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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS
卷 1801, 期 4, 页码 446-454出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.12.003
关键词
Phosphatidylcholine; Choline kinase; Muscle; CTP phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase; Muscular dystrophy
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP 5182]
Choline kinase in mammals is encoded by two genes, Chka and Chkb. Disruption of murine Chka leads to embryonic lethality, whereas a spontaneous genomic deletion in murine Chkb results in neonatal forelimb bone deformity and hindlimb muscular dystrophy. Surprisingly, muscular dystrophy isn't significantly developed in the forelimb We have investigated the mechanism by which a lack of choline kinase beta, encoded by Chkb, results in minimal muscular dystrophy in forelimbs. We have found that choline kinase is alpha major isoform in hindlimb muscle and contributes more to choline kinase activity, while choline kinase alpha is predominant in forelimb muscle and contributes more to choline kinase activity Although choline kinase activity is decreased in forelimb muscles of Chkb(-/-) mice, the activity of CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase is increased, resulting in enhanced phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. The activity of phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C is up-regulated while the activity of phospholipase A(2) in forelimb muscle is not altered. Regeneration of forelimb muscles of Chkb(-/-) truce is normal when challenged with cardiotoxin. In contrast to hindlimb muscle, mega-mitochondria are not significantly formed in forelimb muscle of Chkb(-/-) mice. We conclude that the relative lack of Muscle degeneration in forelimbs of Chkb(-/-) mice is due to abundant choline kinase alpha and the stable homeostasis of phosphatidylcholine (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved
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