Flow Cytometry-Based Assay to Detect Alpha Galactosidase Enzymatic Activity at the Cellular Level

Autor: Nóra Fekete, Luca Kamilla Li, Gergely Tibor Kozma, György Fekete, Éva Pállinger, Árpád Ferenc Kovács
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cells, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 706 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells13080706
Popis: Background: Fabry disease is a progressive, X chromosome-linked lysosomal storage disorder with multiple organ dysfunction. Due to the absence or reduced activity of alpha-galactosidase A (AGAL), glycosphingolipids, primarily globotriaosyl-ceramide (Gb3), concentrate in cells. In heterozygous women, symptomatology is heterogenous and currently routinely used fluorometry-based assays measuring mean activity mostly fail to uncover AGAL dysfunction. The aim was the development of a flow cytometry assay to measure AGAL activity in individual cells. Methods: Conventional and multispectral imaging flow cytometry was used to detect AGAL activity. Specificity was validated using the GLA knockout (KO) Jurkat cell line and AGAL inhibitor 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin. The GLA KO cell line was generated via CRISPR-Cas9-based transfection, validated with exome sequencing, gene expression and substrate accumulation. Results: Flow cytometric detection of specific AGAL activity is feasible with fluorescently labelled Gb3. In the case of Jurkat cells, a substrate concentration of 2.83 nmol/mL and 6 h of incubation are required. Quenching of the aspecific exofacial binding of Gb3 with 20% trypan blue solution is necessary for the specific detection of lysosomal substrate accumulation. Conclusion: A flow cytometry-based assay was developed for the quantitative detection of AGAL activity at the single-cell level, which may contribute to the diagnosis of Fabry patients.
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