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Sakane F, Murakami C, Sakai H. Upstream and downstream pathways of diacylglycerol kinase : Novel phosphatidylinositol turnover-independent signal transduction pathways. Adv Biol Regul 2024:101054. [PMID: 39368888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2024.101054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2024] [Revised: 09/24/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/07/2024]
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol (DG) to produce phosphatidic acid (PA). Mammalian DGK comprise ten isozymes (α-κ) that regulate a wide variety of physiological and pathological events. Recently, we revealed that DGK isozymes use saturated fatty acid (SFA)/monosaturated fatty acid (MUFA)-containing and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6)-containing DG species, but not phosphatidylinositol (PI) turnover-derived 18:0/20:4-DG. For example, DGKδ, which is involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, preferentially uses SFA/MUFA-containing DG species, such as 16:0/16:0- and 16:0/18:1-DG species, in high glucose-stimulated skeletal muscle cells. Moreover, DGKδ, which destabilizes the serotonin transporter (SERT) and regulates the serotonergic system in the brain, primarily generates 18:0/22:6-PA. Furthermore, 16:0/16:0-PA is produced by DGKζ in Neuro-2a cells during neuronal differentiation. We searched for SFA/MUFA-PA- and 18:0/22:6-PA-selective binding proteins (candidate downstream targets of DGKδ) and found that SFA/MUFA-PA binds to and activates the creatine kinase muscle type, an energy-metabolizing enzyme, and that 18:0/22:6-PA interacts with and activates Praja-1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase acting on SERT, and synaptojanin-1, a key player in the synaptic vesicle cycle. Next, we searched for SFA/MUFA-DG-generating enzymes upstream of DGKδ. We found that sphingomyelin synthase (SMS)1, SMS2, and SMS-related protein (SMSr) commonly act as phosphatidylcholine (PC)-phospholipase C (PLC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)-PLC, generating SFA/MUFA-DG species, in addition to SMS and ceramide phosphoethanolamine synthase. Moreover, the orphan phosphatase PHOSPHO1 showed PC- and PE-PLC activities that produced SFA/MUFA-DG. Although PC- and PE-PLC activities were first described 70-35 years ago, their proteins and genes were not identified for a long time. We found that DGKδ interacts with SMSr and PHOSPHO1, and that DGKζ binds to SMS1 and SMSr. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that there are previously unrecognized signal transduction pathways that include DGK isozymes and generate and utilize SFA/MUFA-DG/PA or 18:0/22:6-DG/PA but not PI-turnover-derived 18:0/20:4-DG/PA.
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- Fumio Sakane
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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Numagami Y, Hoshino F, Murakami C, Ebina M, Sakane F. Distinct regions of Praja-1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase selectively bind to docosahexaenoic acid-containing phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol kinase δ. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2023; 1868:159265. [PMID: 36528254 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2022.159265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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1-Stearoyl-2-docosahexaenoyl (18:0/22:6)-phosphatidic acid (PA) interacts with and activates Praja-1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase (full length: 615 aa) to ubiquitinate and degrade the serotonin transporter (SERT). SERT modulates serotonergic system activity and is a therapeutic target for depression, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) δ2 (full length: 1214 aa) interacts with Praja-1 in addition to SERT and generates 18:0/22:6-PA, which binds and activates Praja-1. In the present study, we investigated the interaction of Praja-1 with 18:0/22:6-PA and DGKδ2 in more detail. We first found that the N-terminal one-third region (aa 1-224) of Praja-1 bound to 18:0/22:6-PA and that Lys141 in the region was critical for binding to 18:0/22:6-PA. In contrast, the C-terminal catalytic domain of Praja-1 (aa 446-615) interacted with DGKδ2. Additionally, the N-terminal half of the catalytic domain (aa 309-466) of DGKδ2 intensely bound to Praja-1. Moreover, the N-terminal region containing the pleckstrin homology and C1 domains (aa 1-308) and the C-terminal half of the catalytic domain (aa 762-939) of DGKδ2 weakly associated with Praja-1. Taken together, these results reveal new functions of the N-terminal (aa 1-224) and C-terminal (aa 446-615) regions of Praja-1 and the N-terminal half of the catalytic region (aa 309-466) of DGKδ2 as regulatory domains. Moreover, it is likely that the DGKδ2-Praja-1-SERT heterotrimer proximally arranges the 18:0/22:6-PA-producing catalytic domain of DGKδ2, the 18:0/22:6-PA-binding regulatory domain of Praja-1, the ubiquitin-protein ligase catalytic domain of Praja-1 and the ubiquitination acceptor site-containing SERT C-terminal region.
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- Yuki Numagami
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan; Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
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Diacylglycerol kinase η regulates cell proliferation and its levels are elevated by glucocorticoids in undifferentiated neuroblastoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 602:41-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yan Y, Ren S, Duan Y, Lu C, Niu Y, Wang Z, Inglis B, Ji W, Zheng Y, Si W. Gut microbiota and metabolites of α-synuclein transgenic monkey models with early stage of Parkinson's disease. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2021; 7:69. [PMID: 34475403 PMCID: PMC8413421 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00242-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease. However, it is unclear whether microbiota and metabolites have demonstrated changes at early PD due to the difficulties in diagnosis and identification of early PD in clinical practice. In a previous study, we generated A53T transgenic monkeys with early Parkinson's symptoms, including anxiety and cognitive impairment. Here we analyzed the gut microbiota by metagenomic sequencing and metabolites by targeted gas chromatography. The gut microbiota analysis showed that the A53T monkeys have higher degree of diversity in gut microbiota with significantly elevated Sybergistetes, Akkermansia, and Eggerthella lenta compared with control monkeys. Prevotella significantly decreased in A53T transgenic monkeys. Glyceric acid, L-Aspartic acid, and p-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid were significantly elevated, whereas Myristic acid and 3-Methylindole were significantly decreased in A53T monkeys. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) (KO0131) and the oxidative phosphorylation reaction (KO2147) were significantly increased in metabolic pathways of A53T monkeys. Our study suggested that the transgenic A53T and α-syn aggregation may affect the intestine microbiota and metabolites of rhesus monkeys, and the identified five compositional different metabolites that are mainly associated with mitochondrial dysfunction may be related to the pathogenesis of PD.
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- Yaping Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
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Sato T, Ishiwatari C, Kaneko YK, Ishikawa Y, Kimura Y, Watanabe N, Aoshima I, Matsuda Y, Nakayama T, Chiba R, Fujinuki T, Iwata K, Lu Q, Usuki T, Sakane F, Ishikawa T. Diacylglycerol kinase δ functions as a proliferation suppressor in pancreatic β-cells. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21420. [PMID: 33774855 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001279rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Although an aberrant reduction in pancreatic β-cell mass contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetes, the mechanism underlying the regulation of β-cell mass is poorly understood. Here, we show that diacylglycerol kinase δ (DGKδ) is a key enzyme in the regulation of β-cell mass. DGKδ expression was detected in the nucleus of β-cells. We developed β-cell-specific DGKδ knockout (βDGKδ KO) mice, which showed lower blood glucose, higher plasma insulin levels, and better glucose tolerance compared to control mice. Moreover, an increased number of small islets and Ki-67-positive islet cells, as well as elevated cyclin B1 expression in the islets, were detected in the pancreas of βDGKδ KO mice. DGKδ knockdown in the β-cell line MIN6 induced significant increases in bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation and cyclin B1 expression. Finally, we confirmed that streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia and β-cell loss were alleviated in βDGKδ KO mice. Thus, suppressing the expression or enzymatic activity of DGKδ that functions as a suppressor of β-cell proliferation could be a novel therapeutic approach to increase β-cell mass for the treatment of diabetes.
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- Taiji Sato
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Suzuki Y, Asami M, Takahashi D, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol kinase η colocalizes and interacts with apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 3 in response to osmotic shock. Biochem Biophys Rep 2021; 26:101006. [PMID: 33997319 PMCID: PMC8100535 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) η translocates from the cytoplasm to punctate vehicles via osmotic shock. Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (ASK) 3 (MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) 15) is also reported to respond to osmotic shock. Therefore, in the present study, we examined the subcellular localization of DGKη and ASK3 expressed in COS-7 cells under osmotic stress. We found that DGKη was almost completely colocalized with ASK3 in punctate structures in response to osmotic shock. In contrast, DGKδ, which is closely related to DGKη structurally, was not colocalized with ASK3, and DGKη failed to colocalize with another MAPKKK, C-Raf, even under osmotic stress. The structures in which DGKη and ASK3 localized were not stained with stress granule makers. Notably, DGKη strongly interacted with ASK3 in an osmotic shock-dependent manner. These results indicate that DGKη and ASK3 undergo osmotic shock-dependent colocalization and associate with each other in specialized structures. DGKη translocates from the cytoplasm to punctate vehicles via osmotic stress. DGKη colocalizes with ASK3 in punctate vehicles in response to osmotic shock. DGKη interacts with ASK3 in response to osmotic shock. The punctate vesicles are unique and specialized for DGKη and ASK3.
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- Yuji Suzuki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Asami M, Suzuki Y, Sakane F. Dopamine and the phosphorylated dopamine transporter are increased in the diacylglycerol kinase η-knockout mouse brain. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:1313-1321. [PMID: 33599293 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms generating the mania-like abnormal behaviors caused by diacylglycerol (DG) kinase (DGK) η deficiency remain unclear. Here, we found that DGKη knockout markedly increased dopamine (DA) levels in the midbrain (DA-producing region, 2.8-fold) and cerebral cortex (DA projection region, 1.2-fold). Moreover, DGKη deficiency significantly augmented phosphorylated DA transporter (DAT) levels (1.4-fold increase), which induce DA efflux to the synaptic cleft, in the cerebral cortex. Moreover, phosphorylation levels of protein kinase C-β, which is activated by DG and involved in DAT phosphorylation, were also increased. DAT expressed in Neuro-2a cells recruited DGKη to the plasma membrane and colocalized with it. These results strongly suggest that dopaminergic hyperfunction caused by DGKη deficiency in the brain leads to mania-like behaviors.
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- Maho Asami
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Japan
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Ishizaki A, Murakami C, Yamada H, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol Kinase η Activity in Cells Using Protein Myristoylation and Cellular Phosphatidic Acid Sensor. Lipids 2021; 56:449-458. [PMID: 33624314 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol to produce phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) and regulates the balance between two lipid second messengers: diacylglycerol and PtdOH. Several lines of evidence suggest that the η isozyme of DGK is involved in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms regulating the pathophysiological functions remain unclear. One reason is that it is difficult to detect the cellular activity of DGKη. To overcome this difficulty, we utilized protein myristoylation and a cellular PtdOH sensor, the N-terminal region of α-synuclein (α-Syn-N). Although DGKη expressed in COS-7 cells was broadly distributed in the cytoplasm, myristoylated (Myr)-AcGFP-DGKη and Myr-AcGFP-DGKη-KD (inactive (kinase-dead) mutant) were substantially localized in the plasma membrane. Moreover, DsRed monomer-α-Syn-N significantly colocalized with Myr-AcGFP-DGKη but not Myr-AcGFP-DGKη-KD at the plasma membrane. When COS-7 cells were osmotically shocked, all DGKη constructs were exclusively translocated to osmotic shock-responsive granules (OSRG). DsRed monomer-α-Syn-N markedly colocalized with only Myr-AcGFP-DGKη at OSRG and exhibited a higher signal/background ratio (3.4) than Myr-AcGFP-DGKη at the plasma membrane in unstimulated COS-7 cells (2.5), indicating that α-Syn-N more effectively detects Myr-AcGFP-DGKη activity in OSRG. Therefore, these results demonstrated that the combination of myristoylation and the PtdOH sensor effectively detects DGKη activity in cells and that this method is convenient to examine the molecular functions of DGKη. Moreover, this method will be useful for the development of drugs targeting DGKη. Furthermore, the combination of myristoylation (intensive accumulation in membranes) and α-Syn-N can be applicable to assays for various cytosolic PtdOH-generating enzymes.
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- Ayuka Ishizaki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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New Era of Diacylglycerol Kinase, Phosphatidic Acid and Phosphatidic Acid-Binding Protein. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186794. [PMID: 32947951 PMCID: PMC7555651 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol (DG) to generate phosphatidic acid (PA). Mammalian DGK consists of ten isozymes (α–κ) and governs a wide range of physiological and pathological events, including immune responses, neuronal networking, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, fragile X syndrome, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. DG and PA comprise diverse molecular species that have different acyl chains at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions. Because the DGK activity is essential for phosphatidylinositol turnover, which exclusively produces 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-DG, it has been generally thought that all DGK isozymes utilize the DG species derived from the turnover. However, it was recently revealed that DGK isozymes, except for DGKε, phosphorylate diverse DG species, which are not derived from phosphatidylinositol turnover. In addition, various PA-binding proteins (PABPs), which have different selectivities for PA species, were recently found. These results suggest that DGK–PA–PABP axes can potentially construct a large and complex signaling network and play physiologically and pathologically important roles in addition to DGK-dependent attenuation of DG–DG-binding protein axes. For example, 1-stearoyl-2-docosahexaenoyl-PA produced by DGKδ interacts with and activates Praja-1, the E3 ubiquitin ligase acting on the serotonin transporter, which is a target of drugs for obsessive-compulsive and major depressive disorders, in the brain. This article reviews recent research progress on PA species produced by DGK isozymes, the selective binding of PABPs to PA species and a phosphatidylinositol turnover-independent DG supply pathway.
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Sakai H, Murakami C, Usuki T, Lu Q, Matsumoto KI, Urano T, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol kinase η regulates C2C12 myoblast proliferation through the mTOR signaling pathway. Biochimie 2020; 177:13-24. [PMID: 32791090 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol to produce phosphatidic acid (PA). The η isozyme of DGK is abundantly expressed in C2C12 myoblasts. However, the role of DGKη in skeletal muscle cells remains unknown. In the present study, we showed that DGKη was downregulated at an early stage of myogenic differentiation. The knockdown of DGKη by siRNAs significantly inhibited C2C12 myoblast proliferation but did not inhibit differentiation. Moreover, the suppression of DGKη expression decreased the expression levels of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which is a key regulator of cell proliferation, and fatty acid synthase (FASN), which catalyzes the de novo synthesis of fatty acids for cell proliferation and is transcriptionally regulated via mTOR signaling. Furthermore, the knockdown of mTOR or raptor, which is a component of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1), decreased the amount of FASN. These results indicate that DGKη regulates myoblast proliferation through the mTOR (mTORC1)-FASN pathway. Interestingly, the knockdown of mTOR reduced the expression levels of DGKη, implying mutual regulation between DGKη and mTOR. In DGKη-knockdown myoblasts, C30-C36-PA species, mTOR activators, were decreased, suggesting that the modulation of mTOR activity through these PA species also plays an important role in myoblast proliferation.
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- Hiromichi Sakai
- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Sano M, Kaneko MK, Kato Y. Epitope Mapping of DhMab-1: An Antidiacylglycerol Kinase Monoclonal Antibody. Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother 2020; 39:140-143. [DOI: 10.1089/mab.2020.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Masato Sano
- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing phosphatidic acids selectively interact with L-lactate dehydrogenase A and induce its secondary structural change and inactivation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158768. [PMID: 32717303 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Phosphatidic acid (PA) consists of various molecular species that have different fatty acyl chains at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions; and consequently, mammalian cells contain at least 50 structurally distinct PA molecular species. However, the different roles of each PA species are poorly understood. In the present study, we attempted to identify dipalmitoyl (16:0/16:0)-PA-binding proteins from mouse skeletal muscle using liposome precipitation and tandem mass spectrometry analysis. We identified L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) A, which catalyzes conversion of pyruvate to lactate and is a key checkpoint of anaerobic glycolysis critical for tumor growth, as a 16:0/16:0-PA-binding protein. LDHA did not substantially associate with other phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, phosphoinositides and cardiolipin at physiological pH (7.4), indicating that LDHA specifically bound to PA. Interestingly, 18:0/18:0-, 18:0/20:4- and 18:0/22:6-PA also interacted with LDHA, and their binding activities were stronger than 16:0/16:0-PA at pH 7.4. Moreover, circular dichroism spectrometry showed that 18:0/20:4- and 18:0/22:6-PA, but not 16:0/16:0- or 18:0/18:0-PA, significantly reduced the α-helical structure of LDHA. Furthermore, 18:0/20:4- and 18:0/22:6-PA attenuated LDH activity. Taken together, we demonstrated for the first time that LDHA is a PA-binding protein and is a unique PA-binding protein that is structurally and functionally controlled by associating with 18:0/20:4- and 18:0/22:6-PA.
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Asano T, Sano M, Takei J, Sayama Y, Kaneko MK, Kato Y. Epitope Mapping of the Anti-Diacylglycerol Kinase Monoclonal Antibody DhMab-4 for Immunohistochemical Analysis. Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother 2020; 39:117-122. [PMID: 32486932 DOI: 10.1089/mab.2020.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) plays a pivotal role in intracellular signaling pathways in mammals. Activated G protein-coupled receptor activates phospholipase C (PLC) through heterotrimeric G protein, following which PLC hydrolyzes phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) into diacylglycerol (DG) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). DGK catalyzes DG phosphorylation to produce phosphatidic acid. DG and phosphatidic acid function as second messengers and their intracellular concentrations are regulated by DGK; therefore, DGK plays an important role in regulating many biological processes. There are ten DGK isozymes, of which DGKη is classified as a type II DGK. Reports have shown that DGKη is associated with several diseases; for example, it is highly expressed in the hippocampus and cerebellum and is a key element in bipolar disorder. Although a DGKη-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) is necessary to reveal the association between the expression of DGKη and diseases, an anti-DGKη mAb for immunohistochemistry has not yet been established. In this study, we established a specific anti-human DGKη (hDGKη) mAb, DhMab-4 (mouse IgG2b, kappa). DhMab-4 strongly stained Purkinje cells of human cerebellum in immunohistochemistry analysis. For epitope mapping of DhMab-4, we produced deletion or point mutants of hDGKη and performed western blotting to determine the binding epitope of DhMab-4. DhMab-4 reacted with dN745 mutant but not with dN750 mutant, indicating that the N-terminus of the DhMab-4 epitope is located between amino acids 745 and 750. More detailed analysis using point mutants demonstrated that five mutants, that is, D747A, P748A, F749A, G750A, and T752A, were not detected by DhMab-4. These results indicate that Asp747, Pro748, Phe749, Gly750, and Thr752 are important for DhMab-4 binding to hDGKη.
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- Teizo Asano
- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.,New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Murakami C, Hoshino F, Sakai H, Hayashi Y, Yamashita A, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol kinase δ and sphingomyelin synthase-related protein functionally interact via their sterile α motif domains. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:2932-2947. [PMID: 31980461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.012369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The δ isozyme of diacylglycerol kinase (DGKδ) plays critical roles in lipid signaling by converting diacylglycerol (DG) to phosphatidic acid (PA). We previously demonstrated that DGKδ preferably phosphorylates palmitic acid (16:0)- and/or palmitoleic acid (16:1)-containing DG molecular species, but not arachidonic acid (20:4)-containing DG species, which are recognized as DGK substrates derived from phosphatidylinositol turnover, in high glucose-stimulated myoblasts. However, little is known about the origin of these DG molecular species. DGKδ and two DG-generating enzymes, sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) 1 and SMS-related protein (SMSr), contain a sterile α motif domain (SAMD). In this study, we found that SMSr-SAMD, but not SMS1-SAMD, co-immunoprecipitates with DGKδ-SAMD. Full-length DGKδ co-precipitated with full-length SMSr more strongly than with SMS1. However, SAMD-deleted variants of SMSr and DGKδ interacted only weakly with full-length DGKδ and SMSr, respectively. These results strongly suggested that DGKδ interacts with SMSr through their respective SAMDs. To determine the functional outcomes of the relationship between DGKδ and SMSr, we used LC-MS/MS to investigate whether overexpression of DGKδ and/or SMSr in COS-7 cells alters the levels of PA species. We found that SMSr overexpression significantly enhances the production of 16:0- or 16:1-containing PA species such as 14:0/16:0-, 16:0/16:0-, 16:0/18:1-, and/or 16:1/18:1-PA in DGKδ-overexpressing COS-7 cells. Moreover, SMSr enhanced DGKδ activity via their SAMDs in vitro Taken together, these results strongly suggest that SMSr is a candidate DG-providing enzyme upstream of DGKδ and that the two enzymes represent a new pathway independent of phosphatidylinositol turnover.
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- Chiaki Murakami
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo 693-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharma Sciences, Teikyo University, Kaga 2-11-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharma Sciences, Teikyo University, Kaga 2-11-1, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
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Komenoi S, Suzuki Y, Asami M, Murakami C, Hoshino F, Chiba S, Takahashi D, Kado S, Sakane F. Microarray analysis of gene expression in the diacylglycerol kinase η knockout mouse brain. Biochem Biophys Rep 2019; 19:100660. [PMID: 31297456 PMCID: PMC6597918 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2019.100660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We have revealed that diacylglycerol kinase η (DGKη)-knockout (KO) mice display bipolar disorder (BPD) remedy-sensitive mania-like behaviors. However, the molecular mechanisms causing the mania-like abnormal behaviors remain unclear. In the present study, microarray analysis was performed to determine global changes in gene expression in the DGKη-KO mouse brain. We found that the DGKη-KO brain had 43 differentially expressed genes and the following five affected biological pathways: "neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction", "transcription by RNA polymerase II", "cytosolic calcium ion concentration", "Jak-STAT signaling pathway" and "ERK1/2 cascade". Interestingly, mRNA levels of prolactin and growth hormone, which are augmented in BPD patients and model animals, were most strongly increased. Notably, all five biological pathways include at least one gene among prolactin, growth hormone, forkhead box P3, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor and interleukin 1β, which were previously implicated in BPD. Consistent with the microarray data, phosphorylated ERK1/2 levels were decreased in the DGKη-KO brain. Microarray analysis showed that the expression levels of several glycerolipid metabolism-related genes were also changed. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that several polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-containing phosphatidic acid (PA) molecular species were significantly decreased as a result of DGKη deficiency, suggesting that the decrease affects PUFA metabolism. Intriguingly, the PUFA-containing lysoPA species were markedly decreased in DGKη-KO mouse blood. Taken together, our study provides not only key broad knowledge to gain novel insights into the underlying mechanisms for the mania-like behaviors but also information for developing BPD diagnostics.
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Key Words
- BPD, bipolar disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- DAVID, Database for AnnotationVisualization and Integrated Discovery
- DG, diacylglycerol
- DGK, diacylglycerol kinase
- Diacylglycerol kinase
- ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase
- Fpr2, N-formyl peptide receptor 2
- GO:BP, Gene Ontology: Biological Process
- GWAS, genome-wide association study
- Gh, growth hormone
- Glp1r, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
- Growth hormone
- Il1b, interleukin 1β
- KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
- KO, knockout
- LC-MS, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
- LPA, lysophosphatidic acid
- Lysophosphatidic acid
- MEK, mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase
- PA, phosphatidic acid
- PI, phosphatidylinositol
- PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid
- Phosphatidic acid
- Prl, prolactin
- Prolactin
- SERT, serotonin transporter
- WT, wild type
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- Suguru Komenoi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Center for Analytical Instrumentation, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
- Corresponding author. Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan.
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Sakai H, Murakami C, Matsumoto KI, Urano T, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol kinase δ controls down-regulation of cyclin D1 for C2C12 myogenic differentiation. Biochimie 2018; 151:45-53. [PMID: 29859210 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) is a lipid-metabolizing enzyme that phosphorylates diacylglycerol (DG) to produce phosphatidic acid (PA). DGKδ is highly expressed in the skeletal muscle, and a decrease in DGKδ expression increases the severity of type 2 diabetes. However, the role of DGKδ in myogenic differentiation is still unknown. The present study demonstrated that DGKδ expression was down-regulated in the early stage of C2C12 myogenic differentiation almost concurrently with a decrease in cyclin D1 expression. The knockdown of DGKδ by DGKδ-specific siRNAs significantly increased the levels of cyclin D1 expression at 48 h after C2C12 myogenic differentiation. In contrast, at the same time, the knockdown of DGKδ decreased the levels of myogenin expression and the number of myosin heavy chain (MHC)-positive cells. These results indicate that DGKδ regulates the early differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts via controlling the down-regulation of cyclin D1 expression. Moreover, the suppression of DGKδ expression increased the phosphorylation levels of conventional and novel protein kinase Cs (cnPKCs). Furthermore, DGKδ suppression increased the levels of cyclin D1 and phospho-cnPKCs even at the first 24 h of myogenic differentiation. These results suggest that DGKδ controls the down-regulation of cyclin D1 expression by attenuating the PKC signaling pathway for C2C12 myogenic differentiation.
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- Hiromichi Sakai
- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Biosignaling and Radioisotope Experiment, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Organization for Research and Academic Information, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Lu Q, Komenoi S, Usuki T, Takahashi D, Sakane F. Abnormalities of the serotonergic system in diacylglycerol kinase δ-deficient mouse brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 497:1031-1037. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.02.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Behavioral and pharmacological phenotypes of brain-specific diacylglycerol kinase δ-knockout mice. Brain Res 2016; 1648:193-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Murakami E, Shionoya T, Komenoi S, Suzuki Y, Sakane F. Cloning and Characterization of Novel Testis-Specific Diacylglycerol Kinase η Splice Variants 3 and 4. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162997. [PMID: 27643686 PMCID: PMC5028035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates DG to generate phosphatidic acid. Recently, we found that a new alternative splicing product of the DGKη gene, DGKη3, which lacks exon 26 encoding 31 amino acid residues, was expressed only in the secondary spermatocytes and round spermatids of the testis. In this study, we cloned the full length DGKη3 gene and confirmed the endogenous expression of its protein product. During the cloning procedure, we found a new testis-specific alternative splicing product of the DGKη gene, DGKη4, which lacks half of the catalytic domain. We examined the DGK activity and subcellular localization of DGKη3 and η4. DGKη3 had almost the same activity as DGKη1, whereas the activity of DGKη4 was not detectable. In resting NEC8 cells (human testicular germ cell tumor cell line), DGKη1, η3 and η4 were broadly distributed in the cytoplasm. When osmotically shocked, DGKη1 and η4 were distributed in punctate vesicles in the cytoplasm. In contrast, DGKη3 was partly translocated to the plasma membrane and co-localized with the actin cytoskeleton. These results suggest that DGKη3 and η4 have properties different from those of DGKη1 and that they play roles in the testis in a different manner.
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- Eri Murakami
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Sakane F, Mizuno S, Komenoi S. Diacylglycerol Kinases as Emerging Potential Drug Targets for a Variety of Diseases: An Update. Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:82. [PMID: 27583247 PMCID: PMC4987324 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ten mammalian diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) isozymes (α–κ) have been identified to date. Our previous review noted that several DGK isozymes can serve as potential drug targets for cancer, epilepsy, autoimmunity, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension and type II diabetes (Sakane et al., 2008). Since then, recent genome-wide association studies have implied several new possible relationships between DGK isozymes and diseases. For example, DGKθ and DGKκ have been suggested to be associated with susceptibility to Parkinson's disease and hypospadias, respectively. In addition, the DGKη gene has been repeatedly identified as a bipolar disorder (BPD) susceptibility gene. Intriguingly, we found that DGKη-knockout mice showed lithium (BPD remedy)-sensitive mania-like behaviors, suggesting that DGKη is one of key enzymes of the etiology of BPD. Because DGKs are potential drug targets for a wide variety of diseases, the development of DGK isozyme-specific inhibitors/activators has been eagerly awaited. Recently, we have identified DGKα-selective inhibitors. Because DGKα has both pro-tumoral and anti-immunogenic properties, the DGKα-selective inhibitors would simultaneously have anti-tumoral and pro-immunogenic (anti-tumor immunogenic) effects. Although the ten DGK isozymes are highly similar to each other, our current results have encouraged us to identify and develop specific inhibitors/activators against every DGK isozyme that can be effective regulators and drugs against a wide variety of physiological events and diseases.
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- Fumio Sakane
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University Chiba, Japan
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Kittel-Schneider S, Lorenz C, Auer J, Weißflog L, Reif A. DGKH genetic risk variant influences gene expression in bipolar affective disorder. J Affect Disord 2016; 198:148-57. [PMID: 27016658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND DGKH is a replicated risk gene of bipolar disorder (BD). However, the pathophysiological role of the coded protein, diacylglycerol kinase eta, remains elusive. METHODS In this proof-of-concept study we isolated mRNA from peripheral blood and fibroblasts of heterozygote DGKH risk variants carriers (risk haplotype rs994856/rs9525580/rs9525584 GAT) with bipolar disorder and non-risk variant carriers with and without bipolar disorder. Gene expression of DGKH1, DGKH2, INPP5E, PI4K2B, PIK4CA, PLCG2, PRKCA, PRKCD, PRKCE and PRKCH was analysed by qRT PCR. RESULTS DGKH1 expression was increased in peripheral blood of risk variant carriers (p=0.027). In fibroblast cells, PRKCD expression was significantly increased in DGKH GAT carriers (p=0.037). Patients with a current depressive episode had lower PRKCD levels and lithium treatment was associated with increased PRKCA expression (p=0.005, and p=0.033). LIMITATIONS No homozygote risk variant carriers and no healthy risk variant carriers were included due to their infrequency. Bipolar patients carrying the GAT haplotype were older with marginal significance, as age had also an influence on DGKH expression levels but not on PRKCD levels, replication with better age-matched samples and also bigger samples are needed. CONCLUSIONS The results add evidence for the role of fibroblast cells and peripheral blood as useful tools in the functional characterisation of risk gene variants. Also a combination of genotyping and peripheral gene expression analysis could proof useful in the search of biomarkers for endophenotypes. Furthermore, we could confirm the role of the inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate second messenger pathway and protein kinase C in the pathogenesis of BD.
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- Sarah Kittel-Schneider
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Distinct 1-monoacylglycerol and 2-monoacylglycerol kinase activities of diacylglycerol kinase isozymes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2016; 1864:1170-1176. [PMID: 27346717 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) consists of ten isozymes and is involved in a wide variety of patho-physiological events. However, the enzymological properties of DGKs have not been fully understood. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis on the 1-monoacylglycerol kinase (MGK) and 2-MGK activities of ten DGK isozymes. We revealed that type I (α, β and γ), type II (δ, η and κ) and type III (ε) DGKs have 7.9-19.2% 2-MGK activity compared to their DGK activities, whereas their 1-MGK activities were <3.0%. Both the 1-MGK and 2-MGK activities of the type IV DGKs (ζ and ι) were <1% relative to their DGK activities. Intriguingly, type V DGKθ has approximately 6% 1-MGK activity and <2% 2-MGK activity compared to its DGK activity. Purified DGKθ exhibited the same results, indicating that its 1-MGK activity is intrinsic. Therefore, DGK isozymes are categorized into three types with respect to their 1-MGK and 2-MGK activities: those having (1) 2-MGK activity relatively stronger than their 1-MGK activity (types I-III), (2) only negligible 1-MGK and 2-MGK activities (type IV), and (3) 1-MGK activity stronger than its 2-MGK activity (type V). The 1-MGK activity of DGKθ and the 2-MGK activity of DGKα were stronger than those of the acylglycerol kinase reported as 1-MGK and 2-MGK to date. The presence or absence of 1-MGK and 2-MGK activities may be essential to the patho-physiological functions of each DGK isozyme.
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Isozaki T, Komenoi S, Lu Q, Usuki T, Tomokata S, Matsutomo D, Sakai H, Bando K, Kiyonari H, Sakane F. Deficiency of diacylglycerol kinase η induces lithium-sensitive mania-like behavior. J Neurochem 2016; 138:448-56. [PMID: 27167678 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The η isozyme of diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) is highly expressed in the hippocampus and Purkinje cells in the central nervous system. Recently, several genome-wide association studies have implicated DGKη in the etiology of bipolar disorder (BPD). However, it is still unknown whether DGKη is indeed related to BPD. In this study, we generated DGKη-knockout (KO) mice and performed behavioral tests such as the open field test, the elevated plus maze test and tail suspension test using the KO mice to investigate the effects of DGKη deficits on psychomotor behavior. Intriguingly, DGKη-KO mice displayed an overall behavioral profile that is similar to human mania, including hyperactivity, less anxiety and less depression-like behavior. In addition, these phenotypes were significantly attenuated by the administration of a BPD (mania) remedy, namely, lithium. Moreover, DGKη-KO mice showed impairment in glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3β signaling, which is closely related to BPD. These findings clearly support the linkage between BPD and DGKη that is implicated by genome-wide association studies. Moreover, this study provides DGKη-KO mice as a previously unrecognized model that reflects several features of human BPD with manic episodes and revealed an important role for DGKη in regulating behavior and mood through, at least in part, GSK3β signaling. Several genome-wide association studies have implicated diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) η gene in the etiology of bipolar disorder (BPD). In this study, we revealed that DGKη-knockout (KO) mice displayed an overall behavioral profile that is similar to mania of BPD and is lithium (BPD (mania) remedy)-sensitive. DGKη may regulate behavior and mood through, at least in part, glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3β signaling.
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- Takeshi Isozaki
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Animal Resource Development Unit and Genetic Engineering Team, Riken Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, Japan
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- Animal Resource Development Unit and Genetic Engineering Team, Riken Center for Life Science Technologies, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan
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Kume A, Kawase K, Komenoi S, Usuki T, Takeshita E, Sakai H, Sakane F. The Pleckstrin Homology Domain of Diacylglycerol Kinase η Strongly and Selectively Binds to Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:8150-61. [PMID: 26887948 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.648717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Type II diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) isozymes (δ, η, and κ) have a pleckstrin homology domain (PH) at their N termini. Here, we investigated the lipid binding properties of the PHs of type II DGK isozymes using protein-lipid overlay and liposome binding assays. The PH of DGKη showed the most pronounced binding activity to phosphatidylinositol (PI) 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) among the various glycero- and sphingolipids including PI 3,4,5-trisphosphate, PI 3,4-bisphosphate, PI 3-phosphate, PI 4-phosphate, and PI 5-phosphate. Moreover, the PI(4,5)P2binding activity of the DGKη-PH was significantly stronger than that of other type II DGK isozymes. Notably, compared with the PH of phospholipase C (PLC) δ1, which is generally utilized as a cellular PI(4,5)P2- probe, the DGKη-PH is equal to or superior than the PLCδ1-PH in terms of affinity and selectivity for PI(4,5)P2 Furthermore, in COS-7 cells, GFP-fused wild-type DGKη1 and its PH partly translocated from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane where the PLCδ1-PH was co-localized in response to hyperosmotic stress in an inositol 5-phosphatase-sensitive manner, whereas a PH deletion mutant did not. Moreover, K74A and R85A mutants of DGKη-PH, which lack the conserved basic amino acids thought to ligate PI(4,5)P2, were indeed unable to bind to PI(4,5)P2and co-localize with the PLCδ1-PH even in osmotically shocked cells. Overexpression of wild-type DGKη1 enhanced EGF-dependent phosphorylation of ERK, whereas either K74A or R85A mutant did not. Taken together, these results indicate that the DGKη-PH preferentially interacts with PI(4,5)P2and has crucial roles in regulating the subcellular localization and physiological function of DGKη. Moreover, the DGKη-PH could serve as an excellent cellular sensor for PI(4,5)P2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aiko Kume
- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Komenoi S, Takemura F, Sakai H, Sakane F. Diacylglycerol kinase η1 is a high affinity isozyme for diacylglycerol. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:1272-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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