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Dos Santos Ferreira MC, Pendleton A, Yeo WS, Málaga Gadea FC, Camelo D, McGuire M, Brinsmade SR. In Staphylococcus aureus, the acyl-CoA synthetase MbcS supports branched-chain fatty acid synthesis from carboxylic acid and aldehyde precursors. Mol Microbiol 2024; 121:865-881. [PMID: 38366323 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15237] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
In the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs) are the most abundant fatty acids in membrane phospholipids. Strains deficient for BCFAs synthesis experience auxotrophy in laboratory culture and attenuated virulence during infection. Furthermore, the membrane of S. aureus is among the main targets for antibiotic therapy. Therefore, determining the mechanisms involved in BCFAs synthesis is critical to manage S. aureus infections. Here, we report that the overexpression of SAUSA300_2542 (annotated to encode an acyl-CoA synthetase) restores BCFAs synthesis in strains lacking the canonical biosynthetic pathway catalyzed by the branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BKDH) complex. We demonstrate that the acyl-CoA synthetase activity of MbcS activates branched-chain carboxylic acids (BCCAs), and is required by S. aureus to utilize the isoleucine derivative 2-methylbutyraldehyde to restore BCFAs synthesis in S. aureus. Based on the ability of some staphylococci to convert branched-chain aldehydes into their respective BCCAs and our findings demonstrating that branched-chain aldehydes are in fact BCFAs precursors, we propose that MbcS promotes the scavenging of exogenous BCCAs and mediates BCFA synthesis via a de novo alternative pathway.
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Luo Z, Gao Q, Li Y, Bai Y, Zhang J, Xu W, Xu J. Flammulina velutipes Mycorrhizae Attenuate High Fat Diet-Induced Lipid Disorder, Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Liver and Perirenal Adipose Tissue of Mice. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14183830. [PMID: 36145203 PMCID: PMC9505303 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Flammulina velutipes (FV) is edible mushroom that has nutritional and medicinal values. FV mycorrhizae, the by-products of FV, are an abundant source and receive less attention. The objective of this study was to investigate the composition of FV mycorrhizae, and its effects on high fat diet (HFD)-induced lipid disorder, oxidative stress, and inflammatory cytokines, both in the liver and perirenal adipose tissue (PAT) of mice. The results showed that FV mycorrhizae contain abundant trace elements, polysaccharide, amino acids and derivatives, and organic compounds. It was found that 4% FV mycorrhizae (HFDFV) supplementation decreased HFD-induced liver weight and triglyceride (TG) in the plasma, liver and PAT, altered plasma and hepatic fatty acids profiles, promoted gene expression involved in lipid hydrolysis, fatty acid transportation and β-oxidation in the liver and reduced lipid synthesis in the liver and PAT. HFDFV attenuated HFD-induced oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory cytokine by increasing GSH/GSSG, and decreasing levels of MDA and IL6 both in the liver and PAT, while it differentially regulated gene expression of IL1β, IL6, and CCL2 in liver and PAT. The results indicated that FV mycorrhizae are effective to attenuate HFD-induced lipid disorder, oxidative stress and inflammation in the liver and PAT, indicating their promising constituents for functional foods and herbal medicine.
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- Zhen Luo
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Biological Technology, Nanchang Normal University, Nanchang 330032, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-021-34205767
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Parimbelli M, Pezzotti E, Negro M, Calanni L, Allemano S, Bernardi M, Berardinelli A, D'Antona G. Nutrition and Exercise in a Case of Carnitine Palmitoyl-Transferase II Deficiency. Front Physiol 2021; 12:637406. [PMID: 33815142 PMCID: PMC8009997 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.637406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In the mild subtype of inherited carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPTII) deficiency, muscular mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation is impaired. In this condition, interventions involve daily dietary restriction of fats and increase of carbohydrates, whereas physical exercise is commonly contraindicated due to the risk of muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis. We present the case of a 14-year-old female with CPTII deficiency who underwent a 1-h session of unsupervised exercise training for 6 months, 3 days per week, including interval and resistance exercises, after diet assessment and correction. Before and after intervention, the resting metabolic rate (RMR) and respiratory quotient (RQ) were measured by indirect calorimetry, and a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET, 10 W/30 s to exhaustion) was performed. Interval training consisted of a 1 min run and a 5 min walk (for 15 min progressively increased to 30 min). During these efforts, the heart rate was maintained over 70% HR max corresponding to respiratory exchange ratio (RER) of 0.98. Resistance training included upper/lower split workouts (3 sets of 8 repetitions each, with 2 min rest between sets). Blood CK was checked before and 36 h after two training sessions chosen randomly without significant difference. After training, RMR increased (+8.1%) and RQ lowered into the physiological range (from 1.0 to 0.85). CPET highlighted an increase of peak power output (+16.7%), aerobic performance (VO2 peak, 8.3%) and anaerobic threshold (+5.7%), oxygen pulse (+4.5%) and a much longer isocapnic buffering duration (+335%). No muscle pain or rhabdomyolysis was reported. Results from our study highlight that training based on short-duration high-intensity exercise improves overall metabolism and aerobic fitness, thus being feasible, at least in a case of CPTII deficiency.
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- Mauro Parimbelli
- Criams-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Criams-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Criams-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Criams-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Criams-Sport Medicine Centre Voghera, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Nono Nankam PA, van Jaarsveld PJ, Chorell E, Fortuin-de Smidt MC, Adams K, Blüher M, Olsson T, Mendham AE, Goedecke JH. Circulating and Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Composition in Black South African Women with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12061619. [PMID: 32486525 PMCID: PMC7352715 DOI: 10.3390/nu12061619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: During positive energy balance, excess lipid storage in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is associated with increased lipolysis. Elevated circulating fatty acid (FA) concentrations from both SAT lipolysis and dietary fat intake may result in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation, impairment of glucose metabolism, altogether increasing obesity-associated metabolic risks. We aimed to test the hypothesis that FA composition of red blood cell total phospholipids (RBC-TPL) and SAT is associated with body fat centralisation (VAT/SAT ratio) and insulin sensitivity (SI) in black South African women with obesity. Methods: Participants’ (n = 41) body fat composition and distribution, SI, and RBC-TPL, abdominal and gluteal SAT (gSAT) FA composition (gas-liquid chromatography) were measured. Results: RBC-TPL contained higher proportions of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) than SAT (p < 0.001), which were associated with lower SI (p < 0.05). Mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1)-16 were lower, while poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), and delta-5 and delta-6 desaturase indices were higher in RBC-TPL than SAT (p < 0.001). Interestingly, FA profiles differed between SAT depots with higher SFAs and lower MUFAs, SCD1-16 and SCD1-18 indices in abdominal compared to gluteal SAT (p < 0.01). In both SAT depots, higher SFAs and lower PUFAs (n-3 and n-6) correlated with lower VAT/SAT ratio; and lower PUFAs (n-3 and n-6) and higher total MUFA correlated with higher SI. Conclusion: Our findings confirm the relationships between the FA composition of RBC-TPL and SAT and metabolic risk in black women with obesity, which are dependent on both the FA class, and the tissue type/blood compartment in which they are distributed.
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- Pamela A. Nono Nankam
- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (M.C.F.-d.S.); (K.A.); (A.E.M.); (J.H.G.)
- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-341-97-13400
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
- Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-907 42 Umeå, Sweden; (E.C.); (T.O.)
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (M.C.F.-d.S.); (K.A.); (A.E.M.); (J.H.G.)
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (M.C.F.-d.S.); (K.A.); (A.E.M.); (J.H.G.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
- Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München at the University of Leipzig and University Hospital Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-907 42 Umeå, Sweden; (E.C.); (T.O.)
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (M.C.F.-d.S.); (K.A.); (A.E.M.); (J.H.G.)
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (M.C.F.-d.S.); (K.A.); (A.E.M.); (J.H.G.)
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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Gharib E, Nasri Nasrabadi P, Reza Zali M. miR-497-5p mediates starvation-induced death in colon cancer cells by targeting acyl-CoA synthetase-5 and modulation of lipid metabolism. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:5570-5589. [PMID: 32012265 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Modulation of fatty acids metabolism is an appropriate strategy for starvation-induced death in tumor cancers. Colon cancer cells express a high level of acyl-CoA synthetase-5 (ACSL5), and as yet no therapeutic approach has been achieved. Herein, ACSL5-related microRNAs (miRNAs) were identified via TargetScan, and their impacts on ACSL5 and lipid content along with metabolic activity, cell cycle, migration, and invasion of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells were examined, and subsequently compared with transcriptome for better visualization of intracellular-signaling networks. In vivo analysis was performed using BALB/c mice xenograft model of CRC injected with target miRNA. Clinical significances were also evaluated in 80 CRC tumors and matched adjacent normal tissues. There was a reverse correlation between ACSL5 and miR-497-5p, which miR-497-5p overexpression modulated CRC cell proliferation and development. A similar observation was received from the in vivo examination in which intratumoral injection of miR-497-5p reversed the tumor growth in the CRC xenograft model. Downregulation of miR-497-5p correlated with tumor differentiation, tumor, node, and metastasis staging, lymph node metastasis, and poor survival in patients with CRC. These results suggested that miR-497-5p upregulation could be considered as a therapeutic strategy for modulation of lipid metabolism in colon cancer.
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- Ehsan Gharib
- Department of Molecular Biology, Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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