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Thematic Review Supplemental Material can be found at: http://www.jlr.org/content/suppl/2009/09/16/R900004-JLR20 0.DC1.html thematic review Thematic Review Series: Proteomics An integrated omics analysis of eicosanoid biology1 Matthew W. Buczynski, Darren S. Dumlao, and Edward A. Dennis2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacology, and School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Abstract Eicosanoids have been implicated in a vast number to address the question of how molecular biology works as of devastating inflammatory conditions, including arthritis, an integrated process (1). atherosclerosis, pain, and cancer. Currently, over a hundred Systems biology has advanced exponentially during the different eicosanoids have been identified, with many having past two decades, with transcriptomics, proteomics, and potent bioactive signaling capacity. These lipid metabolites metabolomics each playing an integral role. Each of these are synthesized de novo by at least 50 unique enzymes, many of which have been cloned and characterized. Due to the ex- platforms brings its own unique advantages and limitations Downloaded from tensive characterization of eicosanoid biosynthetic pathways, in facilitating the investigation of disease pathology. A this field provides a unique framework for integrating geno- transcriptomic approach can detect the upregulation and mics, proteomics, and metabolomics toward the investigation downregulation of important biosynthetic and signaling of disease pathology. To facilitate a concerted systems biol- genes; however, gene changes often donʼt directly corre- ogy approach, this review outlines the proteins implicated in late with changes in protein levels (2). Proteomic analy- eicosanoid biosynthesis and signaling in human, mouse, and ses can identify enzymes and posttranslational protein www.jlr.org rat. Applications of the extensive genomic and lipidomic re- changes in a cell or tissue, but fall short of determining search to date illustrate the questions in eicosanoid signaling that could be uniquely addressed by a thorough analysis of which particular enzymes actively produce metabolites the entire eicosanoid proteome.—Buczynski,M.W.,D.S. under disease conditions; likewise, metabolic approaches by guest, on January 13, 2017 Dumlao, and E. A. Dennis. An integrated omics analysis of successfully identify bioactive signaling molecules, but eicosanoid biology. J. Lipid Res. 2009. 50: 1015–1038. therapeutic intervention generally requires definitive pro- tein targets. Supplementary key words genomics • proteomics • lipidomics • The eicosanoid class of signaling molecules highlights cyclooxygenase • lipoxygenase • cytochrome P450 • prostaglandin • many of the issues facing comprehensive systems biology leukotriene • eicosanoid SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND EICOSANOID “OMICS” Abbreviations: AKR, aldo-keto reductase; ALX, lipoxin A4 receptor; COX, cyclooxygenase; CRTH2, chemoattractant receptor-homologous, Biological processes are comprised of numerous con- molecule expressed on Th2 cells; CYP, cytochrome P450; cysLT, cysteinyl verging signals that concertedly create a coherent effect. leukotrienes; DHET, dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid; EET, epoxyeicosa- trienoic acid; EX, eoxin; FLAP, 5-lipoxygenase activating protein; GGL, Any individual signaling element may elicit a physiological g-glutamyl leukotrienase; GGT, g-glutamyl transpeptidase; GPCR, G response, yet its loss is not fatal to the organism. In fact, a protein-coupled receptor; HETE, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; HpETE, wide range of genetic variation can be observed within indi- hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoic acid; HX, hepoxilin; 9K-PGR, 9-keto pros- vidual members of a given species without leading to a dra- taglandin reductase; LT, leukotriene; LTAH, leukotriene A4 hydrolase; LTB4DH, leukotriene B4 12-hydroxydehydrogenase; LTCS, leukotriene matic loss of function. As these signals have redundant and C4 synthase; LIPID MAPS, Lipid Metabolites and Pathways Strategies; emergent properties, it can be difficult to explain how a LOX, lipoxygenase; LX, lipoxin; MAPEG, membrane-associated protein biological process works using a limited number of molecu- in eicosanoid and glutathione; MBD, membrane-bound dipeptidase; mGST, microsomal glutathione S-transferase; PG, prostaglandin; PGDH, lar indicators. For this reason, systems biology has emerged prostaglandin dehydrogenase; PGDS, prostaglandin D synthase; PGES, PGE synthase; PGFS, prostaglandin F synthase; PGR, prostaglandin reductase; PLA2,phospholipaseA2; PPAR, peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor; sEH, soluble epoxide hydrolase; TRPV4, vanilloid type 4 receptor; TXA2, thromboxane A2; 11-TXDH, 11-dehydroxythromboxane This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health LIPID MAPS B2 dehydrogenase. Large Scale Collaborative Grant GM069338 and R01 GM64611 and 1 Guest editor for this article was Jay W. Heinecke, JLR Associate GM20501. M.W.B. was supported by Gastroenterology Pre-doctoral Training Grant 2T32DK007202-32 from the National Institutes of Health. Editor, University of Washington. 2 To whom correspondence should be addressed. Manuscript received 3 February 2009 and in revised form 23 February 2009. e-mail: [email protected] Published, JLR Papers in Press, February 24, 2009. The online version of this article (available at http://www.jlr.org) DOI 10.1194/jlr.R900004-JLR200 contains supplementary data in the form of seven tables. Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. This article is available online at http://www.jlr.org Journal of Lipid Research Volume 50, 2009 1015 Supplemental Material can be found at: http://www.jlr.org/content/suppl/2009/09/16/R900004-JLR20 0.DC1.html analyses. Eicosanoids comprise a class of bioactive lipid available (9), along with corresponding gene microarray mediators derived from the metabolism of polyunsatu- data (www.lipidmaps.org). Thus, is it timely to consider a pro- rated fatty acids by cyclooxygenases (3–5), lipoxygenases teomic analysis that could complete an integrated picture of (3, 6), cytochrome P450s, or nonenzymatic pathways the entire eicosanoid signaling network. (Fig. 1). Technically, “eicosanoids” refers to fatty acids con- A quantitative proteomic analysis of the eicosanoid path- taining 20 carbons (eicosa), but the field generally uses the way has thus far lagged behind concomitant transcriptomic term eicosanoids more broadly to also include similar me- and lipidomic studies. These tandem mass spectrometry tabolites of other polyunsaturated fatty acids. This lipid techniques can be divided into two philosophical approaches class has been intensely studied over the past 30 years be- (10). The classically practiced MS1 and MS2 proteomic scan- cause of its contribution to the inflammatory response in ning techniques have demonstrated the potential to rapidly diseases such as arthritis and asthma, yet the majority of identify thousands of proteins from a single sample, yet these this work has focused on a select few genes, proteins, or often represent only a fraction of the total protein content of metabolites within it. In many instances, the regulation a cell or tissue, and the investigator has little control over of one arm has important regulatory implications for an- which proteins make the cut (11). On the other hand, by other arm of the eicosanoid biosynthetic pathway. Many measuring the levels of a selected population of proteins of these enzymes produce multiple lipid products; likewise, using multiple reaction monitoring, significantly lower limits many lipid products can be formed by a number of differ- of detection for can be achieved (12). However, to create a ent enzymes acting in parallel or in concert (Fig. 2). For method to investigate a selected proteome, one must first these reasons, a comprehensive systems biology approach have a fundamental understanding of what proteins could would be invaluable for understanding and treating dis- be involved and how these proteins fit into the larger scheme. eases implicating eicosanoid signaling. In the book Functional Lipidomics, Bowers-Gentry et al. Transcriptomic and lipidomic analyses of eicosanoid (7) give a broad outline for using a lipidomic approach to Downloaded from biosynthesis can be performed using existing methodolo- classify and measure eicosanoids. To facilitate a concerted gies. With the completion of the major mammalian ge- systems biology approach, this review provides a systematic nome projects, commercial gene array technology has overview of the proteins involved in eicosanoid biosynthesis rapidly progressed and allowed the generation of whole- and signaling. The genes and proteins responsible for these genome data sets of mRNA changes to become a common- activities are listed in supplementary Tables I–VII online, place tool at many research institutions. This proliferation provided one of the following pieces of evidence: 1) the gene www.jlr.org allowed academic research groups to focus on the more has been expressed and characterized in vitro; 2) the puri- challenging task of interpreting this data and made tran- fied protein has been sequenced and characterized in vitro; scriptomic analysis the gold standard in systems biology re- 3) the gene has been overexpressed (or for transcription by guest, on January 13, 2017 search. Due to its immense scope, metabolomics has not yet factors, expressed with a reporter gene) and characterized achieved this level of standardization in scientific
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