Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells

Saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids are the most abundant fatty acid species in mammalian organisms, and their distribution is regulated by stearoyl-CoA desaturase, the enzyme that converts saturated into monounsaturated fatty acids. A positive correlation between high monounsaturated fatty ac...

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Autores principales: Scaglia, Natalia, Igal, Rubén Ariel
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Publicado: 2005
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Ciencias Médicas
Ácidos Grasos
Apoptosis
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83244
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topic Ciencias Médicas
Ácidos Grasos
Apoptosis
spellingShingle Ciencias Médicas
Ácidos Grasos
Apoptosis
Scaglia, Natalia
Igal, Rubén Ariel
Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
topic_facet Ciencias Médicas
Ácidos Grasos
Apoptosis
description Saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids are the most abundant fatty acid species in mammalian organisms, and their distribution is regulated by stearoyl-CoA desaturase, the enzyme that converts saturated into monounsaturated fatty acids. A positive correlation between high monounsaturated fatty acid levels and neoplastic transformation has been reported, but little is still known about the regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase in cell proliferation and apoptosis, as well as in cancer development. Here we report that simian virus 40-transformed human lung fibroblasts bearing a knock-down of human stearoyl-CoA desaturase by stable antisense cDNA transfection (hSCDas cells) showed a considerable reduction in monounsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and phospholipid synthesis, compared with empty vector transfected-simian virus 40 cell line (control cells). hSCDas cells also exhibited high cellular levels of saturated free fatty acids and triacylglycerol. Interestingly, stearoyl-CoA desaturase-depleted cells exhibited a dramatic decrease in proliferation rate and abolition of anchorage-independent growth. Prolonged exposure to exogenous oleic acid did not reverse either the slower proliferation or loss of anchorage-independent growth of hSCDas cells, suggesting that endogenous synthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids is essential for rapid cell replication and invasiveness, two hallmarks of neoplastic transformation. Moreover, apoptosis was increased in hSCDas cells in a ceramide-independent manner. Finally, stearoyl-CoA desaturase-deficient cells were more sensitive to palmitic acid-induced apoptosis compared with control cells. Our data suggest that, by globally regulating lipid metabolism, stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity modulates cell proliferation and survival and emphasize the important role of endogenously synthesized monounsaturated fatty acids in sustaining the neoplastic phenotype of transformed cells.
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author Scaglia, Natalia
Igal, Rubén Ariel
author_facet Scaglia, Natalia
Igal, Rubén Ariel
author_sort Scaglia, Natalia
title Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
title_short Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
title_full Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
title_fullStr Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
title_full_unstemmed Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
title_sort stearoyl-coa desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells
publishDate 2005
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83244
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