Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0113
Title: Evaluation of radical scavenging system in amoeba Chaos carolinense during nutrient deprivation
Authors: Deng, Y
Lee, ELH
Chong, K
Almsherqi, ZA 
Keywords: antioxidant
cell survival
cubic membrane
mitochondria
oxidative stress
starvation
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2017
Publisher: The Royal Society
Citation: Deng, Y, Lee, ELH, Chong, K, Almsherqi, ZA (2017-01-01). Evaluation of radical scavenging system in amoeba Chaos carolinense during nutrient deprivation. Interface Focus 7 (4) : 20160113-. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0113
Abstract: The frequent appearance of non-lamellar membrane arrangements such as cubic membranes (CMs) in cells under stressed or pathological conditions points to an intrinsic cellular response mechanism. CM represents highly curved, three-dimensional nano-periodic structures that correspond to mathematically well-defined triply periodic minimal surfaces. Specifically, cellular membrane may transform into CM organization in response to pathological, inflammatory and oxidative stress conditions. CM organization, thus, may provide an advantage to cope with various types of stress. The identification of inducible membrane systems, such as in the mitochondrial inner membranes to cubic morphology upon starvation, opens new avenues for understanding the molecular mechanisms of cellular responses to oxidative stress. In this study, we compared the cellular responses of starved and fed amoeba Chaos carolinense to oxidative stress. Food deprivation from C. carolinense induces a significant increase in prooxidants such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Surprisingly, we observed a significant lower rate of biomolecular damage in starved cells (with higher free radicals generation) when compared with fed cells. Specifically, lipid and RNA damages were significantly less in starved cells compared with fed cells. This observation was not due to the upregulation of intracellular antioxidants, as starved amoeba show reduced antioxidant enzymatic activities; however, it could be attributed to CM formation. CM could uptake and retain short segments of nucleic acids (resembles cellular RNA) in vivo and in vitro. Previous results showed that nucleic acids retained within CM sustain a minimal oxidative damage in vitro upon exposure to high level of superoxide. We thus propose that CM may act as a ‘protective’ shelter to minimize the oxidation of biologically essential macromolecules such as RNA. In summary, we examined enzymatic antioxidant activities as well as oxidative damage biomarkers in starved amoeba C. carolinense in correlation with the potential role of CM as an optimal intracellular membrane organization for the protection of biological macromolecules against oxidative damage.
Source Title: Interface Focus
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/247790
ISSN: 2042-8898
2042-8901
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2016.0113
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