10-fold higher than recommended) and control diet were fed to male Mthfr(+/+) and Mthfr(+/-) mice for 6 mo to assess gene-nutrient interactions. Liver pathology, folate and choline metabolites, and gene expression in folate and lipid pathways were examined. RESULTS Liver and spleen weights were higher and hematologic profiles were altered in FASD-fed mice. Liver histology revealed unusually large, degenerating cells in FASD Mthfr(+/-) mice, consistent with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. High folic acid inhibited MTHFR activity in vitro, and MTHFR protein was reduced in FASD-fed mice. 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, SAM, and SAM/S-adenosylhomocysteine ratios were lower in FASD and Mthfr(+/-) livers. Choline metabolites, including phosphatidylcholine, were reduced due to genotype and/or diet in an attempt to restore methylation capacity through choline/betaine-dependent SAM synthesis. Expression changes in genes of one-carbon and lipid metabolism were particularly significant in FASD Mthfr(+/-) mice. The latter changes, which included higher nuclear sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1, higher Srepb2 messenger RNA (mRNA), lower farnesoid X receptor (Nr1h4) mRNA, and lower Cyp7a1 mRNA, would lead to greater lipogenesis and reduced cholesterol catabolism into bile. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that high folic acid consumption reduces MTHFR protein and activity levels, creating a pseudo-MTHFR deficiency. This deficiency results in hepatocyte degeneration, suggesting a 2-hit mechanism whereby mutant hepatocytes cannot accommodate the lipid disturbances and altered membrane integrity arising from changes in phospholipid/lipid metabolism. These preliminary findings may have clinical implications for individuals consuming high-dose folic acid supplements, particularly those who are MTHFR deficient.
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- Karen E Christensen
- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, McGill University, and the Montreal Children's Hospital site of the McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (KEC, LGM, NL, LD, QW, and RR); Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom (K-YL and NDEG); the Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (OVM and MAC); and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AB)
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Yan J, Jiang X, West AA, Perry CA, Malysheva OV, Brenna JT, Stabler SP, Allen RH, Gregory JF, Caudill MA. Pregnancy alters choline dynamics: results of a randomized trial using stable isotope methodology in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Am J Clin Nutr 2013; 98:1459-67. [PMID: 24132975 PMCID: PMC6410899 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.066092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although biomarkers of choline metabolism are altered by pregnancy, little is known about the influence of human pregnancy on the dynamics of choline-related metabolic processes. OBJECTIVE This study used stable isotope methodology to examine the effects of pregnancy on choline partitioning and the metabolic activity of choline-related pathways. DESIGN Healthy third-trimester pregnant (n = 26; initially week 27 of gestation) and nonpregnant (n = 21) women consumed 22% of their total choline intake (480 or 930 mg/d) as methyl-d9-choline for the final 6 wk of a 12-wk feeding study. RESULTS Plasma d9-betaine:d9-phosphatidylcholine (PC) was lower (P ≤ 0.04) in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, suggesting greater partitioning of choline into the cytidine diphosphate-choline (CDP-choline) PC biosynthetic pathway relative to betaine synthesis during pregnancy. Pregnant women also used more choline-derived methyl groups for PC synthesis via phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) as indicated by comparable increases in PEMT-PC enrichment in pregnant and nonpregnant women despite unequal (pregnant > nonpregnant; P < 0.001) PC pool sizes. Pregnancy enhanced the hydrolysis of PEMT-PC to free choline as shown by greater (P < 0.001) plasma d3-choline:d3-PC. Notably, d3-PC enrichment increased (P ≤ 0.011) incrementally from maternal to placental to fetal compartments, signifying the selective transfer of PEMT-PC to the fetus. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced use of choline for PC production via both the CDP-choline and PEMT pathways shows the substantial demand for choline during late pregnancy. Selective partitioning of PEMT-PC to the fetal compartment may imply a unique requirement of PEMT-PC by the developing fetus.
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- Jian Yan
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (JY, XJ, AAW, OVM, JTB, and MAC); the Family & Consumer Sciences-Nutrition, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV (CAP); the Department of Medicine and Division of Hematology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (SPS and RHA); and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (JFG)
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Lewandowska D, ten Have S, Hodge K, Tillemans V, Lamond AI, Brown JWS. Plant SILAC: stable-isotope labelling with amino acids of arabidopsis seedlings for quantitative proteomics. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72207. [PMID: 23977254 PMCID: PMC3748079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Stable Isotope Labelling by Amino acids in Cell culture (SILAC) is a powerful technique for comparative quantitative proteomics, which has recently been applied to a number of different eukaryotic organisms. Inefficient incorporation of labelled amino acids in cell cultures of Arabidopsis thaliana has led to very limited use of SILAC in plant systems. We present a method allowing, for the first time, efficient labelling with stable isotope-containing arginine and lysine of whole Arabidopsis seedlings. To illustrate the utility of this method, we have combined the high labelling efficiency (>95%) with quantitative proteomics analyses of seedlings exposed to increased salt concentration. In plants treated for 7 days with 80 mM NaCl, a relatively mild salt stress, 215 proteins were identified whose expression levels changed significantly compared to untreated seedling controls. The 92 up-regulated proteins included proteins involved in abiotic stress responses and photosynthesis, while the 123 down-regulated proteins were enriched in proteins involved in reduction of oxidative stress and other stress responses, respectively. Efficient labelling of whole Arabidopsis seedlings by this modified SILAC method opens new opportunities to exploit the genetic resources of Arabidopsis and analyse the impact of mutations on quantitative protein dynamics in vivo.
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- Dominika Lewandowska
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Division of Plant Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Chang YL, Hsieh CL, Huang YM, Chiou WL, Kuo YH, Tseng MH. Modified method for determination of sulfur metabolites in plant tissues by stable isotope dilution-based liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2013; 442:24-33. [PMID: 23911527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A wide variety of sulfur metabolites play important roles in plant functions. We have developed a precise and sensitive method for the simultaneous measurement of several sulfur metabolites based on liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and (34)S metabolic labeling of sulfur-containing metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. However, some sulfur metabolites were unstable during the extraction procedure. Our proposed method does not allow for the detection of the important sulfur metabolite homocysteine because of its instability during sample extraction. Stable isotope-labeled sulfur metabolites of A. thaliana shoot were extracted and utilized as internal standards for quantification of sulfur metabolites with LC-MS/MS using S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), methionine (Met), glutathione (GSH), and glutathione disulfide (GSSG) as example metabolites. These metabolites were detected using electrospray ionization in positive mode. Standard curves were linear (r(2)>0.99) over a range of concentrations (SAM 0.01-2.0μM, SAH 0.002-0.10μM, Met 0.05-4.0μM, GSH 0.17-20.0μM, GSSG 0.07-20.0μM), with limits of detection for SAM, SAH, Met, GSH, and GSSG of 0.83, 0.67, 10, 0.56, and 1.1nM, respectively; and the within-run and between-run coefficients of variation based on quality control samples were less than 8%.
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- Ya-Lan Chang
- Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Taipei, Taipei 10048, Taiwan
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Mikael LG, Pancer J, Jiang X, Wu Q, Caudill M, Rozen R. Low dietary folate and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency may lead to pregnancy complications through modulation of ApoAI and IFN-γ in spleen and placenta, and through reduction of methylation potential. Mol Nutr Food Res 2012; 57:661-70. [PMID: 23112124 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201200152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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SCOPE Genetic or nutritional disturbances in folate metabolism lead to hyperhomocysteinemia and adverse reproductive outcomes. Folate-dependent homocysteine remethylation is required for methylation reactions and may influence choline/betaine metabolism. Hyperhomocysteinemia has been suggested to play a role in inflammation. The goal of this study was to determine whether folate-related pregnancy complications could be due to altered expression of some inflammatory mediators or due to disturbances in methylation intermediates. METHODS AND RESULTS Pregnant mice with or without a deficiency of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) were fed control diets or folate-deficient (FD) diets; tissues were collected at embryonic day 14.5. FD decreased plasma phosphocholine and increased plasma glycerophosphocholine and lysophosphatidylcholine. Liver betaine, phosphocholine, and S-adenosylmethionine:S-adenosylhomocysteine ratios were reduced in FD. In liver, spleen, and placenta, the lowest levels of apolipoprotein AI (ApoAI) were observed in Mthfr(+/-) mice fed FD. Increased interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) was observed in spleen and placentae due to FD or Mthfr genotype. Plasma homocysteine correlated negatively with liver and spleen ApoAI, and positively with IFN-γ. CONCLUSION Low dietary folate or Mthfr deficiency during pregnancy may result in adverse pregnancy outcomes by altering expression of the inflammatory mediators ApoAI and IFN-γ in spleen and placenta. Disturbances in choline metabolism or methylation reactions may also play a role.
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- Leonie G Mikael
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Hsieh CL, Yeh KW, De Kok LJ, Pan RN, Kuo YH, Tseng MH. Simultaneous determination of sulphur metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana via LC-ESI-MS/MS and ³⁴S-metabolic labelling. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2012; 23:324-31. [PMID: 21987403 DOI: 10.1002/pca.1361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2011] [Revised: 08/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Sulphur-containing metabolites play an important role in metabolism and homeostasis. Determination of these metabolites is challenging owing to their low concentrations and the interference in mass spectrometry analysis. OBJECTIVE To develop a sensitive and accurate method based on liquid chromatography, electrospray ionisation, tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) and ³⁴S-metabolic labelling for quantification of methionine, reduced glutathione, oxidised glutathione in Arabidopsis thaliana. METHODOLOGY A hydroponic set-up was used for the in vivo ³⁴S-metabolic labelling of A. thaliana. The ³⁴S-labelled metabolites biosynthesised in plant were extracted and used as internal standards. Tissue was extracted with perchloric acid (PCA) or PCA containing a known amount of the analytes for recovery analysis. Tissue extract mixed with extract of ³⁴S-labelled A. thaliana in an appropriate ratio was subjected to a LC system and electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometric (ESI-MS) analysis. Quantification of metabolites was measured by comparing the ³⁴S/³⁴S ratios obtained for samples with the calibration curves. RESULTS Calibration curves showed linearity with regression coefficients in the range of 0.9994-0.9999. Analyte recoveries were approximately 100%. The coefficients of variation of intra-assay and inter-assay were less than 4.2% and 5%, respectively. The ranges for the limits of detection determined for Met, GSSG and GSH were 10 fmol, < 10 fmol and 1.12 fmol and the limits of quantification determined for Met, GSSG and GSH were 0.44 pmol, 0.16 pmol and 34 fmol, respectively. CONCLUSION The validated method for determination of methionine, reduced glutathione and oxidised glutathione was effectively applied to measure metabolite dynamics of sulphur-containing metabolites at the whole-plant level.
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- Chin-Lin Hsieh
- Department of Disaster Management, Taiwan Police College, Taipei 11696, Taiwan
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Jiang X, Yan J, West AA, Perry CA, Malysheva OV, Devapatla S, Pressman E, Vermeylen F, Caudill MA. Maternal choline intake alters the epigenetic state of fetal cortisol-regulating genes in humans. FASEB J 2012; 26:3563-74. [PMID: 22549509 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-207894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The in utero availability of methyl donors, such as choline, may modify fetal epigenetic marks and lead to sustainable functional alterations throughout the life course. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulates cortisol production and is sensitive to perinatal epigenetic programming. As an extension of a 12-wk dose-response choline feeding study conducted in third-trimester pregnant women, we investigated the effect of maternal choline intake (930 vs. 480 mg/d) on the epigenetic state of cortisol-regulating genes, and their expression, in placenta and cord venous blood. The higher maternal choline intake yielded higher placental promoter methylation of the cortisol-regulating genes, corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH; P=0.05) and glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1; P=0.002); lower placental CRH transcript abundance (P=0.04); lower cord blood leukocyte promoter methylation of CRH (P=0.05) and NR3C1 (P=0.04); and 33% lower (P=0.07) cord plasma cortisol. In addition, placental global DNA methylation and dimethylated histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me2) were higher (P=0.02) in the 930 mg choline/d group, as was the expression of select placental methyltransferases. These data collectively suggest that maternal choline intake in humans modulates the epigenetic state of genes that regulate fetal HPA axis reactivity as well as the epigenomic status of fetal derived tissues.
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- Xinyin Jiang
- Division of Nutritional Sciences and Genomics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Arsova B, Kierszniowska S, Schulze WX. The use of heavy nitrogen in quantitative proteomics experiments in plants. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 17:102-12. [PMID: 22154826 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In the growing field of plant systems biology, there is an undisputed need for methods allowing accurate quantitation of proteins and metabolites. As autotrophic organisms, plants can easily metabolize different nitrogen isotopes, resulting in proteins and metabolites with distinct molecular mass that can be separated on a mass spectrometer. In comparative quantitative experiments, treated and untreated samples are differentially labeled by nitrogen isotopes and jointly processed, thereby minimizing sample-to-sample variation. In recent years, heavy nitrogen labeling has become a widely used strategy in quantitative proteomics and novel approaches have been developed for metabolite identification. Here, we present an overview of currently used experimental strategies in heavy nitrogen labeling in plants and provide background on the history and function of this quantitation technique.
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- Borjana Arsova
- Max Planck Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany
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Gouw JW, Tops BBJ, Krijgsveld J. Metabolic labeling of model organisms using heavy nitrogen (15N). Methods Mol Biol 2011; 753:29-42. [PMID: 21604113 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-148-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Quantitative proteomics aims to identify and quantify proteins in cells or organisms that have been obtained from different biological origin (e.g., "healthy vs. diseased"), that have received different treatments, or that have different genetic backgrounds. Protein expression levels can be quantified by labeling proteins with stable isotopes, followed by mass spectrometric analysis. Stable isotopes can be introduced in vitro by reacting proteins or peptides with isotope-coded reagents (e.g., iTRAQ, reductive methylation). A preferred way, however, is the metabolic incorporation of heavy isotopes into cells or organisms by providing the label, in the form of amino acids (such as in SILAC) or salts, in the growth media. The advantage of in vivo labeling is that it does not suffer from side reactions or incomplete labeling that might occur in chemical derivatization. In addition, metabolic labeling occurs at the earliest possible moment in the sample preparation process, thereby minimizing the error in quantitation. Labeling with the heavy stable isotope of nitrogen (i.e., (15)N) provides an efficient way for accurate protein quantitation. Where the application of SILAC is mostly restricted to cell culture, (15)N labeling can be used for micro-organisms as well as a number of higher (multicellular) organisms. The most prominent examples of the latter are Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila (fruit fly), two important model organisms for a range of regulatory processes underlying developmental biology. Here we describe in detail the labeling with (15)N atoms, with a particular focus on fruit flies and C. elegans. We also describe methods for the identification and quantitation of (15)N-labeled proteins by mass spectrometry and bioinformatic analysis.
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- Joost W Gouw
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Gouw JW, Krijgsveld J, Heck AJR. Quantitative proteomics by metabolic labeling of model organisms. Mol Cell Proteomics 2009; 9:11-24. [PMID: 19955089 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r900001-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the biological sciences, model organisms have been used for many decades and have enabled the gathering of a large proportion of our present day knowledge of basic biological processes and their derailments in disease. Although in many of these studies using model organisms, the focus has primarily been on genetics and genomics approaches, it is important that methods become available to extend this to the relevant protein level. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics is increasingly becoming the standard to comprehensively analyze proteomes. An important transition has been made recently by moving from charting static proteomes to monitoring their dynamics by simultaneously quantifying multiple proteins obtained from differently treated samples. Especially the labeling with stable isotopes has proved an effective means to accurately determine differential expression levels of proteins. Among these, metabolic incorporation of stable isotopes in vivo in whole organisms is one of the favored strategies. In this perspective, we will focus on methodologies to stable isotope label a variety of model organisms in vivo, ranging from relatively simple organisms such as bacteria and yeast to Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, and Arabidopsis up to mammals such as rats and mice. We also summarize how this has opened up ways to investigate biological processes at the protein level in health and disease, revealing conservation and variation across the evolutionary tree of life.
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- Joost W Gouw
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Group, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands Proteomics Centre, 3584CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Guo K, Li L. Differential 12C-/13C-Isotope Dansylation Labeling and Fast Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for Absolute and Relative Quantification of the Metabolome. Anal Chem 2009; 81:3919-32. [DOI: 10.1021/ac900166a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kevin Guo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2 Canada
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Sussman MR, Huttlin EL, Wohlbach DJ. Democratization and integration of genomic profiling tools. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 553:373-393. [PMID: 19588117 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-563-7_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Systems biology is a comprehensive means of creating a complete understanding of how all components of an organism work together to maintain and procreate life. By quantitatively profiling one at a time, the effect of thousands and millions of genetic and environmental perturbations on the cell, systems biologists are attempting to recreate and measure the effect of the many different states that have been explored during the 3 billion years in which life has evolved. A key aspect of this work is the development of innovative new approaches to quantify changes in the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome. In this chapter we provide a review and evaluation of several genomic profiling techniques used in plant systems biology as well as make recommendations for future progress in their use and integration.
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- Michael R Sussman
- Department of Biochemistry, UW Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Yang WC, Regnier FE, Adamec J. Comparative metabolite profiling of carboxylic acids in rat urine by CE-ESI MS/MS through positively pre-charged and (2)H-coded derivatization. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:4549-60. [PMID: 19035407 PMCID: PMC3475607 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new approach to the selective comparative metabolite profiling of carboxylic acids in rat urine was established using CE-MS and a method for positively pre-charged and (2)H-coded derivatization. Novel derivatizing reagents, N-alkyl-4-aminomethyl-pyridinum iodide (alkyl = butyl, butyl-d9 or hexyl), containing quaternary amine and stable-isotope atoms (deuterium), were introduced for the derivatization of carboxylic acids. CE separation in positive polarity showed high reproducibility (0.99-1.32% RSD of migration time) and eliminated problems with capillary coating known in CE-MS anion analyses. Essentially complete ionization and increased hydrophobicity after the derivatization also enhanced MS detection sensitivity (e.g. formic acid was detected at 0.5 pg). Simultaneous derivatization of one sample using two structurally similar reagents, N-butyl-4-aminomethyl-pyridinum iodide (BAMP) and N-hexyl-4-aminomethyl-pyridinum iodide, provided additional information for recognizing a carboxylic acid in an unknown sample. Moreover, characteristic fragmentation acquired by online CE-MS/MS allowed for identification and categorization of carboxylic acids. Applying this method on rat urine, we found 59 ions matching the characteristic patterns of carboxylic acids. From these 59, 32 ions were positively identified and confirmed with standards. For comparative analysis, 24 standard carboxylic acids were derivatized by chemically identical but isotopically distinct BAMP and N-butyl-d9-4-aminomethyl-pyridinium iodide, and their derivatization limits and linearity ranges were determined. Comparative analysis was also performed on two individual urine samples derivatized with BAMP and N-butyl-d9-4-aminomethyl-pyridinium iodide. The metabolite profiling variation between these two samples was clearly visualized.
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- Wen-Chu Yang
- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Metz TO, Zhang Q, Page JS, Shen Y, Callister SJ, Jacobs JM, Smith RD. The future of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in metabolic profiling and metabolomic studies for biomarker discovery. Biomark Med 2007; 1:159-185. [PMID: 19177179 DOI: 10.2217/17520363.1.1.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The future utility of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in metabolic profiling and metabolomic studies for biomarker discover will be discussed, beginning with a brief description of the evolution of metabolomics and the utilization of the three most popular analytical platforms in such studies: NMR, GC-MS, and LC-MS. Emphasis is placed on recent developments in high-efficiency LC separations, sensitive electrospray ionization approaches, and the benefits to incorporating both in LC-MS-based approaches. The advantages and disadvantages of various quantitative approaches are reviewed, followed by the current LC-MS-based tools available for candidate biomarker characterization and identification. Finally, a brief prediction on the future path of LC-MS-based methods in metabolic profiling and metabolomic studies is given.
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- Thomas O Metz
- Biological Science Division and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
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Lanquar V, Kuhn L, Lelièvre F, Khafif M, Espagne C, Bruley C, Barbier-Brygoo H, Garin J, Thomine S. 15N-Metabolic labeling for comparative plasma membrane proteomics in Arabidopsis cells. Proteomics 2007; 7:750-4. [PMID: 17285564 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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An important goal for proteomic studies is the global comparison of proteomes from different genotypes, tissues, or physiological conditions. This has so far been mostly achieved by densitometric comparison of spot intensities after protein separation by 2-DE. However, the physicochemical properties of membrane proteins preclude the use of 2-DE. Here, we describe the use of in vivo labeling by the stable isotope 15N as an alternative approach for comparative membrane proteomic studies in plant cells. We confirm that 15N-metabolic labeling of proteins is possible and efficient in Arabidopsis suspension cells. Quantification of 14N versus 15N MS signals reflects the relative abundance of 14N and 15N proteins in the sample analyzed. We describe the use of 15N-metabolic labeling to perform a partial comparative analysis of Arabidopsis cells following cadmium exposure. By focusing our attention on plasma membrane proteins, we were able to confidently identify proteins showing up to 5-fold regulation compared to unexposed cells. This study provides a proof of principle that 15N-metabolic labeling is a useful technique for comparative membrane proteome studies.
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- Viviane Lanquar
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Kim JK, Bamba T, Harada K, Fukusaki E, Kobayashi A. Time-course metabolic profiling in Arabidopsis thaliana cell cultures after salt stress treatment. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2007; 58:415-24. [PMID: 17118972 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Salt stress is one of the most important factors limiting plant cultivation. Many investigations of plant response to high salinity have been performed using conventional transcriptomics and/or proteomics approaches. However, transcriptomics and proteomics techniques are not all-encompassing methods that can achieve exclusive insights into the metabolite networks contributing to biochemical reactions. Hence, the functions of the complex stress response pathways are yet to be determined, especially at the metabolic level. A time-course metabolic profiling with Arabidopsis thaliana cell cultures after the imposition of salt stress is reported in this study. Analyses of primary metabolites, especially small polar metabolites such as amino acids, sugars, sugar alcohols, organic acids, and amines, was performed by GC/MS and LC/MS at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after a salt-stress treatment with 100 mM NaCl being the final concentration. The mass chromatographic data were converted into matrix data sets, which were subjected to data mining processes, including principal component analysis (PCA) and batch-learning self-organizing mapping analysis (BL-SOM). The mining results suggest that the methylation cycle for the supply of methyl groups, the phenylpropanoid pathway for lignin production, and glycinebetaine biosynthesis are synergetically induced as a short-term response against salt-stress treatment. The results also suggest the the co-induction of glycolysis and sucrose metabolism as well as co-reduction of the methylation cycle as long-term responses to salt stress.
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- Jae Kwang Kim
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Herebian D, Küpper U, Schomburg D, Marner FJ. In vivo labeling with stable isotopes as a tool for the identification of unidentified peaks in the metabolome analysis of Corynebacterium glutamicum by GC/MS. Biol Chem 2007; 388:865-71. [PMID: 17655507 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2007.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Of the hyphenated techniques used for metabolic profiling of cell and tissue extracts, GC/MS is in some ways advantageous as it allows the simultaneous fingerprinting of chemically very different metabolites, and the electron impact mass spectra recorded in many cases lead to unambiguous identification of the compounds. However, prior to chromatography, the hydrophilic substances of the cell extracts have to be converted to vaporizable derivatives, the mass spectra of which often are not known or not listed in the available spectral libraries, even if they are derived from simple biochemicals. Thus, numerous chromatographic peaks remain as yet unidentified. Attempts to identify these peaks afford the acquisition of more data on these compounds. The value of in vivo labeling of metabolites with (13)C and (15)N for this purpose is described.
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- Diran Herebian
- Institut für Biochemie, Universität zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 47, D-50674 Köln, Germany
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Ryan D, Robards K. Analytical Chemistry Considerations in Plant Metabolomics. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/15422110601003523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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