scholarly journals Expression of novel isoforms of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-1) generated by alternative splicing of the CPT-Iβ gene

1998 ◽  
Vol 334 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geng-Sheng YU ◽  
Yi-Chun LU ◽  
Tod GULICK

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-I) catalyses the rate-determining step in mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation. The enzyme has two cognate structural genes that are preferentially expressed in liver (α) or fat and muscle (β). We hypothesized the existence of additional isoforms in heart to account for unique kinetic characteristics of enzyme activity in this tissue. Hybridization and PCR screening of a human cardiac cDNA library revealed the expression of two novel CPT-I isoforms generated by alternative splicing of the CPT-Iβ transcript, in addition to the β and α cDNA species previously described. Ribonuclease protection and reverse transcriptase-mediated PCR assays confirmed the presence of mRNA species of each splicing variant in heart, skeletal muscle and liver, with differing relative concentrations in the tissues. The novel splicing variants omit exons or utilize a cryptic splice donor site within an exon. Deduced polypeptide sequences of the novel enzymes include omissions in the region of putative membrane-spanning and malonyl-CoA regulatory domains compared with the previously described CPT-Is, implying that the encoded enzymes will exhibit unique features with respect to outer mitochondrial membrane topology and response to physiological and pharmacological inhibitors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 476 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Petrick ◽  
Graham P. Holloway

Abstract The decline in fat oxidation at higher power outputs of exercise is a complex interaction between several mechanisms; however, the influence of mitochondrial bioenergetics in this process remains elusive. Therefore, using permeabilized muscle fibers from mouse skeletal muscle, we aimed to determine if acute exercise altered mitochondrial sensitivity to (1) adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), or (2) carnitine palmitoyltransferase-I (CPT-I) independent (palmitoylcarnitine, PC) and dependent [palmitoyl-CoA (P-CoA), malonyl-CoA (M-CoA), and l-carnitine] substrates, in an intensity-dependent manner. As the apparent ADP Km increased to a similar extent following low (LI) and high (HI) intensity exercise compared with sedentary (SED) animals, and Pi sensitivity was unaltered by exercise, regulation of phosphate provision likely does not contribute to the well-established intensity-dependent shift in substrate utilization. Mitochondrial sensitivity to PC and P-CoA was not influenced by exercise, while M-CoA sensitivity was attenuated similarly following LI and HI. In contrast, CPT-I sensitivity to l-carnitine was only altered following HI, as HI exercise attenuated l-carnitine sensitivity by ∼40%. Moreover, modeling the in vivo concentrations of l-carnitine and P-CoA during exercise suggests that CPT-I flux is ∼25% lower following HI, attributed equally to reductions in l-carnitine content and l-carnitine sensitivity. Altogether, these data further implicate CPT-I flux as a key event influencing metabolic interactions during exercise, as a decline in l-carnitine sensitivity in addition to availability at higher power outputs could impair mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation.


1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (2) ◽  
pp. R405-R412 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Rodnick ◽  
B. D. Sidell

The effect of thermal acclimation on the activity of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I), the rate-limiting enzyme for beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, was determined in oxidative red muscle of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) acclimated at 5 or 25 degrees C. As observed in mammalian tissues, malonyl-CoA potently inhibited CPT I activity of mitochondria. Inhibition by malonyl-CoA required inclusions of both bovine serum albumin (BSA) and palmitoyl-CoA in the reaction media. Because BSA binds long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs, this observation suggests that free fatty acyl-CoAs may disrupt mitochondrial membranes and affect the CPT I protein. Cold acclimation increased citrate synthase activity 1.6-fold and total CPT activity 2-fold in homogenates of red muscle; free carnitine increased 62%, and specific activity of CPT I in mitochondria increased 2-fold. No differences were observed between cold- and warm-acclimated fish in substrate-binding properties of CPT I at an assay temperature of 15 degrees C, as judged by the Michaelis constant (Km) for carnitine (0.11 +/- 0.02 vs. 0.13 +/- 0.02 mM) or inhibition of CPT I, as determined by the half-maximal inhibition concentration (IC50) for malonyl-CoA (0.14 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.09 +/- 0.03 microM). Thermal sensitivity of CPT I (Q10 = 2.91 +/- 0.12 vs. 3.02 +/- 0.20) and preference of CPT I for different long-chain fatty acyl-CoA substrates (16:1-CoA = 16:0-CoA > 18:1-CoA) were not altered by thermal acclimation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2010 ◽  
Vol 298 (5) ◽  
pp. R1435-R1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Lin ◽  
Kwanseob Shim ◽  
Jack Odle

To examine the regulation of hepatic acetogenesis in neonatal swine, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I) activity was measured in the presence of varying palmitoyl-CoA (substrate) and malonyl-CoA (inhibitor) concentrations, and [1-14C]-palmitate oxidation was simultaneously measured. Accumulation rates of 14C-labeled acetate, ketone bodies, and citric acid cycle intermediates within the acid-soluble products were determined using radio-HPLC. Measurements were conducted in mitochondria isolated from newborn, 24-h (fed or fasted), and 5-mo-old pigs. Acetate rather than ketone bodies was the predominant radiolabeled product, and its production increased twofold with increasing fatty acid oxidation during the first 24-h suckling period. The rate of acetogenesis was directly proportional to CPT I activity. The high activity of CPT I in 24-h-suckling piglets was not attributable to an increase in CPT I gene expression, but rather to a large decrease in the sensitivity of CPT I to malonyl-CoA inhibition, which offset a developmental decrease in affinity of CPT I for palmitoyl-CoA. Specifically, the IC50 for malonyl-CoA inhibition and Km value for palmitoyl-CoA measured in 24-h-suckling pigs were 1.8- and 2.7-fold higher than measured in newborn pigs. The addition of anaplerotic carbon from malate (10 mM) significantly reduced 14C accumulation in acetate ( P < 0.003); moreover, the reduction was much greater in newborn (80%) than in 24-h-fed (72%) and 5-mo-old pigs (55%). The results demonstrate that acetate is the primary product of hepatic mitochondrial β-oxidation in Sus scrofa and that regulation during early development is mediated primarily via kinetic modulation of CPT I.


1990 ◽  
Vol 269 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Prip-Buus ◽  
J P Pegorier ◽  
P H Duee ◽  
C Kohl ◽  
J Girard

The temporal changes in oleate oxidation, lipogenesis, malonyl-CoA concentration and sensitivity of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT 1) to malonyl-CoA inhibition were studied in isolated rabbit hepatocytes and mitochondria as a function of time after birth of the animal or time in culture after exposure to glucagon, cyclic AMP or insulin. (1) Oleate oxidation was very low during the first 6 h after birth, whereas lipogenesis rate and malonyl-CoA concentration decreased rapidly during this period to reach levels as low as those found in 24-h-old newborns that show active oleate oxidation. (2) The changes in the activity of CPT I and the IC50 (concn. causing 50% inhibition) for malonyl-CoA paralleled those of oleate oxidation. (3) In cultured fetal hepatocytes, the addition of glucagon or cyclic AMP reproduced the changes that occur spontaneously after birth. A 12 h exposure to glucagon or cyclic AMP was sufficient to inhibit lipogenesis totally and to cause a decrease in malonyl-CoA concentration, but a 24 h exposure was required to induce oleate oxidation. (4) The induction of oleate oxidation by glucagon or cyclic AMP is triggered by the fall in the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of CPT I. (5) In cultured hepatocytes from 24 h-old newborns, the addition of insulin inhibits no more than 30% of the high oleate oxidation, whereas it stimulates lipogenesis and increases malonyl-CoA concentration by 4-fold more than in fetal cells (no oleate oxidation). This poor effect of insulin on oleate oxidation seems to be due to the inability of the hormone to increase the sensitivity of CPT I sufficiently. Altogether, these results suggest that the malonyl-CoA sensitivity of CPT I is the major site of regulation during the induction of fatty acid oxidation in the fetal rabbit liver.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  

The method of gene regulation underlying lipid metabolism related to obesity is poorly understood, yet alternative splicing (AS) appears to be an important mechanism for proper lipid storage. CPT1 (carnitine palmitoyltransferase I) is a beta-oxidation enzyme required for the breakdown of fatty acids. The gene coding for CPT1 is alternatively spliced to produce two different products that vary in their activity. When the splicing SR protein 9G8 is knocked down in the fat body of Drosophila, the CPT1 splicing pattern is altered. A linear search algorithm was developed that parsed through FASTA files of the CPT1 gene region and sought out sequences that matched known binding sequences of 9G8. We expected a result in exon 6A that would signal its inclusion but unexpectedly found a match in exon 5 of the CPT1 transcript. We theorized that 9G8 and the SR protein competitor RSF1, interact with one another for binding sites on the CPT1 gene to result in different isoforms. Additionally, TG data indicated that 9G8 and RSF1 KD flies displayed statistically significant higher TG levels than their control suggesting a potential cooperative relationship. We next performed a starvation resistance experiment and found that 9G8 and RSF1 KD flies phenocopied starvation resistance suggesting that both proteins interact to result in the same CPT1 product. We are using qPCR to determine if there is a difference in the AS of CPT1 among flies with decreased expression of 9G8, the SR protein antagonist RSF1 and the SR protein shuttle TRN-SR.


2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Mizgerd ◽  
Matt R. Spieker ◽  
Michal M. Lupa

The murine gene for intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) encodes multiple products, arising from alternative splicing. Full-length ICAM-1 contains five extracellular Ig domains, each encoded by a separate exon. Alternatively spliced forms have Ig domains 2, 3, and/or 4 excised as a result of exon skipping. We report here a novel splice variant of murine ICAM-1, resulting from exon truncation rather than exon skipping and affecting Ig domain 5. A 5′ splice donor site within exon 6 generates transcripts missing 69 nucleic acids from the 3′ terminus of the exon. This in-frame exon truncation is predicted to replace 24 amino acids within Ig domain 5 with a single aspartic acid residue, yielding a structure other than an Ig domain immediately external to the membrane. Expression of this alternatively spliced form is induced in mouse lungs, spleen, and kidneys during LPS-induced pulmonary inflammation. Since the affected region is critical for ICAM-1 presentation, dimerization, and solubilization, this alternative splice variant may have unique physiological functions.


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