Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
134(4)
Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024
Aster
proteins
mediate
the
nonvesicular
transport
of
cholesterol
from
plasma
membrane
(PM)
to
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER).
However,
importance
sterol
movement
for
physiology
and
pathophysiology
in
various
tissues
is
incompletely
understood.
Here
we
show
that
loss
Aster-B
leads
diet-induced
obesity
insulin
resistance
female
but
not
male
mice,
this
sex
difference
abolished
by
ovariectomy.
We
further
demonstrate
deficiency
impairs
PM
ER
ovaries
vivo,
leading
hypogonadism
reduced
estradiol
synthesis.
Female
Aster-B-deficient
mice
exhibit
locomotor
activity
energy
expenditure,
consistent
with
established
effects
estrogens
on
systemic
metabolism.
Administration
exogenous
ameliorates
phenotype
mice.
These
findings
highlight
key
role
Aster-B-dependent
regulating
production
protecting
females
obesity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
117(31), С. 18521 - 18529
Опубликована: Июль 20, 2020
Significance
Feedback
control
of
cholesterol
metabolism
is
essential
for
cell
viability
and
prevention
heart
attacks.
Cells
acquire
from
receptor-mediated
uptake
low-density
lipoprotein,
which
delivers
to
lysosomes.
To
exert
feedback
control,
must
reach
the
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER).
Here
we
use
a
CRISPR
screen
show
that
lysosome-derived
moves
first
plasma
membrane
then
ER.
The
last
movement
requires
an
enzyme
produces
phosphatidylserine.
This
demonstrates
transmembrane
one
lipid
(cholesterol)
another
(phosphatidylserine).
Our
results
explain
how
organelle
(ER)
monitors
content
(plasma
membrane),
thereby
maintaining
integrity
ensuring
survival.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
8
Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2020
Modulation
of
membrane
lipid
composition
and
organization
is
currently
developing
as
an
effective
therapeutic
strategy
against
a
wide
range
diseases,
including
cancer.
This
field,
known
membrane-lipid
therapy,
has
risen
from
new
discoveries
on
the
complex
lipids
between
proteins
in
plasma
membranes.
Membrane
microdomains
present
all
eukaryotic
cells,
rafts,
have
been
recognized
important
concentrating
platform
for
protein
receptors
involved
regulation
intracellular
signaling,
apoptosis,
redox
balance
immune
response.
The
difference
cellular
membranes
healthy
cells
tumor
allows
development
novel
therapies
based
targeting
cancer
to
increase
sensitivity
chemotherapeutic
agents
consequently
defeat
multidrug
resistance.
In
current
manuscript
strategies
influencing
cholesterol/sphingolipids
content
will
be
presented
together
with
innovative
ones,
more
focused
changing
biophysical
properties
bilayer
without
affecting
its
constituents.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
10
Опубликована: Март 21, 2022
Cholesterol
homeostasis
is
related
to
multiple
diseases
in
humans,
including
cardiovascular
disease,
cancer,
and
neurodegenerative
hepatic
diseases.
The
cholesterol
levels
cells
are
balanced
dynamically
by
uptake,
biosynthesis,
transport,
distribution,
esterification,
export.
In
this
review,
we
focus
on
de
novo
synthesis,
synthesis
regulation,
intracellular
trafficking.
addition,
the
progression
of
lipid
transfer
proteins
(LTPs)
at
contact
sites
between
organelles
considered.
Intestinal
absorption
is
an
important
contributor
to
systemic
cholesterol
homeostasis.
Niemann-Pick
C1
Like
1
(NPC1L1)
assists
in
the
initial
step
of
dietary
uptake,
but
how
moves
downstream
NPC1L1
unknown.
We
show
that
Aster-B
and
Aster-C
are
critical
for
nonvesicular
movement
enterocytes.
Loss
diminishes
accessible
plasma
membrane
(PM)
abolishes
Aster
recruitment
intestinal
brush
border.
Enterocytes
lacking
Asters
accumulate
PM
endoplasmic
reticulum
depletion.
Aster-deficient
mice
have
impaired
protected
against
diet-induced
hypercholesterolemia.
Finally,
pathway
can
be
targeted
with
a
small-molecule
inhibitor
manipulate
uptake.
These
findings
identify
as
physiologically
pharmacologically
tractable
node
lipid
absorption.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 31, 2023
Membranes
are
molecular
interfaces
that
compartmentalize
cells
to
control
the
flow
of
nutrients
and
information.
These
functions
facilitated
by
diverse
collections
lipids,
nearly
all
which
distributed
asymmetrically
between
two
bilayer
leaflets.
Most
models
biomembrane
structure
function
often
include
implicit
assumption
these
leaflets
have
similar
abundances
phospholipids.
Here,
we
show
this
is
generally
invalid
investigate
consequences
lipid
abundance
imbalances
in
mammalian
plasma
membranes
(PM).
Using
quantitative
lipidomics,
discovered
cytoplasmic
human
erythrocyte
>50%
overabundance
phospholipids
compared
exoplasmic
This
imbalance
enabled
an
asymmetric
interleaflet
distribution
cholesterol,
regulates
cellular
cholesterol
homeostasis.
features
produce
unique
functional
characteristics,
including
low
PM
permeability
resting
tension
leaflet
protein
localization.
largely
overlooked
aspects
membrane
asymmetry
represent
evolution
classic
paradigms
physiology.