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Título: | Differential role of human choline kinase α and β enzymes in lipid metabolism: Implications in cancer onset and treatment |
Autor: | Gallego Ortega, David CSIC ORCID; Ramírez de Molina, Ana CSIC ORCID; Ramos, Maria Angeles CSIC; Valdés Mora, Fátima CSIC ORCID; Barderas, Maria Gonzalez; Sarmentero Estrada, Jacinto CSIC; Lacal, Juan Carlos CSIC ORCID | Fecha de publicación: | 12-nov-2009 | Editor: | Public Library of Science | Citación: | PLoS ONE | Resumen: | Background The Kennedy pathway generates phosphocoline and phosphoethanolamine through its two branches. Choline Kinase (ChoK) is the first enzyme of the Kennedy branch of synthesis of 1phosphocholine, the major component of the plasma membrane. ChoK family of proteins is composed by ChoKα and ChoKβ isoforms, the first one with two different variants of splicing. Recently ChoKα has been implicated in the carcinogenic process, since it is over-expressed in a variety of human cancers. However, no evidence for a role of ChoKβ in carcinogenesis has been reported. Methodology/Principal Findings Here we compare the in vitro and in vivo properties of ChoKα1 and ChoKβ in lipid metabolism, and their potential role in carcinogenesis. Both ChoKα1 and ChoKβ showed choline and ethanolamine kinase activities when assayed in cell extracts, though with different affinity for their substrates. However, they behave differentially when overexpressed in whole cells. Whereas ChoKβ display an ethanolamine kinase role, ChoKα1 present a dual choline/ethanolamine kinase role, suggesting the involvement of each ChoK isoform in distinct biochemical pathways under in vivo conditions. In addition, while overexpression of ChoKα1 is oncogenic when overexpressed in HEK293T or MDCK cells, ChoKβ overexpression is not sufficient to induce in vitro cell transformation nor in vivo tumor growth. Furthermore, a significant upregulation of ChoKα1 mRNA levels in a panel of breast and lung cancer cell lines was found, but no changes in ChoKβ mRNA levels were observed. Finally, MN58b, a previously described potent inhibitor of ChoK with in vivo antitumoral activity, shows more than 20-fold higher efficiency towards ChoKα1 than ChoKβ. Conclusion/Significance This study represents the first evidence of the distinct metabolic role of ChoKα and ChoKβ isoforms, suggesting different physiological roles and implications in human carcinogenesis. These findings constitute a step forward in the design of an antitumoral strategy based on ChoK inhibition. | Descripción: | 11 pages, 6 figures, 1 table. | Versión del editor: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007819 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/24863 | DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007819 | ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
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