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1 Block A: Membrane Biology & Biochemistry Lipid signalling and sphingolipid function Gerhild van Echten-Deckert Tel

2 Sphingolipids: History H H NH 2 Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum 1884

3 Sphingolipids - Structure H NH 2 H Sphingosine H H H H H H AcHN HC H H H AcHN H H H H H H HN CH 3 CH 3 H Ceramide Ganglioside GM1 H HN HN CH H 3 H 3 C CH 3 N P H 3 C CH 3 H Ceramide Ceramide Sphingomyelin

4 Glycosphingolipids form cell type specific profiles ligodendrocyte Neuron GalCer GlcCer Myelin Sheath Sulfatide LacCer Axon Astrocyte Endothelial Cells Gbose 3 Cer Gbose 4 Cer Neuron Muscle Fiber van Echten-Deckert & Herget, BBA 2006 Microglia G M3 G M2 G M1 G D3 G D1a G D1b G T1b

5 HN 2 CH C H 2 C H serine NH 2 H CH 3(CH 2) 14CSCoA palmitoyl-coa serine palmitoyltransferase (+PLP) Sphingolipids - Metabolism De novo synthesis H NH 2 3- ketosphinganine 3- ketosphinganine reductase (+NADPH) CH 3 H CH 3 H D-erythro- sphinganine CH 3 (CH 2 ) 16 CSC oa + stearoyl-coa sphinganine N- acyltransferase HN CH 3 H CH 3 H D-erythro- dihydroceramide HN CH 3 ceramide GalCer galactosyltransferase galactosylceramidase HN dihydroceramide desaturase ceramide kinase CH 3 P H C1P phosphatase ceramide-1-phosphate CH 3 Glycosphingolipids H H ceramide CH 3 Phosphosphingolipids cermide glucosyltransferase glucosylceramidase ceramidase ceramide synthase sphingomyelin synthase sphingomyelinase GlcCer GSL H NH 2 H sphingosine CH 3 H 3 C CH 3 N HN P CH 3 H sphingomyelin CH 3 CH 3 Recycling pathway Degradation P sphingosine kinase NH 2 phosphatase H sphingosine-1-phosphate -lyase (+PLP) hexadecenal phosphoethanolamine CH 3 nly one enzyme is known that cleaves the sphingoid backbone van Echten-Deckert & Herget, BBA 2006

6 Biosynthesis of major brain gangliosides Glc-T Gal-T I SAT I SAT II β 1,1 β 1,4 α 2,3 α 2,8 Cer GlcCer LacCer GM3 GD3 GalNAc-T β 1,4 GlcCer GalCer Sulfatide LacCer GM2 Gal-T II β 1,3 GD2 GM1a SAT IV α 2,3 GD1b GM3 GM2 GM1 GD1a SAT V α 2,8 GT1b GD3 GD1a GD1b GT1b GT1a GQ1b ligo Astro Neuro a-series b-series Glucose (Glc) Galactose (Gal) N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) Sialic Acid van Echten-Deckert & Walter, Prog Lipid Res 2012

7 Degradation pathways of selected glycosphingolipids affected in lysosomal storage disorders GM1- Gangliosidosis GM1 GM1- -galactosidase GM2-activator, SAP-B GM2 Tay-Sachs Sandhoff -hexosaminidasea,b GM2-activator Sialidosis GM3 sialidase SAP-B Glucose (Glc) Galactose (Gal) LacCer N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) Sialic Acid Phosphocholine van Echten-Deckert & Walter, Prog Lipid Res 2012 GlcCer Gaucher GlcCerase SAP-C acid SMase Cer Niemann-Pick A,B Farber acid Cerase SAP-C, SAP-D Sph SM

8 Wymann & Schneiter, Nature, 2008

9 Physiological/clinical relevance of bioactive sphingolipids Ser + FA-CoA apoptosis p Sphingomyelin DHCer differentiation inflammation insulin resistance Ceramide C1P inflammation senescence stress response MDR glucose tolerance brain function morphogenesis tumour genesis GlcCer GSL Sa So anti-apoptosis proliferation migration inflammation i angiogenesis wound healing

10 Dual Action of : Extracellular Ligand and Intracellular Second Messenger growth factor 1-5 trimeric G-proteins sphingosine Sphingosine kinase adenylate- monomeric cyclase PLC G-proteins intracellular targets? proliferation Ca 2+ homeostasis anti-apoptosis histone deacetylses survival differentiation motility cytoskeleton rearrangements inflammation angiogenesis

11 The ceramide/-rheostat in cell growth regulation Serine + Palmitoyl-CoA Always applicable? Sphinganine Sphingosine Kinase Phosphatase Lyase Ethanolaminephosphate + Hexadekenal Proliferation Dihydroceramide Desaturase Ceramide Sphingomyelin Glycosphingolipids Apoptosis

12 cis-4-methylsphingosine (cimes) is a synthetic prodrug for a metabolically stable -analogue P H NH 2 CH 3 C 1 h 24 h cimes C cimes H S1 32 P cimes 32 P cis-4-methylsphingosine // N-acyl-derivative Sphingosine i P H NH 2 H Ceramide van Echten Deckert et al. JBC 1997 Nätzker et al., Biol Chem, 2002 Nätzker et al., Genes Cells, 2006

13 cis-4-methylsphingosine (cimes) is a synthetic prodrug for a metabolically stable -analogue Serine + Palmitoyl-CoA Swiss-3T3 fibroblastsbl Proliferation neurons neuroblastoma Apoptosis cis-4-methylso P Sphinganine Sphingosine Kinase Phosphatase Lyase Ethanolaminephosphate + Hexadekenal Proliferation Dihydroceramide Desaturase Ceramide Sphingomyelin Glycosphingolipids van Echten Deckert et al. JBC 1997 van Echten-Deckert et al. JBC 1998 Nätzker et al. Biol Chem 2002 Apoptosis

14 In post-mitotic neurons cimes affects similar pathways as does, albeit in a sustained and more pronounced manner cimes extracellular intracellular treshold concentration is P necesseray for the apoptotic p effect cimesp CDK4-Inhibitor cyclind1/cdk4 p38 SB caspases Z-VAD Nätzker et al., Genes to Cells 2006 apoptosis no apoptosis

15 Lyase-deficient mice Generated by Paul van Veldhoven, Leuven, Belgium Kinase Lyase Sphingosine i Phosphatase Ethanolaminephosphate p + Hexadekenal +/+ Age: 6 weeks -/- Ceramide Sphingomyelin Glycosphingolipids Characteristics: s: Smaller size of pups Life span: nursing period (usually 4-6 weeks) Breeding with +/- mice +/+ +/- -/- Age: 6 days

16 induces apoptosis in lyase-deficient primary cultured cerebellar neurons 120 viability (% of +/+ ) /+ +/- -/- 0 +/+ +/- -/- 3 caspas se activity (relativ ve to +/+) 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 0 +/+ +/- -/- cyclin D1 -tubulin 12h +/+ +/- -/- Hagen et al, JBC 2009

17 Profile of intracellular, sphingosine, and ceramide ESI MS/MS fold change fold change p ,0 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0 Sph +/+ +/- -/- +/+ +/- -/- +/+ +/- -/- vehicle Sph ceramide * * +/+ +/- -/- +/+ +/- -/- +/+ +/- -/- vehicle Sph * * * +/+ = wildtype +/- = heterozygous -/- = -lyase deficient Hagen et al, JBC 2009

18 -lyase deficiency increases formation of neuronal sphingolipids via recycling at the expense of de novo biosynthesis Serine + PalmitoylCoA SPT de novo synthesis rm1/3 SMS Sphingomyelin SMase recycling pathway Ceramide CS CDase Sphingosine Glycosphingolipids Gangliosides degradation pathway SPP SK -lyase Hexadecenal + Phosphoethanolamine Hagen-Euteneuer et al, J.Biol.Chem. 2012

19 Effects of sphingoid bases on neuronal morphology Correlation with the apoptotic effect control A Sph cimes D G J E H K F I L +/+ B +/- C -/- -/-: -lyase deficient neurons

20 Is sphingoid base-induced neuronal apoptosis mediated by receptors? 1 > > 3 > 2 80 knock down of -receptor 1,2,3 with sirna 60 in -lyase -/- neurons 40 apoptosis still occurred after knock down RNA content (% of C) m C sirna C sirna C sirna via ability (% of c) ty ) pase activit elative to c) cas (re ,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 c -/- sirna -/- -/- sirna + -/- 0 -/- -/- -/- -/- c sirna sirna+ 0 -/- -/- -/- -/- c sirna sirna+ -/- = -lyase deficient Hagen et al, JBC 2009

21 Generation of sphingoid base phosphates by SK2 is essential for their apoptotic effect Neurons (wt, SK1- or SK2-deficient) were labelled with 32 P i prior to addition of Sph, or cimes S1 32 P (%) * * * * * cim mes 32 P (% %) * * 0 +/+ SK1 SK2 +/+ SK1 SK2 +/+ SK1 SK2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- vehicle Sph 0 +/+ SK1 SK2 -/- -/- cimes Hagen et al, JBC 2009

22 The subcellular origin of is essential for its neurotoxic effect cimes Sph PM Sph SK1 (LPP?) SK2 cimesp apoptotic ti SPP ER SK2 apoptotic Hagen et al, JBC 2009

23 1906: 37. Meeting of doctors for the insane of southwest Germany in Tübingen Alois Alzheimer reports about a peculiar affection of the cerebral cortex Auguste D. 2013: World Alzheimer Report 2013 AD most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide 36 mill. cases (2030: 77 mill. 2050: 135 mill.) Costs worldwide: 604 Bill. USD in 2010 (1% of the global GDP) 1,117 Bill USD in 2030

24 Histopathological findings reported by A. Alzheimer (1906) Miliary foci distributed all over the cortex, caused by the infiltration of a peculiar substance into the cortex Weird neurofibrillary changes, that appeared like very thick tangles filling not only the cell body but also neuronal processes Images C & D are from Holtzman et al. Sci Transl. Med. 2011, 3, 1-17

25 Key neuropathological elements of AD BAP-tists: senile (neuritic) plaques:extracellular aggregates of -amyloid TAU-ists: Neurofibrillary tangles: intracellular bundles of hyperphosphorylated tau ohcm.oxfordmedicine.com/.../graphic10017.jpeg

26 Scheme of major proteolytic processing pathways of APP A B APP S- APP S- A p3 Therapeutic approaches aimed to reduce A production/aggregation have failed! APP APP CTF APP APP CTF van Echten-Deckert & Walter, Prog Lipid Res 2012

27 The subcellular origin of is essential for its neurotoxic effect cimes Sph PM Sph SK1 (LPP?) SK2 cimesp apoptotic ti SPP ER SK2 apoptotic Hagen et al, JBC 2009

28 Cimes fails to induce apoptosis in SK2-deficient neurons apoptosis occurred only in +/+ and SK1 -/- neurons ability (% of c) vi spase activ vity relative to c) ca ( 0,0 c cimes c cimes c cimes c cimes c cimes c cimes +/+ SK1 -/- SK2 -/- +/+ SK1 -/- SK2 -/- 4,0 30 3,0 2,0 10 1,0 +/+ SK1 -/- SK2 -/- c cimes c cimes c cimes Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

29 Cimes induces a persistent increase of intracellular calcium in neurons Ca i [nm M] µm KCl 30 mm * Ca i [nm] time [s] * ctrl 2h 4h 8h 16h cimes 24h Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

30 without affecting mitochondrial functions c +/+ cytosolic fraction ctrl cimes mitochondrial fraction ctrl cimes cytochrome c -tubulin Ra atio aggrega ates / mono omeres cytosolic fraction mitochondrial fraction 0 +/+ c -/- -/- c +/+ +/+ c -/- -/ ctrl cimes cccp Cytochrome c -tubulin Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

31 Summary cimes extracellular intracellular Z-LEHD-FMK cimes SK2 Caspase-12 Caspase-9 Caspase-3 cimesp MDL ER ER-stress Ca 2+ Calpain MDL SPP SK2 Sph p35 p25 CDK5 Rb P neuronal apoptosis cell cycle reactivation tau P Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

32 Summary cimes extracellular intracellular ER cimes Z-LEHD-FMK SK2 Caspase-12 Caspase-9 Caspase-3 cimesp MDL Pathophysiological Relevance of ER-stress Ca 2+ Calpain -Lyase??? MDL SPP SK2 P Sph p35 p25 CDK5 Rb cell cycle reactivation neuronal apoptosis tau P Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

33 Correlation between -lyase expression and neuronal apoptosis Bars correspond to 50 µm Hagen et al, Cell Death Differ, 2011

34 -lyase deficiency is accompanied by an increase of cholesteryl-ester in the brain 800 +/+ -/ /+ -/- e ng / mg tissu Camp Sit Lano Lath 24S- Cholol H-Chol 0 Desmo Chol cholest terol ester % Puglielli, Tanzi & Kovacs; Nature Cell Biology, 2001: Using genetic, biochemical and metabolic approaches, we found that cholesteryl-ester levels are directly correlated with A production. 0 +/+ -/- Hagen-Euteneuer et al, J.Biol.Chem. 2012

35 -Lyase deficiency is accompanied by increased expression of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) C L +/- L -/- Total brain lysates of 6-weeks old mice AB140 directed against C-terminus APP FL APP CTF APP CTF Mouse embryonic fibroblasts APP expression Impact of sphingosine kinase on APP expression Karaca et al., JBC, 2014

36 Conclusions Sphingosine-1-phosphate () is a neuronal death signal, when generated by SK2 and impaired degradation Calpain is an essential mediator of -induced neurotoxicity n cellular and molecular level neurotoxicity parallels that of A -lyase expression is correlated with neuronal death -lyase deficiency is correlated with Alzheimer characteristics: Hyperphosphorylation h of tau Impaired APP-processing Elevated levels of cholesteryl-ester stimulates BACE1, the rate-limiting enzyme for A production (Takasugi et al., 2011, J. Neurosci.) Conditional knockout mouse: neuron specific Conditional knockout mouse: neuron-specific inactivation of-lyase

37 Scheme of Sphingolipid Metabolism Brain-specific deletion SPL fl/fl Nestin-Cre

38 Schematic of the Floxed L Allele * co-factor (PLP) binding site floxed, Sgpl1 flx/flx floxed, Sgpl1 flx/flx mice: Julie Saba, akland, CA, USA Bonn: crossbreeding with the nestin-cre transgenic mouse line Nes-Cre1

39 Conditional Knockdown of L in Brains of 4-Weeks-ld Mice RT-PCR f/+ f/f f/+ cre f/f /cre Immunoblot customized AB (Julie Saba)

40 Conditional Knockdown of L in Murine Brain Does not Affect Life Span Wt ( 5) Wt (n=5), f/f Nestin/Cre (n=4) total K (n=3)

41 SPL Depletion Affects the Expression of Presynaptic Proteins Pre synaptic protein Protein mrna level level Bassoon Decreased Unchanged Synapsin 1 Decreased Unchanged Synaptophysin Decreased Unchanged Synaptobrevin Decreased Unchanged Syntaxin 1 Decreased Unchanged Synaptotagmin Unchanged Unchanged Piccolo Unchanged Unchanged SNAP25 Unchanged Unchanged Post synaptic protein Protein mrna level level PSD 95 Unchanged Unchanged

42 Potential Molecular Link of SPL Activity and Synaptic Plasticity SPL So Hagen et al. Cell Death Differ. (2011) [Ca 2+ ] i Uvarov et al. Biochim Biophys Acta (2008) Ubiquitin proteasome activity Pre synaptic markers PE LC3II p62 Beclin 1 Autophagy APP Synaptic plasticity Behavioral changes???

43 CNCLUSINS Targeted deletion of -lyase in the brain affects: - proteasomal and autophagic activity - expression of presynaptic proteins - APP processing - astrogliosis -short term synaptic plasticity i - learning and memory

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