Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Feb. 23, 2021
Abstract
Upon
starvation,
cells
rewire
their
metabolism,
switching
from
glucose-based
metabolism
to
mitochondrial
oxidation
of
fatty
acids,
which
require
the
transfer
FAs
lipid
droplets
(LDs)
mitochondria
at
mitochondria−LD
membrane
contact
sites
(MCSs).
However,
factors
responsible
for
FA
these
MCSs
remain
uncharacterized.
Here,
we
demonstrate
that
vacuolar
protein
sorting-associated
13D
(VPS13D),
loss-of-function
mutations
cause
spastic
ataxia,
coordinates
trafficking
in
conjunction
with
endosomal
sorting
complex
required
transport
(ESCRT)
tumor
susceptibility
101
(TSG101).
The
VPS13
adaptor-binding
domain
VPS13D
and
TSG101
directly
remodels
LD
membranes
a
cooperative
manner.
human
binds
glycerophospholipids
vitro.
Depletion
VPS13D,
TSG101,
or
ESCRT-III
proteins
inhibits
LDs
mitochondria.
Our
findings
suggest
mediates
ESCRT-dependent
remodeling
facilitate
mitochondria-LD
contacts.
The Journal of Cell Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
220(3)
Published: Feb. 19, 2021
We
have
long
known
that
lipids
traffic
between
cellular
membranes
via
vesicles
but
only
recently
appreciated
the
role
of
nonvesicular
lipid
transport.
Nonvesicular
transport
can
be
high
volume,
supporting
biogenesis
rapidly
expanding
membranes,
or
more
targeted
and
precise,
allowing
cells
to
alter
levels
specific
in
membranes.
Most
such
probably
occurs
at
membrane
contact
sites,
where
organelles
are
closely
apposed,
requires
proteins
(LTPs),
which
solubilize
shield
them
from
aqueous
phase
during
their
Some
LTPs
cup
like
shuttle
monomers
Others
form
conduits
flow
This
review
describes
what
we
know
about
transfer
mechanisms
while
also
identifying
many
remaining
unknowns:
How
do
facilitate
movement
into
require
accessory
for
efficient
vivo,
how
is
directionality
determined?
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Feb. 23, 2021
Abstract
Upon
starvation,
cells
rewire
their
metabolism,
switching
from
glucose-based
metabolism
to
mitochondrial
oxidation
of
fatty
acids,
which
require
the
transfer
FAs
lipid
droplets
(LDs)
mitochondria
at
mitochondria−LD
membrane
contact
sites
(MCSs).
However,
factors
responsible
for
FA
these
MCSs
remain
uncharacterized.
Here,
we
demonstrate
that
vacuolar
protein
sorting-associated
13D
(VPS13D),
loss-of-function
mutations
cause
spastic
ataxia,
coordinates
trafficking
in
conjunction
with
endosomal
sorting
complex
required
transport
(ESCRT)
tumor
susceptibility
101
(TSG101).
The
VPS13
adaptor-binding
domain
VPS13D
and
TSG101
directly
remodels
LD
membranes
a
cooperative
manner.
human
binds
glycerophospholipids
vitro.
Depletion
VPS13D,
TSG101,
or
ESCRT-III
proteins
inhibits
LDs
mitochondria.
Our
findings
suggest
mediates
ESCRT-dependent
remodeling
facilitate
mitochondria-LD
contacts.