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ArticleBioscience reports2021

Lipid profiling of mouse intestinal organoids for studying APC mutations.

Zoë Jukes, Anne Freier, Maria Glymenaki, Richard Brown, Lee Parry, Elizabeth Want, Panagiotis A Vorkas, Jia V Li

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zoë Jukes *Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Anne Freier *Division of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Maria GlymenakiDivision of Digestive Diseases, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Richard BrownEuropean Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Rd, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, U.K.
Lee ParryEuropean Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Rd, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, U.K.
Elizabeth WantDivision of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Panagiotis A Vorkas *Division of Systems Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Jia V Li *Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
Imperial College London · GBCardiff University · GBCentre for Research and Technology Hellas · GR

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/P002536/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inactivating mutations including both germline and somatic mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene drives most familial and sporadic colorectal cancers. Understanding the metabolic implications of this mutation will aid to establish its wider impact on cellular behaviour and potentially inform clinical decisions. However, to date, alterations in lipid metabolism induced by APC mutations remain unclear. Intestinal organoids have gained widespread popularity in studying colorectal cancer and chemotherapies, because their 3D structure more accurately mimics an in vivo environment. Here, we aimed to investigate intra-cellular lipid disturbances induced by APC gene mutations in intestinal organoids using a reversed-phase ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (RP-UHPLC-MS)-based lipid profiling method. Lipids of the organoids grown from either wild-type (WT) or mice with APC mutations (Lgr5-EGFP-IRES-CreERT2Apcfl/fl) were extracted and analysed using RP-UHPLC-MS. Levels of phospholipids (e.g. PC(16:0/16:0), PC(18:1/20:0), PC(38:0), PC(18:1/22:1)), ceramides (e.g. Cer(d18:0/22:0), Cer(d42:0), Cer(d18:1/24:1)) and hexosylceramides (e.g. HexCer(d18:1/16:0), HexCer(d18:1/22:0)) were higher in Apcfl/fl organoids, whereas levels of sphingomyelins (e.g. SM(d18:1/14:0), SM(d18:1/16:0)) were lower compared with WT. These observations indicate that cellular metabolism of sphingomyelin was up-regulated, resulting in the cellular accumulation of ceramides and production of HexCer due to the absence of Apcfl/fl in the organoids. Our observations demonstrated lipid profiling of organoids and provided an enhanced insight into the effects of the APC mutations on lipid metabolism, making for a valuable addition to screening options of the organoid lipidome.

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Lipid MetabolismAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAnimalsCeramidesColorectal NeoplasmsMiceMutationOrganoidsSphingomyelinsTumor Cells, CulturedAdenomatous Polyposis Coli Proteinadenomatous polyposis coli protein, mouseCeramidesSphingomyelinscolorectal cancerlipidomicslipidsliquid chromatography-mass spectrometrymetabolomicsorganoids

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PMID33620068
PMCPMC7969701
OpenAlexW3132304064

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