Hallmarks of oxidative stress in the livers of aged mice with mild glycogen branching enzyme deficiency

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Glycogen branching enzyme (GBE1) introduces branching points in the glycogen molecule during its synthesis. Pathogenic GBE1 gene mutations lead to glycogen storage disease type IV (GSD IV), which is characterized by excessive intracellular accumulation of abnormal, poorly branched glycogen in affected tissues and organs, mostly in the liver. Using heterozygous Gbe1 knock-out mice (Gbe1+/-), we analyzed the effects of moderate GBE1 deficiency on oxidative stress in the liver. The livers of aged Gbe1+/- mice (22 months old) had decreased GBE1 protein levels, which caused a mild decrease in the degree of glycogen branching, but did not affect the tissue glycogen content. GBE1 deficiency was accompanied by increased protein carbonylation and elevated oxidation of the glutathione pool, indicating the existence of oxidative stress. Furthermore, we have observed increased levels of glutathione peroxidase and decreased activity of respiratory complex I in Gbe1+/- livers. Our data indicate that even mild changes in the degree of glycogen branching, which did not lead to excessive glycogen accumulation, may have broader effects on cellular bioenergetics and redox homeostasis. In young animals cellular homeostatic mechanisms are able to counteract those changes, while in aged tissues the changes may lead to increased oxidative stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:695

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Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 695(2020) vom: 30. Nov., Seite 108626

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Malinska, Dominika [VerfasserIn]
Testoni, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Duran, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Brudnicka, Alicja [VerfasserIn]
Guinovart, Joan J [VerfasserIn]
Duszynski, Jerzy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9005-79-2
EC 1.11.1.9
EC 7.1.1.2
Electron Transport Complex I
Glutathione Peroxidase
Glycogen
Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System
Glycogen branching enzyme
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 07.12.2020

Date Revised 14.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.abb.2020.108626

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316189510