Readdressing the Localization of Apolipoprotein E (APOE) in Mitochondria-Associated Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Membranes (MAMs): An Investigation of the Hepatic Protein-Protein Interactions of APOE with the Mitochondrial Proteins Lon Protease...

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Oct 16

PMID 39408926

Authors

Johanna Rueter

Gerald Rimbach

Stephanie Bilke

Andreas Tholey

Patricia Huebbe

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Abstract

As a component of circulating lipoproteins, APOE binds to cell surface receptors mediating lipoprotein metabolism and cholesterol transport. A growing body of evidence, including the identification of a broad variety of cellular proteins interacting with APOE, suggests additional independent functions. Investigating cellular localization and protein-protein interactions in cultured human hepatocytes, we aimed to contribute to the elucidation of hitherto unnoted cellular functions of APOE. We observed a strong accumulation of APOE in MAMs, equally evident for the two major isoforms APOE3 and APOE4. Using mass spectrometry proteome analyses, novel and previously noted APOE interactors were identified, including the mitochondrial proteins TOMM40, LONP1 and VDAC1. All three interactors were present in MAM fractions, which we think initially facilitates interactions with APOE. LONP1 is a protease with chaperone activity, which migrated to MAMs in response to ER stress, displaying a reinforced interaction with APOE. We therefore hypothesize that APOE may help in the unfolded protein response (UPR) by acting as a co-chaperone in cooperation with LONP1 at the interface of mitochondria and ER membranes. The interaction of APOE with the integral proteins TOMM40 and VDAC1 may point to the formation of bridging complexes connecting mitochondria with other organelles.

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