title: Oleoyl-CoA is the major de novo product of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 gene isoform and substrate for the biosynthesis of the Harderian gland 1-alkyl-2,3-diacylglycerol.
abstract: 1-Alkyl-2,3-diacylglycerol (ADG) is a unique neutral lipid found in the eyeball-associated Harderian gland (HG) of the mouse and acts as a lubricant to facilitate eyelid movement. We found that the HG of the mice with a disruption in the gene for stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) (SCD1-/-) is deficient in ADG. The amount of C20:1n-9, which is a major fatty acid of ADG, was reduced by greater than 90% despite normal elongase enzyme activity proposed to elongate it from C18:1n-9. HG from SCD1-/- mice exhibited high desaturase activity toward C16:0-CoA as substrate but had very low desaturase activity toward C18:0-CoA. Feeding diets containing high levels of oleate to the SCD1-/- mice did not increase the levels of C18:1n-9 or C20:1n-9 in the HG and failed to restore the ADG to the levels found in the HG of the wild-type mouse. De novo ADG synthesis as measured by the incorporation of [(3)H]glycerol and [(14)C]glucose was high in the SCD1+/+ mouse but was reduced by greater than 90% in the HG of SCD1-/- mouse. The deficiencies in the levels of ADG and C20:1n-9 were not compensated for by the expression of SCD2 and SCD3 isoforms in the HG of the SCD1-/- mouse. These observations demonstrate that SCD1-synthesized oleoyl-CoA is a major substrate required for the biosynthesis of normal levels of ADG and that the SCD isoforms present in the HG have different substrate specificity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ntambi
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006243:Harderian Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008954:Models, Biological; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D004075:Diglycerides; D005227:Fatty Acids; D020033:Protein Isoforms; C017585:oleoyl-coenzyme A; D012313:RNA; D013230:Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase