ENPP7

Last update 08 May 2025

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alk-SMase, Alkaline sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, E-NPP 7

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Introduction

Choline-specific phosphodiesterase that hydrolyzes sphingomyelin releasing the ceramide and phosphocholine and therefore is involved in sphingomyelin digestion, ceramide formation, and fatty acid (FA) absorption in the gastrointestinal tract (PubMed:12671034, PubMed:12885774, PubMed:15205117, PubMed:16255717, PubMed:28292932). Has also phospholipase C activity and can also cleave phosphocholine from palmitoyl lyso-phosphatidylcholine and platelet-activating factor (PAF) leading to its inactivation (PubMed:12885774, PubMed:16255717). Does not have nucleotide pyrophosphatase activity (PubMed:12885774). May promote cholesterol absorption by affecting the levels of sphingomyelin derived from either diet or endogenous sources, in the intestinal lumen (By similarity).

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18 Apr 2024·Current Medicinal Chemistry

The IFT80/Hedgehog Pathway Regulates the Osteogenic-adipogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Author: Bo, Zhandong ; Dai, Yongheng ; Wei, Guiqing ; Bo, Huan ; Hu, Yang ; Liu, Kaicheng ; Wu, Jing ; Zou, Xiaochong ; Lu, Shenyi ; Gui, Ying ; Jiang, Mingyang ; Chen, Chuanliang ; Zhang, Ke

Background:Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH) is a typical refractory disease that often progresses irreversibly and has a high disability rate. Numerous studies have confirmed that abnormal osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) is one of the major factors of SANFH. However, the mechanism remains to be elucidated.Objectives:This study aimed to investigate the function of the IFT80/Hedgehog pathway in the osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation of BM-MSCs.Methods:Femoral head specimens of SANFH patients and femoral neck fractures (FNFs) patients were collected to detect the expression of IFT80, Shh and osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation-related genes by immunohistochemistry (IHC), western blot (WB) and Reverse Transcription Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR). Based on the rabbit SANFH model, the mRNA expression and protein level of IFT80 and Shh were detected by RT-qPCR and WB. After the osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation based on rabbit BM-MSCs, the IFT80, Gli, PPAR-γ, and Runx2 expression were detected. Differences in alkaline phosphodiesterase activity, calcium nodule, quantification/distribution of lipid droplets, expression of IFT80/Hedgehog axis, and the level of osteogenic- adipogenic associated factors were determined after IFT80 overexpression.Results:RT-qPCR, WB and IHC revealed that IFT80 was highly expressed in the osteoblasts and intra-trabecular osteocytes at the edge of trabeculae and in the intercellular matrix of the bone marrow lumen; Shh was highly expressed in the osteoblasts and intra- trabecular osteocytes at the edge of trabeculae. The Runx2 expression was low, while the PPAR-γ expression was high in both human specimens and animal models of SANFH, suggesting that the balance of osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation was dysregulated. Rabbit BM-MSCs with stable overexpression of IFT80 showed increased alkaline phosphatase activity after induction of osteogenic differentiation, increased calcium nodule production, and decreased adipogenesis after induction of adipogenic differentiation.Conclusion:There is a dysregulation of the balance of osteogenic-adipogenic differentiation in SANFH. IFT80 may inhibit adipogenic differentiation while promoting osteogenic differentiation in rabbit BM-MSCs by activating the Hedgehog pathway.

09 Aug 2023·GENETICS

Sensitized piRNA reporter identifies multiple RNA processing factors involved in piRNA-mediated gene silencing

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Author: Chen, Wenjun ; Zhang, Donglei ; Lee, Heng-Chi ; Brown, Jordan S ; Gaylord, Olivia

AbstractMetazoans guard their germlines against transposons and other foreign transcripts with PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). Due to the robust heritability of the silencing initiated by piRNAs in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), previous screens using C. elegans were strongly biased to uncover members of this pathway in the maintenance process but not in the initiation process. To identify novel piRNA pathway members, we have utilized a sensitized reporter strain which detects defects in initiation, amplification, or regulation of piRNA silencing. Using our reporter, we have identified Integrator complex subunits, nuclear pore components, protein import components, and pre-mRNA splicing factors as essential for piRNA-mediated gene silencing. We found the small nuclear processing cellular machine termed the Integrator complex is required for both type I and type II piRNA production. Notably, we identified a role for nuclear pore and nucleolar components NPP-1/Nup54, NPP-6/Nup160, NPP-7/Nup153, and FIB-1 in promoting the perinuclear localization of anti-silencing CSR-1 Argonaute, as well as a role for Importin factor IMA-3 in nuclear localization of silencing Argonaute HRDE-1. Together, we have shown that piRNA silencing in C. elegans is dependent on evolutionarily ancient RNA processing machinery that has been co-opted to function in the piRNA-mediated genome surveillance pathway.

30 Apr 2023·Metabolites

Donkey Colostrum and Milk: How Dietary Probiotics Can Affect Metabolomic Profile, Alkaline Sphingomyelinase and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity.

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Author: Cifone, Maria Grazia ; Cinque, Benedetta ; Laghi, Luca ; Marchegiani, Andrea ; Laus, Fulvio ; Yang, Yaosen ; Bazzano, Marilena

Positive results on animal health, feed efficiency, and milk's nutritional content have been obtained after oral administration of probiotics. The aim of the present study was therefore to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation with high numbers of multispecies probiotic formulations on the milk metabolomic profiles of alkaline sphingomyelinase (alk-SMase) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in donkeys. Twenty animals were randomly allocated to receive either a normal diet (group B) or a supplemented diet (group A). Colostrum and milk samples were obtained within 48 h, at 15 days (supplementation start), and at 45 days after parturition. Different metabolomic profiles were observed between colostrum and milk, as were the concentrations of 12 metabolites that changed following 30 days of probiotic supplementation. Alk-SMase activity was found to be higher in donkey colostrum (vs. milk at 15 days); this enzyme, together with ALP, increased in milk after 30 days of probiotic supplementation. The results of the present study provide new insight into the complex changes in donkey colostrum and milk composition in the first 45 days of lactation and how the milk metabolome can be modulated by probiotic supplementation.

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