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Improvement in lipid and protein trafficking in Niemann-Pick C1 cells by correction of a secondary enzyme defect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20412078     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Different primary lysosomal trafficking defects lead to common alterations in lipid trafficking, suggesting cooperative interactions among lysosomal lipids. However, cellular analysis of the functional consequences of this phenomenon is lacking. As a test case, we studied cells with defective Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) protein, a cholesterol trafficking protein whose defect gives rise to lysosomal accumulation of cholesterol and other lipids, leading to NPC disease. NPC1 cells also develop a secondary defect in acid sphingomyelinase (SMase) activity despite a normal acid SMase gene (SMPD1). When acid SMase activity was restored to normal levels in NPC1-deficient CHO cells through SMPD1 transfection, there was a dramatic reduction in lysosomal cholesterol. Two other defects, excess lysosomal bis-(monoacylglycerol) phosphate (BMP) and defective transferrin receptor (TfR) recycling, were also markedly improved. To test its relevance in human cells, the acid SMase activity defect in fibroblasts from NPC1 patients was corrected by SMPD1 transfection or acid SMase enzyme replacement. Both treatments resulted in a dramatic reduction in lysosomal cholesterol. These data show that correcting one aspect of a complex lysosomal lipid storage disease can reduce the cellular consequences even if the primary genetic defect is not corrected.
Authors:
Cecilia Devlin; Nina H Pipalia; Xianghai Liao; Edward H Schuchman; Frederick R Maxfield; Ira Tabas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-02-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1600-0854     ISO Abbreviation:  Traffic     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-23     Completed Date:  2010-07-21     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100939340     Medline TA:  Traffic     Country:  Denmark    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  601-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD
CHO Cells
Cholesterol / genetics,  metabolism
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
Fibroblasts / metabolism
Humans
Lipids / genetics
Lysosomes / genetics,  metabolism
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C / genetics,  metabolism
Niemann-Pick Diseases / genetics*,  metabolism*
Protein Transport / genetics
Proteins / genetics*,  metabolism*
Receptors, Transferrin / genetics,  metabolism
Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / genetics,  metabolism
Transfection
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK-27083/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; HL-57560/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL057560-13/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R37 DK027083-31S1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD; 0/CD71 antigen; 0/Lipids; 0/Proteins; 0/Receptors, Transferrin; 57-88-5/Cholesterol; EC 3.1.4.12/Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase
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