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JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 1630-1638Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00100
Keywords
ETHE1; ethylmalonic encephalopathy; metabolomics; glutathione; amino acids; pantothenic acid
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- John and Birthe Meyer Foundation
- Department of Clinical Medicine (Aarhus University)
- Karen Elise Jensen foundation
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Defects in the gene encoding the persulfide dioxygenase ETHE1 are known to cause the severe inherited metabolic disorder ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE). In spite of known clinical characteristics, the molecular mechanisms underlying the ETHE1 deficiency are still obscure. Herein, to further analyze the molecular phenotype of the disease, we applied an untargeted metabolomics approach on cultivated fibroblasts of EE patients for pinpointing alterations in metabolite levels. Metabolites, as direct signatures of biochemical functions, can decipher biochemical pathways involved in the cellular phenotype of patient cells. Using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics, we identified 18 metabolites that have altered levels in fibroblasts from EE patients. Our data demonstrate disrupted redox state in EE patient cells, which is reflected by significantly decreased level of reduced glutathione. Furthermore, the down-regulation of several intermediate metabolites such as the redox cofactors NAD(+) and NADH as well as Krebs cycle intermediates revealed clear alteration in metabolic regulation. Pantothenic acid and several amino acids exhibited decreased levels, whereas the beta-citrylglutamate with a putative role in brain development had an increased level in the EE patient cells. These observations indicate the severe impact of ETHE1 deficiency on cellular physiology and redox state, meanwhile suggesting targets for experimental studies on novel treatment options for the devastating metabolic disorder.
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