PUBLICATION

Parallel Reaction Monitoring reveals structure-specific ceramide alterations in the zebrafish

Authors
Zhang, T., Trauger, S.A., Vidoudez, C., Doane, K.P., Pluimer, B.R., Peterson, R.T.
ID
ZDB-PUB-191231-7
Date
2019
Source
Scientific Reports   9: 19939 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Peterson, Randall
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Ceramides/analysis*
  • Ceramides/metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Liquid/methods
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry/methods
  • Sphingolipids/analysis
  • Sphingolipids/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
PubMed
31882772 Full text @ Sci. Rep.
Abstract
Extensive characterisations of the zebrafish genome and proteome have established a foundation for the use of the zebrafish as a model organism; however, characterisation of the zebrafish lipidome has not been as comprehensive. In an effort to expand current knowledge of the zebrafish sphingolipidome, a Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM)-based liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method was developed to comprehensively quantify zebrafish ceramides. Comparison between zebrafish and a human cell line demonstrated remarkable overlap in ceramide composition, but also revealed a surprising lack of most sphingadiene-containing ceramides in the zebrafish. PRM analysis of zebrafish embryogenesis identified developmental stage-specific ceramide changes based on long chain base (LCB) length. A CRISPR-Cas9-generated zebrafish model of Farber disease exhibited reduced size, early mortality, and severe ceramide accumulation where the amplitude of ceramide change depended on both acyl chain and LCB lengths. Our method adds an additional level of detail to current understanding of the zebrafish lipidome, and could aid in the elucidation of structure-function associations in the context of lipid-related diseases.
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