Hachmann Malte, Gülcan Güntas, Rajendran Ranjithkumar, Höring Marcus, Liebisch Gerhard, Bachhuka Akash, Kohlhaas Michael, Maack Christoph, Ergün Süleyman, Dudek Jan, Karnati Srikanth
Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Atlas University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Front Mol Med. 2024 Apr 29;4:1389456. doi: 10.3389/fmmed.2024.1389456. eCollection 2024.
Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked disease, characterized clinically by cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, neutropenia, and growth retardation. BTHS is caused by mutations in the phospholipid acyltransferase tafazzin (Gene: TAFAZZIN, TAZ). Tafazzin catalyzes the final step in the remodeling of cardiolipin (CL), a glycerophospholipid located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. As the phospholipid composition strongly determines membrane properties, correct biosynthesis of CL and other membrane lipids is essential for mitochondrial function. Mitochondria provide 95% of the energy demand in the heart, particularly due to their role in fatty acid oxidation. Alterations in lipid homeostasis in BTHS have an impact on mitochondrial membrane proteins and thereby contribute to cardiomyopathy. We analyzed a transgenic TAFAZZIN-knockdown (TAZ-KD) BTHS mouse model and determined the distribution of 193 individual lipid species in TAZ-KD and WT hearts at 10 and 50 weeks of age, using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Our results revealed significant lipid composition differences between the TAZ-KD and WT groups, indicating genotype-dependent alterations in most analyzed lipid species. Significant changes in the myocardial lipidome were identified in both young animals without cardiomyopathy and older animals with heart failure. Notable alterations were found in phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and plasmalogen species. PC species with 2-4 double bonds were significantly increased, while polyunsaturated PC species showed a significant decrease in TAZ-KD mice. Furthermore, Linoleic acid (LA, 18:2) containing PC and PE species, as well as arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4) containing PE 38:4 species are increased in TAZ-KD. We found higher levels of AA containing LPE and PE-based plasmalogens (PE P-). Furthermore, we are the first to show significant changes in sphingomyelin (SM) and ceramide (Cer) lipid species Very long-chained SM species are accumulating in TAZ-KD hearts, whereas long-chained Cer and several hexosyl ceramides (HexCer) species accumulate only in 50-week-old TAZ-KD hearts These findings offer potential avenues for the diagnosis and treatment of BTHS, presenting new possibilities for therapeutic approaches.
巴斯综合征(BTHS)是一种罕见的X连锁疾病,临床特征为心肌病、骨骼肌病、中性粒细胞减少和生长发育迟缓。BTHS由磷脂酰转移酶塔法辛(基因:TAFAZZIN,TAZ)突变引起。塔法辛催化心磷脂(CL)重塑的最后一步,心磷脂是一种位于线粒体内膜的甘油磷脂。由于磷脂组成强烈决定膜的特性,CL和其他膜脂的正确生物合成对于线粒体功能至关重要。线粒体提供心脏95%的能量需求,特别是由于它们在脂肪酸氧化中的作用。BTHS中脂质稳态的改变会影响线粒体膜蛋白,从而导致心肌病。我们分析了一种转基因TAFAZZIN敲低(TAZ-KD)BTHS小鼠模型,并使用电喷雾电离串联质谱(ESI-MS/MS)测定了10周和50周龄TAZ-KD和野生型(WT)心脏中193种单个脂质种类的分布。我们的结果显示TAZ-KD组和WT组之间存在显著的脂质组成差异,表明在大多数分析的脂质种类中存在基因型依赖性改变。在没有心肌病的年轻动物和患有心力衰竭的老年动物中均发现心肌脂质组有显著变化。在磷脂酰胆碱(PC)、磷脂酰乙醇胺(PE)、溶血磷脂酰乙醇胺(LPE)、溶血磷脂酰胆碱(LPC)和缩醛磷脂种类中发现了显著改变。具有2-4个双键的PC种类显著增加,而多不饱和PC种类在TAZ-KD小鼠中显著减少。此外,含有亚油酸(LA,18:2)的PC和PE种类,以及含有花生四烯酸(AA,20:4)的PE 38:4种类在TAZ-KD中增加。我们发现含有AA的LPE和基于PE的缩醛磷脂(PE P-)水平较高。此外,我们首次表明鞘磷脂(SM)和神经酰胺(Cer)脂质种类有显著变化。非常长链的SM种类在TAZ-KD心脏中积累,而长链Cer和几种己糖神经酰胺(HexCer)种类仅在50周龄的TAZ-KD心脏中积累。这些发现为BTHS的诊断和治疗提供了潜在途径,为治疗方法带来了新的可能性。
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