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2019 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

Investigation of the neuroprotective effect of the rare phospholipid NAPE using gene-deficient mice

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K23828
Research InstitutionKagawa University

Principal Investigator

Hussain MD・Zahir  香川大学, 医学部, 外国人研究者 (70849744)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
KeywordsN-Acylethanolamine / N-Acyl-PE / Anandamide / Calcium ionophore / PLA2G4E / Phospholipid
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

N-Acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines (NAPEs) are known to be precursors of bioactive N-acylethanolamines (NAEs). In mammals, NAPEs are produced by N-acyltransferases, which transfer an acyl chain from a glycerophospholipid (like phosphatidylcholine (PC)) to the amino group of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Recently, the e isoform of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2e) was found to be Ca2+-dependent N-acyltransferase. However, it was less understood which types of phospholipids serve as substrates in living cells. In this study, we established a human embryonic kidney 293 cell line, in which doxycycline potently induces human cPLA2e-expression, and used these cells to investigate endogenous substrates and products of cPLA2e with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. When treated with doxycycline and Ca2+ ionophore, the cells produced massive amounts of various species of diacyl- and alkenylacyl-types of NAPEs as well as NAEs. Moreover, the levels of various PEs and PCs decreased, while those of lysoPE and lysoPC increased. These results suggested that cPLAe Ca2+-dependently produces NAPEs by utilizing endogenous PEs as acyl acceptors and PCs as well as PEs as acyl donors.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Most of experiments are in progress as described in the research proposal.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

We will do the experiments as described in the research proposal.

Causes of Carryover

We will use the grant appropriately.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Intracellular Ca2+-Dependent Formation of N-Acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by Human Cytosolic Phospholipase A2ε2019

    • Author(s)
      Smriti Sultana Binte Mustafiz, Toru Uyama, Katsuya Morito, Naoko Takahashi, Katsuhisa Kawai, Zahir Hussain, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Nobukazu Araki, Kei Yamamoto, Tamotsu Tanaka, and Natsuo Ueda
    • Journal Title

      Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

      Volume: 1864 Pages: 158515

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.158515

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Anionic phospholipids stimulate the Ca2+-dependent formation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines by cytosolic phospholipase A2ε2019

    • Author(s)
      Zahir Hussain, Toru Uyama, Smriti Sultana Binte Mustafiz, Katsuhisa Kawai, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Nobukazu Araki, and Natsuo Ueda
    • Organizer
      The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society

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Published: 2021-01-27  

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