Human glucocerebrosidase mediates formation of xylosyl-cholesterol by β-xylosidase and transxylosidase reactions.
Gaucher disease
XYLOSYLATION
ceramides
cerebrosides
glycolipids
inborn errors of metabolism
metabolism
Journal
Journal of lipid research
ISSN: 1539-7262
Titre abrégé: J Lipid Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
25
07
2020
revised:
14
12
2020
accepted:
23
12
2020
pubmed:
29
12
2020
medline:
11
3
2022
entrez:
28
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Deficiency of glucocerebrosidase (GBA), a lysosomal β-glucosidase, causes Gaucher disease. The enzyme hydrolyzes β-glucosidic substrates and transglucosylates cholesterol to cholesterol-β-glucoside. Here we show that recombinant human GBA also cleaves β-xylosides and transxylosylates cholesterol. The xylosyl-cholesterol formed acts as an acceptor for the subsequent formation of di-xylosyl-cholesterol. Common mutant forms of GBA from patients with Gaucher disease with reduced β-glucosidase activity were similarly impaired in β-xylosidase, transglucosidase, and transxylosidase activities, except for a slightly reduced xylosidase/glucosidase activity ratio of N370S GBA and a slightly reduced transglucosylation/glucosidase activity ratio of D409H GBA. XylChol was found to be reduced in spleen from patients with Gaucher disease. The origin of newly identified XylChol in mouse and human tissues was investigated. Cultured human cells exposed to exogenous β-xylosides generated XylChol in a manner dependent on active lysosomal GBA but not the cytosol-facing β-glucosidase GBA2. We later sought an endogenous β-xyloside acting as donor in transxylosylation reactions, identifying xylosylated ceramide (XylCer) in cells and tissues that serve as donor in the formation of XylChol. UDP-glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) was unable to synthesize XylChol but could catalyze the formation of XylCer. Thus, food-derived β-D-xyloside and XylCer are potential donors for the GBA-mediated formation of XylChol in cells. The enzyme GCS produces XylCer at a low rate. Our findings point to further catalytic versatility of GBA and prompt a systematic exploration of the distribution and role of xylosylated lipids.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33361282
pii: S0022-2275(20)43741-1
doi: 10.1194/jlr.RA120001043
pmc: PMC7903134
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
GBA protein, human
EC 3.2.1.45
Glucosylceramidase
EC 3.2.1.45
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100018Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article.