期刊
JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH
卷 49, 期 6, 页码 1187-1194出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R700019-JLR200
关键词
phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase; choline recycling; choline redistribution; phosphatidylethanolamine; lipoproteins
Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is made in mammalian cells from choline via the CDP-choline pathway. Animals obtain choline primarily from the diet or from the conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) to PC followed by catabolism to choline. The main fate of choline is the synthesis of PC. In addition, choline is oxidized to betaine in kidney and liver and converted to acetylcholine in the nervous system. Mice that lack choline kinase (CK) alpha die during embryogenesis, whereas mice that lack CK beta unexpectedly develop muscular dystrophy. Mice that lack CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase (CT) alpha also die during early embryogenesis, whereas mice that lack CT beta exhibit gonadal dysfunction. The cytidylyltransferase beta isoform also plays a role in the branching of axons of neurons. An alternative PC biosynthetic pathway in the liver uses phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase to catalyze the formation of PC from PE. Mice that lack the methyltransferase survive but die from steatohepatitis and liver failure when placed on a choline-deficient diet. Hence, choline is an essential nutrient. PC biosynthesis is required for normal very low density lipoprotein secretion from hepatocytes. Recent studies indicate that choline is recycled in the liver and redistributed from kidney, lung, and intestine to liver and brain when choline supply is attenuated.
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