PUBLICATION
Carboxyl ester lipase is highly conserved in utilizing maternal supplied lipids during early development of zebrafish and human
- Authors
- Qiu, Y., Sun, S., Yu, X., Zhou, J., Cai, W., Qian, L.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-200221-3
- Date
- 2020
- Source
- Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids 1865(6): 158663 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Qian, Linxi
- Keywords
- Carboxyl ester lipase, Lipid utilization, Yolk, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
-
- Yolk Sac/embryology
- Yolk Sac/enzymology*
- Carboxylesterase/genetics
- Carboxylesterase/metabolism*
- Humans
- Growth Disorders/embryology
- Growth Disorders/enzymology
- Growth Disorders/genetics*
- Morpholinos/administration & dosage
- Morpholinos/genetics
- Pancreas, Exocrine/embryology
- Pancreas, Exocrine/enzymology
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Cholesterol/metabolism
- Hedgehog Proteins/metabolism
- Triglycerides/metabolism
- Animals
- Cholesterol Esters/metabolism
- Lipid Metabolism
- Embryonic Development
- Central Nervous System/embryology
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- PubMed
- 32061751 Full text @ BBA Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
Citation
Qiu, Y., Sun, S., Yu, X., Zhou, J., Cai, W., Qian, L. (2020) Carboxyl ester lipase is highly conserved in utilizing maternal supplied lipids during early development of zebrafish and human. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids. 1865(6):158663.
Abstract
Carboxyl ester lipase (Cel), is a lipolytic enzyme secreted by the pancreas, which hydrolyzes various species of lipids in the gut. Cel is also secreted by mammary gland during lactation and exists in breast milk. It facilitates dietary fat digestion and absorption, thus contributing to normal infant development. This study aimed to examine whether the Cel in zebrafish embryos has a similar role of maternal lipid utilization as in human infants, and how Cel contributes to the utilization of yolk lipids in zebrafish. The cel1 and cel2 genes were expressed ubiquitously in the blastodisc and yolk syncytial layer before 24 hpf, and in the exocrine pancreas after 72 hpf. The cel1 and cel2 morphants exhibited developmental retardation and yolk sac retention. The total cholesterol, cholesterol ester, free cholesterol, and triglyceride were reduced in the morphants' body while accumulated in the yolk (except triglyceride). The FFA content of whole embryos was much lower in morphants than in standard controls. Moreover, the delayed development in cel (cel1/cel2) double morphants was partially rescued by FFA and cholesterol supplementation. Delayed and weakened cholesterol ester transport to the brain and eyes was observed in cel morphants. Correspondingly, shrunken midbrain tectum, microphthalmia, pigmentation-delayed eyes as well as down-regulated Shh target genes were observed in the CNS of double morphants. Interestingly, cholesterol injections reversed these CNS alterations. Our findings suggested that cel genes participate in the lipid releasing from yolk sac to developing body, thereby contributing to the normal growth rate and CNS development in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping