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ArticleJournal of lipid research2016

Elucidating the chemical structure of native 1-deoxysphingosine.

Regula Steiner, Essa M Saied, Alaa Othman, Christoph Arenz, Alan T Maccarone, Berwyck L J Poad, Stephen J Blanksby, Arnold von Eckardstein, Thorsten Hornemann

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Article in Journal of lipid research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Regula SteinerInstitute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Essa M SaiedInstitute for Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Alaa OthmanInstitute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Christoph ArenzInstitute for Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Alan T MaccaroneMass Spectrometry User Resource and Research Facility, School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Berwyck L J PoadCentral Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Stephen J BlanksbyCentral Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Arnold von EckardsteinInstitute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Thorsten HornemannInstitute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland thorsten.hornemann@usz.ch.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHQueensland University of Technology · AUSuez Canal University · EGUniversity of Wollongong · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 1-deoxysphingolipids (1-deoxySLs) are formed by an alternate substrate usage of the enzyme, serine-palmitoyltransferase, and are devoid of the C1-OH-group present in canonical sphingolipids. Pathologically elevated 1-deoxySL levels are associated with the rare inherited neuropathy, HSAN1, and diabetes type 2 and might contribute to β cell failure and the diabetic sensory neuropathy. In analogy to canonical sphingolipids, it was assumed that 1-deoxySLs also bear a (4E) double bond, which is normally introduced by sphingolipid delta(4)-desaturase 1. This, however, was never confirmed. We therefore supplemented HEK293 cells with isotope-labeled D3-1-deoxysphinganine and compared the downstream formed D3-1-deoxysphingosine (1-deoxySO) to a commercial synthetic SPH m18:1(4E)(3OH) standard. Both compounds showed the same m/z, but differed in their RPLC retention time and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in-source fragmentation, suggesting that the two compounds are structural isomers. Using dimethyl disulfide derivatization followed by MS(2) as well as differential-mobility spectrometry combined with ozone-induced dissociation MS, we identified the carbon-carbon double bond in native 1-deoxySO to be located at the (Δ14) position. Comparing the chromatographic behavior of native 1-deoxySO to chemically synthesized SPH m18:1(14Z) and (14E) stereoisomers assigned the native compound to be SPH m18:1(14Z). This indicates that 1-deoxySLs are metabolized differently than canonical sphingolipids.

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CarbonDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesHEK293 CellsHereditary Sensory and Autonomic NeuropathiesHumansLipidsOxidoreductasesSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseSphingosine1-deoxysphingosineCarbonLipidsOxidoreductasesSerine C-Palmitoyltransferasesphingolipid desaturaseSphingosinespisulosinedeoxysphingolipidsdifferential-mobility spectrometrydimethyl disulfide adductsdouble bond positionmass spectrometryozone-induced dissociationstructural isomers

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PMID27165858
PMCPMC4918849
OpenAlexW2352964885

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