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Hermansson M, Hokynar K, Somerharju P. Mechanisms of glycerophospholipid homeostasis in mammalian cells. Prog Lipid Res 2011; 50:240-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sarri E, Sicart A, Lázaro-Diéguez F, Egea G. Phospholipid synthesis participates in the regulation of diacylglycerol required for membrane trafficking at the Golgi complex. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:28632-43. [PMID: 21700701 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.267534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The lipid metabolite diacylglycerol (DAG) is required for transport carrier biogenesis at the Golgi, although how cells regulate its levels is not well understood. Phospholipid synthesis involves highly regulated pathways that consume DAG and can contribute to its regulation. Here we altered phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylinositol synthesis for a short period of time in CHO cells to evaluate the changes in DAG and its effects in membrane trafficking at the Golgi. We found that cellular DAG rapidly increased when PC synthesis was inhibited at the non-permissive temperature for the rate-limiting step of PC synthesis in CHO-MT58 cells. DAG also increased when choline and inositol were not supplied. The major phospholipid classes and triacylglycerol remained unaltered for both experimental approaches. The analysis of Golgi ultrastructure and membrane trafficking showed that 1) the accumulation of the budding vesicular profiles induced by propanolol was prevented by inhibition of PC synthesis, 2) the density of KDEL receptor-containing punctated structures at the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi interface correlated with the amount of DAG, and 3) the post-Golgi transport of the yellow fluorescent temperature-sensitive G protein of stomatitis virus and the secretion of a secretory form of HRP were both reduced when DAG was lowered. We confirmed that DAG-consuming reactions of lipid synthesis were present in Golgi-enriched fractions. We conclude that phospholipid synthesis pathways play a significant role to regulate the DAG required in Golgi-dependent membrane trafficking.
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- Elisabet Sarri
- Departament de Biologia Cellular, Immunologia, i Neurociències, Facultat de Medicina and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143, E-08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Gerrit van Meer
- Bijvoet Center and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, NL-3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Adeyo O, Horn PJ, Lee S, Binns DD, Chandrahas A, Chapman KD, Goodman JM. The yeast lipin orthologue Pah1p is important for biogenesis of lipid droplets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 192:1043-55. [PMID: 21422231 PMCID: PMC3063132 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201010111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Pah1p promotes lipid droplet assembly independent of its role in triacylglycerol synthesis. Lipins are phosphatidate phosphatases that generate diacylglycerol (DAG). In this study, we report that yeast lipin, Pah1p, controls the formation of cytosolic lipid droplets. Disruption of PAH1 resulted in a 63% decrease in droplet number, although total neutral lipid levels did not change. This was accompanied by an accumulation of neutral lipids in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The droplet biogenesis defect was not a result of alterations in neutral lipid ratios. No droplets were visible in the absence of both PAH1 and steryl acyltransferases when grown in glucose medium, even though the strain produces as much triacylglycerol as wild type. The requirement of PAH1 for normal droplet formation can be bypassed by a knockout of DGK1. Nem1p, the activator of Pah1p, localizes to a single punctum per cell on the ER that is usually next to a droplet, suggesting that it is a site of droplet assembly. Overall, this study provides strong evidence that DAG generated by Pah1p is important for droplet biogenesis.
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- Oludotun Adeyo
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Hsu VW. Role of ArfGAP1 in COPI vesicle biogenesis. CELLULAR LOGISTICS 2011; 1:55-56. [PMID: 21686254 PMCID: PMC3116587 DOI: 10.4161/cl.1.2.15175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Studies from our group suggest that ArfGAP1 acts not only as an Arf regulator but also as an Arf effector, with both roles promoting COPI vesicle formation. However, others have concluded differently, specifically that ArfGAP1 only acts as an Arf regulator, which involves inhibition of COPI vesicle formation by preventing components of the COPI complex from binding to target membrane. Here, we propose plausible reconciling explanations for this apparent contradiction.
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- Victor W Hsu
- Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA USA
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Melser S, Molino D, Batailler B, Peypelut M, Laloi M, Wattelet-Boyer V, Bellec Y, Faure JD, Moreau P. Links between lipid homeostasis, organelle morphodynamics and protein trafficking in eukaryotic and plant secretory pathways. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:177-193. [PMID: 21120657 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0954-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The role of lipids as molecular actors of protein transport and organelle morphology in plant cells has progressed over the last years through pharmacological and genetic investigations. The manuscript is reviewing the roles of various lipid families in membrane dynamics and trafficking in eukaryotic cells, and summarizes some of the related physicochemical properties of the lipids involved. The article also focuses on the specific requirements of the sphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) in Golgi morphology and protein transport through the plant secretory pathway. The use of a specific inhibitor of plant glucosylceramide synthase and selected Arabidopsis thaliana RNAi lines stably expressing several markers of the plant secretory pathway, establishes specific steps sensitive to GlcCer biosynthesis. Collectively, data of the literature demonstrate the existence of links between protein trafficking, organelle morphology, and lipid metabolism/homeostasis in eukaryotic cells including plant cells.
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- Su Melser
- Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire, UMR 5200 Université Bordeaux 2-CNRS, Université Bordeaux 2, case 92, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
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Kim HJ, Ok SH, Bahn SC, Jang J, Oh SA, Park SK, Twell D, Ryu SB, Shin JS. Endoplasmic reticulum- and Golgi-localized phospholipase A2 plays critical roles in Arabidopsis pollen development and germination. THE PLANT CELL 2011; 23:94-110. [PMID: 21278126 PMCID: PMC3051258 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.074799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) superfamily of lipolytic enzymes is involved in a number of essential biological processes, such as inflammation, development, host defense, and signal transduction. Despite the proven involvement of plant PLA(2)s in many biological functions, including senescence, wounding, elicitor and stress responses, and pathogen defense, relatively little is known about plant PLA(2)s, and their genes essentially remain uncharacterized. We characterized three of four Arabidopsis thaliana PLA(2) paralogs (PLA(2)-β, -γ, and -δ) and found that they (1) are expressed during pollen development, (2) localize to the endoplasmic reticulum and/or Golgi, and (3) play critical roles in pollen development and germination and tube growth. The suppression of PLA(2) using the RNA interference approach resulted in pollen lethality. The inhibition of pollen germination by pharmacological PLA(2) inhibitors was rescued by a lipid signal molecule, lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine. Based on these results, we propose that plant reproduction, in particular, male gametophyte development, requires the activities of the lipid-modifying PLA(2)s that are conserved in other organisms.
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- Hae Jin Kim
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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- Division of Plant Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- Division of Plant Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, South Korea
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- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Schmidt JA, Kalkofen DN, Donovan KW, Brown WJ. A role for phospholipase A2 activity in membrane tubule formation and TGN trafficking. Traffic 2010; 11:1530-6. [PMID: 20874826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We have investigated the role of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2) ) enzymes in generating membrane tubules at the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Constitutive TGN membrane tubules and those induced by over-expressing kinase dead protein kinase D were inhibited by the PLA(2) inhibitors ONO-RS-082 (ONO) and bromoenol lactone. These antagonists also inhibited secretory delivery of both soluble and transmembrane cargoes. Finally, use of the reversible antagonist ONO and time-lapse imaging revealed for the first time that PLA(2) antagonists inhibit the initiation of membrane tubule formation at the TGN. Thus, PLA(2) enzymes appear to have an important role in the earliest steps of membrane tubule formation at the TGN, which are utilized for membrane trafficking.
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- John A Schmidt
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Kartberg F, Asp L, Dejgaard SY, Smedh M, Fernandez-Rodriguez J, Nilsson T, Presley JF. ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3 are essential for COPI coat assembly on the Golgi membrane of living cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:36709-20. [PMID: 20858901 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.180380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Coat protein complex I (COPI) vesicles play a central role in the recycling of proteins in the early secretory pathway and transport of proteins within the Golgi stack. Vesicle formation is initiated by the exchange of GDP for GTP on ARF1 (ADP-ribosylation factor 1), which, in turn, recruits the coat protein coatomer to the membrane for selection of cargo and membrane deformation. ARFGAP1 (ARF1 GTPase-activating protein 1) regulates the dynamic cycling of ARF1 on the membrane that results in both cargo concentration and uncoating for the generation of a fusion-competent vesicle. Two human orthologues of the yeast ARFGAP Glo3p, termed ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3, have been demonstrated to be present on COPI vesicles generated in vitro in the presence of guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate. Here, we investigate the function of these two proteins in living cells and compare it with that of ARFGAP1. We find that ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3 follow the dynamic behavior of coatomer upon stimulation of vesicle budding in vivo more closely than does ARFGAP1. Electron microscopy of ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3 knockdowns indicated Golgi unstacking and cisternal shortening similarly to conditions where vesicle uncoating was blocked. Furthermore, the knockdown of both ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3 prevents proper assembly of the COPI coat lattice for which ARFGAP1 does not seem to play a major role. This suggests that ARFGAP2 and ARFGAP3 are key components of the COPI coat lattice and are necessary for proper vesicle formation.
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- Fredrik Kartberg
- Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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Schmidt JA, Yvone GM, Brown WJ. Membrane topology of human AGPAT3 (LPAAT3). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 397:661-7. [PMID: 20537980 PMCID: PMC2902680 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.05.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Integral membrane lysophospholipid acyltransferases (AT) are involved in many reactions that produce phospholipids and triglycerides. Enzymes that utilize lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as an acceptor substrate have been termed LPAATs, and several are members of the 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase (AGPAT) gene family. Amino acid sequence comparisons with other acyltransferases reveal that AGPATs contain four conserved motifs (I-IV), whose invariant residues appear to be important for catalysis and/or substrate recognition. Although the enzymatic activities of many AGPATs are known, for many members their structural organization within membranes and their exact biological functions are unclear. Recently, a new function for AGPATs was discovered when it was determined that human AGPAT3/LPAAT3 is involved in the structure and function of the Golgi complex. Here we have determined the topological orientation of human AGPAT3/LPAAT3. AGPAT3/LPAAT3 possesses two transmembrane domains, one of which separates motifs I and II, which are thought to form a functional unit that is critical for enzymatic activity. This is a surprising result but similar to a recent study on the topology of human LPAAT 1. The data is consistent with a structural arrangement in which motif I is located in the cytoplasm and motif II is in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi lumen, suggesting a different model for AGPAT3/LPAAT3's enzymatic mechanism.
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- John A. Schmidt
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Norambuena A, Metz C, Jung JE, Silva A, Otero C, Cancino J, Retamal C, Valenzuela JC, Soza A, González A. Phosphatidic acid induces ligand-independent epidermal growth factor receptor endocytic traffic through PDE4 activation. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 21:2916-29. [PMID: 20554760 PMCID: PMC2921116 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-02-0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Endocytic traffic can control cell surface versus intracellular distribution of empty/inactive EGFR, an thus its accessibility to external stimuli, through a pathway involving down regulation of PKA activity mediated by PA signaling towards PDE4. This novel control mechanism can trans-modulate EGFR function by heterologous stimuli of PLD. Endocytosis modulates EGFR function by compartmentalizing and attenuating or enhancing its ligand-induced signaling. Here we show that it can also control the cell surface versus intracellular distribution of empty/inactive EGFR. Our previous observation that PKA inhibitors induce EGFR internalization prompted us to test phosphatidic acid (PA) generated by phospholipase D (PLD) as an endogenous down-regulator of PKA activity, which activates rolipram-sensitive type 4 phosphodiesterases (PDE4) that degrade cAMP. We found that inhibition of PA hydrolysis by propranolol, in the absence of ligand, provokes internalization of inactive (neither tyrosine-phosphorylated nor ubiquitinated) EGFR, accompanied by a transient increase in PA levels and PDE4s activity. This EGFR internalization is mimicked by PA micelles and is strongly counteracted by PLD2 silencing, rolipram or forskolin treatment, and PKA overexpression. Accelerated EGFR endocytosis seems to be mediated by clathrin-dependent and -independent pathways, leading to receptor accumulation in juxtanuclear recycling endosomes, also due to a decreased recycling. Internalized EGFR can remain intracellular without degradation for several hours or return rapidly to the cell surface upon discontinuation of the stimulus. This novel regulatory mechanism of EGFR, also novel function of signaling PA, can transmodulate receptor accessibility in response to heterologous stimuli.
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- Andrés Norambuena
- Departamento de Inmunología Clínica y Reumatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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PLD1-dependent PKCgamma activation downstream to Src is essential for the development of pathologic retinal neovascularization. Blood 2010; 116:1377-85. [PMID: 20421451 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-02-271478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) appears to be an important mediator of pathologic retinal angiogenesis. In understanding the mechanisms of pathologic retinal neovascularization, we found that VEGF activates PLD1 in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells, and this event is dependent on Src. In addition, VEGF activates protein kinase C-gamma (PKCgamma) via Src-dependent PLD1 stimulation. Inhibition of Src, PLD1, or PKCgamma via pharmacologic, dominant negative mutant, or siRNA approaches significantly attenuated VEGF-induced human retinal microvascular endothelial cell migration, proliferation, and tube formation. Hypoxia also induced Src-PLD1-PKCgamma signaling in retina, leading to retinal neovascularization. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated down-regulation of VEGF inhibited hypoxia-induced Src-PLD1-PKCgamma activation and neovascularization. Blockade of Src-PLD1-PKCgamma signaling via the siRNA approach also suppressed hypoxia-induced retinal neovascularization. Thus, these observations demonstrate, for the first time, that Src-dependent PLD1-PKCgamma activation plays an important role in pathologic retinal angiogenesis.
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Carvou N, Holic R, Li M, Futter C, Skippen A, Cockcroft S. Phosphatidylinositol- and phosphatidylcholine-transfer activity of PITPbeta is essential for COPI-mediated retrograde transport from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:1262-73. [PMID: 20332109 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.061986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vesicles formed by the COPI complex function in retrograde transport from the Golgi to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein beta (PITPbeta), an essential protein that possesses phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) and phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) lipid transfer activity is known to localise to the Golgi and ER but its role in these membrane systems is not clear. To examine the function of PITPbeta at the Golgi-ER interface, RNA interference (RNAi) was used to knockdown PITPbeta protein expression in HeLa cells. Depletion of PITPbeta leads to a decrease in PtdIns(4)P levels, compaction of the Golgi complex and protection from brefeldin-A-mediated dispersal to the ER. Using specific transport assays, we show that anterograde traffic is unaffected but that KDEL-receptor-dependent retrograde traffic is inhibited. This phenotype can be rescued by expression of wild-type PITPbeta but not by mutants defective in docking, PtdIns transfer and PtdCho transfer. These data demonstrate that the PtdIns and PtdCho exchange activity of PITPbeta is essential for COPI-mediated retrograde transport from the Golgi to the ER.
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- Nicolas Carvou
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Cellular membrane systems delimit and organize the intracellular space. Most of the morphological rearrangements in cells involve the coordinated remodeling of the lipid bilayer, the core of the membranes. This process is generally thought to be initiated and coordinated by specialized protein machineries. Nevertheless, it has become increasingly evident that the most essential part of the geometric information and energy required for membrane remodeling is supplied via the cooperative and synergistic action of proteins and lipids, as cellular shapes are constructed using the intrinsic dynamics, plasticity and self-organizing capabilities provided by the lipid bilayer. Here, we analyze the essential role of proteo-lipid membrane domains in conducting and coordinating morphological remodeling in cells.
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- Anna V Shnyrova
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Program in Physical Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1855, USA
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Hsu VW, Yang JS. Mechanisms of COPI vesicle formation. FEBS Lett 2009; 583:3758-63. [PMID: 19854177 PMCID: PMC2788077 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Coat Protein I (COPI) is one of the most intensely investigated coat complexes. Numerous studies have contributed to a general understanding of how coat proteins act to initiate intracellular vesicular transport. This review highlights key recent findings that have shaped our current understanding of how COPI vesicles are formed.
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- Victor W Hsu
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Bankaitis VA, Mousley CJ, Schaaf G. The Sec14 superfamily and mechanisms for crosstalk between lipid metabolism and lipid signaling. Trends Biochem Sci 2009; 35:150-60. [PMID: 19926291 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Lipid signaling pathways define central mechanisms for cellular regulation. Productive lipid signaling requires an orchestrated coupling between lipid metabolism, lipid organization and the action of protein machines that execute appropriate downstream reactions. Using membrane trafficking control as primary context, we explore the idea that the Sec14-protein superfamily defines a set of modules engineered for the sensing of specific aspects of lipid metabolism and subsequent transduction of 'sensing' information to a phosphoinositide-driven 'execution phase'. In this manner, the Sec14 superfamily connects diverse territories of the lipid metabolome with phosphoinositide signaling in a productive 'crosstalk' between these two systems. Mechanisms of crosstalk, by which non-enzymatic proteins integrate metabolic cues with the action of interfacial enzymes, represent unappreciated regulatory themes in lipid signaling.
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- Vytas A Bankaitis
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7090, USA
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The role of lipid metabolic enzymes in Golgi membrane remodeling is a subject of intense interest. Now, in this issue, Schmidt and Brown (2009. J. Cell Biol. doi:10.1083/jcb.200904147) report that lysophosphatidic acid-specific acyltransferase, LPAAT3, contributes to Golgi membrane dynamics by suppressing tubule formation.
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- Vytas A Bankaitis
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Schmidt JA, Brown WJ. Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase 3 regulates Golgi complex structure and function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 186:211-8. [PMID: 19635840 PMCID: PMC2717635 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200904147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent studies have suggested that the functional organization of the Golgi complex is dependent on phospholipid remodeling enzymes. Here, we report the identification of an integral membrane lysophosphatidic acid–specific acyltransferase, LPAAT3, which regulates Golgi membrane tubule formation, trafficking, and structure by altering phospholipids and lysophospholipids. Overexpression of LPAAT3 significantly inhibited the formation of Golgi membrane tubules in vivo and in vitro. Anterograde and retrograde protein trafficking was slower in cells overexpressing LPAAT3 and accelerated in cells with reduced expression (by siRNA). Golgi morphology was also dependent on LPAAT3 because its knockdown caused the Golgi to become fragmented. These data are the first to show a direct role for a specific phospholipid acyltransferase in regulating membrane trafficking and organelle structure.
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- John A Schmidt
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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