Abstract |
Ether lipids are overexpressed in malignant tumor and play an important role in tumor process. Glioma is the most common malignant central nervous system tumor, and the content of ether lipids is higher than that of normal tissues. Alkylglycerone phosphate synthase (AGPS) is a key enzyme in the synthesis of ether esters and plays a vital role in maintaining the morphology and pathogenic properties of tumor cells. The cell proliferation and the content of tumor-related lipid such as monoalkylglycerol ether (MAGe), lysophosphatidic acid ether (LPAe), lysophosphatidylcholine ether (LPCe), lysophosphatidylethanolamine ether (LPEe), phosphatidyl inositol (PI), phosphatidylcholine (PC), and phosphatidylserine (PS) were suppressed after AGPS silencing in U251, H4, and TJ905 cells; however, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (HNRNPK) could reverse the above phenomenon such as cellar proliferation and ether lipid secretion. We found that HNRNPK was the target protein of AGPS by coimmunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry assay and verified by western blot assay in U251 cells. It confirmed that AGPS and HNRNPK are coexpressed in the cellular nucleus by a confocal laser microscope. The main protein- protein interaction mechanism between AGPS and HNRNPK is hydrogen bond, conjugation bond, hydrophobic bond, and electrostatic force by computer simulation prediction.
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Authors | Wei Zhou, Ying Liu, Honglian Li, Zhaoyu Song, Ying Ma, Yu Zhu |
Journal | BioMed research international
(Biomed Res Int)
Vol. 2021
Pg. 6181936
( 2021)
ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 34621897
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Wei Zhou et al. |
Chemical References |
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K
- Lipids
- Alkyl and Aryl Transferases
- alkylglycerone-phosphate synthase
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Topics |
- Alkyl and Aryl Transferases
(metabolism)
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Computer Simulation
- Glioma
(metabolism, pathology)
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Humans
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Lipids
- Mass Spectrometry
- Molecular Docking Simulation
- Protein Binding
- Static Electricity
- Thermodynamics
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