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Isolation and Propagation of Single Inclusion-Derived Chlamydia Using Laser Microdissection.

Other than its routine application for capturing pure cell populations from fixed tissue sections for diverse downstream molecular assays, laser microdissection enables isolation of single live cells. Here we describe a method for the isolation of single Chlamydia trachomatis-infected cells using a laser microdissection system, in which the dissected samples are captured via gravity. Cells infected by C. trachomatis at low multiplicity of infection are marked with the fluorescent Golgi-specific probe BODIPY® FL C5-ceramide, to facilitate identification of the cells with chlamydial inclusions u

Sphingosine kinase 1/sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors dependent signalling in neurodegenerative diseases. The promising target for neuroprotection in Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common serious neurodegenerative disorders in the world. The incidence of PD appears to be growing and this illness has an unknown pathogenesis. PD is characterized by selective loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN), with an enigmatic cause in most individuals. Current pharmacotherapies and surgery provide symptomatic relief but their effects against the progressive degeneration of neuronal cells are strongly limited if present at all. Therefore, uncovering novel molecular mechanisms of DA cell death and new potentially disea

Zebrafish acid ceramidase: Expression in Pichia pastoris GS115and biochemical characterization.

Acid ceramidase (N-acylsphingosine deacylase EC 3.5.1.23; AC) catalyzes the hydrolysis of ceramide into sphingosine (SPH) and free fatty acid. Zebrafish acid ceramidase (AC) has 60% homology with the human AC). Mutations in the human AC gene asah1 are known to cause Farber disease and spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy. Zebrafish AC was overexpressed in Pichia pastoris by inserting asah1b gene into the genome. The majority of the overexpressed enzyme was secreted into the culture medium and purified to apparent homogeneity by stepwise chromatography. The recombinant pr

Host lipidome analysis during rhinovirus replication in HBECs identifies potential therapeutic targets.

In patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rhinovirus (RV) infections can provoke acute worsening of disease, and limited treatment options exist. Viral replication in the host cell induces significant remodeling of intracellular membranes, but few studies have explored this mechanistically or as a therapeutic opportunity. We performed unbiased lipidomic analysis on human bronchial epithelial cells infected over a 6 h period with the RV-A1b strain of RV to determine changes in 493 distinct lipid species. Through pathway and network analysis, we identified temporal change

Evidence for the Involvement of Lipid Rafts and Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal genetic recessive disease caused by mutations of gene encoding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Patients with CF display a wide spectrum of symptoms, the most severe being chronic lung infection and inflammation, which lead to onset of cystic fibrosis lung disease. Several studies indicate that sphingolipids play a regulatory role in airway inflammation. The inhibition and downregulation of GBA2, the enzyme catabolizing glucosylceramide to ceramide, are associated with a significant reduction of IL-8 production in CF

Atypical presentation of infantile-onset farber disease with novel ASAH1 mutations.

Farber disease is a very rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutation of ASAH1 that results in the accumulation of ceramide in various tissues. Clinical symptoms of classic Farber disease comprise painful joint deformity, hoarseness of voice, and subcutaneous nodules. Here, we describe a patient with Farber disease with atypical presentation of early onset hypotonia, sacral mass, congenital heart disease, and dysmorphic face since birth. Severe cognitive disability, failure to gain motor skills, failure to thrive, and joint contractures developed. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identi

Linkage and association of phospholipid transfer protein activity to LASS4.

Phospholipid transfer protein activity (PLTPa) is associated with insulin levels and has been implicated in atherosclerotic disease in both mice and humans. Variation at the PLTP structural locus on chromosome 20 explains some, but not all, heritable variation in PLTPa. In order to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) elsewhere in the genome that affect PLTPa, we performed both oligogenic and single QTL linkage analysis on four large families (n = 227 with phenotype, n = 330 with genotype, n = 462 total), ascertained for familial combined hyperlipidemia. We detected evidence of linkage betwee

Corrective effect on Fabry mice of yeast recombinant human alpha-galactosidase with N-linked sugar chains suitable for lysosomal delivery.

We have previously reported the production of a recombinant alpha-galactosidase with engineered N-linked sugar chains facilitating uptake and transport to lysosomes in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant. In this study, we improved the purification procedure, allowing us to obtain a large amount of highly purified enzyme protein with mannose-6-phosphate residues at the non-reducing ends of sugar chains. The products were incorporated into cultured fibroblasts derived from a patient with Fabry disease via mannose-6-phosphate receptors. The ceramide trihexoside (CTH) accumulated in lysosomes was c

Structural basis for metal ion coordination and the catalytic mechanism of sphingomyelinases D.

Sphingomyelinases D (SMases D) from Loxosceles spider venom are the principal toxins responsible for the manifestation of dermonecrosis, intravascular hemolysis, and acute renal failure, which can result in death. These enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin, resulting in the formation of ceramide 1-phosphate and choline or the hydrolysis of lysophosphatidyl choline, generating the lipid mediator lysophosphatidic acid. This report represents the first crystal structure of a member of the sphingomyelinase D family from Loxosceles laeta (SMase I), which has been determined at 1.75-angs

Influence of sphingomyelin and TNF-alpha release on lethality and local inflammatory reaction induced by Loxosceles gaucho spider venom in mice.

It is well known that Loxosceles venom induces local dermonecrosis in rabbits, guinea pigs and humans but not in mice, although, depending on the dose, Loxosceles venom can be lethal to mice. In this work we demonstrate that mice injected intradermally in the dorsal area of the back can survive a lethal dose of Loxosceles gaucho venom and also develop an inflammatory reaction (with infiltration of leukocytes shown by histological analysis) at the local injection site when the venom is co-administered with sphingomyelin. It was observed that more venom was retained for a longer period of time a

Biosynthesis and degradation of mammalian glycosphingolipids.

Glycolipids are a large and heterogeneous family of sphingolipids that form complex patterns on eukaryotic cell surfaces. This molecular diversity is generated by only a few enzymes and is a paradigm of naturally occurring combinatorial synthesis. We report on the biosynthetic principles leading to this large molecular diversity and focus on sialic acid-containing glycolipids of the ganglio-series. These glycolipids are particularly concentrated in the plasma membrane of neuronal cells. Their de novo synthesis starts with the formation of the membrane anchor, ceramide, at the endoplasmic retic

The Candida albicans quorum-sensing molecule farnesol alters sphingolipid metabolism in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

Candida albicans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, produces the quorum-sensing molecule farnesol, which we have shown alters the transcript … ihydroceramide and dihydrosphingomyelin species and reduced ceramide levels. Accumulation of dihydroceramides can inhibit mitochondrial function; accordingly, farnesol reduced mitochondrial respiration. Dihydroceramide desaturase inhibition increases lipid droplet formation, which we observed in farnesol-treated cells, coupled with an increase in intracellu …

Lipid metabolism remodeling in human cardiomyocyte differentiation and maturation.

Cardiac development involves extensive metabolic remodeling, yet dynamic changes of endogenous lipid species during human cardiomyocyte (CM) differentiation remain poorly characterized. In this study, we systematically performed high-coverage lipidomic profiling across five consecutive CM differentiation stages, using high-performance liquid chromatography. MYL2 expression confirmed ventricular lineage specification in late-stage CMs. Ceramide levels peaked at the cardiac progenitor cell (CPC) stage, suggesting a stage-specific association with the mesendoderm (MES)-to-CPC transition. Meanwhil

Sex-specific lipidomic profiling of the marine mussel Mytilus coruscus: A comparative analysis of male and female lipid metabolism.

Sex-dependent lipid metabolism plays a pivotal role in physiological adaptation and reproduction in marine bivalves, yet its molecular basis remains poorly understood. Here, UPLC-HRMS-based lipidomics was applied to characterize sex-specific lipid profiles in mussels. Females showed higher levels of glycerophospholipids, particularly phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids, whereas males contained more glycerolipids, especially saturated fatty acid-rich triacylglycerols. Principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares-discrim

Membrane Stress and Ferroptosis: Lipid Dynamics in Cancer.

Membrane rupture, induced by lipid peroxidation, is a severe threat to osmotic balance, as membrane pores contribute to ferroptosis, an iron-dependent cell death. To alleviate osmotic stress, membrane constituents dynamically reconstruct the membrane and interact with intracellular molecules. Tumor-derived acidosis shift glycolysis-dependent metabolism toward lipid metabolism, increasing polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). PUFAs enhance membrane fluidity but make cancer susceptible to lipid peroxidation. Also, the ionization of phospholipids under low pH can accelerate membrane rupture. This

LAPTM proteins in neurological disorders - Autophagy-lysosome dysfunction and therapeutic targets: A review.

Lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane (LAPTM) family members-LAPTM4A, LAPTM4B, and LAPTM5-regulate lysosomal integrity, autophagy-lysosome flux, lipid homeostasis, and immune signaling, pathways increasingly implicated in neurological disease. This review synthesizes structure-function evidence for LAPTM proteins and examines how their dysregulation contributes to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and gliomas. Based on a targeted narrative analysis of primary and translational studies, we highlight that LAPTM proteins influence lysosomal acidification and m

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… LAPTM4B contributes to ceramide homeostasis by exporting lysosomal ceramides to prevent lipid-induced neuronal apoptosis and sustain autophagic clearance [ 28 ]. … Additionally, LAPTM4B indirectly contributes through ceramide-mediated exosome signaling that shapes inflammatory tumor microenvironments [ 71 ]. …

Lipid-dependent accrual of a subset of monocyte-derived macrophages is essential for tissue regeneration.

Tissue regeneration is essential for maintaining tissue homoeostasis and influences disease progression. In the liver, injury evokes a complex regenerative response with robust immune activation and metabolic rewiring, yet how these processes coordinate hepatocyte proliferation remains unclear. Here we show the presence of an injury-induced, lipid-dependent accrual of a distinct monocyte-derived macrophage (MDM) subset characterized by abundant cytosolic lipid content and heightened inflammatory response. Multi-omic analyses, spanning both single-cell transcriptomics and quantitative lipidomic

Off-Target Binding of Miglustat to Glycogen Debranching Enzyme.

The iminosugar N-butyldeoxynojirimycin (Miglustat) is clinically used for the inhibition of ceramide glucosyltransferase for treating Type 1 Gaucher and Niemann-Pick type C diseases. This drug also inhibits glycogen debranching enzyme (GDE), the enzyme responsible for terminal glycogen catabolism via coordinated glucotransferase and amylo-α-1,6-glucosidase (GC) activities, although the structural basis for inhibition has been undefined. Here, we report the crystal structure of Candida glabrata GDE in complex with Miglustat, revealing inhibitor engagement at the conserved GC domain in an area t

Intracranial calcifications in DEGS1-Related Leukodystrophy: a potentially under-recognised neuroimaging feature.

Pathogenic variants in DEGS1, encoding a sphingolipid desaturase critical for ceramide biosynthesis, disrupt sphingolipid homeostasis and oligodendrocyte function, leading to abnormal myelination. We report an infant with genetically confirmed DEGS1-related leukodystrophy (homozygous c.337A > C, p.Asn113His) who presented with abnormal eye movements and early-onset developmental arrest. This was accompanied by axial hypotonia, severe feeding difficulties, and refractory epilepsy, including epileptic spasms with modified hypsarrhythmia. Brain MRI demonstrated diffuse abnormal myelination per ag

Спасение гиппокампальной синаптической пластичности и эффективности памяти Финголимода (FTY720) в модели APP/PS1 болезни Альцгеймера сопровождается коррекцией метаболизма финголипидов, полиаминов и фосфолипидного насыщенного состава.

Ранее, наши метаболомические, транскриптомные и геномные исследования характеризовали путь церамида/шфингомилена как терапевтическую цель в болезни Альцгеймера, и мы показали, что FTY720, фингозин-1-фосфахатный рецептор, утвержденный для лечения множественных склерозов, восстанавливает синаптическая пластичность и память в мышах APP/PS1. Для дальнейшего изучения того, как FTY720 спасает патологию, мы провели метаболический анализ мозга, плазмы и печени обученных APP/PS1 и диких мышей. APP/PS1 мыши продемонстрировали локальные нарушения мозга в полиаминах, фосфолипидах и сфинголипидах. Большинс