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ArticleLipids in health and disease2021

Palmitic acid causes increased dihydroceramide levels when desaturase expression is directly silenced or indirectly lowered by silencing AdipoR2.

Mario Ruiz, Marcus Henricsson, Jan Borén, Marc Pilon

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Article in Lipids in health and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Mario RuizDepartment Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Univ. Gothenburg, Box 462, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Marcus HenricssonDepartment Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, Univ. of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jan BorénDepartment Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, Univ. of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Marc PilonDepartment Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Univ. Gothenburg, Box 462, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden. marc.pilon@cmb.gu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-2882
University of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

Åke Wiberg Stiftelse M19-0256Cancerfonden Dnr 19 0029 PjVetenskapsrådet Dnr 2020-03300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdipoR1 and AdipoR2 (AdipoRs) are plasma membrane proteins often considered to act as adiponectin receptors with a ceramidase activity. Additionally, the AdipoRs and their yeast and C. elegans orthologs are emerging as membrane homeostasis regulators that counter membrane rigidification by promoting fatty acid desaturation and incorporation of unsaturated fatty acids into phospholipids, thus restoring fluidity.

methodsUsing cultured cells, the effects of AdipoR silencing or over-expression on the levels and composition of several sphingolipid classes were examined.

resultsAdipoR2 silencing in the presence of exogenous palmitic acid potently causes increased levels of dihydroceramides, a ceramide precursor in the de novo ceramide synthesis pathway. Conversely, AdipoR2 over-expression caused a depletion of dihydroceramides.

conclusionsThe results are consistent with AdipoR2 silencing leading to increased intracellular supply of palmitic acid that in turn leads to increased dihydroceramide synthesis via the rate-limiting serine palmitoyl transferase step. In agreement with this model, inhibiting the desaturase SCD or SREBF1/2 (positive regulators of SCD) also causes a strong increase in dihydroceramide levels.

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Blotting, WesternCeramidesFatty Acid DesaturasesGene SilencingHEK293 CellsHep G2 CellsHumansLipidomicsPalmitic AcidReceptors, AdiponectinRNA, Small InterferingSphingolipidsADIPOR2 protein, humanCeramidesdihydroceramideFatty Acid DesaturasesPalmitic AcidReceptors, AdiponectinRNA, Small InterferingSphingolipidsAdiponectin receptorCeramideDesaturaseDihydroceramideLipidomicsPalmitic acidPhospholipid

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PMID34839823
PMCPMC8627610
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