Acyl-CoA synthetase 6 is required for brain docosahexaenoic acid retention and neuroprotection during aging.

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Regina F FernandezJessica M Ellis

Abstract

The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) inversely relates to neurological impairments with aging; however, limited nondietary models manipulating brain DHA have hindered a direct linkage. We discovered that loss of long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 6 in mice (Acsl6-/-) depletes brain membrane phospholipid DHA levels, independent of diet. Here, Acsl6-/- brains contained lower DHA compared with controls across the life span. The loss of DHA- and increased arachidonate-enriched phospholipids were visualized by MALDI imaging predominantly in neuron-rich regions where single-molecule RNA in situ hybridization localized Acsl6 to neurons. ACSL6 is also astrocytic; however, we found that astrocyte-specific ACSL6 depletion did not alter membrane DHA because astrocytes express a non-DHA-preferring ACSL6 variant. Across the life span, Acsl6-/- mice exhibited hyperlocomotion, impairments in working spatial memory, and increased cholesterol biosynthesis genes. Aging caused Acsl6-/- brains to decrease the expression of membrane, bioenergetic, ribosomal, and synaptic genes and increase the expression of immune response genes. With age, the Acsl6-/- cerebellum became inflamed and gliotic. Together, our findings suggest that ACSL6 promot...Continue Reading

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