TY - JOUR
T1 - S3-12, adipophilin, and TIP47 package lipid in adipocytes
AU - Wolins, Nathan E.
AU - Quaynor, Benjamin K.
AU - Skinner, James R.
AU - Schoenfish, Marissa J.
AU - Tzekov, Anatoly
AU - Bickel, Perry E.
PY - 2005/5/13
Y1 - 2005/5/13
N2 - Animals have evolved mechanisms to maintain circulating nutrient levels when energy demands exceed feeding opportunities. Mammals store most of their energy as triacylglycerol in the perilipin-coated lipid droplets of adipocytes. How newly synthesized triacylglycerol is delivered to perilipin-coated lipid droplets is poorly understood. Perilipin is a member of the evolutionarily related family of PAT proteins (Perilipin, Adipophilin, TIP47), which is defined by sequence similarity and association with lipid droplets. We previously showed that 83-12, which is also a member of this family, associates with a separate pool of lipid droplets that emerge when triacylglycerol storage is driven by adding oleate to the culture medium of adipocytes. Our current data extend these findings to demonstrate that nascent lipid droplets emerge with a coat composed of 33-12, TIP47, and adipophilin. After 100 min of oleate treatment, the nascent lipid droplets are more heterogeneous: 83-12 and TIP47 coat smaller, peripheral droplets and adipophilin coats a more medial population of droplets. Fractionation of untreated and oleate-treated adipocytes shows oleate-dependent redistribution of TIP47 and adipophilin from cytosolic fractions to the lipid droplet fraction. Inhibition of protein synthesis with cycloheximide does not block the oleate-induced formation of the nascent lipid droplets, nor does it prevent TAG accumulation. We suggest that the non-lipid droplet pools of 83-12, adipophilin, and TIP47 constitute a ready reservoir of coat proteins to permit rapid packaging of newly synthesized triacylglycerol and to maximize energy storage during nutrient excess.
AB - Animals have evolved mechanisms to maintain circulating nutrient levels when energy demands exceed feeding opportunities. Mammals store most of their energy as triacylglycerol in the perilipin-coated lipid droplets of adipocytes. How newly synthesized triacylglycerol is delivered to perilipin-coated lipid droplets is poorly understood. Perilipin is a member of the evolutionarily related family of PAT proteins (Perilipin, Adipophilin, TIP47), which is defined by sequence similarity and association with lipid droplets. We previously showed that 83-12, which is also a member of this family, associates with a separate pool of lipid droplets that emerge when triacylglycerol storage is driven by adding oleate to the culture medium of adipocytes. Our current data extend these findings to demonstrate that nascent lipid droplets emerge with a coat composed of 33-12, TIP47, and adipophilin. After 100 min of oleate treatment, the nascent lipid droplets are more heterogeneous: 83-12 and TIP47 coat smaller, peripheral droplets and adipophilin coats a more medial population of droplets. Fractionation of untreated and oleate-treated adipocytes shows oleate-dependent redistribution of TIP47 and adipophilin from cytosolic fractions to the lipid droplet fraction. Inhibition of protein synthesis with cycloheximide does not block the oleate-induced formation of the nascent lipid droplets, nor does it prevent TAG accumulation. We suggest that the non-lipid droplet pools of 83-12, adipophilin, and TIP47 constitute a ready reservoir of coat proteins to permit rapid packaging of newly synthesized triacylglycerol and to maximize energy storage during nutrient excess.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M500978200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M500978200
M3 - Article
C2 - 15731108
AN - SCOPUS:21444437133
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 280
SP - 19146
EP - 19155
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 19
ER -