Guo Q, Zhang T, Meng N, Duan Y, Meng Y, Sun D, Liu Y, Luo G. Sphingolipids are required for exocyst polarity and exocytic secretion in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Cell Biosci 2020;
10:53. [PMID:
32257111 PMCID:
PMC7106735 DOI:
10.1186/s13578-020-00406-2]
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Abstract
Background
Exocytosis is a process by which vesicles are transported to and fused with specific areas of the plasma membrane. Although several studies have shown that sphingolipids are the main components of exocytic compartments, whether they control exocytosis process is unclear.
Results
Here, we have investigated the role of sphingolipids in exocytosis by reducing the activity of the serine palmitoyl-transferase (SPT), which catalyzes the first step in sphingolipid synthesis in endoplasmic reticulum. We found that the exocyst polarity and exocytic secretion were impaired in lcb1-100 mutant cells and in wild type cells treated with myriocin, a chemical which can specifically inhibit SPT enzyme activity, suggesting that sphingolipids controls exocytic secretion. This speculation was further confirmed by immuno-fluorescence and electron microscopy results that small secretory vesicles were accumulated in lcb1-100 mutant cells.
Conclusions
Taken together, our results suggest that sphingolipids are required for exocytosis. Mammals may use similar regulatory mechanisms because components of the exocytic secretion apparatus and signaling pathways are conserved.
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