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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2016

Alternatively Spliced Methionine Synthase in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells: Cobalamin and GSH Dependence and Inhibitory Effects of Neurotoxic Metals and Thimerosal.

Mostafa Waly, Verna-Ann Power-Charnitsky, Nathaniel Hodgson, Alok Sharma, Tapan Audhya, Yiting Zhang, Richard Deth

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Mostafa WalyDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, 123 Al-Khoud, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-8197-3378
Verna-Ann Power-CharnitskyNatural Sciences Department, Regis College, Weston, MA 02493, USA.
Nathaniel HodgsonDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8299-3963
Alok SharmaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MCPHS University, Manchester, NH 03101, USA.
Tapan AudhyaDepartment of Medicine, New York University Medical School, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Yiting ZhangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Richard DethDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7717-7037
Boston Children's Hospital · USMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · USNew York University · USNortheastern University · USNova Southeastern University · USRegis College · USSultan Qaboos University · OM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The folate and cobalamin (Cbl-) dependent enzyme methionine synthase (MS) is highly sensitive to oxidation and its activity affects all methylation reactions. Recent studies have revealed alternative splicing of MS mRNA in human brain and patient-derived fibroblasts. Here we show that MS mRNA in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells is alternatively spliced, resulting in three primary protein species, thus providing a useful model to examine cofactor dependence of these variant enzymes. MS activity was dependent upon methylcobalamin (MeCbl) or the combination of hydroxocobalamin (OHCbl) and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM). OHCbl-based activity was eliminated by depletion of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) but could be rescued by provision of either glutathionylcobalamin (GSCbl) or MeCbl. Pretreatment of cells with lead, arsenic, aluminum, mercury, or the ethylmercury-containing preservative thimerosal lowered GSH levels and inhibited MS activity in association with decreased uptake of cysteine, which is rate-limiting for GSH synthesis. Thimerosal treatment decreased cellular levels of GSCbl and MeCbl. These findings indicate that the alternatively spliced form of MS expressed in SH-SY5Y human neuronal cells is sensitive to inhibition by thimerosal and neurotoxic metals, and lower GSH levels contribute to their inhibitory action.

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Alternative SplicingCell Line, TumorGlutathioneHumansHydroxocobalaminMetals, HeavyMethyltransferasesNeoplasm ProteinsNeuroblastomaThimerosal5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine S-methyltransferaseGlutathioneHydroxocobalaminMetals, HeavyMethyltransferasesNeoplasm ProteinsThimerosal

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PMID26989453
PMCPMC4775819
OpenAlexW2274419867

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