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Gu X, Huang L, Lian J. Biomanufacturing of γ-linolenic acid-enriched galactosyldiacylglycerols: Challenges in microalgae and potential in oleaginous yeasts. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:469-478. [PMID: 37692201 PMCID: PMC10485790 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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γ-Linolenic acid-enriched galactosyldiacylglycerols (GDGs-GLA), as the natural form of γ-linolenic acid in microalgae, have a range of functional activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-allergic properties. The low abundance of microalgae and the structural stereoselectivity complexity impede microalgae extraction or chemical synthesis, resulting in a lack of supply of GDGs-GLA with a growing demand. At present, there is a growing interest in engineering oleaginous yeasts for mass production of GDGs-GLA based on their ability to utilize a variety of hydrophobic substrates and a high metabolic flux toward fatty acid and lipid (triacylglycerol, TAG) production. Here, we first introduce the GDGs-GLA biosynthetic pathway in microalgae and challenges in the engineering of the native host. Subsequently, we describe in detail the applications of oleaginous yeasts with Yarrowia lipolytica as the representative for GDGs-GLA biosynthesis, including the development of synthetic biology parts, gene editing tools, and metabolic engineering of lipid biosynthesis. Finally, we discuss the development trend of GDGs-GLA biosynthesis in Y. lipolytica.
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- Xiaosong Gu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Athenstaedt K. Phosphatidic acid biosynthesis in the model organism yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae - a survey. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2021; 1866:158907. [PMID: 33610760 PMCID: PMC7613133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.158907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Phosphatidic acid biosynthesis represents the initial part of de novo formation of all glycerophospholipids (membrane lipids) as well as triacylglycerols (storage lipids), and is thus the centerpiece of glycerolipid metabolism. The universal route of phosphatidic acid biosynthesis starts from the precursor glycerol-3-phosphate and comprises two consecutive acylation reactions which are catalyzed by a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase and a 1-acyl glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase. In addition, yeast and mammals harbor a set of enzymes which can synthesize phosphatidic acid from the precursor dihydroxyacetone phosphate. In the present review our current knowledge about enzymes contributing to phosphatidic acid biosynthesis in the invaluable model organism yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is summarized. A special focus is laid upon the regulation and the localization of these enzymes. Furthermore, research needs for a deeper insight into the high complexity of phosphatidic acid biosynthesis and consequently the entire lipid metabolic network is presented.
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- Karin Athenstaedt
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50/2, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Pawlik G, Renne MF, Kol MA, de Kroon AIPM. The topology of the ER-resident phospholipid methyltransferase Opi3 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is consistent with in trans catalysis. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:2473-2482. [PMID: 31932304 PMCID: PMC7039565 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.011102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Phospholipid N-methyltransferases (PLMTs) synthesize phosphatidylcholine by methylating phosphatidylethanolamine using S-adenosylmethionine as a methyl donor. Eukaryotic PLMTs are integral membrane enzymes located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Recently Opi3, a PLMT of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was proposed to perform in trans catalysis, i.e. while localized in the ER, Opi3 would methylate lipid substrates located in the plasma membrane at membrane contact sites. Here, we tested whether the Opi3 active site is located at the cytosolic side of the ER membrane, which is a prerequisite for in trans catalysis. The membrane topology of Opi3 (and its human counterpart, phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, expressed in yeast) was addressed by topology prediction algorithms and by the substituted cysteine accessibility method. The results of these analyses indicated that Opi3 (as well as phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase) has an N-out C-in topology and contains four transmembrane domains, with the fourth forming a re-entrant loop. On the basis of the sequence conservation between the C-terminal half of Opi3 and isoprenyl cysteine carboxyl methyltransferases with a solved crystal structure, we identified amino acids critical for Opi3 activity by site-directed mutagenesis. Modeling of the structure of the C-terminal part of Opi3 was consistent with the topology obtained by the substituted cysteine accessibility method and revealed that the active site faces the cytosol. In conclusion, the location of the Opi3 active site identified here is consistent with the proposed mechanism of in trans catalysis, as well as with conventional catalysis in cis.
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- Grzegorz Pawlik
- Department of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Yan R, Qian H, Lukmantara I, Gao M, Du X, Yan N, Yang H. Human SEIPIN Binds Anionic Phospholipids. Dev Cell 2018; 47:248-256.e4. [PMID: 30293840 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The biogenesis of lipid droplets (LDs) and the development of adipocytes are two key aspects of mammalian fat storage. SEIPIN, an integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), plays a critical role in both LD formation and adipogenesis. The molecular function of SEIPIN, however, has yet to be elucidated. Here, we report the cryogenic electron microscopy structure of human SEIPIN at 3.8 Å resolution. SEIPIN exists as an undecamer, and this oligomerization state is critical for its physiological function. The evolutionarily conserved lumenal domain of SEIPIN forms an eight-stranded β sandwich fold. Both full-length SEIPIN and its lumenal domain can bind anionic phospholipids including phosphatidic acid. Our results suggest that SEIPIN forms a scaffold that helps maintain phospholipid homeostasis and surface tension of the ER.
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- Renhong Yan
- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1014, USA.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Kojima M, Hamamoto A, Sato T. Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT), a specific enzyme that modifies ghrelin with a medium-chain fatty acid. J Biochem 2016; 160:189-194. [PMID: 27489223 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvw046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In the gastric peptide hormone ghrelin, serine 3 (threonine 3 in frogs) is modified, primarily by n-octanoic acid; this modification is essential for ghrelin's activity. The enzyme that transfers n-octanoic acid to Ser3 of ghrelin is ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT). GOAT, the only enzyme known to catalyze acyl modification of ghrelin, specifically modifies serine (or threonine) at the third position and does not modify other serine residues in ghrelin peptides. GOAT prefers n-hexanoyl-CoA over n-octanoyl-CoA as the acyl donor, although in the stomach the n-octanoyl form is the predominant form of acyl-modified ghrelin. GOAT is a promising target for drug development to treat metabolic diseases and eating disorders.
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- Masayasu Kojima
- Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Chemogenetic E-MAP in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Identification of Membrane Transporters Operating Lipid Flip Flop. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006160. [PMID: 27462707 PMCID: PMC4962981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006160] [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: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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While most yeast enzymes for the biosynthesis of glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids and ergosterol are known, genes for several postulated transporters allowing the flopping of biosynthetic intermediates and newly made lipids from the cytosolic to the lumenal side of the membrane are still not identified. An E-MAP measuring the growth of 142'108 double mutants generated by systematically crossing 543 hypomorphic or deletion alleles in genes encoding multispan membrane proteins, both on media with or without an inhibitor of fatty acid synthesis, was generated. Flc proteins, represented by 4 homologous genes encoding presumed FAD or calcium transporters of the ER, have a severe depression of sphingolipid biosynthesis and elevated detergent sensitivity of the ER. FLC1, FLC2 and FLC3 are redundant in granting a common function, which remains essential even when the severe cell wall defect of flc mutants is compensated by osmotic support. Biochemical characterization of some other genetic interactions shows that Cst26 is the enzyme mainly responsible for the introduction of saturated very long chain fatty acids into phosphatidylinositol and that the GPI lipid remodelase Cwh43, responsible for introducing ceramides into GPI anchors having a C26:0 fatty acid in sn-2 of the glycerol moiety can also use lyso-GPI protein anchors and various base resistant lipids as substrates. Furthermore, we observe that adjacent deletions in several chromosomal regions show strong negative genetic interactions with a single gene on another chromosome suggesting the presence of undeclared suppressor mutations in certain chromosomal regions that need to be identified in order to yield meaningful E-map data. All living cells define their boundaries by lipid-containing membranes, which are impermeable to ions and water-soluble metabolic intermediates, and thus allow maintaining constant conditions inside the cells and stopping metabolic intermediates from diffusing away. Membranes are formed by amphiphilic lipids that have a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic component. Such lipids form flat double-layered sheets (bilayers) wherein the hydrophilic components of the constituent lipids are directed towards the aqueous surroundings, the hydrophobic ones populate the center of the bilayer. Membranes grow when enzymes resident in the bilayer synthesize new amphiphilic lipids. These enzymes have their active site on one side of the membrane and insert the newly made lipids in only one of the two layers. To ensure symmetric growth of membranes, cells need flippases catalyzing the transfer of lipids from one into the other layer. To identify unknown flippases we performed a chemogenetic interaction screen able to bring to light functions of unknown proteins through their genetic interaction with genes of known function. The data point to Flc proteins as potential lipid flippases of the endoplasmic reticulum, reveal novel lipid modifying activities of Cst26 and Cwh43 and suggest that undeclared suppressor mutations in certain chromosomal regions can generate false genetic interactions.
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Patel N, Pirani KA, Zhu T, Cheung-See-Kit M, Lee S, Chen DG, Zufferey R. The Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferase TbGAT is Dispensable for Viability and the Synthesis of Glycerolipids in Trypanosoma brucei. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2016; 63:598-609. [PMID: 26909872 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Revised: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Glycerolipids are the main constituents of biological membranes in Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness in humans. Importantly, they occur as a structural component of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol lipid anchor of the abundant cell surface glycoproteins procyclin in procyclic forms and variant surface glycoprotein in bloodstream form, that play crucial roles for the development of the parasite in the insect vector and the mammalian host, respectively. The present work reports the characterization of the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase TbGAT that initiates the biosynthesis of ester glycerolipids. TbGAT restored glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase activity when expressed in a Leishmania major deletion strain lacking this activity and exhibited preference for medium length, unsaturated fatty acyl-CoAs. TbGAT localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane with its N-terminal domain facing the cytosol. Despite that a TbGAT null mutant in T. brucei procyclic forms lacked glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase activity, it remained viable and exhibited similar growth rate as the wild type. TbGAT was dispensable for the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylserine, and GPI-anchored protein procyclin. However, the null mutant exhibited a slight decrease in phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis that was compensated with a modest increase in production of ether phosphatidylcholine. Our data suggest that an alternative initial acyltransferase takes over TbGAT's function in its absence.
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- Nipul Patel
- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, New York, 11439.,Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506
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Bochud A, Conzelmann A. The active site of yeast phosphatidylinositol synthase Pis1 is facing the cytosol. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2015; 1851:629-40. [PMID: 25687304 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Five yeast enzymes synthesizing various glycerophospholipids belong to the CDP-alcohol phosphatidyltransferase (CAPT) superfamily. They only share the so-called CAPT motif, which forms the active site of all these enzymes. Bioinformatic tools predict the CAPT motif of phosphatidylinositol synthase Pis1 as either ER luminal or cytosolic. To investigate the membrane topology of Pis1, unique cysteine residues were introduced into either native or a Cys-free form of Pis1 and their accessibility to the small, membrane permeating alkylating reagent N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and mass tagged, non-permeating maleimides, in the presence and absence of non-denaturing detergents, was monitored. The results clearly point to a cytosolic location of the CAPT motif. Pis1 is highly sensitive to non-denaturing detergent, and low concentrations (0.05%) of dodecylmaltoside change the accessibility of single substituted Cys in the active site of an otherwise cysteine free version of Pis1. Slightly higher detergent concentrations inactivate the enzyme. Removal of the ER retrieval sequence from (wt) Pis1 enhances its activity, again suggesting an influence of the lipid environment. The central 84% of the Pis1 sequence can be aligned and fitted onto the 6 transmembrane helices of two recently crystallized archaeal members of the CAPT family. Results delineate the accessibility of different parts of Pis1 in their natural context and allow to critically evaluate the performance of different cysteine accessibility methods. Overall the results show that cytosolically made inositol and CDP-diacylglycerol can access the active site of the yeast PI synthase Pis1 from the cytosolic side and that Pis1 structure is strongly affected by mild detergents.
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- Arlette Bochud
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Konitsiotis AD, Jovanović B, Ciepla P, Spitaler M, Lanyon-Hogg T, Tate EW, Magee AI. Topological analysis of Hedgehog acyltransferase, a multipalmitoylated transmembrane protein. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:3293-307. [PMID: 25505265 PMCID: PMC4319003 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.614578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hedgehog proteins are secreted morphogens that play critical roles in development and disease. During maturation of the proteins through the secretory pathway, they are modified by the addition of N-terminal palmitic acid and C-terminal cholesterol moieties, both of which are critical for their correct function and localization. Hedgehog acyltransferase (HHAT) is the enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulum that palmitoylates Hedgehog proteins, is a member of a small subfamily of membrane-bound O-acyltransferase proteins that acylate secreted proteins, and is an important drug target in cancer. However, little is known about HHAT structure and mode of function. We show that HHAT is comprised of ten transmembrane domains and two reentrant loops with the critical His and Asp residues on opposite sides of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. We further show that HHAT is palmitoylated on multiple cytosolic cysteines that maintain protein structure within the membrane. Finally, we provide evidence that mutation of the conserved His residue in the hypothesized catalytic domain results in a complete loss of HHAT palmitoylation, providing novel insights into how the protein may function in vivo.
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- Department of Chemistry, and Institute of Chemical Biology Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- FILM (Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy), National Heart and Lung Institute
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- Department of Chemistry, and Institute of Chemical Biology Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- From the Molecular Medicine Section and Institute of Chemical Biology Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Darling JE, Zhao F, Loftus RJ, Patton LM, Gibbs RA, Hougland JL. Structure–Activity Analysis of Human Ghrelin O-Acyltransferase Reveals Chemical Determinants of Ghrelin Selectivity and Acyl Group Recognition. Biochemistry 2015; 54:1100-10. [DOI: 10.1021/bi5010359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Joseph E. Darling
- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Zhang Q, Tamura Y, Roy M, Adachi Y, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Biosynthesis and roles of phospholipids in mitochondrial fusion, division and mitophagy. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:3767-78. [PMID: 24866973 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1648-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mitochondria move, fuse and divide in cells. The dynamic behavior of mitochondria is central to the control of their structure and function. Three conserved mitochondrial dynamin-related GTPases (i.e., mitofusin, Opa1 and Drp1 in mammals and Fzo1, Mgm1 and Dnm1 in yeast) mediate mitochondrial fusion and division. In addition to dynamins, recent studies demonstrated that phospholipids in mitochondria also play key roles in mitochondrial dynamics by interacting with dynamin GTPases and by directly changing the biophysical properties of the mitochondrial membranes. Changes in phospholipid composition also promote mitophagy, which is a selective mitochondrial degradation process that is mechanistically coupled to mitochondrial division. In this review, we will discuss the biogenesis and function of mitochondrial phospholipids.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Glycerol-3-phosphate Acyltransferase contributes to triacylglycerol biosynthesis, lipid droplet formation, and host invasion in Metarhizium robertsii. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:7646-53. [PMID: 24077712 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02905-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Enzymes involved in the triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis have been well studied in the model organisms of yeasts and animals. Among these, the isoforms of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) redundantly catalyze the first and rate-limiting step in glycerolipid synthesis. Here, we report the functions of mrGAT, a GPAT ortholog, in an insect-pathogenic fungus, Metarhizium robertsii. Unlike in yeasts and animals, a single copy of the mrGAT gene is present in the fungal genome and the gene deletion mutant is viable. Compared to the wild type and the gene-rescued mutant, the ΔmrGAT mutant demonstrated reduced abilities to produce conidia and synthesize TAG, glycerol, and total lipids. More importantly, we found that mrGAT is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and directly linked to the formation of lipid droplets (LDs) in fungal cells. Insect bioassay results showed that mrGAT is required for full fungal virulence by aiding fungal penetration of host cuticles. Data from this study not only advance our understanding of GPAT functions in fungi but also suggest that filamentous fungi such as M. robertsii can serve as a good model to elucidate the role of the glycerol phosphate pathway in fungal physiology, particularly to determine the mechanistic connection of GPAT to LD formation.
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Taylor MS, Ruch TR, Hsiao PY, Hwang Y, Zhang P, Dai L, Huang CRL, Berndsen CE, Kim MS, Pandey A, Wolberger C, Marmorstein R, Machamer C, Boeke JD, Cole PA. Architectural organization of the metabolic regulatory enzyme ghrelin O-acyltransferase. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:32211-32228. [PMID: 24045953 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.510313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) is a polytopic integral membrane protein required for activation of ghrelin, a secreted metabolism-regulating peptide hormone. Although GOAT is a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity and diabetes and plays a key role in other physiologic processes, little is known about its structure or mechanism. GOAT is a member of the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) family, a group of polytopic integral membrane proteins involved in lipid-biosynthetic and lipid-signaling reactions from prokaryotes to humans. Here we use phylogeny and a variety of bioinformatic tools to predict the topology of GOAT. Using selective permeabilization indirect immunofluorescence microscopy in combination with glycosylation shift immunoblotting, we demonstrate that GOAT contains 11 transmembrane helices and one reentrant loop. Development of the V5Glyc tag, a novel, small, and sensitive dual topology reporter, facilitated these experiments. The MBOAT family invariant residue His-338 is in the ER lumen, consistent with other family members, but conserved Asn-307 is cytosolic, making it unlikely that both are involved in catalysis. Photocross-linking of synthetic ghrelin analogs and inhibitors demonstrates binding to the C-terminal region of GOAT, consistent with a role of His-338 in the active site. This knowledge of GOAT architecture is important for a deeper understanding of the mechanism of GOAT and other MBOATs and could ultimately advance the discovery of selective inhibitors for these enzymes.
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- Martin S Taylor
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences,; the High Throughput Biology Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
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- the Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- the High Throughput Biology Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- the High Throughput Biology Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,; the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
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- the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
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- the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- the Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104; the Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- the High Throughput Biology Center and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics,.
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences,.
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Ypc1p (yeast phyto-ceramidase 1) and Ydc1p (yeast dihydroceramidase 1) are alkaline ceramide hydrolases that reside in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum). Ypc1p can catalyse the reverse reaction, i.e. the condensation of non-esterified fatty acids with phytosphingosine or dihydrosphingosine and overexpression of YPC1 or YDC1 can provide enough ceramide synthesis to rescue the viability of cells lacking the normal acyl-CoA-dependent ceramide synthases. To better understand the coexistence of acyl-CoA-dependent ceramide synthases and ceramidases in the ER we investigated the membrane topology of Ypc1p by probing the cysteine residue accessibility of natural and substituted cysteines with membrane non-permeating mass-tagged probes. The N- and C-terminal ends of Ypc1p are oriented towards the lumen and cytosol respectively. Two of the five natural cysteines, Cys27 and Cys219, are essential for enzymatic activity and form a disulfide bridge. The data allow the inference that all of the amino acids of Ypc1p that are conserved in the Pfam PF05875 ceramidase motif and the CREST {alkaline ceramidase, PAQR [progestin and adipoQ (adiponectin) receptor] receptor, Per1 (protein processing in the ER 1), SID-1 (sister disjunction 1) and TMEM8 (transmembrane protein 8)} superfamily are located in or near the ER lumen. Microsomal assays using a lysine residue-specific reagent show that the reverse ceramidase activity can only be blocked when the reagent has access to Ypc1p from the lumenal side. Overall the data suggest that the active site of Ypc1p resides at the lumenal side of the ER membrane.
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Checks and balances in membrane phospholipid class and acyl chain homeostasis, the yeast perspective. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:374-94. [PMID: 23631861 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Glycerophospholipids are the most abundant membrane lipid constituents in most eukaryotic cells. As a consequence, phospholipid class and acyl chain homeostasis are crucial for maintaining optimal physical properties of membranes that in turn are crucial for membrane function. The topic of this review is our current understanding of membrane phospholipid homeostasis in the reference eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae. After introducing the physical parameters of the membrane that are kept in optimal range, the properties of the major membrane phospholipids and their contributions to membrane structure and dynamics are summarized. Phospholipid metabolism and known mechanisms of regulation are discussed, including potential sensors for monitoring membrane physical properties. Special attention is paid to processes that maintain the phospholipid class specific molecular species profiles, and to the interplay between phospholipid class and acyl chain composition when yeast membrane lipid homeostasis is challenged. Based on the reviewed studies, molecular species selectivity of the lipid metabolic enzymes, and mass action in acyl-CoA metabolism are put forward as important intrinsic contributors to membrane lipid homeostasis.
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