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Lü G, Wu R, Wang B, Li L, Li Y, Li X, He H, Wang X, Kuang L. SPTLC2 ameliorates chondrocyte dysfunction and extracellular matrix metabolism disturbance in vitro and in vivo in osteoarthritis. Exp Cell Res 2023; 425:113524. [PMID: 36828166 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Disturbances in chondrocyte extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism in osteoarthritis (OA) are a major cause of OA and potentially lead to personal disability, placing a huge burden on society. Chondrocyte apoptosis and ECM catabolism have a major role in the OA process. Firstly, bioinformatics analysis was performed to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in OA, and serine palmitoyltransferase subunit 2 (SPTLC2) was chosen, which had high-level expression in the OA cartilage tissues and OA chondrocytes. Overexpression and knockdown of SPTLC2 were achieved in OA chondrocytes and normal chondrocytes respectively to study the effect of SPTLC2 upon ECM metabolism of chondrocytes. Cell viability and apoptosis were measured using MTT and flow cytometry analyses; SPTLC2 overexpression enhanced the OA chondrocyte viability and decreased apoptotic rate. In addition, Western blot detection of ECM-related factors (Collagen I, Collage II, MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13) revealed that SPTLC2 overexpression promoted the expression of collagens (Collagen I and Collage II) and suppressed matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1, MMP-3, and MMP-13) level. In contrast, SPTLC2 knockdown in normal chondrocytes showed opposite effects on cell viability, apoptosis, and ECM degeneration. The articular cartilage of OA rats was transfected with lentivirus overexpressing SPTLC2; HE and Safranin-O fast green demonstrated that SPTLC2 overexpression could alleviate chondrocyte injuries and slow down the development of OA. In conclusion, SPTLC2 plays a role in OA and may be a potential target gene for the treatment of OA.
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- Guohua Lü
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China; Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
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Li C, Hou Y, Wei Q, Lin J, Jiang Z, Jiang Q, Yang T, Xiao Y, Huang J, Cheng Y, Ou R, Liu K, Chen X, Song W, Zhao B, Wu Y, Cao B, Chen Y, Shang H. Mutation screening of SPTLC1 and SPTLC2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Hum Genomics 2023; 17:28. [PMID: 36966328 PMCID: PMC10040122 DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00479-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, several rare variants of SPTLC1 were identified as disease cause for juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by disrupting the normal homeostatic regulation of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT). However, further exploration of the rare variants in large cohorts was still necessary. Meanwhile, SPTLC2 plays a similar role as SPTLC1 in the SPT function. METHODS To explore the genetic role of SPTLC1 and SPTLC2 in ALS, we analyzed the rare protein-coding variants in 2011 patients with ALS and 3298 controls from the Chinese population with whole exome sequencing. Fisher's exact test was performed between each variant and disease risk, while at gene level over-representation of rare variants in patients was examined with optimized sequence kernel association test (SKAT-O). RESULTS Totally 33 rare variants with minor allele frequency < 0.01 were identified, including 17 in SPTLC1 and 16 in SPTLC2. One adult-onset patient carried the variant p.E406K (SPTLC1) which was reported in previous study. Additionally, three adult-onset patients carried variants in the same amino acids as the variants identified in previous studies (p.Y509C, p.S331T, and p.R239Q in SPTLC1). At gene level, rare variants of SPTLC1 and STPLC2 were not enriched in patients. CONCLUSION These results broadened the variant spectrum of SPTLC1 and SPTLC2 in ALS, and paved the way for future research. Further replication was still needed to explore the genetic role of SPTLC1 in ALS.
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- Chunyu Li
- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Lane, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Hines TJ, Tadenev ALD, Lone MA, Hatton CL, Bagasrawala I, Stum MG, Miers KE, Hornemann T, Burgess RW. Precision mouse models of Yars/dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type C and Sptlc1/hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1. J Anat 2022; 241:1169-1185. [PMID: 34875719 PMCID: PMC9170831 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Animal models of neurodegenerative diseases such as inherited peripheral neuropathies sometimes accurately recreate the pathophysiology of the human disease, and sometimes accurately recreate the genetic perturbations found in patients. Ideally, models achieve both, but this is not always possible; nonetheless, such models are informative. Here we describe two animal models of inherited peripheral neuropathy: mice with a mutation in tyrosyl tRNA-synthetase, YarsE196K , modeling dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type C (diCMTC), and mice with a mutation in serine palmitoyltransferase long chain 1, Sptlc1C133W , modeling hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1 (HSAN1). YarsE196K mice develop disease-relevant phenotypes including reduced motor performance and reduced nerve conduction velocities by 4 months of age. Peripheral motor axons are reduced in size, but there is no reduction in axon number and plasma neurofilament light chain levels are not increased. Unlike the dominant human mutations, the YarsE196K mice only show these phenotypes as homozygotes, or as compound heterozygotes with a null allele, and no phenotype is observed in E196K or null heterozygotes. The Sptlc1C133W mice carry a knockin allele and show the anticipated increase in 1-deoxysphingolipids in circulation and in a variety of tissues. They also have mild behavioral defects consistent with HSAN1, but do not show neurophysiological defects or axon loss in peripheral nerves or in the epidermis of the hind paw or tail. Thus, despite the biochemical phenotype, the Sptlc1C133W mice do not show a strong neuropathy phenotype. Surprisingly, these mice were lethal as homozygotes, but the heterozygous genotype studied corresponds to the dominant genetics seen in humans. Thus, YarsE196K homozygous mice have a relevant phenotype, but imprecisely reproduce the human genetics, whereas the Sptlc1C133W mice precisely reproduce the human genetics, but do not recreate the disease phenotype. Despite these shortcomings, both models are informative and will be useful for future research.
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Wang T, Wang Z, de Fabritus L, Tao J, Saied EM, Lee HJ, Ramazanov BR, Jackson B, Burkhardt D, Parker M, Gleinich AS, Wang Z, Seo DE, Zhou T, Xu S, Alecu I, Azadi P, Arenz C, Hornemann T, Krishnaswamy S, van de Pavert SA, Kaech SM, Ivanova NB, Santori FR. 1-deoxysphingolipids bind to COUP-TF to modulate lymphatic and cardiac cell development. Dev Cell 2021; 56:3128-3145.e15. [PMID: 34762852 PMCID: PMC8628544 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Identification of physiological modulators of nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) activity is paramount for understanding the link between metabolism and transcriptional networks that orchestrate development and cellular physiology. Using libraries of metabolic enzymes alongside their substrates and products, we identify 1-deoxysphingosines as modulators of the activity of NR2F1 and 2 (COUP-TFs), which are orphan NHRs that are critical for development of the nervous system, heart, veins, and lymphatic vessels. We show that these non-canonical alanine-based sphingolipids bind to the NR2F1/2 ligand-binding domains (LBDs) and modulate their transcriptional activity in cell-based assays at physiological concentrations. Furthermore, inhibition of sphingolipid biosynthesis phenocopies NR2F1/2 deficiency in endothelium and cardiomyocytes, and increases in 1-deoxysphingosine levels activate NR2F1/2-dependent differentiation programs. Our findings suggest that 1-deoxysphingosines are physiological regulators of NR2F1/2-mediated transcription.
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- Ting Wang
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China; Department of Reproductive Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, China
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- Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China; Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 12489, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Center for Genome Analysis, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Neural Regeneration Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Institut für Chemie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 12489, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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- Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS, INSERM, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Su X, Ye Y, Yang Y, Zhang K, Bai W, Chen H, Kang E, Kong C, He X. The Effect of SPTLC2 on Promoting Neuronal Apoptosis is Alleviated by MiR-124-3p Through TLR4 Signalling Pathway. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:2113-2122. [PMID: 31372925 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02849-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To investigate the role and mechanism of microRNA-124-3p (miR-124-3p) and serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 2 (SPTLC2) in neuronal apoptosis induced by mechanical injury. Transient transfection was used to modify the expression of miR-124-3p and SPTLC2. After transfection, neuronal apoptosis was evaluated in an in vitro injury model of primary neurons using TUNEL staining and western blot. The correlation between miR-124-3p and SPTLC2 was identified through a dual luciferase reporter assay in HEK293 cells. A rescue experiment in primary neurons was performed to further confirm the result. To explore the downstream mechanisms, co-immunoprecipitation was performed to identify proteins that interact with SPTLC2 in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signalling pathway. Subsequently, the relative expression levels of TLR4 pathway molecules were measured by western blot. Our results showed that increased miR-124-3p can inhibit neuronal apoptosis, which is opposite to the effect of SPTLC2. In addition, miR-124-3p was proved to negatively regulate SPTLC2 expression and suppress the apoptosis-promoting effect of SPTLC2 via the TLR4 signalling pathway.
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- Xinhong Su
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, PLA 921rd Hospital, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Oncology Institute of Chinese PLA, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle Western Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shanxi, China.
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Wu J, Ma S, Sandhoff R, Ming Y, Hotz-Wagenblatt A, Timmerman V, Bonello-Palot N, Schlotter-Weigel B, Auer-Grumbach M, Seeman P, Löscher WN, Reindl M, Weiss F, Mah E, Weisshaar N, Madi A, Mohr K, Schlimbach T, Velasco Cárdenas RMH, Koeppel J, Grünschläger F, Müller L, Baumeister M, Brügger B, Schmitt M, Wabnitz G, Samstag Y, Cui G. Loss of Neurological Disease HSAN-I-Associated Gene SPTLC2 Impairs CD8 + T Cell Responses to Infection by Inhibiting T Cell Metabolic Fitness. Immunity 2019; 50:1218-1231.e5. [PMID: 30952607 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Patients with the neurological disorder HSAN-I suffer frequent infections, attributed to a lack of pain sensation and failure to seek care for minor injuries. Whether protective CD8+ T cells are affected in HSAN-I patients remains unknown. Here, we report that HSAN-I-associated mutations in serine palmitoyltransferase subunit SPTLC2 dampened human T cell responses. Antigen stimulation and inflammation induced SPTLC2 expression, and murine T-cell-specific ablation of Sptlc2 impaired antiviral-T-cell expansion and effector function. Sptlc2 deficiency reduced sphingolipid biosynthetic flux and led to prolonged activation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and CD8+ T cell death. Protective CD8+ T cell responses in HSAN-I patient PBMCs and Sptlc2-deficient mice were restored by supplementing with sphingolipids and pharmacologically inhibiting ER stress-induced cell death. Therefore, SPTLC2 underpins protective immunity by translating extracellular stimuli into intracellular anabolic signals and antagonizes ER stress to promote T cell metabolic fitness.
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- Jingxia Wu
- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Lipid Pathobiochemistry Group (G131), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine IV, University Heidelberg Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 345, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Core Facility Omics IT and Data Management, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute Born Bunge, B-2610, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children Timone Hospital, 264 Rue Saint Pierre & Aix Marseille University, INSERM, MMG, U1251, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Friedrich-Baur-Institut, Neurologische Klinik and Poliklinik Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80336 München, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- DNA Laboratory, Department of Child Neurology, 2nd Medical School, University Hospital Motol, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Clinical Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Clinical Department of Neurology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000 Bern, Germany
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- School of Medicine, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH), Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine V, University Heidelberg Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section Molecular Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section Molecular Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- T Cell Metabolism Group (D140), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Nam SH, Hong YB, Hyun YS, Nam DE, Kwak G, Hwang SH, Choi BO, Chung KW. Identification of Genetic Causes of Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies by Targeted Gene Panel Sequencing. Mol Cells 2016; 39:382-8. [PMID: 27025386 PMCID: PMC4870185 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2016.2288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Inherited peripheral neuropathies (IPN), which are a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous peripheral nerve disorders including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), exhibit progressive degeneration of muscles in the extremities and loss of sensory function. Over 70 genes have been reported as genetic causatives and the number is still growing. We prepared a targeted gene panel for IPN diagnosis based on next generation sequencing (NGS). The gene panel was designed to detect mutations in 73 genes reported to be genetic causes of IPN or related peripheral neuropathies, and to detect duplication of the chromosome 17p12 region, the major genetic cause of CMT1A. We applied the gene panel to 115 samples from 63 non-CMT1A families, and isolated 15 pathogenic or likely-pathogenic mutations in eight genes from 25 patients (17 families). Of them, eight mutations were unreported variants. Of particular interest, this study revealed several very rare mutations in the SPTLC2, DCTN1, and MARS genes. In addition, the effectiveness of the detection of CMT1A was confirmed by comparing five 17p12-nonduplicated controls and 15 CMT1A cases. In conclusion, we developed a gene panel for one step genetic diagnosis of IPN. It seems that its time- and cost-effectiveness are superior to previous tiered-genetic diagnosis algorithms, and it could be applied as a genetic diagnostic system for inherited peripheral neuropathies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Soo Hyun Nam
- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588,
Korea
| | - Young Bin Hong
- Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351,
Korea
| | - Young Se Hyun
- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588,
Korea
| | - Da Eun Nam
- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588,
Korea
| | - Geon Kwak
- Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351,
Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science & Tech., Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351,
Korea
| | - Sun Hee Hwang
- Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351,
Korea
| | - Byung-Ok Choi
- Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351,
Korea
- Department of Neurology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351,
Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science & Tech., Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351,
Korea
| | - Ki Wha Chung
- Department of Biological Sciences, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588,
Korea
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