SB2301-mediated Perturbation of Membrane Composition in Lipid Droplets Induces Lipophagy and Lipid Droplets Ubiquitination

Overview

Journal Commun Biol

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Mar 22

PMID 36944894

Authors

Jinjoo Jung

Jongbeom Park

MinGi Kim

Jaeyoung Ha

Hana Cho

Seung Bum Park

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Abstract

Lipid droplets (LDs) are involved in various biological events in cells along with their primary role as a storage center for neutral lipids. Excessive accumulation of LDs is highly correlated with various diseases, including metabolic diseases. Therefore, a basic understanding of the molecular mechanism of LD degradation would be beneficial in both academic and industrial research. Lipophagy, a selective autophagy mechanism/LD degradation process, has gained increased attention in the research community. Herein, we sought to elucidate a novel lipophagy mechanism by utilizing the LD-degrading small molecule, SB2301, which activates ubiquitin-mediated lipophagy. Using a label-free target identification method, we revealed that ethanolamine-phosphate cytidylyltransferase 2 (PCYT2) is a potential target protein of SB2301. We also demonstrated that although SB2301 does not modulate PCYT2 function, it induces the cellular translocation of PCYT2 to the LD surface and spatially increases the phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)/phosphatidylcholine (PC) ratio of the LD membrane, causing LD coalescence, leading to the activation of lipophagy process to maintain energy homeostasis.

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