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L-Proline Activates Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 and Modulates Redox Environment in Porcine Trophectoderm Cells

Journal

BIOMOLECULES
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom11050742

Keywords

L-proline; mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1; porcine trophectoderm cell line 2; proline dehydrogenase; transporters; redox homeostasis

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31625025, 31572410, 31572412, 31272450, 31272451, 32000082]
  2. 111 Project [B16044]
  3. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition [2004DA125184F1909]

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L-proline plays a crucial role in embryogenesis, placental development, and fetal growth. This study revealed that proline enhances cell viability, activates the mTORC1 signaling pathway, and modulates the intracellular redox environment. Proline regulates the expression of proline transporters and enzymes involved in redox balance, indicating its potential therapeutic benefits in various developmental processes.
L-proline (proline) is a key regulator of embryogenesis, placental development, and fetal growth. However, the underlying mechanisms that support the beneficial effects of proline are largely unknown. This study used porcine trophectoderm cell line 2 (pTr2) to investigate the underlying mechanisms of proline in cell proliferation and redox homeostasis. Cells were cultured in the presence of 0, 0.25, 0.50, or 1.0 mmol/L proline for an indicated time. The results showed that 0.5 and 1.0 mmol/L proline enhanced cell viability. These effects of proline (0.5 mmol/L) were accompanied by the enhanced protein abundance of p-mTORC1, p-p70S6K, p-S6, and p-4E-BP1. Additionally, proline dose-dependently enhanced the mRNA expression of proline transporters [solute carrier family (SLC) 6A20, SLC36A1, SLC36A2, SLC38A1, and SLC38A2], elevated proline concentration, and protein abundance of proline dehydrogenase (PRODH). Furthermore, proline addition (0.25 or 0.5 mmol/L) resulted in lower abundance of p-AMPK alpha when compared with a control. Of note, proline resulted in lower reactive oxygen species (ROS) level, upregulated mRNA expression of the catalytic subunit of glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCLC) and glutathione synthetase (GSS), as well as enhanced total (T)-GSH and GSH concentration when compared with a control. These data indicated that proline activates themTORC1 signaling and modulates the intracellular redox environment via enhancing proline transport.

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