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ArticleNature chemical biology2015

Immunomodulatory lysophosphatidylserines are regulated by ABHD16A and ABHD12 interplay.

Siddhesh S Kamat, Kaddy Camara, William H Parsons, Dong-Hui Chen, Melissa M Dix, Thomas D Bird, Amy R Howell, Benjamin F Cravatt

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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91 citing papers in PubMed, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Siddhesh S Kamat1] Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. [2] The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California.
Kaddy CamaraDepartment of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.ORCID 0000000226188385
William H Parsons1] Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. [2] The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California.
Dong-Hui ChenDepartment of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Melissa M Dix1] Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. [2] The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California.
Thomas D Bird1] Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. [2] Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. [3] VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington.
Amy R HowellDepartment of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Benjamin F Cravatt1] Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California. [2] The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California.
Scripps Research Institute · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

CHEMOPROTEOMIC METHODS FOR SERINE HYDROLASE INHIBITOR DEVELOPMENTR01DA033760 · NIDA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CRAVATT, BENJAMIN F, SCAMPAVIA, LOUIS DANIEL · 2012 to 2021
$5.1M
Genetic Studies of Neurologic and Dementing DisordersI01CX001006 · VA · VA PUGET SOUND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI BIRD, THOMAS DWIGHT · 2014 to 2017
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CSRD VA I01 CX001006NIDA NIH HHS DA033760NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA033760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysophosphatidylserines (lyso-PSs) are a class of signaling lipids that regulate immunological and neurological processes. The metabolism of lyso-PSs remains poorly understood in vivo. Recently, we determined that ABHD12 is a major brain lyso-PS lipase, implicating lyso-PSs in the neurological disease polyneuropathy, hearing loss, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa and cataract (PHARC), which is caused by null mutations in the ABHD12 gene. Here, we couple activity-based profiling with pharmacological and genetic methods to annotate the poorly characterized enzyme ABHD16A as a phosphatidylserine (PS) lipase that generates lyso-PS in mammalian systems. We describe a small-molecule inhibitor of ABHD16A that depletes lyso-PSs from cells, including lymphoblasts derived from subjects with PHARC. In mouse macrophages, disruption of ABHD12 and ABHD16A respectively increases and decreases both lyso-PSs and lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine production. Finally, Abhd16a(-/-) mice have decreased brain lyso-PSs, which runs counter to the elevation in lyso-PS in Abhd12(-/-) mice. Our findings illuminate an ABHD16A-ABHD12 axis that dynamically regulates lyso-PS metabolism in vivo, designating these enzymes as potential targets for treating neuroimmunological disorders.

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AnimalsBrainCell LineCytokinesHumansImmunologic FactorsLysophospholipidsMacrophagesMaleMice, KnockoutMonoacylglycerol LipasesMutationPhospholipasesAbhd12 protein, mouseABHD16A protein, mouseCytokinesImmunologic FactorslysophosphatidylserineLysophospholipidsMonoacylglycerol LipasesPhospholipases

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PMID25580854
PMCPMC4301979
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