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Triacylglycerol lipolysis is linked to sphingolipid and phospholipid metabolism of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20727985     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous work from our laboratory had demonstrated that deletion of TGL3 encoding the major yeast triacylglycerol (TAG) lipase resulted in decreased mobilization of TAG, a sporulation defect and a changed pattern of fatty acids, especially increased amounts of C22:0 and C26:0 very long chain fatty acids in the TAG fraction [K. Athenstaedt and G. Daum, J. Biol. Chem. 278 (2003) 23317-23323]. To study a possible link between TAG lipolysis and membrane lipid biosynthesis, we carried out metabolic labeling experiments with wild type and deletion strains bearing defects in the three major yeast TAG lipases, Tgl3p, Tgl4p and Tgl5p. Using [(3)H]inositol, [(32)P]orthophosphate, [(3)H]palmitate and [(14)C]acetate as precursors for complex lipids we demonstrated that tgl mutants had a lower level of sphingolipids and glycerophospholipids than wild type. ESI-MS/MS analyses confirmed that TAG accumulation in these mutant cells resulted in reduced amounts of phospholipids and sphingolipids. In vitro and in vivo experiments revealed that TAG lipolysis markedly affected the metabolic flux of long chain fatty acids and very long chain fatty acids required for sphingolipid and glycerophospholipid synthesis. Activity and expression level of fatty acid elongases, Elo1p and Elo2p were enhanced as a consequence of reduced TAG lipolysis. Finally, the pattern of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine molecular species was altered in tgl deletion strain underlining the important role of TAG turnover in maintaining the pool size of these compounds and the remodeling of complex membrane lipids.
Authors:
Sona Rajakumari; Ram Rajasekharan; Günther Daum
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  1801     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-19     Completed Date:  2010-12-10     Revised Date:  2011-04-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1314-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Lipolysis
Phospholipids / metabolism*
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism*
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Sphingolipids / metabolism*
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Triglycerides / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
W 901-B12//Austrian Science Fund FWF
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Phospholipids; 0/Sphingolipids; 0/Triglycerides

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