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ArticleNature communications2025

Acute diacylglycerol production activates critical membrane-shaping proteins leading to mitochondrial tubulation and fission.

Joshua G Pemberton, Krishnendu Roy, Yeun Ju Kim, Tara D Fischer, Vijay Joshi, Elizabeth Ferrer, Richard J Youle, Thomas J Pucadyil, Tamas Balla

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors.

Joshua G Pemberton *Section on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. joshua.pemberton@uwo.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-1471
Krishnendu Roy *Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-2525
Yeun Ju KimSection on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tara D FischerBiochemistry Section, Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Vijay JoshiSection on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Elizabeth FerrerSection on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Richard J YouleBiochemistry Section, Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9117-5241
Thomas J PucadyilIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India. pucadyil@iiserpune.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-9889
Tamas BallaSection on Molecular Signal Transduction, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. ballat@nih.mail.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-3335

Funding

DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA/TSG/21/1/600245Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) Discovery Grant (RGPIN-2024-06589)Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Research Scholar's Grant (No. 55008746)U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Intramural Research ProgramU.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Intramural Research Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial dynamics are orchestrated by protein assemblies that directly remodel membrane structure, however the influence of specific lipids on these processes remains poorly understood. Here, using an inducible heterodimerization system to selectively modulate the lipid composition of the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM), we show that local production of diacylglycerol (DAG) directly leads to transient tubulation and rapid fragmentation of the mitochondrial network, which are mediated by isoforms of endophilin B (EndoB) and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), respectively. Reconstitution experiments on cardiolipin-containing membrane templates mimicking the planar and constricted OMM topologies reveal that DAG facilitates the membrane binding and remodeling activities of both EndoB and Drp1, thereby independently potentiating membrane tubulation and fission events. EndoB and Drp1 do not directly interact with each other, suggesting that DAG production activates multiple pathways for membrane remodeling in parallel. Together, our data emphasizes the importance of OMM lipid composition in regulating mitochondrial dynamics.

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DiglyceridesMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial ProteinsAnimalsCardiolipinsDynaminsHumansMiceCardiolipinsDiglyceridesDynaminsMitochondrial Proteins

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PMID40102394
PMCPMC11920102

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