Expression of BmDHFR is up-regulated to trigger an increase in the BH4/BH2 ratio when the de novo synthesis of BH4 is blocked in silkworm, Bombyx mori
文献类型: 外文期刊
第一作者: Liang, Dan
作者: Liang, Dan;Shu, Rui;Jiang, Song;Gan, Quan;Wu, Shujuan;Zhao, Yue;Yang, Liangli;Xu, Mengjun;Gao, Junshan;Meng, Yan;Shu, Rui;Gan, Quan;Yang, Liangli;Gao, Junshan;Meng, Yan
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关键词: Transgenic RNAi; Dihydrofolate reductase; BH4; BH2 ratio; Salvage pathway; Silkworm
期刊名称:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES ( 影响因子:8.2; 五年影响因子:7.8 )
ISSN: 0141-8130
年卷期: 2023 年 225 卷
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a vital coenzyme for several enzymes involved in diverse enzymatic reactions in animals. BH4 deficiency can lead to metabolic and neurological disorders due to dysfunction in its metabolism. Sepiapterin reductase (SPR) and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) are crucial enzymes in the BH4 de novo synthesis pathway and salvage pathway, respectively. Dihydrobiopterin (BH2) is an oxidized product of BH4 metabolism. The ratio of BH4/BH2 is a key indicator of the stability of BH4 levels. The de novo pathway of BH4 synthesis is well-defined; however, little is known about the mechanisms of the salvage pathway in insects. Herein, we used the natural BmSPR mutant silkworm (lem) as a resource material. Our results reveal that the BmDHFR expression and the BH4/BH2 ratio were remarkably higher in lem as compared to the wild-type silkworm. In BmN cells, knockdown of BmSpr showed increased BmDHFR expression, while the BH4/BH2 ratio decreased after BmDhfr knockdown by RNAi. Furthermore, simultaneous RNAi of BmSpr and BmDhfr showed a further decrease in the BH4/BH2 ratio. These manifest that the expression of BmDHFR is up-regulated to trigger an increase in the BH4/BH2 ratio when the de novo synthesis of BH4 is blocked in silkworm. Additionally, the knockdown of BmSpr in wild-type silkworms also showed an increased BmDHFR level and BH4/BH2 ratio. Taken together, when the silkworm BH4 de novo synthesis pathway is blocked, the salvage pathway is activated, and BmDHFR plays an important role in maintaining the metabolic balance of silkworm BH4. This study enriches our understanding of the molecular mechanism of the BH4 salvage pathway and lays a good foundation for further studies on BH4 using the silkworm as a model insect.
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