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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism2011

The phospholipid monolayer associated with perilipin-enriched lipid droplets is a highly organized rigid membrane structure.

Stephen M Storey, Avery L McIntosh, Subramanian Senthivinayagam, Kenneth C Moon, Barbara P Atshaves

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Article in American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Fatty acid signaling: the new function of intracellular lipases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
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  18. Surface features of the lipid droplet mediate perilipin 2 localization.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen M StoreyDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A & M University, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, College Station, Texas, USA.
Avery L McIntosh
Subramanian Senthivinayagam
Kenneth C Moon
Barbara P Atshaves
Michigan State University · US

Funding

Lipid droplet domains foster lipid storageR01DK070965 · NIDDK · TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH · PI ATSHAVES, BARBARA P · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
Lipid droplet domains foster lipid storageR56DK070965 · NIDDK · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM · PI ATSHAVES, BARBARA P · 2005 to 2005
$73k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK-70965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The significance of lipid droplets (LD) in lipid metabolism, cell signaling, and membrane trafficking is increasingly recognized, yet the role of the LD phospholipid monolayer in LD protein targeting and function remains unknown. To begin to address this issue, two populations of LD were isolated by ConA sepharose affinity chromatography: 1) functionally active LD enriched in perilipin, caveolin-1, and several lipolytic proteins, including ATGL and HSL; and 2) LD enriched in ADRP and TIP47 that contained little to no lipase activity. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments confirmed the close association of caveolin and perilipin and lack of interaction between caveolin and ADRP, in keeping with the separation observed with the ConA procedure. The phospholipid monolayer structure was evaluated to reveal that the perilipin-enriched LD exhibited increased rigidity (less fluidity), as shown by increased cholesterol/phospholipid, Sat/Unsat, and Sat/MUFA ratios. These results were confirmed by DPH-TMA, NBD-cholesterol, and NBD-sphingomyelin fluorescence polarization studies. By structure and organization, the perilipin-enriched LD most closely resembled the adipocyte PM. In contrast, the ADRP/TIP47-enriched LD contained a more fluid monolayer membrane, reflecting decreased polarizations and lipid order based on phospholipid fatty acid analysis. Taken together, results indicate that perilipin and associated lipolytic enzymes target areas in the phospholipid monolayer that are highly organized and rigid, similar in structure to localized areas of the PM where cholesterol and fatty acid uptake and efflux occur.

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Membrane FluidityAdipocytesAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCell Membrane StructuresCells, CulturedChromatography, AffinityCytoplasmic VesiclesLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPerilipin-1PhospholipidsPhosphoproteinsCarrier ProteinsPerilipin-1PhospholipidsPhosphoproteins

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PMID21846905
PMCPMC3213997
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