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ArticleDevelopmental cell2021

Reprogrammed lipid metabolism protects inner nuclear membrane against unsaturated fat.

Anete Romanauska, Alwin Köhler

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Article in Developmental cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anete RomanauskaMax Perutz Labs, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/3, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Alwin KöhlerMax Perutz Labs, University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/3, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: alwin.koehler@maxperutzlabs.ac.at.
Max Perutz Labs · ATMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cell nucleus is surrounded by a double membrane. The lipid packing and viscosity of membranes is critical for their function and is tightly controlled by lipid saturation. Circuits regulating the lipid saturation of the outer nuclear membrane (ONM) and contiguous endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are known. However, how lipid saturation is controlled in the inner nuclear membrane (INM) has remained enigmatic. Using INM biosensors and targeted genetic manipulations, we show that increased lipid unsaturation causes a reprogramming of lipid storage metabolism across the nuclear envelope (NE). Cells induce lipid droplet (LD) formation specifically from the distant ONM/ER, whereas LD formation at the INM is suppressed. In doing so, unsaturated fatty acids are shifted away from the INM. We identify the transcription circuits that topologically reprogram LD synthesis and identify seipin and phosphatidic acid as critical effectors. Our study suggests a detoxification mechanism protecting the INM from excess lipid unsaturation.

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Cell NucleusEndoplasmic ReticulumFats, UnsaturatedGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsLipid DropletsLipid MetabolismMembrane ProteinsNuclear EnvelopePhosphatidic AcidsYeastsFats, UnsaturatedGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsMembrane ProteinsPhosphatidic Acidsendoplasmic reticuluminner nuclear membranelipid biosensorslipid dropletslipid metabolismMga2/Ole1nuclear envelopephosphatidic acidseipinunsaturated fatty acids

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PMID34407429
PMCPMC8480995
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