SAT265 Stearoyl CoA Desaturase Knockdown Increases Saturated And Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrations In SDHB KD Cells But Not In hPheo1 Wild-type Progenitor Cells

Disclosure: H.K. Ghayee: Other; Self; Royalties form the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. N. Bala: None. Y. Xu: None. S.G. Tevosian: None. M. Kozuch: None. N.D. Denslow: None. A.A. Alli: None. Introduction: Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) patients with mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase B subunit (SDHB) frequently develop metastatic lesions and have a poor prognosis. The stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) protein plays an important role in lipid metabolism. SCD1 inhibitors have shown great potential as new treatments for various diseases including cancer. Hypothesis: siRNA mediated knockdown of SCD1 compared to non-targeting siRNA would result in differences in the concentrations of saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids in SDHB KD cells compared to hPheo1 wild-type (WT) progenitor cells. Methods: Fatty acid concentrations were assessed by fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis. SCD1 expression was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting analysis. Results: Analyses showed a significant decrease in SCD1 in SDHB KD cells compared to hPheo1 WT cells. Fatty acid methyl ester analysis showed the concentrations of the saturated fatty acids myristic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid, and the monounsaturated fatty acids palmitoleic acid and oleic acid are increased at least 2-fold in SDHB KD cells transfected with SCD1 siRNA compared to non-targeting siRNA. Conclusions: Fatty acid changes noted in hPheo1 SDHB KD cells were not seen in hPheo1 WT cells after siRNA mediated knockdown of SCD1. This suggests that SDHB deficiency and loss of FADH(2) production interacts specifically with lipid desaturation pathways. Presentation: Saturday, June 17, 2023