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1.
Nature ; 588(7836): 174-179, 2020 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32906142

RESUMO

Mitochondria require nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to carry out the fundamental processes that fuel respiration and mediate cellular energy transduction. Mitochondrial NAD+ transporters have been identified in yeast and plants1,2, but their existence in mammals remains controversial3-5. Here we demonstrate that mammalian mitochondria can take up intact NAD+, and identify SLC25A51 (also known as MCART1)-an essential6,7 mitochondrial protein of previously unknown function-as a mammalian mitochondrial NAD+ transporter. Loss of SLC25A51 decreases mitochondrial-but not whole-cell-NAD+ content, impairs mitochondrial respiration, and blocks the uptake of NAD+ into isolated mitochondria. Conversely, overexpression of SLC25A51 or SLC25A52 (a nearly identical paralogue of SLC25A51) increases mitochondrial NAD+ levels and restores NAD+ uptake into yeast mitochondria lacking endogenous NAD+ transporters. Together, these findings identify SLC25A51 as a mammalian transporter capable of importing NAD+ into mitochondria.


Assuntos
Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Proteínas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , NAD/metabolismo , Animais , Transporte Biológico , Linhagem Celular , Respiração Celular/genética , Teste de Complementação Genética , Humanos , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias/genética , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Proteínas Mitocondriais/deficiência , Proteínas Mitocondriais/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Nucleotídeos/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/deficiência , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética
2.
EMBO Rep ; 24(10): e56596, 2023 10 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37575034

RESUMO

SLC25A51 is a member of the mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) but lacks key residues that contribute to the mechanism of other nucleotide MCF transporters. Thus, how SLC25A51 transports NAD+ across the inner mitochondrial membrane remains unclear. To elucidate its mechanism, we use Molecular Dynamics simulations to reconstitute SLC25A51 homology models into lipid bilayers and to generate hypotheses to test. We observe spontaneous binding of cardiolipin phospholipids to three distinct sites on the exterior of SLC25A51's central pore and find that mutation of these sites impairs cardiolipin binding and transporter activity. We also observe that stable formation of the required matrix gate is controlled by a single salt bridge. We identify binding sites in SLC25A51 for NAD+ and show that its selectivity for NAD+ is guided by an electrostatic interaction between the charged nicotinamide ring in the ligand and a negatively charged patch in the pore. In turn, interaction of NAD+ with interior residue E132 guides the ligand to dynamically engage and weaken the salt bridge gate, representing a ligand-induced initiation of transport.


Assuntos
Cardiolipinas , NAD , Cardiolipinas/metabolismo , Ligantes , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Membranas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Humanos
3.
Biochemistry ; 62(22): 3293-3302, 2023 11 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37934975

RESUMO

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an essential molecule in all kingdoms of life, mediating energy metabolism and cellular signaling. Recently, a new class of highly active fungal surface NADases was discovered. The enzyme from the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus was thoroughly characterized. It harbors a catalytic domain that resembles that of the tuberculosis necrotizing toxin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which efficiently cleaves NAD+ to nicotinamide and ADP-ribose, thereby depleting the dinucleotide pool. Of note, the A. fumigatus NADase has an additional Ca2+-binding motif at the C-terminus of the protein. Despite the presence of NADases in several fungal divisions, the Ca2+-binding motif is uniquely found in the Eurotiales order, which contains species that have immense health and economic impacts on humans. To identify the potential roles of the metal ion-binding site in catalysis or protein stability, we generated and characterized A. fumigatus NADase variants lacking the ability to bind calcium. X-ray crystallographic analyses revealed that the mutation causes a drastic and dynamic structural rearrangement of the homodimer, resulting in decreased thermal stability. Even though the calcium-binding site is at a long distance from the catalytic center, the structural reorganization upon the loss of calcium binding allosterically alters the active site, thereby negatively affecting NAD-glycohydrolase activity. Together, these findings reveal that this unique calcium-binding site affects the protein fold, stabilizing the dimeric structure, but also mediates long-range effects resulting in an increased catalytic rate.


Assuntos
NAD+ Nucleosidase , NAD , Humanos , NAD+ Nucleosidase/química , NAD+ Nucleosidase/genética , NAD+ Nucleosidase/metabolismo , NAD/metabolismo , Aspergillus fumigatus/genética , Aspergillus fumigatus/metabolismo , Cálcio , Niacinamida
4.
J Struct Biol ; 215(3): 108004, 2023 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37495196

RESUMO

NAD homeostasis in mammals requires the salvage of nicotinamide (Nam), which is cleaved from NAD+ by sirtuins, PARPs, and other NAD+-dependent signaling enzymes. Nam phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in vitamin B3 salvage, whereby Nam reacts with phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) to form nicotinamide mononucleotide. NAMPT has a high affinity towards Nam, which is further enhanced by autophosphorylation of His247. The mechanism of this enhancement has remained unknown. Here, we present high-resolution crystal structures and biochemical data that provide reasoning for the increased affinity of the phosphorylated NAMPT for its substrate. Structural and kinetic analyses suggest a mechanism that includes Mg2+ coordination by phospho-His247, such that PRPP is stabilized in a position highly favorable for catalysis. Under these conditions, nicotinic acid (NA) can serve as a substrate. Moreover, we demonstrate that a stretch of 10 amino acids, present only in NAMPTs from deuterostomes, facilitates conformational plasticity and stabilizes the chemically unstable phosphorylation of His247. Thereby the apparent substrate affinity is considerably enhanced compared to prokaryotic NAMPTs. Collectively, our study provides a structural basis for the important function of NAMPT to recycle Nam into NAD biosynthesis with high affinity.


Assuntos
NAD , Niacinamida , Animais , NAD/metabolismo , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferase/química , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferase/metabolismo , Mononucleotídeo de Nicotinamida/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Cinética , Mamíferos/metabolismo
5.
J Biol Chem ; 298(12): 102615, 2022 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36265580

RESUMO

Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is an effective precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in human and animal cells. NR supplementation can increase the level of NAD in various tissues and thereby improve physiological functions that are weakened or lost in experimental models of aging or various human pathologies. However, there are also reports questioning the efficacy of NR supplementation. Indeed, the mechanisms of its utilization by cells are not fully understood. Herein, we investigated the role of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) in NR metabolism in mammalian cells. Using both PNP overexpression and genetic knockout, we show that after being imported into cells by members of the equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, NR is predominantly metabolized by PNP, resulting in nicotinamide (Nam) accumulation. Intracellular cleavage of NR to Nam is prevented by the potent PNP inhibitor Immucillin H in various types of mammalian cells. In turn, suppression of PNP activity potentiates NAD synthesis from NR. Combining pharmacological inhibition of PNP with NR supplementation in mice, we demonstrate that the cleavage of the riboside to Nam is strongly diminished, maintaining high levels of NR in blood, kidney, and liver. Moreover, we show that PNP inhibition stimulates Nam mononucleotide and NAD+ synthesis from NR in vivo, in particular, in the kidney. Thus, we establish PNP as a major regulator of NR metabolism in mammals and provide evidence that the health benefits of NR supplementation could be greatly enhanced by concomitant downregulation of PNP activity.


Assuntos
NAD , Purina-Núcleosídeo Fosforilase , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , NAD/metabolismo , Purina-Núcleosídeo Fosforilase/genética , Purina-Núcleosídeo Fosforilase/metabolismo , Niacinamida/farmacologia , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Compostos de Piridínio , Mamíferos/metabolismo
6.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(32): 15957-15966, 2019 08 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31341085

RESUMO

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) provides an important link between metabolism and signal transduction and has emerged as central hub between bioenergetics and all major cellular events. NAD-dependent signaling (e.g., by sirtuins and poly-adenosine diphosphate [ADP] ribose polymerases [PARPs]) consumes considerable amounts of NAD. To maintain physiological functions, NAD consumption and biosynthesis need to be carefully balanced. Using extensive phylogenetic analyses, mathematical modeling of NAD metabolism, and experimental verification, we show that the diversification of NAD-dependent signaling in vertebrates depended on 3 critical evolutionary events: 1) the transition of NAD biosynthesis to exclusive usage of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NamPT); 2) the occurrence of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), which diverts nicotinamide (Nam) from recycling into NAD, preventing Nam accumulation and inhibition of NAD-dependent signaling reactions; and 3) structural adaptation of NamPT, providing an unusually high affinity toward Nam, necessary to maintain NAD levels. Our results reveal an unexpected coevolution and kinetic interplay between NNMT and NamPT that enables extensive NAD signaling. This has implications for therapeutic strategies of NAD supplementation and the use of NNMT or NamPT inhibitors in disease treatment.


Assuntos
Evolução Biológica , NAD/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Vias Biossintéticas , Células HeLa , Humanos , Cinética , Nicotinamida N-Metiltransferase , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferase/química , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferase/metabolismo , Filogenia , Especificidade por Substrato , Vertebrados/metabolismo
7.
Sensors (Basel) ; 22(15)2022 Jul 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35898038

RESUMO

Block-sparse regularization is already well known in active thermal imaging and is used for multiple-measurement-based inverse problems. The main bottleneck of this method is the choice of regularization parameters which differs for each experiment. We show the benefits of using a learned block iterative shrinkage thresholding algorithm (LBISTA) that is able to learn the choice of regularization parameters, without the need to manually select them. In addition, LBISTA enables the determination of a suitable weight matrix to solve the underlying inverse problem. Therefore, in this paper we present LBISTA and compare it with state-of-the-art block iterative shrinkage thresholding using synthetically generated and experimental test data from active thermography for defect reconstruction. Our results show that the use of the learned block-sparse optimization approach provides smaller normalized mean square errors for a small fixed number of iterations. Thus, this allows us to improve the convergence speed and only needs a few iterations to generate accurate defect reconstruction in photothermal super-resolution imaging.


Assuntos
Algoritmos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos
8.
Anal Chem ; 93(38): 12872-12880, 2021 09 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34519498

RESUMO

Histone acetylation is an important, reversible post-translational protein modification and a hallmark of epigenetic regulation. However, little is known about the dynamics of this process, due to the lack of analytical methods that can capture site-specific acetylation and deacetylation reactions. We present a new approach that combines metabolic and chemical labeling (CoMetChem) using uniformly 13C-labeled glucose and stable isotope-labeled acetic anhydride. Thereby, chemically equivalent, fully acetylated histone species are generated, enabling accurate relative quantification of site-specific lysine acetylation dynamics in tryptic peptides using high-resolution mass spectrometry. We show that CoMetChem enables site-specific quantification of the incorporation or loss of lysine acetylation over time, allowing the determination of reaction rates for acetylation and deacetylation. Thus, the CoMetChem methodology provides a comprehensive description of site-specific acetylation dynamics.


Assuntos
Epigênese Genética , Histonas , Acetilação , Cromatografia Líquida , Histonas/metabolismo , Isótopos , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem
9.
Anal Bioanal Chem ; 413(30): 7333-7340, 2021 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34705077

RESUMO

Stable isotope labelling in combination with high-resolution mass spectrometry approaches are increasingly used to analyze both metabolite and protein modification dynamics. To enable correct estimation of the resulting dynamics, it is critical to correct the measured values for naturally occurring stable isotopes, a process commonly called isotopologue correction or deconvolution. While the importance of isotopologue correction is well recognized in metabolomics, it has received far less attention in proteomics approaches. Although several tools exist that enable isotopologue correction of mass spectrometry data, the majority is tailored for the analysis of low molecular weight metabolites. We here present PICor which has been developed for isotopologue correction of complex isotope labelling experiments in proteomics or metabolomics and demonstrate the importance of appropriate correction for accurate determination of protein modifications dynamics, using histone acetylation as an example.


Assuntos
Marcação por Isótopo/métodos , Proteínas/química , Acetilcoenzima A/análise , Acetilação , Animais , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Camundongos , Peso Molecular , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Proteômica , Células RAW 264.7 , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos
10.
Int J Mol Sci ; 22(3)2021 Jan 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33573263

RESUMO

Nicotinamide riboside (NR), a new form of vitamin B3, is an effective precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in human and animal cells. The introduction of NR into the body effectively increases the level of intracellular NAD+ and thereby restores physiological functions that are weakened or lost in experimental models of aging and various pathologies. Despite the active use of NR in applied biomedicine, the mechanism of its transport into mammalian cells is currently not understood. In this study, we used overexpression of proteins in HEK293 cells, and metabolite detection by NMR, to show that extracellular NR can be imported into cells by members of the equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT) family ENT1, ENT2, and ENT4. After being imported into cells, NR is readily metabolized resulting in Nam generation. Moreover, the same ENT-dependent mechanism can be used to import the deamidated form of NR, nicotinic acid riboside (NAR). However, NAR uptake into HEK293 cells required the stimulation of its active utilization in the cytosol such as phosphorylation by NR kinase. On the other hand, we did not detect any NR uptake mediated by the concentrative nucleoside transporters (CNT) CNT1, CNT2, or CNT3, while overexpression of CNT3, but not CNT1 or CNT2, moderately stimulated NAR utilization by HEK293 cells.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Transporte de Nucleosídeo Equilibrativas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Niacinamida/análogos & derivados , Compostos de Piridínio/metabolismo , Ribonucleosídeos/metabolismo , Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Citosol/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Nucleosídeo Equilibrativas/genética , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/análise , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/genética , Metabolômica , NAD/análise , NAD/metabolismo , Niacinamida/análise , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Mononucleotídeo de Nicotinamida/metabolismo , Fosforilação/fisiologia , Fosfotransferases (Aceptor do Grupo Álcool)/metabolismo , Compostos de Piridínio/análise , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Ribonucleosídeos/análise
11.
Mol Cell Proteomics ; 17(12): 2309-2323, 2018 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30150368

RESUMO

N-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) is a highly abundant protein modification in eukaryotes and impacts a wide range of cellular processes, including protein quality control and stress tolerance. Despite its prevalence, the mechanisms regulating Nt-acetylation are still nebulous. Here, we present the first global study of Nt-acetylation in yeast cells as they progress to stationary phase in response to nutrient starvation. Surprisingly, we found that yeast cells maintain their global Nt-acetylation levels upon nutrient depletion, despite a marked decrease in acetyl-CoA levels. We further observed two distinct sets of protein N termini that display differential and opposing Nt-acetylation behavior upon nutrient starvation, indicating a dynamic process. The first protein cluster was enriched for annotated N termini showing increased Nt-acetylation in stationary phase compared with exponential growth phase. The second protein cluster was conversely enriched for alternative nonannotated N termini (i.e. N termini indicative of shorter N-terminal proteoforms) and, like histones, showed reduced acetylation levels in stationary phase when acetyl-CoA levels were low. Notably, the degree of Nt-acetylation of Pcl8, a negative regulator of glycogen biosynthesis and two components of the pre-ribosome complex (Rsa3 and Rpl7a) increased during starvation. Moreover, the steady-state levels of these proteins were regulated both by starvation and NatA activity. In summary, this study represents the first comprehensive analysis of metabolic regulation of Nt-acetylation and reveals that specific, rather than global, Nt-acetylation events are subject to metabolic regulation.


Assuntos
Acetilcoenzima A/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimologia , Acetilação , Acetiltransferases/metabolismo , Análise de Variância , Células Cultivadas , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Ciclinas/metabolismo , Histonas/metabolismo , Acetiltransferases N-Terminal/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteínas Ribossômicas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem
12.
Biochem Soc Trans ; 47(1): 119-130, 2019 02 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30626706

RESUMO

Research over the last few decades has extended our understanding of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) from a vital redox carrier to an important signalling molecule that is involved in the regulation of a multitude of fundamental cellular processes. This includes DNA repair, cell cycle regulation, gene expression and calcium signalling, in which NAD is a substrate for several families of regulatory proteins, such as sirtuins and ADP-ribosyltransferases. At the molecular level, NAD-dependent signalling events differ from hydride transfer by cleavage of the dinucleotide into an ADP-ribosyl moiety and nicotinamide. Therefore, non-redox functions of NAD require continuous biosynthesis of the dinucleotide. Maintenance of cellular NAD levels is mainly achieved by nicotinamide salvage, yet a variety of other precursors can be used to sustain cellular NAD levels via different biosynthetic routes. Biosynthesis and consumption of NAD are compartmentalised at the subcellular level, and currently little is known about the generation and role of some of these subcellular NAD pools. Impaired biosynthesis or increased NAD consumption is deleterious and associated with ageing and several pathologies. Insults to neurons lead to depletion of axonal NAD and rapid degeneration, partial rescue can be achieved pharmacologically by administration of specific NAD precursors. Restoring NAD levels by stimulating biosynthesis or through supplementation with precursors also produces beneficial therapeutic effects in several disease models. In this review, we will briefly discuss the most recent achievements and the challenges ahead in this diverse research field.


Assuntos
NAD/metabolismo , ADP-Ribosilação/fisiologia , Animais , Humanos , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Sirtuínas/metabolismo , Degeneração Walleriana/metabolismo
13.
J Cell Sci ; 129(15): 2972-82, 2016 08 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27311481

RESUMO

Deacetylation of α-tubulin at lysine 40 is catalyzed by two enzymes, the NAD-dependent deacetylase SIRT2 and the NAD-independent deacetylase HDAC6, in apparently redundant reactions. In the present study, we tested whether these two enzymes might have distinguishable preferences for the deacetylation of different microtubule structures. Using various agents, we induced tubulin hyperacetylation and analyzed the ensuing formation of distinct microtubule structures. HDAC6 inhibition led to general hyperacetylation of the microtubule network throughout the cell, whereas hyperacetylation induced by SIRT2 inactivation was limited to perinuclear microtubules. Hyperacetylation of these perinuclear microtubules was undiminished following HDAC6 overexpression, whereas reactivation of SIRT2 restored the basal acetylation level and a normal microtubule network. By contrast, SIRT2 and HDAC6 acted similarly on the morphologically different, hyperacetylated microtubule structures induced by taxol, MAP2c overexpression or hyperosmotic stress. These results indicate overlapping and distinct functions of HDAC6 and SIRT2. We propose that the differential activity of the two deacetylases, which target the same acetylated lysine residue, might be related to the recognition of specific structural contexts.


Assuntos
Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Sirtuína 2/metabolismo , Acetilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Temperatura Baixa , Células HeLa , Desacetilase 6 de Histona , Inibidores de Histona Desacetilases/farmacologia , Humanos , Microtúbulos/efeitos dos fármacos , Paclitaxel/farmacologia , Polimerização/efeitos dos fármacos , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo
14.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 112(5): 1386-91, 2015 Feb 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25605906

RESUMO

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) is a critical cofactor during metabolism, calcium signaling, and oxidative defense, yet how animals regulate their NADP pools in vivo and how NADP-synthesizing enzymes are regulated have long remained unknown. Here we show that expression of Nadk, an NAD(+) kinase-encoding gene, governs NADP biosynthesis in vivo and is essential for development in Xenopus frog embryos. Unexpectedly, we found that embryonic Nadk expression is dynamic, showing cell type-specific up-regulation during both frog and sea urchin embryogenesis. We analyzed the NAD kinases (NADKs) of a variety of deuterostome animals, finding two conserved internal domains forming a catalytic core but a highly divergent N terminus. One type of N terminus (found in basal species such as the sea urchin) mediates direct catalytic activation of NADK by Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM), whereas the other (typical for vertebrates) is phosphorylated by a CaM kinase-dependent mechanism. This work indicates that animal NADKs govern NADP biosynthesis in vivo and are regulated by evolutionarily divergent and conserved CaM-dependent mechanisms.


Assuntos
Evolução Biológica , Calmodulina/metabolismo , NADP/biossíntese , Fosfotransferases (Aceptor do Grupo Álcool)/metabolismo , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Primers do DNA , Células HeLa , Humanos , Hibridização In Situ , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Xenopus/embriologia
15.
Int J Mol Sci ; 19(12)2018 Dec 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30563212

RESUMO

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphorylated form, NADP, are the major coenzymes of redox reactions in central metabolic pathways. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is also used to generate second messengers, such as cyclic ADP-ribose, and serves as substrate for protein modifications including ADP-ribosylation and protein deacetylation by sirtuins. The regulation of these metabolic and signaling processes depends on NAD availability. Generally, human cells accomplish their NAD supply through biosynthesis using different forms of vitamin B3: Nicotinamide (Nam) and nicotinic acid as well as nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinic acid riboside (NAR). These precursors are converted to the corresponding mononucleotides NMN and NAMN, which are adenylylated to the dinucleotides NAD and NAAD, respectively. Here, we have developed an NMR-based experimental approach to detect and quantify NAD(P) and its biosynthetic intermediates in human cell extracts. Using this method, we have determined NAD, NADP, NMN and Nam pools in HEK293 cells cultivated in standard culture medium containing Nam as the only NAD precursor. When cells were grown in the additional presence of both NAR and NR, intracellular pools of deamidated NAD intermediates (NAR, NAMN and NAAD) were also detectable. We have also tested this method to quantify NAD+ in human platelets and erythrocytes. Our results demonstrate that ¹H NMR spectroscopy provides a powerful method for the assessment of the cellular NAD metabolome.


Assuntos
Técnicas de Cultura de Células/métodos , Metabolômica/métodos , NAD/análise , Plaquetas/química , Eritrócitos/química , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Redes e Vias Metabólicas , NADP/análise , Niacina/análise , Niacinamida/análise , Espectroscopia de Prótons por Ressonância Magnética
16.
Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol ; 50(4): 284-97, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25837229

RESUMO

The metabolism of NAD has emerged as a key regulator of cellular and organismal homeostasis. Being a major component of both bioenergetic and signaling pathways, the molecule is ideally suited to regulate metabolism and major cellular events. In humans, NAD is synthesized from vitamin B3 precursors, most prominently from nicotinamide, which is the degradation product of all NAD-dependent signaling reactions. The scope of NAD-mediated regulatory processes is wide including enzyme regulation, control of gene expression and health span, DNA repair, cell cycle regulation and calcium signaling. In these processes, nicotinamide is cleaved from NAD(+) and the remaining ADP-ribosyl moiety used to modify proteins (deacetylation by sirtuins or ADP-ribosylation) or to generate calcium-mobilizing agents such as cyclic ADP-ribose. This review will also emphasize the role of the intermediates in the NAD metabolome, their intra- and extra-cellular conversions and potential contributions to subcellular compartmentalization of NAD pools.


Assuntos
Metaboloma , Modelos Biológicos , NAD/metabolismo , Animais , Metabolismo Energético , Humanos , Organelas/enzimologia , Organelas/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais
17.
Mol Cell ; 33(3): 323-34, 2009 Feb 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19217406

RESUMO

At yeast telomeres and silent mating-type loci, chromatin assumes a higher-order structure that represses transcription by means of the histone deacetylase Sir2 and structural proteins Sir3 and Sir4. Here, we present a fully reconstituted system to analyze SIR holocomplex binding to nucleosomal arrays. Purified Sir2-3-4 heterotrimers bind chromatin, cooperatively yielding a stable complex of homogeneous molecular weight. Remarkably, Sir2-3-4 also binds naked DNA, reflecting the strong, albeit nonspecific, DNA-binding activity of Sir4. The binding of Sir3 to nucleosomes is sensitive to histone H4 N-terminal tail removal, while that of Sir2-4 is not. Dot1-mediated methylation of histone H3K79 reduces the binding of both Sir3 and Sir2-3-4. Additionally, a byproduct of Sir2-mediated NAD hydrolysis, O-acetyl-ADP-ribose, increases the efficiency with which Sir3 and Sir2-3-4 bind nucleosomes. Thus, in small cumulative steps, each Sir protein, unmodified histone domains, and contacts with DNA contribute to the stability of the silent chromatin complex.


Assuntos
Cromatina/metabolismo , Nucleossomos/metabolismo , O-Acetil-ADP-Ribose/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas Reguladoras de Informação Silenciosa de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Histona Desacetilases/isolamento & purificação , Histona Desacetilases/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Modelos Moleculares , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de Informação Silenciosa de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/isolamento & purificação , Sirtuína 2 , Sirtuínas/isolamento & purificação , Sirtuínas/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 290(45): 27124-27137, 2015 Nov 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26385918

RESUMO

NAD is essential for cellular metabolism and has a key role in various signaling pathways in human cells. To ensure proper control of vital reactions, NAD must be permanently resynthesized. Nicotinamide and nicotinic acid as well as nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinic acid riboside (NAR) are the major precursors for NAD biosynthesis in humans. In this study, we explored whether the ribosides NR and NAR can be generated in human cells. We demonstrate that purified, recombinant human cytosolic 5'-nucleotidases (5'-NTs) CN-II and CN-III, but not CN-IA, can dephosphorylate the mononucleotides nicotinamide mononucleotide and nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NAMN) and thus catalyze NR and NAR formation in vitro. Similar to their counterpart from yeast, Sdt1, the human 5'-NTs require high (millimolar) concentrations of nicotinamide mononucleotide or NAMN for efficient catalysis. Overexpression of FLAG-tagged CN-II and CN-III in HEK293 and HepG2 cells resulted in the formation and release of NAR. However, NAR accumulation in the culture medium of these cells was only detectable under conditions that led to increased NAMN production from nicotinic acid. The amount of NAR released from cells engineered for increased NAMN production was sufficient to maintain viability of surrounding cells unable to use any other NAD precursor. Moreover, we found that untransfected HeLa cells produce and release sufficient amounts of NAR and NR under normal culture conditions. Collectively, our results indicate that cytosolic 5'-NTs participate in the conversion of NAD precursors and establish NR and NAR as integral constituents of human NAD metabolism. In addition, they point to the possibility that different cell types might facilitate each other's NAD supply by providing alternative precursors.


Assuntos
NAD/biossíntese , Ribonucleosídeos/biossíntese , 5'-Nucleotidase/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Cinética , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Redes e Vias Metabólicas , Niacina/metabolismo , Niacinamida/análogos & derivados , Niacinamida/biossíntese , Niacinamida/metabolismo , Nicotinamida Fosforribosiltransferase/metabolismo , Pentosiltransferases/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Compostos de Piridínio , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Ribonucleosídeos/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Especificidade por Substrato
19.
J Biol Chem ; 290(46): 27644-59, 2015 Nov 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26432643

RESUMO

The mitochondrial NAD pool is particularly important for the maintenance of vital cellular functions. Although at least in some fungi and plants, mitochondrial NAD is imported from the cytosol by carrier proteins, in mammals, the mechanism of how this organellar pool is generated has remained obscure. A transporter mediating NAD import into mammalian mitochondria has not been identified. In contrast, human recombinant NMNAT3 localizes to the mitochondrial matrix and is able to catalyze NAD(+) biosynthesis in vitro. However, whether the endogenous NMNAT3 protein is functionally effective at generating NAD(+) in mitochondria of intact human cells still remains to be demonstrated. To modulate mitochondrial NAD(+) content, we have expressed plant and yeast mitochondrial NAD(+) carriers in human cells and observed a profound increase in mitochondrial NAD(+). None of the closest human homologs of these carriers had any detectable effect on mitochondrial NAD(+) content. Surprisingly, constitutive redistribution of NAD(+) from the cytosol to the mitochondria by stable expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana mitochondrial NAD(+) transporter NDT2 in HEK293 cells resulted in dramatic growth retardation and a metabolic shift from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, despite the elevated mitochondrial NAD(+) levels. These results suggest that a mitochondrial NAD(+) transporter, similar to the known one from A. thaliana, is likely absent and could even be harmful in human cells. We provide further support for the alternative possibility, namely intramitochondrial NAD(+) synthesis, by demonstrating the presence of endogenous NMNAT3 in the mitochondria of human cells.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Transporte/metabolismo , Citosol/metabolismo , Metaboloma , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , NAD/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/química , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Transporte Biológico , Proteínas de Transporte/química , Proteínas de Transporte/genética , Glicólise , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Proteínas Mitocondriais , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Nicotinamida-Nucleotídeo Adenililtransferase/química , Nicotinamida-Nucleotídeo Adenililtransferase/genética , Nicotinamida-Nucleotídeo Adenililtransferase/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Nucleotídeos , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/química , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions Orgânicos/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo
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Bioessays ; 36(1): 27-33, 2014 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24264888

RESUMO

We recently examined gene expression during Xenopus tadpole tail appendage regeneration and found that carbohydrate regulatory genes were dramatically altered during the regeneration process. In this essay, we speculate that these changes in gene expression play an essential role during regeneration by stimulating the anabolic pathways required for the reconstruction of a new appendage. We hypothesize that during regeneration, cells use leptin, slc2a3, proinsulin, g6pd, hif1α expression, receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling, and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to promote glucose entry into glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), thus stimulating macromolecular biosynthesis. We suggest that this metabolic shift is integral to the appendage regeneration program and that the Xenopus model is a powerful experimental system to further explore this phenomenon. Also watch the Video Abstract.


Assuntos
Metabolismo dos Carboidratos/fisiologia , Via de Pentose Fosfato/fisiologia , Regeneração/fisiologia , Vertebrados/fisiologia , Animais , Metabolismo dos Carboidratos/genética , Expressão Gênica/genética , Glucose/metabolismo , Glicólise/genética , Glicólise/fisiologia , Via de Pentose Fosfato/genética , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Regeneração/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Vertebrados/genética , Vertebrados/metabolismo , Xenopus/genética , Xenopus/metabolismo , Xenopus/fisiologia
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