Analysis on the Substrate Specificity of Recombinant Human Acyl-CoA Synthetase ACSL4 Variants

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  • Shimbara-Matsubayashi Satoko
    Division of Health Chemistry, Department of Healthcare and Regulatory Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University
  • Kuwata Hiroshi
    Division of Health Chemistry, Department of Healthcare and Regulatory Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University
  • Tanaka Nobutada
    Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University
  • Kato Masaru
    Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University
  • Hara Shuntaro
    Division of Health Chemistry, Department of Healthcare and Regulatory Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Showa University

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<p>Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family members (ACSLs) are a family of enzymes that convert long-chain free fatty acids into their acyl-CoAs. ACSL4 is an ACSL isozyme with a strong preference for arachidonic acid (AA) and has been hypothesized to modulate the metabolic fates of AA. There are two ACSL4 splice variants: ACSL4V1, which is the more abundant transcript, and ACSL4V2, which is believed to be restricted to the brain. In the present study, we expressed recombinant human ACSL4V1 and V2 in Spodoptera frugiperda 9 (Sf9) cells using the baculovirus expression system and then partially purified both variants by cobalt affinity column chromatography. We then established a novel ACSL assay system with LC-MS/MS, which is highly sensitive and applicable to various kinds of fatty acids, and used it to investigate the substrate specificity of recombinant human ACSL4V1 and V2. The results showed that both ACSL4 variants preferred various kinds of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs), including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), adrenic acid (docosatetraenoic acid) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), as well as AA as a substrate. Moreover, our kinetic studies revealed that the two variants had similar relative affinities for AA, EPA and DHA but different reaction rates for each HUFA. These results confirmed the importance of both of ACSL4 variants in the maintenance of membrane phospholipids bearing HUFAs. Structural analysis of these variants might reveal the molecular mechanism by which they maintain membrane phospholipids bearing HUFAs.</p>

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