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HUMAN ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1: PURSUIT of an ENDOGENOUS ROLE Katey Leah Witham HUMAN ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1: PURSUIT OF AN ENDOGENOUS ROLE Katey Leah Witham BSc Hons A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Queensland in 2015 School of Biomedical Sciences 1 ABSTRACT It has been hypothesized that the ubiquitously expressed Phase II drug metabolizing enzyme human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) has a role in cell biology other than the metabolism of xenobiotics. The identification of p-aminobenzoylglutamate (pABG) as an endogenous substrate for NAT1 led to speculation that the enzyme might be involved in folate regulation. NAT1 is overexpressed in human luminal breast cancers and is a proposed biomarker for estrogen receptor positive breast cancers in women as well as luminal M2 breast cancers in men. Moreover, NAT1 has been shown to support human cancer cell growth, survival and invasion both in vitro and in vivo . Overall, the aim of this work was to identify possible endogenous roles for NAT1 that might explain its wide tissue expression. Initially, mouse Nat2 (homologue to human NAT1) was considered, and the levels of pABG and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the predominant circulating folate, were measured in wild-type and Nat2 -deleted ( Nat2 -/-) mice. Both metabolites were unaltered in Nat2 -/- mice suggesting the enzyme did not regulate either of these folate products in vivo under normal conditions. Therefore, the effect of human NAT1 on pABG and 5- methyltetrahydrofolate in the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29, was investigated to determine if NAT1 regulated folate in cancer cells. As with the mouse study, pABG and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate were unaltered when NAT1 was knocked down in these cells. Overall, these results suggests that NAT1 is not essential for the regulation of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate nor is the acetylation of pABG physiologically relevant in these models. Metabolomic analysis following human NAT1 inhibition was also carried out. Firstly, changes in the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) cycle was also investigated because 5- methyltetrahydrofolate provides the methyl group to the SAM cycle necessary for methylation reactions of DNA, proteins and lipids. Secondly, differences in amino acids present in cell culture medium were investigated following human NAT1 knocked down. SAM cycle homeostasis was maintained in HT-29 cells independent of human NAT1 activity. Furthermore, there were very few changes in SAM cycle components in Nat2 -/- tissues compared to wild-type. This suggests that NAT1 was not involved in regulating methylation reactions. However, changes in alanine and homocysteine concentrations in cell culture medium between control and human NAT1 knock-down cells were identified. 2 Homocysteine levels in the medium initially increased with time for both control and knock- down cells. However, by day 3 in culture, levels began to decrease in the knocked-down cells whereas they continued to increase in the controls. This correlated with the depletion of methionine from the medium suggesting the knocked down cells required homocysteine whereas the control cells did not. The methionine salvage pathway is a multi-enzyme multi-reaction process that recycles methylthioadenosine (MTA), a by-product of polyamine synthesis, back to methionine. This pathway is important for supplying methionine when other sources are exhausted. Cancer cells were grown in medium deficient of methionine but containing MTA as an assay for a functional methionine salvage pathway. In HT-29 cells, human NAT1 knockdown resulted in an inability to convert MTA to methionine. This was due to a loss in the enzyme methylthioribose isomerase 1 (MRI1), which is involved in the salvage pathway. To confirm these results, NAT1 and MRI1 were individually and collectively knocked down in HeLa cells. When either enzyme was knocked down, growth in MTA was sustained, albeit at a lower rate than in complete medium. By contrast, simultaneous knock down of both enzymes completely inhibited growth in medium deficient of methionine but containing MTA. Furthermore, ectopically expressed human NAT1 in HT- 29 cells supported the methionine salvage pathway when MRI1 was knocked down. LC- MS/MS was used to characterise the isomerase reaction and there is evidence to suggest that human NAT1 is capable of performing this reaction. However, under the in vitro conditions used, this reaction was very inefficient and at times remained undetected. Further work is required to characterise the role of human NAT1 as a methylthioribose isomerase. Overall, this shows that human NAT1 has a novel role in the methionine salvage pathway and suggests a redundancy between NAT1 and MRI1. 3 Declaration by author This thesis is composed of my original work, and contains no material previously published or written by another person except where due reference has been made in the text. I have clearly stated the contribution by others to jointly-authored works that I have included in my thesis. I have clearly stated the contribution of others to my thesis as a whole, including statistical assistance, survey design, data analysis, significant technical procedures, professional editorial advice, and any other original research work used or reported in my thesis. The content of my thesis is the result of work I have carried out since the commencement of my research higher degree candidature and does not include a substantial part of work that has been submitted to qualify for the award of any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution. I have clearly stated which parts of my thesis, if any, have been submitted to qualify for another award. I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. I acknowledge that copyright of all material contained in my thesis resides with the copyright holder(s) of that material. Where appropriate I have obtained copyright permission from the copyright holder to reproduce material in this thesis. 4 Publications during candidature Witham KL, Butcher NJ, Sugamori KS, Brenneman D, Grant DM, Minchin RF. 5-Methyl- Tetrahydrofolate and the S-Adenosylmethionine Cycle in C57BL/6J Mouse Tissues: Gender Differences and Effects of Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase-1 Deletion. PLoS ONE. 2013; 8(10): e77923. Witham KL, Butcher NJ, Minchin RF. A novel role for Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 in the methionine salvage pathway. In preparation. Lorne Cancer Conference - Lorne, Victoria February 2014 Poster Presentation: Does Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 Moonlight as an Isomerase in the Methionine Salvage Pathway? Sixth International Workshop on Arylamine N-Acetyltransferases - Toronto, Canada October 4th – 6th, 2013 Oral Presentation (Novel functions of NAT proteins): The effect of human NAT1 on the methionine salvage pathway in cancer cells SBMS Molecular Pathways of Disease Seminar Series - University of Queensland December 2013 Seminar Presentation: The effect of human NAT1 on the methionine salvage pathway in cancer cells SBMS Postgraduate Symposium, University of Queensland October 2013 Poster Presentation: The effect of human NAT1 on the methionine salvage pathway in cancer cells October 2014 Oral Presentation: Does arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 compensate for the lack of the methionine salvage pathway methylthioribose isomerase, MRI1? 5 Publications included in this thesis Incorporated in Chapter 2: Witham KL, Butcher NJ, Sugamori KS, Brenneman D, Grant DM, Minchin RF. 5-Methyl- Tetrahydrofolate and the S-Adenosylmethionine Cycle in C57BL/6J Mouse Tissues: Gender Differences and Effects of Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase-1 Deletion. PLoS ONE . 2013; 8(10): e77923. Author Contributions: Author Contribution KL Witham Experimental Design (50%) Performed experiments (metabolite analysis of tissues) (80%) Data analysis (50%) Preparation of manuscript (30%) NJ Butcher Performed experiments (Real Time PCR analysis) (10%) Preparation of manuscript (20%) KS Sugamori and D Performed experiments (maintain congenic mice colonies Brenneman and collected tissue samples) (10%) DM Grant Experimental Design (10%) Provision of mouse tissue samples (100%) RF Minchin Experimental Design (40%) Data analysis (50%) Preparation of manuscript (50%) Contributions by others to the thesis No contributions by others Statement of parts of the thesis submitted to qualify for the award of another degree None 6 Acknowledgements This has been an intense journey in so many ways. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Rodney Minchin for providing me with the opportunity to carry out my PhD within his laboratory. I am very grateful for your academic supervision, scientific guidance and input. I have been very fortunate for find, in you, a pillar of rational thinking and patience, from which I have learned in part, continue to learn and endeavour to maintain. Thank you for all of your support and mentorship. To my co-supervisor and lab manager, Dr Neville Butcher, I know I ask a lot of questions. Thank you for always taking the time to answer them. Thank you for your scientific and technical advice and training. To the past and present lab members, I appreciate the comradery. A special thanks to Rachel Burow, who provided excellent technical assistance and friendship during the time
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