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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2023

Adipose triglyceride lipase promotes prostaglandin-dependent actin remodeling by regulating substrate release from lipid droplets.

Michelle S Giedt, Jonathon M Thomalla, Roger P White, Matthew R Johnson, Zon Weng Lai, Tina L Tootle, Michael A Welte

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle S GiedtAnatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5720-8326
Jonathon M ThomallaDepartment of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3968-4764
Roger P WhiteDepartment of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
Matthew R JohnsonDepartment of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
Zon Weng LaiHarvard T.H. Chan Advanced Multi-omics Platform, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Tina L TootleAnatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1515-9538
Michael A WelteDepartment of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5741-4720
University of Rochester · USUniversity of Iowa · USHarvard University · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN FREE RADICAL AND RADIATION BIOLOGYT32CA078586 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SPITZ, DOUGLAS ROBERT · 1999 to 2024
$5.7M
Lipid droplets as protein sequestration sitesR01GM102155 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI WELTE, MICHAEL ANDREAS · 2013 to 2025
$4.2M
Prostaglandins and actin remodelingR35GM144057 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Tina L Tootle · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Prostaglandins control development by coordinating actin cytoskeletal remodelingR01GM116885 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI TOOTLE, TINA L · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA078586NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM102155NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM116885NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM144057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid droplets (LDs), crucial regulators of lipid metabolism, accumulate during oocyte development. However, their roles in fertility remain largely unknown. During Drosophila oogenesis, LD accumulation coincides with the actin remodeling necessary for follicle development. Loss of the LD-associated Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL) disrupts both actin bundle formation and cortical actin integrity, an unusual phenotype also seen when the prostaglandin (PG) synthase Pxt is missing. Dominant genetic interactions and PG treatment of follicles indicate that ATGL acts upstream of Pxt to regulate actin remodeling. Our data suggest that ATGL releases arachidonic acid (AA) from LDs to serve as the substrate for PG synthesis. Lipidomic analysis detects AA-containing triglycerides in ovaries, and these are increased when ATGL is lost. High levels of exogenous AA block follicle development; this is enhanced by impairing LD formation and suppressed by reducing ATGL. Together, these data support the model that AA stored in LD triglycerides is released by ATGL to drive the production of PGs, which promote the actin remodeling necessary for follicle development. We speculate that this pathway is conserved across organisms to regulate oocyte development and promote fertility.

Indexed as

Drosophila ProteinsProstaglandinsActinsAdipogenesisAnimalsDrosophilaLipaseLipid DropletsPeroxidasesActinsDrosophila ProteinsLipasePeroxidasesProstaglandinsPxt protein, DrosophilaActin cytoskeletonDrosophilaLipid dropletsOogenesisProstaglandin signaling

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PMID37306387
PMCPMC10281261
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