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Griseti E, Bello AA, Bieth E, Sabbagh B, Iacovoni JS, Bigay J, Laurell H, Čopič A. Molecular mechanisms of perilipin protein function in lipid droplet metabolism. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:1170-1198. [PMID: 38140813 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Perilipins are abundant lipid droplet (LD) proteins present in all metazoans and also in Amoebozoa and fungi. Humans express five perilipins, which share a similar domain organization: an amino-terminal PAT domain and an 11-mer repeat region, which can fold into amphipathic helices that interact with LDs, followed by a structured carboxy-terminal domain. Variations of this organization that arose during vertebrate evolution allow for functional specialization between perilipins in relation to the metabolic needs of different tissues. We discuss how different features of perilipins influence their interaction with LDs and their cellular targeting. PLIN1 and PLIN5 play a direct role in lipolysis by regulating the recruitment of lipases to LDs and LD interaction with mitochondria. Other perilipins, particularly PLIN2, appear to protect LDs from lipolysis, but the molecular mechanism is not clear. PLIN4 stands out with its long repetitive region, whereas PLIN3 is most widely expressed and is used as a nascent LD marker. Finally, we discuss the genetic variability in perilipins in connection with metabolic disease, prominent for PLIN1 and PLIN4, underlying the importance of understanding the molecular function of perilipins.
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- Elena Griseti
- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires - I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire - IPMC, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Valbonne, France
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- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires - I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), France
- Departement de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier - CRBM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, France
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- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires - I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire - IPMC, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Valbonne, France
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- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires - I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UPS), France
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- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier - CRBM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, France
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Activation of ADRB2/PKA Signaling Pathway Facilitates Lipid Synthesis in Meibocytes, and Beta-Blocker Glaucoma Drug Impedes PKA-Induced Lipid Synthesis by Inhibiting ADRB2. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169478. [PMID: 36012741 PMCID: PMC9409328 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Meibomian gland dysfunction is one of the main causes of dry eye disease and has limited therapeutic options. In this study, we investigated the biological function of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2)/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway in lipid synthesis and its underlying mechanisms in human meibomian gland epithelial cells (HMGECs). HMGECs were cultured in differentiation media with or without forskolin (an activator of adenylate cyclase), salbutamol (an ADRB2 agonist), or timolol (an ADRB2 antagonist) for up to 4 days. The phosphorylation of the cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) and the expression of peroxisome proliferator activator receptor (PPAR)γ and sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-1 were measured by immunoblotting and quantitative PCR. Lipid synthesis was examined by LipidTOX immunostaining, AdipoRed assay, and Oil Red O staining. PKA pathway activation enhanced PPARγ expression and lipid synthesis in differentiated HMGECs. When treated with agonists of ADBR2 (upstream of the PKA signaling system), PPARγ expression and lipid synthesis were enhanced in HMGECs. The ADRB2 antagonist timolol showed the opposite effect. The activation of the ADRB2/PKA signaling pathway enhances lipid synthesis in HMGECs. These results provide a potential mechanism and therapeutic target for meibomian gland dysfunction, particularly in cases induced by beta-blocker glaucoma drugs.
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Lalioti V, Beznoussenko GV, Mironov AA, Sandoval IV. The E-Syt3 cleavage and traffic uncovers the primordial cisterna, a new organelle that mothers the lipid droplets in the adipocyte. Traffic 2021; 23:21-41. [PMID: 34693607 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Extended synaptotagmins are endoplasmic reticulum proteins consisting of an SMP domain and multiple C2 domains that bind phospholipids and Ca2+ . E-Syts create contact junctions between the ER and plasma membrane (PM) to facilitate the exchange of glycerophospholipids between the apposed membranes. We find in the differentiating adipocyte that the E-Syt3 carboxyl domain is cleaved by a multi-step mechanism that includes removing the C2C domain. Confocal and live-cell time-lapse studies show that truncated E-Syt3ΔC2C, as well as endogenous E-Syt3 and the coat protein PLIN1, target the LDs from an annular, single giant ER cisterna. Inhibition of the proteasome blocks the proteolytic cleavage of Esyt3 and E-Syt3ΔC2C and causes the E-Syt3ΔC2C retention in the giant cisterna. The Esyt3 and PLIN1 distributions and LDs biogenesis show that the primordial cisterna, as we call it, is the birth and nurturing site of LDs in the adipocyte. Isoproterenol-induced lipolysis results in loss of cytoplasmic LDs and reappearance of the primordial cisterna. Electron microscopy and 3D-electron tomography studies show that the primordial cisterna consists of a tightly packed network of varicose tubules with extensively blistered membranes. Rounds of homotypic fusions from nascent to mature LDs play a central role in LD growth. The knockdown of E-Syt3 inhibits LD biogenesis. The identification of the primordial cisterna, an organelle that substitutes the randomly scattered ER foci that mother the LDs in non-adipose cells, sets the stage for a better understanding of LD biogenesis in the adipocyte.
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- Vasiliki Lalioti
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Physiological and Pathological Processes, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Physiological and Pathological Processes, Madrid, Spain
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Pu Q, Guo K, Lin P, Wang Z, Qin S, Gao P, Combs C, Khan N, Xia Z, Wu M. Bitter receptor TAS2R138 facilitates lipid droplet degradation in neutrophils during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2021; 6:210. [PMID: 34083514 PMCID: PMC8175399 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-021-00602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Bitter receptors function primarily in sensing taste, but may also have other functions, such as detecting pathogenic organisms due to their agile response to foreign objects. The mouse taste receptor type-2 member 138 (TAS2R138) is a member of the G-protein-coupled bitter receptor family, which is not only found in the tongue and nasal cavity, but also widely distributed in other organs, such as the respiratory tract, gut, and lungs. Despite its diverse functions, the role of TAS2R138 in host defense against bacterial infection is largely unknown. Here, we show that TAS2R138 facilitates the degradation of lipid droplets (LDs) in neutrophils during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection through competitive binding with PPARG (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma) antagonist: N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (AHL-12), which coincidently is a virulence-bound signal produced by this bacterium (P. aeruginosa). The released PPARG then migrates from nuclei to the cytoplasm to accelerate the degradation of LDs by binding PLIN2 (perilipin-2). Subsequently, the TAS2R138-AHL-12 complex targets LDs to augment their degradation, and thereby facilitating the clearance of AHL-12 in neutrophils to maintain homeostasis in the local environment. These findings reveal a crucial role for TAS2R138 in neutrophil-mediated host immunity against P. aeruginosa infection.
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- Qinqin Pu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
- Wound Trauma Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
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The C-Terminus of Perilipin 3 Shows Distinct Lipid Binding at Phospholipid-Oil-Aqueous Interfaces. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11040265. [PMID: 33917451 PMCID: PMC8067514 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11040265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitously expressed organelles; the only intracellular organelles that contain a lipid monolayer rather than a bilayer. Proteins localize and bind to this monolayer as they do to intracellular lipid bilayers. The mechanism by which cytosolic LD binding proteins recognize, and bind, to this lipid interface remains poorly understood. Amphipathic α-helix bundles form a common motif that is shared between cytosolic LD binding proteins (e.g., perilipins 2, 3, and 5) and apolipoproteins, such as apoE and apoLp-III, found on lipoprotein particles. Here, we use pendant drop tensiometry to expand our previous work on the C-terminal α-helix bundle of perilipin 3 and the full-length protein. We measure the recruitment and insertion of perilipin 3 at mixed lipid monolayers at an aqueous-phospholipid-oil interface. We find that, compared to its C-terminus alone, the full-length perilipin 3 has a higher affinity for both a neat oil/aqueous interface and a phosphatidylcholine (PC) coated oil/aqueous interface. Both the full-length protein and the C-terminus show significantly more insertion into a fully unsaturated PC monolayer, contrary to our previous results at the air-aqueous interface. Additionally, the C-terminus shows a preference for lipid monolayers containing phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), whereas the full-length protein does not. These results strongly support a model whereby both the N-terminal 11-mer repeat region and C-terminal amphipathic α-helix bundle domains of perilipin 3 have distinct lipid binding, and potentially biological roles.
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Li Y, Khanal P, Norheim F, Hjorth M, Bjellaas T, Drevon CA, Vaage J, Kimmel AR, Dalen KT. Plin2 deletion increases cholesteryl ester lipid droplet content and disturbs cholesterol balance in adrenal cortex. J Lipid Res 2021; 62:100048. [PMID: 33582145 PMCID: PMC8044703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2021.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cholesteryl esters (CEs) are the water-insoluble transport and storage form of cholesterol. Steroidogenic cells primarily store CEs in cytoplasmic lipid droplet (LD) organelles, as contrasted to the majority of mammalian cell types that predominantly store triacylglycerol (TAG) in LDs. The LD-binding Plin2 binds to both CE- and TAG-rich LDs, and although Plin2 is known to regulate degradation of TAG-rich LDs, its role for regulation of CE-rich LDs is unclear. To investigate the role of Plin2 in the regulation of CE-rich LDs, we performed histological and molecular characterization of adrenal glands from Plin2+/+ and Plin2-/- mice. Adrenal glands of Plin2-/- mice had significantly enlarged organ size, increased size and numbers of CE-rich LDs in cortical cells, elevated cellular unesterified cholesterol levels, and increased expression of macrophage markers and genes facilitating reverse cholesterol transport. Despite altered LD storage, mobilization of adrenal LDs and secretion of corticosterone induced by adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation or starvation were similar in Plin2+/+ and Plin2-/- mice. Plin2-/- adrenals accumulated ceroid-like structures rich in multilamellar bodies in the adrenal cortex-medulla boundary, which increased with age, particularly in females. Finally, Plin2-/- mice displayed unexpectedly high levels of phosphatidylglycerols, which directly paralleled the accumulation of these ceroid-like structures. Our findings demonstrate an important role of Plin2 for regulation of CE-rich LDs and cellular cholesterol balance in the adrenal cortex.
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- Yuchuan Li
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Steinkjer, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; VITAS AS, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Research and Development, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; The Norwegian Transgenic Center, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Adipocyte lipolysis: from molecular mechanisms of regulation to disease and therapeutics. Biochem J 2020; 477:985-1008. [PMID: 32168372 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fatty acids (FAs) are stored safely in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) in lipid droplet (LD) organelles by professional storage cells called adipocytes. These lipids are mobilized during adipocyte lipolysis, the fundamental process of hydrolyzing TAG to FAs for internal or systemic energy use. Our understanding of adipocyte lipolysis has greatly increased over the past 50 years from a basic enzymatic process to a dynamic regulatory one, involving the assembly and disassembly of protein complexes on the surface of LDs. These dynamic interactions are regulated by hormonal signals such as catecholamines and insulin which have opposing effects on lipolysis. Upon stimulation, patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 2 (PNPLA2)/adipocyte triglyceride lipase (ATGL), the rate limiting enzyme for TAG hydrolysis, is activated by the interaction with its co-activator, alpha/beta hydrolase domain-containing protein 5 (ABHD5), which is normally bound to perilipin 1 (PLIN1). Recently identified negative regulators of lipolysis include G0/G1 switch gene 2 (G0S2) and PNPLA3 which interact with PNPLA2 and ABHD5, respectively. This review focuses on the dynamic protein-protein interactions involved in lipolysis and discusses some of the emerging concepts in the control of lipolysis that include allosteric regulation and protein turnover. Furthermore, recent research demonstrates that many of the proteins involved in adipocyte lipolysis are multifunctional enzymes and that lipolysis can mediate homeostatic metabolic signals at both the cellular and whole-body level to promote inter-organ communication. Finally, adipocyte lipolysis is involved in various diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, and targeting adipocyte lipolysis is of therapeutic interest.
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Ogasawara Y, Cheng J, Tatematsu T, Uchida M, Murase O, Yoshikawa S, Ohsaki Y, Fujimoto T. Long-term autophagy is sustained by activation of CCTβ3 on lipid droplets. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4480. [PMID: 32900992 PMCID: PMC7479109 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18153-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Macroautophagy initiates by formation of isolation membranes, but the source of phospholipids for the membrane biogenesis remains elusive. Here, we show that autophagic membranes incorporate newly synthesized phosphatidylcholine, and that CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase β3 (CCTβ3), an isoform of the rate-limiting enzyme in the Kennedy pathway, plays an essential role. In starved mouse embryo fibroblasts, CCTβ3 is initially recruited to autophagic membranes, but upon prolonged starvation, it concentrates on lipid droplets that are generated from autophagic degradation products. Omegasomes and isolation membranes emanate from around those lipid droplets. Autophagy in prolonged starvation is suppressed by knockdown of CCTβ3 and is enhanced by its overexpression. This CCTβ3-dependent mechanism is also present in U2OS, an osteosarcoma cell line, and autophagy and cell survival in starvation are decreased by CCTβ3 depletion. The results demonstrate that phosphatidylcholine synthesis through CCTβ3 activation on lipid droplets is crucial for sustaining autophagy and long-term cell survival.
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- Yuta Ogasawara
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
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Spiering MJ. A phosphoprotein helps lipid droplets stay in shape. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:10078-10080. [PMID: 32680973 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.cl120.014813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Robin W Klemm
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program and Dept. of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland; Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Helsinki, Finland
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Cave E, Crowther NJ. Tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase mediates the accumulation of cholesterol esters in the murine Y1 adrenal cortex cell line. Ann Anat 2019; 227:151420. [PMID: 31563571 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.151420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cholesterol esters (CEs) accumulate in the cells of the adrenal cortex and are used for the synthesis of steroid hormones. The full molecular pathways involved in mediating the accumulation of CEs within the adrenal cortex are yet to be elucidated. Tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) is needed for intracellular lipid accumulation of triglycerides in adipocytes and is also expressed in the cortical cells of the adrenal gland. Therefore we aimed to determine if TNAP is needed for the accumulation of CEs within the murine Y1 adrenal cortex cell line. METHODS Y1 cells were induced to accumulate lipids. Lipid accumulation and TNAP activity and expression were determined throughout intracellular lipid accumulation. The location of TNAP within the cell was determined through immunohistochemical analysis. Lipid accumulation in the cells was associated with a rise in TNAP activity and TNAP was localised to lipid droplets within the Y1 cells. Inhibition of TNAP with a specific inhibitor (levamisole) resulted in the cessation of CE accumulation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that TNAP plays a role in the control of lipid accumulation in this adrenal cortex cell line. Therefore, in both triglyceride and CE storing cell types TNAP would seem to be essential for intra-cellular lipid storage.
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- Eleanor Cave
- Department of Chemical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service, School of Pathology, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service, School of Pathology, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Zong J, Li S, Wang Y, Mo W, Sun R, Yu M. Bromodomain-containing protein 2 promotes lipolysis via ERK/HSL signalling pathway in white adipose tissue of mice. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 281:105-116. [PMID: 31121164 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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White adipose tissue (WAT) dysfunction is prevalent among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Uncontrolled free fatty acid (FFA) release from WAT stores has detrimental effects on lipid metabolism, leading to insulin resistance. Bromodomain-containing protein 2 (Brd2) has emerged as a central transcriptional regulator of adipocyte differentiation and pancreatic β-cell bioactivity. A recent study shows that Brd2 overexpression leads to insulin resistance in mice. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects have not been fully elucidated. This study provides the first evidence that adenoviral-mediated Brd2 overexpression in the WAT of mice increases lipolysis-related gene expression in addition to significantly reducing WAT size and promoting plasma FFA release. Brd2 overexpression in adipocytes also inhibits fat synthesis-related gene expression, while activating hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) expression and ERK-dependent perilipin 1 inhibition as well as promoting glycerol release, which are all involved in lipolysis. Collectively, these results indicate that Brd2 triggers insulin resistance via lipolysis-mediated FFA release.
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- Jiuyu Zong
- The Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, The Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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VandeKopple MJ, Wu J, Auer EN, Giaccia AJ, Denko NC, Papandreou I. HILPDA Regulates Lipid Metabolism, Lipid Droplet Abundance, and Response to Microenvironmental Stress in Solid Tumors. Mol Cancer Res 2019; 17:2089-2101. [PMID: 31308147 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-18-1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Accumulation of lipid droplets has been observed in an increasing range of tumors. However, the molecular determinants of this phenotype and the impact of the tumor microenvironment on lipid droplet dynamics are not well defined. The hypoxia-inducible and lipid droplet associated protein HILPDA is known to regulate lipid storage and physiologic responses to feeding conditions in mice, and was recently shown to promote hypoxic lipid droplet formation through inhibition of the rate-limiting lipase adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL). Here, we identify fatty acid loading and nutrient deprivation-induced autophagy as stimuli of HILPDA-dependent lipid droplet growth. Using mouse embryonic fibroblasts and human tumor cells, we found that genetic ablation of HILPDA compromised hypoxia-fatty acid- and starvation-induced lipid droplet formation and triglyceride storage. Nutrient deprivation upregulated HILPDA protein posttranscriptionally by a mechanism requiring autophagic flux and lipid droplet turnover, independent of HIF1 transactivation. Mechanistically, loss of HILPDA led to elevated lipolysis, which could be corrected by inhibition of ATGL. Lipidomic analysis revealed not only quantitative but also qualitative differences in the glycerolipid and phospholipid profile of HILPDA wild-type and knockout cells, indicating additional HILPDA functions affecting lipid metabolism. Deletion studies of HILPDA mutants identified the N-terminal hydrophobic domain as sufficient for targeting to lipid droplets and restoration of triglyceride storage. In vivo, HILPDA-ablated cells showed decreased intratumoral triglyceride levels and impaired xenograft tumor growth associated with elevated levels of apoptosis. IMPLICATIONS: Tumor microenvironmental stresses induce changes in lipid droplet dynamics via HILPDA. Regulation of triglyceride hydrolysis is crucial for cell homeostasis and tumor growth.
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- Matthew J VandeKopple
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.
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Gu Y, Yang Y, Cao X, Zhao Y, Gao X, Sun C, Zhang F, Yuan Y, Xu Y, Zhang J, Xiao L, Ye J. Plin3 protects against alcoholic liver injury by facilitating lipid export from the endoplasmic reticulum. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:16075-16087. [PMID: 31119787 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.28889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hepatic lipid accumulation is the most common pathological characteristic of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). In mammalian cells, excess neutral lipids are stored in lipid droplets (LDs). As a member of perilipin family proteins, Plin3 was recently found to regulate the LD biogenesis. However, the roles and mechanism of Plin3 in ALD progression remain unclear. Herein, we found that alcohol stimulated Plin3 expression in both mouse livers and cultured AML12 mouse hepatic cells, which was accompanied by excess LD accumulation in hepatocytes. The elevations of Plin3 in alcohol-treated hepatocytes paralleled with the levels of both PPARα and γ, and the protein degradation of Plin3 was also reduced after alcohol exposure. Moreover, Plin3 knockdown increased cellular sensitivity to alcohol-induced apoptosis, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and inflammatory cytokines release, including TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6β. Notably, alcohol exacerbated triglycerides (TG) accumulation in the ER and caused ER dilation in Plin3-knockdown AML12 cells. Finally, we observed that Plin3 interacted with dynein subunit Dync1i1 and mediated the colocalization of LDs and microtubules, while high concentration of alcohol disrupted microtubules and caused dispersion of excess small LDs in cytoplasm. Summarily, Plin3 promotes lipid export from the ER and reduces ER lipotoxic stress, thereby, protecting against alcoholic liver injury. Moreover, Plin3 could be an adapter protein mediating LD transport by microtubules. This study explored the roles of Plin3 in alcohol-induced hepatic injury, suggesting Plin3 as a potential target for the prevention of ALD progression.
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- Yu Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medical School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Pathology, Basic Medicine School, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Nonthermal plasma treated solution inhibits adipocyte differentiation and lipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes via ER stress signal suppression. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2277. [PMID: 29396442 PMCID: PMC5797163 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20768-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The accumulation and differentiation of adipocytes contribute to the development of obesity and metabolic diseases. It is well-known that interactions of transcription factors such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα), and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are required for adipogenesis. Recently, use of nonthermal atmospheric plasma (NTP) is expanding from the biomedical field into various other fields. In this study, we investigated whether nonthermal plasma-treated solution (NTS) has an inhibitory effect on adipogenesis and elucidated its mechanisms. Our results demonstrated that NTS significantly inhibited pre-adipocyte differentiation into adipocytes based on Oil Red O staining and triglyceride accumulation. Moreover, NTS treatment suppressed the mRNA and protein expression levels of key adipogenic transcription factors, and adipocyte-specific genes. NTS also down-regulated endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins. Consistent with in vitro studies, an animal study using a mouse model of diet-induced obesity showed that NTS treatment reduced body weight and fat, ER stress/UPR, triglyceride, and adipogenic marker level without altering food intake. These findings indicate that NTS inhibits adipogenic differentiation, and provide a mechanistic explanation of the inhibitory effect of NTS on adipogenesis. Taken together, our results suggest that NTS might be useful to treat obesity and obesity-related diseases.
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Mirheydari M, Mann EK, Kooijman EE. Interaction of a model apolipoprotein, apoLp-III, with an oil-phospholipid interface. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1860:396-406. [PMID: 29030246 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lipid droplets are "small" organelles that play an important role in de novo synthesis of new membrane, and steroid hormones, as well as in energy storage. The way proteins interact specifically with the oil-(phospho-)lipid monolayer interface of lipid droplets is a relatively unexplored but crucial question. Here, we use our home built liquid droplet tensiometer to mimic intracellular lipid droplets and study protein-lipid interactions at this interface. As model neutral lipid binding protein, we use apoLp-III, an amphipathic α-helix bundle protein. This domain is also found in proteins from the perilipin family and in apoE. Protein binding to the monolayer is studied by the decrease in the oil/water surface tension. Previous work used POPC (one of the major lipids found on lipid droplets) to form the phospholipid monolayer on the triolein surface. Here we expand this work by incorporating other lipids with different physico-chemical properties to study the effect of charge and lipid head-group size. This study sheds light on the affinity of this important protein domain to interact with lipids.
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- Mona Mirheydari
- Physics Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, United States.
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- Physics Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, United States
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Minami S, Yamamoto T, Takabatake Y, Takahashi A, Namba T, Matsuda J, Kimura T, Kaimori JY, Matsui I, Hamano T, Takeda H, Takahashi M, Izumi Y, Bamba T, Matsusaka T, Niimura F, Isaka Y. Lipophagy maintains energy homeostasis in the kidney proximal tubule during prolonged starvation. Autophagy 2017; 13:1629-1647. [PMID: 28813167 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2017.1341464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Macroautophagy/autophagy is a self-degradation process that combats starvation. Lipids are the main energy source in kidney proximal tubular cells (PTCs). During starvation, PTCs increase fatty acid (FA) uptake, form intracellular lipid droplets (LDs), and hydrolyze them for use. The involvement of autophagy in lipid metabolism in the kidney remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the autophagy-mediated regulation of renal lipid metabolism during prolonged starvation using PTC-specific Atg5-deficient (atg5-TSKO) mice and an in vitro serum starvation model. Twenty-four h of starvation comparably induced LD formation in the PTCs of control and atg5-TSKO mice; however, additional 24 h of starvation reduced the number of LDs in control mice, whereas increases were observed in atg5-TSKO mice. Autophagic degradation of LDs (lipophagy) in PTCs was demonstrated by electron microscopic observation and biochemical analysis. In vitro pulse-chase assays demonstrated that lipophagy mobilizes FAs from LDs to mitochondria during starvation, whereas impaired LD degradation in autophagy-deficient PTCs led to decreased ATP production and subsequent cell death. In contrast to the in vitro assay, despite impaired LD degradation, kidney ATP content was preserved in 48-h starved atg5-TSKO mice, probably due to increased utilization of ketone bodies. This compensatory mechanism was accompanied by a higher plasma FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) level and its expression in the PTCs; however, this was not essential for the production of ketone bodies in the liver during prolonged starvation. In conclusion, lipophagy combats prolonged starvation in PTCs to avoid cellular energy depletion.
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- Satoshi Minami
- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- b Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- c Department of Comprehensive Kidney Disease Research (CKDR) , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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- d Division of Metabolomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation , Kyushu University , Higashi-ku , Fukuoka , Japan
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- d Division of Metabolomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation , Kyushu University , Higashi-ku , Fukuoka , Japan
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- d Division of Metabolomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation , Kyushu University , Higashi-ku , Fukuoka , Japan
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- d Division of Metabolomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation , Kyushu University , Higashi-ku , Fukuoka , Japan
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- e Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Molecular Life Sciences , Tokai University School of Medicine , Isehara , Kanagawa , Japan
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- f Department of Pediatrics , Tokai University School of Medicine , Isehara , Kanagawa , Japan
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- a Department of Nephrology , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Osaka , Japan
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Sztalryd C, Brasaemle DL. The perilipin family of lipid droplet proteins: Gatekeepers of intracellular lipolysis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017; 1862:1221-1232. [PMID: 28754637 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lipid droplets in chordates are decorated by two or more members of the perilipin family of lipid droplet surface proteins. The perilipins sequester lipids by protecting lipid droplets from lipase action. Their relative expression and protective nature is adapted to the balance of lipid storage and utilization in specific cells. Most cells of the body have tiny lipid droplets with perilipins 2 and 3 at the surfaces, whereas specialized fat-storing cells with larger lipid droplets also express perilipins 1, 4, and/or 5. Perilipins 1, 2, and 5 modulate lipolysis by controlling the access of lipases and co-factors of lipases to substrate lipids stored within lipid droplets. Although perilipin 2 is relatively permissive to lipolysis, perilipins 1 and 5 have distinct control mechanisms that are altered by phosphorylation. Here we evaluate recent progress toward understanding functions of the perilipins with a focus on their role in regulating lipolysis and autophagy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Recent Advances in Lipid Droplet Biology edited by Rosalind Coleman and Matthijs Hesselink.
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- Carole Sztalryd
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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Bone formation is an osteoblast-specific process characterized by high energy demands due to the secretion of matrix proteins and mineralization vesicles. While glucose has been reported as the principle fuel source for osteoblasts, recent evidence supports the tenet that osteoblasts can utilize fatty acids as well. Although the ability to accumulate lipid droplets has been demonstrated in many cell types, there has been little evidence that osteoblasts possess this characteristic. The current study provides evidence that osteoblastogenesis is associated with lipid droplet accumulation capable of supplying energy substrates (fatty acids) required for the differentiation process. Understanding the role of fatty acids in metabolic programming of the osteoblast may lead to novel approaches to increase bone formation and ultimately bone mass.
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- Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA
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Bersuker K, Olzmann JA. Establishing the lipid droplet proteome: Mechanisms of lipid droplet protein targeting and degradation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2017. [PMID: 28627435 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are ubiquitous, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived organelles that mediate the sequestration of neutral lipids (e.g. triacylglycerol and sterol esters), providing a dynamic cellular storage depot for rapid lipid mobilization in response to increased cellular demands. LDs have a unique ultrastructure, consisting of a core of neutral lipids encircled by a phospholipid monolayer that is decorated with integral and peripheral proteins. The LD proteome contains numerous lipid metabolic enzymes, regulatory scaffold proteins, proteins involved in LD clustering and fusion, and other proteins of unknown functions. The cellular role of LDs is inherently determined by the composition of its proteome and alteration of the LD protein coat provides a powerful mechanism to adapt LDs to fluctuating metabolic states. Here, we review the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms that govern LD protein targeting and degradation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Recent Advances in Lipid Droplet Biology edited by Rosalind Coleman and Matthijs Hesselink.
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- Kirill Bersuker
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Chirambo GM, van Niekerk C, Crowther NJ. The role of alkaline phosphatase in intracellular lipid accumulation in the human hepatocarcinoma cell line, HepG2. Exp Mol Pathol 2017; 102:224-229. [PMID: 28209522 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Inhibition of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNALP) decreases intracellular lipid accumulation in human preadipocytes and the murine preadipocyte cell line, 3T3-L1. Therefore, the current study was performed to determine if TNALP is required for intracellular lipid deposition in the human hepatocyte cell line, HepG2. Intracellular lipid accumulation, TNALP activity and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) γ gene expression were measured in HepG2 and 3T3-L1 cells in the presence and absence of the TNALP inhibitors levamisole and histidine. Sub-cellular TNALP activity was localized using cytochemical analysis. Both PPARγ gene expression and TNALP activity increased during intracellular lipid accumulation in HepG2 and 3T3-L1 cells. Inhibition of TNALP blocked intracellular lipid accumulation but did not alter expression of the PPARγ gene. In HepG2 cells, TNALP co-localized with adipophilin on the lipid droplet membrane. These data suggest a role for TNALP in lipid droplet formation, possibly downstream from PPARγ, within HepG2 and 3T3-L1 cells.
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- George M Chirambo
- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Biochemistry, College Of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Lipid droplets are the universal cellular organelles for the transient or long-term storage of lipids. The number, size and composition of lipid droplets vary greatly within cells in a homogenous population as well as in different cell types. The variability of intracellular lipid-storage organelles reflects the diversification of lipid droplet composition and function. Lipid droplet diversification results, for example, in two cellular lipid droplet populations that are prone to diminish and grow, respectively. The aberrant accumulation or depletion of lipids are hallmarks or causes of various human pathologies. Thus, a better understanding of the origins of lipid droplet diversification is not only a fascinating cell biology question but also potentially serves to improve comprehension of pathologies that entail the accumulation of lipids. This Commentary covers the lipid droplet life cycle and highlights the early steps during lipid droplet biogenesis, which we propose to be the potential driving forces of lipid droplet diversification.
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- Abdou Rachid Thiam
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University; Université Paris Diderot Sorbonne Paris-Cité; Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06; CNRS; 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 75005, France
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- Institute for Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstr. 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany .,Systems Biology of Lipid Metabolism, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstr. 1, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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Yamamoto T, Takabatake Y, Takahashi A, Kimura T, Namba T, Matsuda J, Minami S, Kaimori JY, Matsui I, Matsusaka T, Niimura F, Yanagita M, Isaka Y. High-Fat Diet-Induced Lysosomal Dysfunction and Impaired Autophagic Flux Contribute to Lipotoxicity in the Kidney. J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 28:1534-1551. [PMID: 27932476 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016070731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Excessive fat intake contributes to the progression of metabolic diseases via cellular injury and inflammation, a process termed lipotoxicity. Here, we investigated the role of lysosomal dysfunction and impaired autophagic flux in the pathogenesis of lipotoxicity in the kidney. In mice, a high-fat diet (HFD) resulted in an accumulation of phospholipids in enlarged lysosomes within kidney proximal tubular cells (PTCs). In isolated PTCs treated with palmitic acid, autophagic degradation activity progressively stagnated in association with impaired lysosomal acidification and excessive lipid accumulation. Pulse-chase experiments revealed that the accumulated lipids originated from cellular membranes. In mice with induced PTC-specific ablation of autophagy, PTCs of HFD-mice exhibited greater accumulation of ubiquitin-positive protein aggregates normally removed by autophagy than did PTCs of mice fed a normal diet. Furthermore, HFD-mice had no capacity to augment autophagic activity upon another pathologic stress. Autophagy ablation also exaggerated HFD-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammasome activation. Moreover, renal ischemia-reperfusion induced greater injury in HFD-mice than in mice fed a normal diet, and ablation of autophagy further exacerbated this effect. Finally, we detected similarly enhanced phospholipid accumulation in enlarged lysosomes and impaired autophagic flux in the kidneys of obese patients compared with nonobese patients. These findings provide key insights regarding the pathophysiology of lipotoxicity in the kidney and clues to a novel treatment for obesity-related kidney diseases.
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- Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences and Department of Molecular Life Sciences and
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Brasaemle DL, Wolins NE. Isolation of Lipid Droplets from Cells by Density Gradient Centrifugation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 72:3.15.1-3.15.13. [PMID: 27580706 DOI: 10.1002/cpcb.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Lipid droplets are organelles found in most mammalian cells, as well as in various plant tissues and yeast. They are composed of a core of neutral lipids surrounded by a membrane monolayer of phospholipids and cholesterol in which specific proteins are embedded. This unit provides protocols for isolating lipid droplets from mammalian cells by discontinuous density gradient centrifugation. © 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Dawn L Brasaemle
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Amber Light (590 nm) Induces the Breakdown of Lipid Droplets through Autophagy-Related Lysosomal Degradation in Differentiated Adipocytes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28476. [PMID: 27346059 PMCID: PMC4921916 DOI: 10.1038/srep28476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Lipolysis in the adipocytes provides free fatty acids for other tissues in response to the energy demand. With the rapid increase in obesity-related diseases, finding novel stimuli or mechanisms that regulate lipid metabolism becomes important. We examined the effects of visible light (410, 457, 505, 530, 590, and 660 nm) irradiation on lipolysis regulation in adipocytes differentiated from human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs). Interestingly, 590 nm (amber) light irradiation significantly reduced the concentration of lipid droplets (LDs). We further investigated the lipolytic signaling pathways that are involved in 590 nm light irradiation-induced breakdown of LDs. Immunoblot analysis revealed that 590 nm light irradiation-induced phosphorylation of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) was insufficient to promote reduction of LDs. We observed that 590 nm light irradiation decreased the expression of perilipin 1. We found that 590 nm light irradiation, but not 505 nm, induced conversion of LC3 I to LC3 II, a representative autophagic marker. We further demonstrated that the lysosomal inhibitors leupeptin/NH4Cl inhibited 590 nm light irradiation-induced reduction of LDs in differentiated adipocytes. Our data suggest that 590 nm light irradiation-induced LD breakdown is partially mediated by autophagy-related lysosomal degradation, and can be applied in clinical settings to reduce obesity.
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Mirheydari M, Rathnayake SS, Frederick H, Arhar T, Mann EK, Cocklin S, Kooijman EE. Insertion of perilipin 3 into a glycero(phospho)lipid monolayer depends on lipid headgroup and acyl chain species. J Lipid Res 2016; 57:1465-76. [PMID: 27256689 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m068205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are organelles that contribute to various cellular functions that are vital for life. Aside from acting as a neutral lipid storage depot, they are also involved in building new membranes, synthesis of steroid hormones, and cell signaling. Many aspects of LD structure and function are not yet well-understood. Here we investigate the interaction of perilipin 3, a member of the perilipin family of LD binding proteins, and three N-terminal truncation mutants with lipid monolayers. The interaction is studied as a function of surface pressure for a series of systematically chosen lipids. We find that the C terminus of perilipin 3 has different insertion behavior from that of the longer truncation mutants and the full-length protein. Inclusion of N-terminal sequences with the C terminus decreases the ability of the protein construct to insert in lipid monolayers. Coupling of anionic lipids to negative spontaneous curvature facilitates protein interaction and insertion. The C terminus shows strong preference for lipids with more saturated fatty acids. This work sheds light on the LD binding properties and function of the different domains of perilipin 3.
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- Mona Mirheydari
- Departments of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Heckmann BL, Zhang X, Saarinen AM, Liu J. Regulation of G0/G1 Switch Gene 2 (G0S2) Protein Ubiquitination and Stability by Triglyceride Accumulation and ATGL Interaction. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156742. [PMID: 27248498 PMCID: PMC4889065 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Intracellular triglyceride (TG) hydrolysis or lipolysis is catalyzed by the key intracellular triglyceride hydrolase, adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL). The G0/G1 Switch Gene 2 (G0S2) was recently identified as the major selective inhibitor of ATGL and its hydrolase function. Since G0S2 levels are dynamically linked and rapidly responsive to nutrient status or metabolic requirements, the identification of its regulation at the protein level is of significant value. Earlier evidence from our laboratory demonstrated that G0S2 is a short-lived protein degraded through the proteasomal pathway. However, little is currently known regarding the underlying mechanisms. In the current study we find that 1) protein degradation is initiated by K48-linked polyubiquitination of the lysine- 25 in G0S2; and 2) G0S2 protein is stabilized in response to ATGL expression and TG accumulation. Mutation of lysine-25 of G0S2 abolished ubiquitination and increased protein stability. More importantly, G0S2 was stabilized via different mechanisms in the presence of ATGL vs. in response to fatty acid (FA)-induced TG accumulation. Furthermore, G0S2 protein but not mRNA levels were reduced in the adipose tissue of ATGL-deficient mice, corroborating the involvement of ATGL in the stabilization of G0S2. Taken together our data illustrate for the first time a crucial multifaceted mechanism for the stabilization of G0S2 at the protein level.
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- Bradlee L. Heckmann
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Metabolic HEALth Program, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Metabolic HEALth Program, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Metabolic HEALth Program, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Metabolic HEALth Program, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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Ohsaki Y, Kawai T, Yoshikawa Y, Cheng J, Jokitalo E, Fujimoto T. PML isoform II plays a critical role in nuclear lipid droplet formation. J Cell Biol 2016; 212:29-38. [PMID: 26728854 PMCID: PMC4700481 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201507122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PML-II plays a critical role in generating nuclear lipid droplets, which are associated with promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies as well as with the extension of the inner nuclear membrane. Lipid droplets (LDs) in the nucleus of hepatocyte-derived cell lines were found to be associated with premyelocytic leukemia (PML) nuclear bodies (NBs) and type I nucleoplasmic reticulum (NR) or the extension of the inner nuclear membrane. Knockdown of PML isoform II (PML-II) caused a significant decrease in both nuclear LDs and type I NR, whereas overexpression of PML-II increased both. Notably, these effects were evident only in limited types of cells, in which a moderate number of nuclear LDs exist intrinsically, and PML-II was targeted not only at PML NBs, but also at the nuclear envelope, excluding lamins and SUN proteins. Knockdown of SUN proteins induced a significant increase in the type I NR and nuclear LDs, but these effects were cancelled by simultaneous knockdown of PML-II. Nuclear LDs harbored diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 and CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase α and incorporated newly synthesized lipid esters. These results corroborated that PML-II plays a critical role in generating nuclear LDs in specific cell types.
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- Yuki Ohsaki
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Electron Microscopy Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Rowe ER, Mimmack ML, Barbosa AD, Haider A, Isaac I, Ouberai MM, Thiam AR, Patel S, Saudek V, Siniossoglou S, Savage DB. Conserved Amphipathic Helices Mediate Lipid Droplet Targeting of Perilipins 1-3. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:6664-78. [PMID: 26742848 PMCID: PMC4807253 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.691048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Perilipins (PLINs) play a key role in energy storage by orchestrating the activity of lipases on the surface of lipid droplets. Failure of this activity results in severe metabolic disease in humans. Unlike all other lipid droplet-associated proteins, PLINs localize almost exclusively to the phospholipid monolayer surrounding the droplet. To understand how they sense and associate with the unique topology of the droplet surface, we studied the localization of human PLINs inSaccharomyces cerevisiae,demonstrating that the targeting mechanism is highly conserved and that 11-mer repeat regions are sufficient for droplet targeting. Mutations designed to disrupt folding of this region into amphipathic helices (AHs) significantly decreased lipid droplet targetingin vivoandin vitro Finally, we demonstrated a substantial increase in the helicity of this region in the presence of detergent micelles, which was prevented by an AH-disrupting missense mutation. We conclude that highly conserved 11-mer repeat regions of PLINs target lipid droplets by folding into AHs on the droplet surface, thus enabling PLINs to regulate the interface between the hydrophobic lipid core and its surrounding hydrophilic environment.
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- Emily R Rowe
- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- the Nanoscience Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FF, United Kingdom, and
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- the Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS, 24 Rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- From the University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom,
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D'Andrea S. Lipid droplet mobilization: The different ways to loosen the purse strings. Biochimie 2015; 120:17-27. [PMID: 26187474 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cytosolic lipid droplets are dynamic lipid-storage organelles that play a crucial role as reservoirs of metabolic energy and membrane precursors. These organelles are present in virtually all cell types, from unicellular to pluricellular organisms. Despite similar structural organization, lipid droplets are heterogeneous in morphology, distribution and composition. The protein repertoire associated to lipid droplet controls the organelle dynamics. Distinct structural lipid droplet proteins are associated to specific lipolytic pathways. The role of these structural lipid droplet-associated proteins in the control of lipid droplet degradation and lipid store mobilization is discussed. The control of the strictly-regulated lipolysis in lipid-storing tissues is compared between mammals and plants. Differences in the cellular regulation of lipolysis between lipid-storing tissues and other cell types are also discussed.
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- Sabine D'Andrea
- INRA, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, RD10, F-78026 Versailles, France; AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, RD10, F-78026 Versailles, France.
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He J, Xu C, Kuang J, Liu Q, Jiang H, Mo L, Geng B, Xu G. Thiazolidinediones attenuate lipolysis and ameliorate dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance. Metabolism 2015; 64:826-36. [PMID: 25825274 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Elevated levels of circulating free fatty acids induce insulin resistance and often occur in obese and diabetic conditions. One pharmacological basis for the antidiabetic effects of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) is that TZDs reduce levels of circulating FFAs by accelerating their uptake and reesterification from plasma into adipocytes. Here, we investigated whether TZDs affect adipose lipolysis, a process controlling triglyceride hydrolysis and FFA efflux to the bloodstream. METHODS The effects of TZDs on lipolysis were investigated in primary rat adipocytes in vitro and in rats in vivo. RESULTS In rat primary adipocytes, the TZDs pioglitazone, rosiglitazone and troglitazone inhibited the lipolytic reaction dose- and time-dependently and in a post-receptor pathway by decreasing cAMP level and total lipase activity. TZDs increased the phosphorylation of Akt/protein kinase B, an action required for activating cyclic-nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B, a major enzyme responsible for cAMP hydrolysis in adipocytes. Furthermore, rosiglitazone inhibited the lipolytic action in dexamethasone-stimulated adipocytes, thereby preventing the increased level of circulating FFAs, and ameliorated insulin resistance in vivo in dexamethasone-treated rats. CONCLUSIONS TZDs may attenuate lipolysis and FFA efflux by activating Akt signaling to decrease cAMP level and hence reduce lipase activity in adipocytes. Inhibiting lipolysis and FFA efflux with TZDs could be a pharmacological basis by which TZDs antagonize diabetes, particularly in patients with hypercortisolemia or glucocorticoid challenge.
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- Jinhan He
- Department of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Astronaut Research and Training Center of China, Beijing 100094, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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Kozusko K, Tsang V, Bottomley W, Cho YH, Gandotra S, Mimmack ML, Lim K, Isaac I, Patel S, Saudek V, O'Rahilly S, Srinivasan S, Greenfield JR, Barroso I, Campbell LV, Savage DB. Clinical and molecular characterization of a novel PLIN1 frameshift mutation identified in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy. Diabetes 2015; 64:299-310. [PMID: 25114292 PMCID: PMC4361744 DOI: 10.2337/db14-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Perilipin 1 is a lipid droplet coat protein predominantly expressed in adipocytes, where it inhibits basal and facilitates stimulated lipolysis. Loss-of-function mutations in the PLIN1 gene were recently reported in patients with a novel subtype of familial partial lipodystrophy, designated as FPLD4. We now report the identification and characterization of a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation affecting the carboxy-terminus (439fs) of perilipin 1 in two unrelated families. The mutation cosegregated with a similar phenotype including partial lipodystrophy, severe insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, extreme hypertriglyceridemia, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in both families. Poor metabolic control despite maximal medical therapy prompted two patients to undergo bariatric surgery, with remarkably beneficial consequences. Functional studies indicated that expression levels of the mutant protein were lower than wild-type protein, and in stably transfected preadipocytes the mutant protein was associated with smaller lipid droplets. Interestingly, unlike the previously reported 398 and 404 frameshift mutants, this variant binds and stabilizes ABHD5 expression but still fails to inhibit basal lipolysis as effectively as wild-type perilipin 1. Collectively, these findings highlight the physiological need for exquisite regulation of neutral lipid storage within adipocyte lipid droplets, as well as the possible metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery in this serious disease.
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- K Kozusko
- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- CSIR-IGIB, Sukhdev Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, India
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, University of Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Australia
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- CSIR-IGIB, Sukhdev Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, India
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Diabetes Centre and Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, University of Cambridge, UK
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Diabetes Centre and Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK
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Sahu-Osen A, Montero-Moran G, Schittmayer M, Fritz K, Dinh A, Chang YF, McMahon D, Boeszoermenyi A, Cornaciu I, Russell D, Oberer M, Carman GM, Birner-Gruenberger R, Brasaemle DL. CGI-58/ABHD5 is phosphorylated on Ser239 by protein kinase A: control of subcellular localization. J Lipid Res 2014; 56:109-21. [PMID: 25421061 PMCID: PMC4274058 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m055004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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CGI-58/ABHD5 coactivates adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL). In adipocytes, CGI-58 binds to perilipin 1A on lipid droplets under basal conditions, preventing interaction with ATGL. Upon activation of protein kinase A (PKA), perilipin 1A is phosphorylated and CGI-58 rapidly disperses into the cytoplasm, enabling lipase coactivation. Because the amino acid sequence of murine CGI-58 has a predicted PKA consensus sequence of RKYS239S240, we hypothesized that phosphorylation of CGI-58 is involved in this process. We show that Ser239 of murine CGI-58 is a substrate for PKA using phosphoamino acid analysis, MS, and immunoblotting approaches to study phosphorylation of recombinant CGI-58 and endogenous CGI-58 of adipose tissue. Phosphorylation of CGI-58 neither increased nor impaired coactivation of ATGL in vitro. Moreover, Ser239 was not required for CGI-58 function to increase triacylglycerol turnover in human neutral lipid storage disorder fibroblasts that lack endogenous CGI-58. Both CGI-58 and S239A/S240A-mutated CGI-58 localized to perilipin 1A-coated lipid droplets in cells. When PKA was activated, WT CGI-58 dispersed into the cytoplasm, whereas substantial S239A/S240A-mutated CGI-58 remained on lipid droplets. Perilipin phosphorylation also contributed to CGI-58 dispersion. PKA-mediated phosphorylation of CGI-58 is required for dispersion of CGI-58 from perilipin 1A-coated lipid droplets, thereby increasing CGI-58 availability for ATGL coactivation.
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- Anita Sahu-Osen
- Research Unit Functional Proteomics and Metabolic Pathways, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8036, and Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Departments of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Research Unit Functional Proteomics and Metabolic Pathways, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8036, and Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Research Unit Functional Proteomics and Metabolic Pathways, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8036, and Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Departments of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Departments of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Departments of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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- Research Unit Functional Proteomics and Metabolic Pathways, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria A-8036, and Omics Center Graz, BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria A-8010
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- Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Departments of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Squalene mono-oxygenase, a key enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, is stabilized by unsaturated fatty acids. Biochem J 2014; 461:435-42. [PMID: 24840124 DOI: 10.1042/bj20131404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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SM (squalene mono-oxygenase) catalyses the first oxygenation step in cholesterol synthesis, immediately before the formation of the steroid backbone at lanosterol. SM is an important control point in the pathway, and is regulated at the post-translational level by accelerated cholesterol-dependent ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, which is associated with the accumulation of squalene. Using model cell systems, we report that SM is stabilized by unsaturated fatty acids. Treatment with unsaturated fatty acids such as oleate, but not saturated fatty acids, increased protein levels of SM or SM-N100-GFP (the first 100 amino acids of SM fused to GFP) at the post-translational level and partially overcame cholesterol-dependent degradation, as well as reversing cholesterol-dependent squalene accumulation. Maximum stabilization required activation of fatty acids, but not triacylglycerol or phosphatidylcholine synthesis. The mechanism of oleate-mediated stabilization appeared to occur through reduced ubiquitination by the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH6. Stabilization of a cholesterol biosynthetic enzyme by unsaturated fatty acids may help maintain a constant cholesterol/phospholipid ratio.
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Liefhebber JMP, Hague CV, Zhang Q, Wakelam MJO, McLauchlan J. Modulation of triglyceride and cholesterol ester synthesis impairs assembly of infectious hepatitis C virus. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:21276-88. [PMID: 24917668 PMCID: PMC4118089 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.582999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In hepatitis C virus infection, replication of the viral genome and virion assembly are linked to cellular metabolic processes. In particular, lipid droplets, which store principally triacylglycerides (TAGs) and cholesterol esters (CEs), have been implicated in production of infectious virus. Here, we examine the effect on productive infection of triacsin C and YIC-C8-434, which inhibit synthesis of TAGs and CEs by targeting long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase and acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase, respectively. Our results present high resolution data on the acylglycerol and cholesterol ester species that were affected by the compounds. Moreover, triacsin C, which blocks both triglyceride and cholesterol ester synthesis, cleared most of the lipid droplets in cells. By contrast, YIC-C8-434, which only abrogates production of cholesterol esters, induced an increase in size of droplets. Although both compounds slightly reduced viral RNA synthesis, they significantly impaired assembly of infectious virions in infected cells. In the case of triacsin C, reduced stability of the viral core protein, which forms the virion nucleocapsid and is targeted to the surface of lipid droplets, correlated with lower virion assembly. In addition, the virus particles that were released from cells had reduced specific infectivity. YIC-C8-434 did not alter the association of core with lipid droplets but appeared to decrease production of infectious virus particles, suggesting a block in virion assembly. Thus, the compounds have antiviral properties, indicating that targeting synthesis of lipids stored in lipid droplets might be an option for therapeutic intervention in treating chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
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- Jolanda M P Liefhebber
- From the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, United Kingdom and
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- From the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, United Kingdom and
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- The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, United Kingdom
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- The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB22 3AT, United Kingdom
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- From the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, 8 Church Street, Glasgow G11 5JR, Scotland, United Kingdom and
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Arrese EL, Saudale FZ, Soulages JL. Lipid Droplets as Signaling Platforms Linking Metabolic and Cellular Functions. Lipid Insights 2014; 7:7-16. [PMID: 25221429 PMCID: PMC4161058 DOI: 10.4137/lpi.s11128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The main cells of the adipose tissue of animals, adipocytes, are characterized by the presence of large cytosolic lipid droplets (LDs) that store triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol. However, most cells have LDs and the ability to store lipids. LDs have a well-known central role in storage and provision of fatty acids and cholesterol. However, the complexity of the regulation of lipid metabolism on the surface of the LDs is still a matter of intense study. Beyond this role, a number of recent studies have suggested that LDs have major functions in other cellular processes, such as protein storage and degradation, infection, and immunity. Thus, our perception of LDs has been radically transformed from simple globules of fat to highly dynamic organelles of unexpected complexity. Here, we compiled some recent evidence supporting the emerging view that LDs act as platforms connecting a number of relevant metabolic and cellular functions.
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- Estela L Arrese
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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Chen M, Wang H, Li X, Li N, Xu G, Meng Q. PLIN1 deficiency affects testicular gene expression at the meiotic stage in the first wave of spermatogenesis. Gene 2014; 543:212-9. [PMID: 24727056 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PLIN1, a lipid droplet associated protein, has been implicated in playing a key role in the regulation of lipolysis and lipid storage in adipocytes. PLIN1 is found to be highly expressed in Leydig cells of testis, suggesting a potential role in steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis. In this study, we showed that PLIN1 was expressed in testis and that its mRNA levels declined significantly with development. To investigate the role of PLIN1, we take advantage of PLIN1-null mice. We found that the number of seminiferous tubules containing round spermatids was significantly increased at P21 (postnatal day 21). Furthermore, microarray analysis showed that there were 538 differentially expressed genes between PLIN1-null and wild-type mice at P21. The up-regulated genes in knockout mice were enriched in spermatogenesis by Gene Ontology classification. Among them, Prm1 and Wbp2nl are important for spermatogenesis which were confirmed by real-time PCR. Unexpectedly, the levels of serum testosterone and serum 17β-estradiol as well as steroidogenic genes are not altered in the PLIN1-null mice. Compared to the wild-type mice, no significant difference of fertility was found in the PLIN1-null mice. Therefore, these findings indicated that PLIN1 disruption leads to the increase of round spermatid-containing seminiferous tubules at the meiotic stage of the first wave of spermatogenesis through regulating spermatogenic related genes.
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking (Beijing) University Health Science Center, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Pawella LM, Hashani M, Eiteneuer E, Renner M, Bartenschlager R, Schirmacher P, Straub BK. Perilipin discerns chronic from acute hepatocellular steatosis. J Hepatol 2014; 60:633-42. [PMID: 24269473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Revised: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Hepatocellular steatosis is the most frequent liver disease in the western world and may develop further to steatohepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. We have previously shown that lipid droplet (LD)-associated proteins of the perilipin/PAT-family are differentially expressed in hepatocyte steatosis and that perilipin is expressed de novo. The aim of this study was to determine the conditions for the temporal regulation of de novo synthesis of perilipin in vitro and in vivo. METHODS Immunohistochemical PAT-analysis was performed with over 120 liver biopsies of different etiology and duration of steatosis. Steatosis was induced in cultured hepatocytic cells with combinations of lipids, steatogenic substances and DMSO for up to 40 days under conditions of stable down-regulation of adipophilin and/or TIP47. RESULTS Whereas perilipin and adipophilin were expressed in human chronic liver disease irrespective of the underlying etiology, in acute/microvesicular steatosis TIP47, and MLDP were recruited from the cytoplasm to LDs, adipophilin was strongly increased, but perilipin was virtually absent. In long-term steatosis models in vitro, TIP47, MLDP, adipophilin, and finally perilipin were gradually induced. Perilipin and associated formation of LDs were intricately regulated on the transcriptional (PPARs, C/EBPs, SREBP), post-transcriptional, and post-translational level (TAG-amount, LD-fusion, phosphorylation-dependent lipolysis). In long-term steatosis models under stable down-regulation of adipophilin and/or TIP47, MLDP substituted for TIP47, and perilipin for adipophilin. CONCLUSIONS LD-maturation in hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro involves sequential expression of TIP47, MLDP, adipophilin and finally perilipin. Thus, perilipin might be used for the differential diagnosis of chronic vs. acute steatosis.
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- Lena Maria Pawella
- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 345, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 224, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Skinner JR, Harris LAL, Shew TM, Abumrad NA, Wolins NE. Perilipin 1 moves between the fat droplet and the endoplasmic reticulum. Adipocyte 2013; 2:80-6. [PMID: 23805403 PMCID: PMC3661117 DOI: 10.4161/adip.22864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Revised: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Perilipin 1, unlike the other perilipins, is thought to be restricted to the fat droplet. We reassessed its cellular distribution using the fat droplet marker CGI-58 in OP9 and 3T3-L1 adipocyte lines and in brown adipose tissue (BAT). As expected, we found perilipin 1 in the fat droplet-enriched floating fraction from centrifuged adipocyte or BAT homogenates. However, about half of perilipin 1 was suspended in the cytosol/infranate or pelleted with cellular membranes. In these fractionations, most of the fat droplet-associated protein CGI-58 was in the floating fraction. In BAT and OP9 adipocytes about a third of perilipin 1 pellets, compared with a much smaller fraction of CGI-58. Co-imaging perilipin 1 and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) markers reveals both ER and fat droplet associated perilipin 1 in OP9 adipocytes. Consistent with these observations, perilipin 1 overexpressed in COS7 cells mostly fractionates with cellular membranes and imaging shows it on the ER. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes almost half of perilipin 1 floats, half is suspended as infranate and small amounts pellet. Finally, driving rapid fat droplet synthesis in OP9 adipocytes increases the intensity of perilipin 1 on fat droplets, while decreasing non-fat droplet immunolabeling. Confirming the morphological findings, fractionation shows perilipin 1 moving from the pelleted to the floated fractions. In conclusion, this study documents an expanded intracellular distribution for perilipin 1 and its movement from ER to fat droplet during lipid synthesis.
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Suzuki M, Iio Y, Saito N, Fujimoto T. Protein kinase Cη is targeted to lipid droplets. Histochem Cell Biol 2013; 139:505-11. [PMID: 23436195 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-013-1083-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of kinases that regulate numerous cellular functions. They are classified into three subfamilies, i.e., conventional PKCs, novel PKCs, and atypical PKCs, that have different domain structures. Generally, PKCs exist as a soluble protein in the cytosol in resting cells and they are recruited to target membranes upon stimulation. In the present study, we found that PKCη tagged with EGFP distributed in lipid droplets (LD) and induced a significant reduction in LD size. Two other novel PKCs, PKCδ and PKCε, also showed some concentration around LDs, but it was less distinct and less frequent than that of PKCη. Conventional and atypical PKCs (α, βII, γ, and ζ) did not show any preferential distribution around LDs. 1,2-Diacylglycerol, which can activate novel PKCs without an increase of Ca(2+) concentration, is the immediate precursor of triacylglycerol and exists in LDs. The present results suggest that PKCη modifies lipid metabolism by phosphorylating unidentified targets in LDs.
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- Michitaka Suzuki
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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Jacquier N, Mishra S, Choudhary V, Schneiter R. Expression of oleosin and perilipins in yeast promote formation of lipid droplets from the endoplasmatic reticulum. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:5198-209. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.131896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most cells store neutral lipids in a dedicated compartment, the lipid droplet (LD). These LDs are structurally and functionally conserved across species. In higher eukaryotes, LDs are covered by abundant scaffolding proteins, such as the oleosins in plants and perilipins (PLINs) in animal cells. S. cerevisiae, however, has no homologues of these scaffolding proteins. To analyze a possible function of these proteins in the biogenesis of LDs, oleosin and perilipin family members (PLIN1, ADRP/PLIN2, and TIP47/PLIN3) were expressed in yeast cells and their targeting to LDs, membrane association and function in neutral lipid homeostasis and LD biogenesis were analyzed. When expressed in wild-type cells, these proteins were properly targeted to LDs. However, when expressed in cells lacking LDs, oleosin was localized to the ER bilayer and was rapidly degraded. PLINs, on the other hand, did not localize to the ER membrane in the absence of LDs and lost their membrane association. Photobleaching experiments revealed that PLIN2 and PLIN3 rapidly exchanged their LD association but PLINs did not move over the LD surface as quickly as did an integral membrane protein, such as oleosin. Interestingly, expression of these scaffolding LD proteins in mutant cells containing elevated levels of neutral lipids within the ER bilayer resulted in the formation of LDs. These results suggest that these LD scaffolding proteins promote the sequestration of neutral lipids from the ER bilayer and thereby induce LD formation. Consistent with this proposition, addition of a cell permeable diacylglycerol (DAG) was sufficient to promote LD formation in cells expressing the LD scaffolding proteins but lacking the capacity to synthesize storage lipids.
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Kou J, Wang W, Liu H, Pan Z, He T, Hu J, Li L, Wang J. Comparison and characteristics of the formation of different adipose tissues in ducks during early growth. Poult Sci 2012; 91:2588-97. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Suzuki M, Ohsaki Y, Tatematsu T, Shinohara Y, Maeda T, Cheng J, Fujimoto T. Translation inhibitors induce formation of cholesterol ester-rich lipid droplets. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42379. [PMID: 22879956 PMCID: PMC3411751 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Lipid droplets (LDs) in non-adipocytes contain triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol esters (CE) in variable ratios. TG-rich LDs are generated when unsaturated fatty acids are administered, but the conditions that induce CE-rich LD formation are less well characterized. In the present study, we found that protein translation inhibitors such as cycloheximide (CHX) induced generation of CE-rich LDs and that TIP47 (perilipin 3) was recruited to the LDs, although the expression of this protein was reduced drastically. Electron microscopy revealed that LDs formed in CHX-treated cells possess a distinct electron-dense rim that is not found in TG-rich LDs, whose formation is induced by oleic acid. CHX treatment caused upregulation of mTORC1, but the CHX-induced increase in CE-rich LDs occurred even when rapamycin or Torin1 was given along with CHX. Moreover, the increase in CE was seen in both wild-type and autophagy-deficient Atg5-null mouse embryonic fibroblasts, indicating that mTORC1 activation and suppression of autophagy are not necessary to induce the observed phenomenon. The results showed that translation inhibitors cause a significant change in the lipid ester composition of LDs by a mechanism independent of mTORC1 signaling and autophagy.
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- Michitaka Suzuki
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Nielsen TS, Kampmann U, Nielsen RR, Jessen N, Orskov L, Pedersen SB, Jørgensen JO, Lund S, Møller N. Reduced mRNA and protein expression of perilipin A and G0/G1 switch gene 2 (G0S2) in human adipose tissue in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012; 97:E1348-52. [PMID: 22535977 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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CONTEXT Increased lipolysis and free fatty acid (FFA) levels contribute significantly to the pathogenesis of chronic and acute insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, but the underlying mechanisms are uncertain. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to test whether increased lipolysis and FFA levels induced by insulin withdrawal are accompanied by increased adipose tissue (AT) contents of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and/or altered intracellular ATGL regulation. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Nine patients with type 2 diabetes were examined twice in a randomized crossover design after 16 h of 1) hyperglycemia/insulin withdrawal and 2) euglycemia/insulin infusion. Blood samples were drawn and a sc abdominal AT biopsy was obtained. SETTING The study was conducted at a university hospital research unit. RESULTS Circulating glucose (7.2 ± 0.3 vs. 11.2 ± 0.8 mmol/liter) and FFA (0.51 ± 0.05 vs. 0.65 ± 0.04 mmol/liter) were increased and insulin levels decreased after insulin withdrawal. AT ATGL protein tended to be increased (P = 0.075) after insulin withdrawal; by contrast, AT protein and mRNA content of perilipin A (Plin) and G(0)/G(1) switch gene 2 (G0S2), known negative regulators of ATGL activity, were decreased by 20-30% (all P values <0.03). All measured parameters related to hormone-sensitive lipase remained unaffected. CONCLUSIONS We found reduced mRNA and protein content of Plin and G0S2 and borderline increased ATGL protein in sc AT from poorly controlled type 2 diabetic subjects. This suggests that increased ATGL activity may contribute to the elevated lipolysis and circulating FFA levels in acute insulin withdrawal and metabolic dysregulation in type 2 diabetic patients and that this mechanism may be modifiable.
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- Thomas S Nielsen
- Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Suzuki M, Otsuka T, Ohsaki Y, Cheng J, Taniguchi T, Hashimoto H, Taniguchi H, Fujimoto T. Derlin-1 and UBXD8 are engaged in dislocation and degradation of lipidated ApoB-100 at lipid droplets. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:800-10. [PMID: 22238364 PMCID: PMC3290640 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-11-0950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Apolipoprotein B-100 after lipidation is dislocated from the ER lumen to the cytoplasmic surface of lipid droplets for proteasomal degradation. UBXD8 in lipid droplets and Derlin-1 in the ER membrane interact with each other and with ApoB and are engaged in the pre- and postdislocation steps, respectively. Apolipoprotein B-100 (ApoB) is the principal component of very low density lipoprotein. Poorly lipidated nascent ApoB is extracted from the Sec61 translocon and degraded by proteasomes. ApoB lipidated in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen is also subjected to proteasomal degradation, but where and how it dislocates to the cytoplasm remain unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that ApoB after lipidation is dislocated to the cytoplasmic surface of lipid droplets (LDs) and accumulates as ubiquitinated ApoB in Huh7 cells. Depletion of UBXD8, which is almost confined to LDs in this cell type, decreases recruitment of p97 to LDs and causes an increase of both ubiquitinated ApoB on the LD surface and lipidated ApoB in the ER lumen. In contrast, abrogation of Derlin-1 function induces an accumulation of lipidated ApoB in the ER lumen but does not increase ubiquitinated ApoB on the LD surface. UBXD8 and Derlin-1 bind with each other and with lipidated ApoB and show colocalization around LDs. These results indicate that ApoB after lipidation is dislocated from the ER lumen to the LD surface for proteasomal degradation and that Derlin-1 and UBXD8 are engaged in the predislocation and postdislocation steps, respectively.
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- Michitaka Suzuki
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Gandotra S, Lim K, Girousse A, Saudek V, O'Rahilly S, Savage DB. Human frame shift mutations affecting the carboxyl terminus of perilipin increase lipolysis by failing to sequester the adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) coactivator AB-hydrolase-containing 5 (ABHD5). J Biol Chem 2011; 286:34998-5006. [PMID: 21757733 PMCID: PMC3186430 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.278853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Perilipin (PLIN1) is a constitutive adipocyte lipid droplet coat protein. N-terminal amphipathic helices and central hydrophobic stretches are thought to anchor it on the lipid droplet, where it appears to function as a scaffold protein regulating lipase activity. We recently identified two different C-terminal PLIN1 frame shift mutations (Leu-404fs and Val-398fs) in patients with a novel subtype of partial lipodystrophy, hypertriglyceridemia, severe insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes (Gandotra, S., Le Dour, C., Bottomley, W., Cervera, P., Giral, P., Reznik, Y., Charpentier, G., Auclair, M., Delépine, M., Barroso, I., Semple, R. K., Lathrop, M., Lascols, O., Capeau, J., O'Rahilly, S., Magré, J., Savage, D. B., and Vigouroux, C. (2011) N. Engl. J. Med. 364, 740-748.) When overexpressed in preadipocytes, both mutants fail to inhibit basal lipolysis. Here we used bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays to show that the mutants fail to bind ABHD5, permitting its constitutive coactivation of ATGL, resulting in increased basal lipolysis. siRNA-mediated knockdown of either ABHD5 or ATGL expression in the stably transfected cells expressing mutant PLIN1 reduced basal lipolysis. These insights from naturally occurring human variants suggest that the C terminus sequesters ABHD5 and thus inhibits basal ATGL activity. The data also suggest that pharmacological inhibition of ATGL could have therapeutic potential in patients with this rare but metabolically serious disorder.
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- Sheetal Gandotra
- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Metabolic Science Metabolic Research Laboratories (IMS MRL) and the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Jacquier N, Choudhary V, Mari M, Toulmay A, Reggiori F, Schneiter R. Lipid droplets are functionally connected to the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:2424-37. [PMID: 21693588 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.076836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cells store metabolic energy in the form of neutral lipids that are deposited within lipid droplets (LDs). In this study, we examine the biogenesis of LDs and the transport of integral membrane proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to newly formed LDs. In cells that lack LDs, otherwise LD-localized membrane proteins are homogenously distributed in the ER membrane. Under these conditions, transcriptional induction of a diacylglycerol acyltransferase that catalyzes the formation of the storage lipid triacylglycerol (TAG), Lro1, is sufficient to drive LD formation. Newly formed LDs originate from the ER membrane where they become decorated by marker proteins. Induction of LDs by expression of the second TAG-synthesizing integral membrane protein, Dga1, reveals that Dga1 itself moves from the ER membrane to concentrate on LDs. Photobleaching experiments (FRAP) indicate that relocation of membrane proteins from the ER to LDs is independent of temperature and energy, and thus not mediated by classical vesicular transport routes. LD-localized membrane proteins are homogenously distributed at the perimeter of LDs, they are free to move over the LD surface and can even relocate back into the ER, indicating that they are not restricted to specialized sites on LDs. These observations indicate that LDs are functionally connected to the ER membrane and that this connection allows the efficient partitioning of membrane proteins between the two compartments.
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- Nicolas Jacquier
- Department of Biology, Division of Biochemistry, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Wang H, Sztalryd C. Oxidative tissue: perilipin 5 links storage with the furnace. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2011; 22:197-203. [PMID: 21632259 PMCID: PMC3122074 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2011.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2011] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cellular energy homeostasis is a crucial function of oxidative tissues and is altered in obesity, a continuously rising health problem. Lipid droplets (LD) are thought to play a central role in lipid homeostasis by mediating the transient storage of fatty acids in the form of triglyceride, while preventing high levels of toxic lipid intermediates or oxidized lipids that mediate cellular lipotoxicity. Members of the perilipin protein family coating LD surfaces have been found to serve important regulatory and structural functions crucial to the regulation of lipid stores. This review examines the results of studies on one of the newest members of the perilipin family, perilipin 5, which has emerged as a putative key player in LD function in oxidative tissues.
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- Hong Wang
- The Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, and Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Gandolfi G, Mazzoni M, Zambonelli P, Lalatta-Costerbosa G, Tronca A, Russo V, Davoli R. Perilipin 1 and perilipin 2 protein localization and gene expression study in skeletal muscles of European cross-breed pigs with different intramuscular fat contents. Meat Sci 2011; 88:631-7. [PMID: 21420243 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study investigated the lipid droplet coat proteins perilipin 1 (PLIN1) and perilipin 2 (PLIN2) localization in pig skeletal muscle and their relationship with intramuscular fat (IMF) content. PLIN1 and PLIN2 proteins were immunostained in semimembranosus muscle cross-sections from two groups of samples divergent for IMF and the gene expression was quantified. PLIN1 localized in the periphery of intramuscular adipocytes, whereas PLIN2 localized within myofibers with high lipid content. The high IMF group showed higher total cross-sectional area of PLIN1-stained adipocytes compared with the low IMF group (P<0.05), while the cross-sectional area and percentage of PLIN2-positive myofibers did not differ between IMF-divergent groups. This suggested that IMF content is mainly determined by extra-myocellular lipids. At mRNA level, PLIN2 expression was higher in high IMF muscles (P<0.05). The results indicate for the first time that in pig muscle PLIN1 and PLIN2 proteins are localized in correspondence with extra and intra-myocellular lipids, respectively.
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- G Gandolfi
- Department of Agri-food Protection and Valorization (DIPROVAL), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bologna, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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