Trifunctional Sphinganine

Structure

(A) Native Sphinganine.

(A) Native Sphinganine.

(B) Trifunctional Sphinganine.

(B) Trifunctional Sphinganine.

Chemical structures drawn by Berit Blume.

Protein interactome

Cell background: Huh7

Authors

Scotland E. Farley, Frank Stein, Per Haberkant, Fikadu G. Tafesse, Carsten Schultz

Journal

ACS Chemical Biology

https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.3c00554

Abstract

Functions of the sphingolipids sphingosine and sphinganine in cells are not well established. While some signaling roles for sphingosine have been elucidated, the closely related sphinganine has been described only insofar as it does not elicit many of the same signaling responses. The underlying mechanisms behind the cell biological differences between these lipids are not well understood. Here, we prepared multifunctionalized derivatives of the two lipid species that only differ in a single double bond of the carbon backbone. Using these novel probes, we were able to define their spatiotemporal distribution within cells. Furthermore, we used these tools to systematically map the protein interactomes of both lipids. The lipid-protein conjugates, prepared through photo-crosslinking in live cells and extraction via click chemistry to azide beads, revealed significant differences in the captured proteins, highlighting their distinct roles in various cellular processes. This work elucidates mechanistic differences between these critical lipids and sets the foundation for further studies on the functions of sphingosine and sphinganine.

Lipid probes utilized

Trifunctional Sphingosine Trifunctional Sphingosine

Trifunctional Sphinganine Trifunctional Sphinganine

Cell line analyzed

Huh7

Uncaging & Crosslinking timeline

Lipid Probe Uptake time Uncaging time Interaction time Crosslinking time
Sph 60 min 5 min 15 min 5 min
Spa 60 min 5 min 15 min 5 min

Mass spectrometry quantification method

16-channel Tandem Mass Tagging (TMT16)

Additional sample preparation ?

Data as reported in Farley et al., 2024. Black proteins are unenriched or depleted in the presence of probe, Purple enriched candidates are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.2 and a fold change of at least 1.5-fold, and Orange enriched hits are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.05 and a fold change of at least 2-fold in the +UV over the -UV).

Data as reported in Farley et al., 2024. Black proteins are unenriched or depleted in the presence of probe, Purple enriched candidates are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.2 and a fold change of at least 1.5-fold, and Orange enriched hits are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.05 and a fold change of at least 2-fold in the +UV over the -UV).

Data as reported in Farley et al., 2024. Black proteins are unenriched or depleted in the presence of probe, Purple enriched candidates are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.2 and a fold change of at least 1.5-fold, and Orange enriched hits are defined as proteins with a false discovery rate less than 0.05 and a fold change of at least 2-fold in the +UV over the -UV).

Gene Ontology Analysis

In beta: GO analysis still under development

(No BP pathways identified among enriched hits and candidates.)

Figure 1: GO Dot plots display the enrichment of GO terms among the proteins enriched to the probe. For these analyses, only proteins categorized as “enriched candidates” and “enriched hits” were subject to GO analysis. The Cell Compartment analysis assesses whether the list of enriched proteins contains a statistically significant number of proteins in the same cellular region; appropriately, the Molecular Function and Biological Process analyses does the same for molecular function and biological process, respectively. Click here for more information about Gene Ontology analysis.

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