Generation of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as disease modelling of NLSDM

Daniela Tavian, Sara Missaglia, M. Castagnetta, D. Degiorgio, E. M. Pennisi, R. A. Coleman, P. Dell'Era, C. Mora, C. Angelini, D. A. Coviello

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Abstract

Neutral Lipid Storage Disease with Myopathy (NLSDM) is a rare defect of triacylglycerol metabolism, characterized by the abnormal storage of neutral lipid in organelles known as lipid droplets (LDs). The main clinical features are progressive myopathy and cardiomyopathy. The onset of NLSDM is caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the PNPLA2 gene, which encodes adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL). Despite its name, this enzyme is present in a wide variety of cell types and catalyzes the first step in triacylglycerol lipolysis and the release of fatty acids.Here, we report the derivation of NLSDM-induced pluripotent stem cells (NLSDM-iPSCs) from fibroblasts of two patients carrying different PNPLA2 mutations. The first patient was homozygous for the c.541delAC, while the second was homozygous for the c.662G. >. C mutation in the PNPLA2 gene. We verified that the two types of NLSDM-iPSCs possessed properties of embryonic-like stem cells and could differentiate into the three germ layers in vitro. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that iPSCs had an abnormal accumulation of triglycerides in LDs, the hallmark of NLSDM. Furthermore, NLSDM-iPSCs were deficient in long chain fatty acid lipolysis, when subjected to a pulse chase experiment with oleic acid. Collectively, these results demonstrate that NLSDM-iPSCs are a promising in vitro model to investigate disease mechanisms and screen drug compounds for NLSDM, a rare disease with few therapeutic options.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)28-34
Numero di pagine7
RivistaMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume121
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2017

Keywords

  • Lipid droplets
  • Lipid metabolism
  • Myopathy
  • NLSDM
  • PNPLA2
  • iPSCs

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