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ArticleBiology open2021

Conditional targeting of phosphatidylserine decarboxylase to lipid droplets.

Santosh Kumar, Chandramohan Chitraju, Robert V Farese, Tobias C Walther, Christopher G Burd

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Article in Biology open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Heterogeneity, dynamics and organelle interactions of lipid droplets.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  4. Phosphatidylethanolamine.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Santosh KumarDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA christopher.burd@yale.edu sbalot@pu.ac.in.
Chandramohan ChitrajuDepartment of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8338-8976
Robert V FareseDepartment of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Tobias C WaltherDepartment of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Christopher G BurdDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA christopher.burd@yale.edu sbalot@pu.ac.in.
Broad Institute · USYale University · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Lipid Droplet Protein TargetingR01GM097194 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI WALTHER, TOBIAS C · 2011 to 2024
$4.9M
PtdIns 4-Kinase Regulation of Protein Sorting in the Golgi ApparatusR01GM095766 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BURD, CHRISTOPHER G · 2011 to 2021
$2.9M
Physiology of Lipid Droplets and Triglyceride StorageR01DK101579 · NIDDK · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI FARESE, ROBERT V · 2014 to 2018
$2.6M
Sorting and Trafficking in the Endosomal SystemR37GM061221 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BURD, CHRISTOPHER G · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101579NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095766NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM097194NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM061221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphatidylethanolamine is an abundant component of most cellular membranes whose physical and chemical properties modulate multiple aspects of organelle membrane dynamics. An evolutionarily ancient mechanism for producing phosphatidylethanolamine is to decarboxylate phosphatidylserine and the enzyme catalyzing this reaction, phosphatidylserine decarboxylase, localizes to the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. We characterize a second form of phosphatidylserine decarboxylase, termed PISD-LD, that is generated by alternative splicing of PISD pre-mRNA and localizes to lipid droplets and to mitochondria. Sub-cellular targeting is controlled by a common segment of PISD-LD that is distinct from the catalytic domain and is regulated by nutritional state. Growth conditions that promote neutral lipid storage in lipid droplets favors targeting to lipid droplets, while targeting to mitochondria is favored by conditions that promote consumption of lipid droplets. Depletion of both forms of phosphatidylserine decarboxylase impairs triacylglycerol synthesis when cells are challenged with free fatty acid, indicating a crucial role phosphatidylserine decarboxylase in neutral lipid storage. The results reveal a previously unappreciated role for phosphatidylserine decarboxylase in lipid droplet biogenesis.

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBiomarkersCarboxy-LyasesChromatography, Thin LayerFatty AcidsGene Expression ProfilingHeLa CellsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid DropletsMitochondriaMolecular ImagingPhosphatidylserinesProtein Sorting SignalsBiomarkersCarboxy-LyasesFatty Acidsphosphatidylserine decarboxylasePhosphatidylserinesProtein Sorting SignalsLipid dropletMitochondrionPhosphatidylethanolaminePhosphatidylserinePhosphatidylserine decarboxylase

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PMID33593792
PMCPMC7938800
OpenAlexW3131810201

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