Identification of VAT1 as a regulator of lipid metabolism at mitochondria endoplasmic reticulum contact sites and implications in liver pathology
[eng] Lipid homeostasis is of vital importance for cellular health and its disruption is a hallmark of disease. Recently, our lab reported that ablation of Mitofusin 2 (MFN2) leads to liver disease, a phenotype driven by deficient phosphatidylserine (PS) transport at the mitochondria- endoplasmic re...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/221216 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221216 http://hdl.handle.net/10803/694505 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Citologia Àcids grassos Metabolisme dels lípids Fetge Cytology Fatty acids Lipid metabolism Liver |
| Sumario: | [eng] Lipid homeostasis is of vital importance for cellular health and its disruption is a hallmark of disease. Recently, our lab reported that ablation of Mitofusin 2 (MFN2) leads to liver disease, a phenotype driven by deficient phosphatidylserine (PS) transport at the mitochondria- endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact sites (MERCs). Despite the capacity of MFN2 to extract PS from membranes and generate PS-rich domains, evidence suggested that it does not possess lipid transport properties. In this study, we propose that Vesicle amine transport protein 1 (VAT1) localises at MERCs, interacts with MFN2 and its PS transport capacity is modulated by MFN2 in vitro. Our results in cells additionally suggest a functional relationship between VAT1 and MFN2. Finally, our study reveals that ablation of hepatic VAT1 in mice leads to sex-dependent metabolic adaptations and has a detrimental effect on the lipid profile of mitochondria-associated membranes, ER and pure mitochondria. |
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