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Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase regulates cAMP-induced cell cycle exit in D6P2T schwannoma cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19171550     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sphingolipids are ubiquitous components of eukaryotic cells that regulate various cellular functions. In many cell types, a fraction of sphingolipids contain 2-hydroxy fatty acids, produced by fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (FA2H), as the N-acyl chain of ceramide [hydroxyl fatty acid (hFA)-sphingolipids]. FA2H is highly expressed in myelin-forming cells of the nervous system and in epidermal keratinocytes. While hFA-sphingolipids are thought to enhance the physical stability of specialized membranes produced by these cells, physiological significance of hFA-sphingolipids in many other cell types is unknown. In this study, we report novel roles for FA2H and hFA-sphingolipids in the regulation of the cell cycle. Treatment of D6P2T Schwannoma cells with dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP) induced exit from the cell cycle with concomitant upregulation of FA2H. Partial silencing of FA2H in D6P2T cells resulted in 60-70% reduction of hFA-dihydroceramide and hFA-ceramide, with no effect on nonhydroxy dihydroceramide and ceramide. Under these conditions, db-cAMP no longer induced cell cycle exit, and cells continued to grow and divide. Immunoblot analyses revealed that FA2H silencing prevented db-cAMP-induced upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21 and p27. These results provide evidence that FA2H is a negative regulator of the cell cycle and facilitates db-cAMP-induced cell cycle exit in D6P2T cells.
Authors:
Nathan L Alderson; Hiroko Hama
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2009-01-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-18     Completed Date:  2009-08-12     Revised Date:  2010-09-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1203-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bucladesine / pharmacology*
Cell Cycle / drug effects*,  physiology*
Cell Line, Tumor
Ceramides / metabolism
Fatty Acids / metabolism
Gene Silencing
Mixed Function Oxygenases / antagonists & inhibitors,  genetics,  metabolism*
Neurilemmoma / enzymology*,  pathology*
RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
Rats
Sphingolipids / metabolism
Up-Regulation / drug effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS-060807/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; RR-17677/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Ceramides; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 0/Sphingolipids; 362-74-3/Bucladesine; EC 1.-/Mixed Function Oxygenases; EC 1.-/fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase
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