Publications (2)20.53 Total impact
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Article: High-resolution mapping reveals topologically distinct cellular pools of phosphatidylserine.
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ABSTRACT: Phosphatidylserine (PS) plays a central role in cell signaling and in the biosynthesis of other lipids. To date, however, the subcellular distribution and transmembrane topology of this crucial phospholipid remain ill-defined. We transfected cells with a GFP-tagged C2 domain of lactadherin to detect by light and electron microscopy PS exposed on the cytosolic leaflet of the plasmalemma and organellar membranes. Cytoplasmically exposed PS was found to be clustered on the plasma membrane, and to be associated with caveolae, the trans-Golgi network, and endocytic organelles including intraluminal vesicles of multivesicular endosomes. This labeling pattern was compared with the total cellular distribution of PS as visualized using a novel on-section technique. These complementary methods revealed PS in the interior of the ER, Golgi complex, and mitochondria. These results indicate that PS in the lumenal monolayer of the ER and Golgi complex becomes exposed cytosolically at the trans-Golgi network. Transmembrane flipping of PS may contribute to the exit of cargo from the Golgi complex.The Journal of Cell Biology 07/2011; 194(2):257-75. · 10.26 Impact Factor -
Article: Fld1p, a functional homologue of human seipin, regulates the size of lipid droplets in yeast.
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ABSTRACT: Lipid droplets (LDs) are emerging cellular organelles that are of crucial importance in cell biology and human diseases. In this study, we present our screen of approximately 4,700 Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants for abnormalities in the number and morphology of LDs; we identify 17 fld (few LDs) and 116 mld (many LDs) mutants. One of the fld mutants (fld1) is caused by the deletion of YLR404W, a previously uncharacterized open reading frame. Cells lacking FLD1 contain strikingly enlarged (supersized) LDs, and LDs from fld1Delta cells demonstrate significantly enhanced fusion activities both in vivo and in vitro. Interestingly, the expression of human seipin, whose mutant forms are associated with Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy and motoneuron disorders, rescues LD-associated defects in fld1Delta cells. Lipid profiling reveals alterations in acyl chain compositions of major phospholipids in fld1Delta cells. These results suggest that an evolutionally conserved function of seipin in phospholipid metabolism and LD formation may be functionally important in human adipogenesis.The Journal of Cell Biology 03/2008; 180(3):473-82. · 10.26 Impact Factor
