Abstract
The H55N polymorphism in the Cs gene of A/J mice has been linked to low activity of the enzyme in skeletal muscles. The aim of the study was to test this hypothesis and examine effects of low citrate synthase (CS) activity on palmitate metabolism in muscle cells. Results of the study showed that carriers of the wild type (WT) Cs (C57BL/6J and Balb/cByJ mouse strains) had higher CS activity (p < 0.01) than carriers of the A/J variant (B6.A-(rs3676616-D10Utsw1)/KjnB6 and A/J mouse strains) in the heart, liver and gastrocnemius muscle. Furthermore, the recombinant CS protein of WT showed higher CS activity than the A/J variant. In C2C12 muscle cells the shRNA mediated 47% knockdown of CS activity reduced the rate of fatty acid oxidation compared to the control cells. In summary, our results are consistent with the hypothesis that H55N substitution causes a reduction in CS activity. Furthermore, low CS activity interferes with metabolic flexibility of muscle cells.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e0185789 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | PloS ONE |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2017 |
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Brendan Gabriel
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health - Research Fellow
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Arimantas Lionikas
- Clinical Medicine
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition, Medical Sciences - Senior Lecturer
- Institute of Medical Sciences
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