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Bile acid biosynthesis in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome bypassing cholesterol : Potential importance of pathway intermediates

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Date
02/2021
Author
Abdel-Khalik, Jonas
Hearn, Thomas
Dickson, Alison L
Crick, Peter J
Yutuc, Eylan
Austin-Muttitt, Karl
Bigger, Brian W
Morris, Andrew A
Shackleton, Cedric H
Clayton, Peter T
Iida, Takashi
Sircar, Ria
Rohatgi, Rajat
Marschall, Hanns-Ulrich
Sjövall, Jan
Björkhem, Ingemar
Mullins, Jonathan G L
Griffiths, William J
Wang, Yuqin
Keywords
Bile acids and salts/biosynthesis
Cholesterol/biosynthesis
Chromatography, liquid
Dehydrocholesterols/chemistry
Humans
Lipogenesis/genetics
Mass spectrometry
Molecular docking simulation
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome/genetics
QD Chemistry
QH301 Biology
DAS
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Abstract
Bile acids are the end products of cholesterol metabolism secreted into bile. They are essential for the absorption of lipids and lipid soluble compounds from the intestine. Here we have identified a series of unusual Δ5-unsaturated bile acids in plasma and urine of patients with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), a defect in cholesterol biosynthesis resulting in elevated levels of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC), an immediate precursor of cholesterol. Using liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry (LC-MS) we have uncovered a pathway of bile acid biosynthesis in SLOS avoiding cholesterol starting with 7-DHC and proceeding through 7-oxo and 7β-hydroxy intermediates. This pathway also occurs to a minor extent in healthy humans, but elevated levels of pathway intermediates could be responsible for some of the features SLOS. The pathway is also active in SLOS affected pregnancies as revealed by analysis of amniotic fluid. Importantly, intermediates in the pathway, 25-hydroxy-7-oxocholesterol, (25R)26-hydroxy-7-oxocholesterol, 3β-hydroxy-7-oxocholest-5-en-(25R)26-oic acid and the analogous 7β-hydroxysterols are modulators of the activity of Smoothened (Smo), an oncoprotein that mediates Hedgehog (Hh) signalling across membranes during embryogenesis and in the regeneration of postembryonic tissue. Computational docking of the 7-oxo and 7β-hydroxy compounds to the extracellular cysteine rich domain of Smo reveals that they bind in the same groove as both 20S-hydroxycholesterol and cholesterol, known activators of the Hh pathway.
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Abdel-Khalik , J , Hearn , T , Dickson , A L , Crick , P J , Yutuc , E , Austin-Muttitt , K , Bigger , B W , Morris , A A , Shackleton , C H , Clayton , P T , Iida , T , Sircar , R , Rohatgi , R , Marschall , H-U , Sjövall , J , Björkhem , I , Mullins , J G L , Griffiths , W J & Wang , Y 2021 , ' Bile acid biosynthesis in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome bypassing cholesterol : Potential importance of pathway intermediates ' , The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , vol. 206 , 105794 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105794
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The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105794
ISSN
0960-0760
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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This work was supported by the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, grant numbers BB/I001735/1 and BB/N015932/1 to WJG, BB/L001942/1 to YW); the European Union through European Structural Funds (ESF), as part of the Welsh Government funded Academic Expertise for Business project (to WJG and YW); the Swedish Science Council (to IB); and in the US by NIH/NIGMS (GM106078 to RR); and NIH (5R01HD053036to CHS). ALD was supported via a KESS2 award in association with Markes International from the Welsh Government and the European Social Fund. JAK was supported by a PhD studentship from Imperial College Healthcare Charities. KA-M was supported by a PhD studentship from Moleculomics Ltd.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/26255

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