Frontiers in Neurology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024
disease
(also
known
as
Chorea-Acanthocytosis,
ChAc)
is
a
representative
subtype
of
the
neuroacanthocytosis
(NA)
syndromes,
characterized
by
neurodegeneration
in
central
nervous
system
and
acanthocytosis
peripheral
blood.
It
rare
autosomal
recessive
genetic
disorder
caused
loss-of-function
variants
VPS13A
gene,
which
currently
only
pathogenic
gene
for
ChAc.
protein
member
novel
bridge-like
lipid
transfer
proteins
family
located
at
membrane
contact
sites,
forming
direct
channels
transport.
The
specific
mechanism
underlying
how
loss
function
leads
to
hematological
neurological
phenotypes
remains
unclear.
Here
we
present
review
recent
studies
on
ChAc,
focusing
potential
role
pathophysiology
ChAc
also
wet
biomarkers
enhance
our
comprehension
this
disease.
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
39(1), С. 409 - 434
Опубликована: Июль 5, 2023
The
life
of
eukaryotic
cells
requires
the
transport
lipids
between
membranes,
which
are
separated
by
aqueous
environment
cytosol.
Vesicle-mediated
traffic
along
secretory
and
endocytic
pathways
lipid
transfer
proteins
(LTPs)
cooperate
in
this
transport.
Until
recently,
known
LTPs
were
shown
to
carry
one
or
a
few
at
time
thought
mediate
shuttle-like
mechanisms.
Over
last
years,
new
family
has
been
discovered
that
is
defined
repeating
β-groove
(RBG)
rod-like
structure
with
hydrophobic
channel
running
their
entire
length.
This
localization
these
membrane
contact
sites
suggest
bridge-like
mechanism
Mutations
some
result
neurodegenerative
developmental
disorders.
Here
we
review
properties
well-established
putative
physiological
roles
proteins,
highlight
many
questions
remain
open
about
functions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
119(35)
Опубликована: Авг. 22, 2022
Chorea-acanthocytosis
(ChAc)
and
McLeod
syndrome
are
diseases
with
shared
clinical
manifestations
caused
by
mutations
in
VPS13A
XK,
respectively.
Key
features
of
these
conditions
the
degeneration
caudate
neurons
presence
abnormally
shaped
erythrocytes.
XK
belongs
to
a
family
plasma
membrane
(PM)
lipid
scramblases
whose
action
results
exposure
PtdSer
at
cell
surface.
is
an
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)-anchored
transfer
protein
putative
role
transport
lipids
contacts
ER
other
membranes.
Recently
were
reported
interact
still
unknown
mechanisms.
So
far,
however,
there
no
evidence
for
colocalization
two
proteins
PM,
where
resides,
as
was
shown
be
localized
between
either
mitochondria
or
droplets.
Here
we
show
that
can
also
localize
ER–PM
via
binding
its
PH
domain
cytosolic
loop
such
interaction
regulated
intramolecular
within
both
highly
expressed
neurons.
Binding
competitive
intracellular
membranes
mediate
tethering
functions
VPS13A.
Our
findings
support
model
according
which
VPS13A-dependent
PM
coupled
scrambling
PM.
They
raise
possibility
defective
surface
may
responsible
neurodegeneration.
The Journal of Cell Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
222(7)
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2023
During
autophagy,
rapid
membrane
assembly
expands
small
phagophores
into
large
double-membrane
autophagosomes.
Theoretical
modeling
predicts
that
the
majority
of
autophagosomal
phospholipids
are
derived
from
highly
efficient
non-vesicular
phospholipid
transfer
(PLT)
across
phagophore-ER
contacts
(PERCS).
Currently,
tether
Atg2
is
only
PLT
protein
known
to
drive
phagophore
expansion
in
vivo.
Here,
our
quantitative
live-cell
imaging
analysis
reveals
a
poor
correlation
between
duration
and
size
forming
autophagosomes
number
molecules
at
PERCS
starving
yeast
cells.
Strikingly,
we
find
Atg2-mediated
non-rate
limiting
for
autophagosome
biogenesis
because
Vps13
localizes
rim
promotes
parallel
with
Atg2.
In
absence
Vps13,
determines
an
apparent
vivo
rate
∼200
per
molecule
second.
We
propose
conserved
proteins
cooperate
channeling
organelle
contact
sites
non-rate-limiting
during
biogenesis.
The
two
very
rare
neurodegenerative
diseases
historically
known
as
the
“neuroacanthocytosis
syndromes”
are
due
to
mutations
of
either
VPS13A
or
XK.
These
phenotypically
similar
disorders
that
affect
primarily
basal
ganglia
and
hence
result
in
involuntary
abnormal
movements
well
neuropsychiatric
cognitive
alterations.
There
other
shared
features
such
abnormalities
red
cell
membranes
which
acanthocytes,
whose
relationship
neurodegeneration
is
not
yet
known.
Recent
insights
into
functions
these
proteins
suggest
dysfunction
lipid
processing
trafficking
at
subcellular
level
may
provide
a
mechanism
for
neuronal
death,
potentially
target
therapeutic
interventions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
121(21)
Опубликована: Май 15, 2024
The
outer
membrane
(OM)
of
didermic
gram-negative
bacteria
is
essential
for
growth,
maintenance
cellular
integrity,
and
innate
resistance
to
many
antimicrobials.
Its
asymmetric
lipid
distribution,
with
phospholipids
in
the
inner
leaflet
lipopolysaccharides
(LPS)
leaflet,
required
these
functions.
Lpt
proteins
form
a
transenvelope
bridge
that
transports
newly
synthesized
LPS
from
(IM)
OM,
but
how
bulk
are
transported
between
membranes
poorly
understood.
Recently,
three
members
AsmA-like
protein
family,
TamB,
YhdP,
YdbH,
were
shown
be
functionally
redundant
proposed
transport
IM
OM
Abstract
Early
endosomes
(EEs)
are
crucial
in
cargo
sorting
within
vesicular
trafficking.
While
cargoes
destined
for
degradation
retained
EEs
and
eventually
transported
to
lysosomes,
recycled
the
plasma
membrane
(PM)
or
Golgi
undergo
segregation
into
specialized
structures
known
as
EE
buds
during
sorting.
Despite
this
significance,
molecular
basis
of
expansion
bud
formation
has
been
poorly
understood.
In
study,
we
identify
a
protein
complex
comprising
SHIP164,
an
ATPase
RhoBTB3,
retromer
subunit
Vps26B,
which
promotes
at
Golgi–EE
contacts.
Our
findings
reveal
that
Vps26B
acts
novel
Rab14
effector,
activity
regulates
association
SHIP164
with
EEs.
Depletion
leads
enlarged
+
without
buds,
phenotype
rescued
by
wild-type
but
not
lipid
transfer-defective
mutants.
Suppression
RhoBTB3
mirrors
effects
depletion.
Together,
propose
transport-dependent
pathway
mediated
RhoBTB3–SHIP164–Vps26B
contacts,
is
essential
budding.
Mutations
of
the
bridge-like
lipid
transport
protein
VPS13A
and
scramblase
XK
result
in
Chorea
Acanthocytosis
(ChAc)
McLeod
syndrome
(MLS),
respectively,
two
similar
conditions
involving
neurodegeneration
deformed
erythrocytes
(acanthocytes).
binds
XK,
suggesting
a
model
which
forms
bridge
between
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
plasma
membrane
(PM),
where
resides.
However,
studies
HeLa
COS7
cells
showed
that
this
localizes
primarily
at
contacts
ER
with
mitochondria.
Overexpression
these
redistributed
to
biosynthetic
pool
but
not
PM-localized
XK.
Colocalization
PM
was
only
observed
if
overexpressed
harbored
mutations
disengaged
its
VPS13A-binding
site
from
an
intramolecular
interaction.
As
acanthocytosis
phenotype
ChAc
MLS
suggests
role
proteins
erythroid
lineage,
we
explored
their
localization
K562
cells,
differentiate
into
erythroblasts
upon
hemin
addition.
When
tagged
hemin-treated
robust
formation
ER-PM
positive
for
abolished
KO
cells.
were
seldom
undifferentiated
despite
presence
concentrations
those
after
differentiation.
These
findings
reveal
interaction
requires
permissive
state
depends
cell
type
and/or
functional
cell.
While
the
physical
interactions
between
Golgi
apparatus
(Golgi)
and
lipid
droplets
(LDs)
have
been
suggested
through
system-level
imaging,
Golgi-LD
membrane
contact
sites
(MCSs)
remain
largely
uncharacterized.
Here,
we
show
evidence
to
support
existence
of
MCSs
in
HEK293
cells.
We
further
suggest
that
vacuolar
protein
sorting-associated
13B
(VPS13B)
localizes
promotes
formation
contacts
upon
oleic
acid
(OA)
stimulation
using
3D
high-resolution
microscopy.
Depletion
VPS13B
moderately
affects
OA
treatment
addition
fragmentation
Golgi.
Although
cellular
functions
VPS13B-mediated
are
still
elusive,
these
findings
may
provide
a
new
insight
into
related
diseases
caused
by
loss-of-function
mutations
VPS13B.