Pimentel, Felipe SA;
Machado, Caio M;
De-Souza, Evandro A;
Fernandes, Caroline Mota;
De-Queiroz, Ana Luiza FV;
Silva, Guilherme FS;
Del Poeta, Maurizio;
... Masuda, Claudio A; + view all
(2022)
Sphingolipid depletion suppresses UPR activation and promotes galactose hypersensitivity in yeast models of classic galactosemia.
BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease
, 1868
(6)
, Article 166389. 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166389.
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Abstract
Classic galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism caused by deleterious mutations on the GALT gene, which encodes the Leloir pathway enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase. Previous studies have shown that the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response (UPR) is relevant to galactosemia, but the molecular mechanism behind the endoplasmic reticulum stress that triggers this response remains elusive. In the present work, we show that the activation of the UPR in yeast models of galactosemia does not depend on the binding of unfolded proteins to the ER stress sensor protein Ire1p since the protein domain responsible for unfolded protein binding to Ire1p is not necessary for UPR activation. Interestingly, myriocin - an inhibitor of the de novo sphingolipid synthesis pathway - inhibits UPR activation and causes galactose hypersensitivity in these models, indicating that myriocin-mediated sphingolipid depletion impairs yeast adaptation to galactose toxicity. Supporting the interpretation that the effects observed after myriocin treatment were due to a reduction in sphingolipid levels, the addition of phytosphingosine to the culture medium reverses all myriocin effects tested. Surprisingly, constitutively active UPR signaling did not prevent myriocin-induced galactose hypersensitivity suggesting multiple roles for sphingolipids in the adaptation of yeast cells to galactose toxicity. Therefore, we conclude that sphingolipid homeostasis has an important role in UPR activation and cellular adaptation in yeast models of galactosemia, highlighting the possible role of lipid metabolism in the pathophysiology of this disease.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sphingolipid depletion suppresses UPR activation and promotes galactose hypersensitivity in yeast models of classic galactosemia |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166389 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166389 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Galactosemia, Inositol, S. cerevisiae, Sphingolipids, Unfolded protein response, Galactose, Galactosemias, Humans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sphingolipids, UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162832 |
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