Organelle interactions compartmentalize hepatic fatty acid trafficking and metabolism

Charles P. Najt, Santosh Adhikari, Timothy D. Heden, Wenqi Cui, Erica R. Gansemer, Adam J. Rauckhorst, Todd W. Markowski, Lee Ann Higgins, Evan W. Kerr, Matthew D. Boyum, Jonas Alvarez, Sophia Brunko, Dushyant Mehra, Elias M. Puchner, Eric B. Taylor, Douglas G. Mashek

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Abstract

Organelle interactions play a significant role in compartmentalizing metabolism and signaling. Lipid droplets (LDs) interact with numerous organelles, including mitochondria, which is largely assumed to facilitate lipid transfer and catabolism. However, quantitative proteomics of hepatic peridroplet mitochondria (PDM) and cytosolic mitochondria (CM) reveals that CM are enriched in proteins comprising various oxidative metabolism pathways, whereas PDM are enriched in proteins involved in lipid anabolism. Isotope tracing and super-resolution imaging confirms that fatty acids (FAs) are selectively trafficked to and oxidized in CM during fasting. In contrast, PDM facilitate FA esterification and LD expansion in nutrient-replete medium. Additionally, mitochondrion-associated membranes (MAM) around PDM and CM differ in their proteomes and ability to support distinct lipid metabolic pathways. We conclude that CM and CM-MAM support lipid catabolic pathways, whereas PDM and PDM-MAM allow hepatocytes to efficiently store excess lipids in LDs to prevent lipotoxicity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number112435
JournalCell reports
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 30 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank the University of Minnesota Imaging Center (Marker Sanders, Gail Celio, Guillermo Marques, and Thomas Pengo), the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics (Candace Guerrero), the Mayo Clinic Microscopy and Cell Analysis Core Facility (Trace Christensen and Jeffrey Salisbury), and the University of Iowa Metabolomics Core Facility for providing instrumentation and expertise. We thank Mahima Devarajan, Ann Hertzel, and David Berhnlor for scientific discussions and Margaret Harter for technical assistance. Funding was provided for C.N. ( NIH : T32AG029796 , K99AG070104 , AHA: 20POST35180115 ), T.D.H. ( NIH : K01DK125258 ), E.W.K. ( NIH : T32DK007203 ), E.B.T. ( NIH : R01DK104998 and University of Iowa Healthcare Distinguished Scholars Award), E.M.P. ( NIH : R21GM127965 ), and D.G.M. ( NIH : R01DK132849 and R01DK114401 and the University of Minnesota Institute on Diabetes and Obesity and the University of Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Pilot and Feasibility grant).

Funding Information:
We thank the University of Minnesota Imaging Center (Marker Sanders, Gail Celio, Guillermo Marques, and Thomas Pengo), the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics (Candace Guerrero), the Mayo Clinic Microscopy and Cell Analysis Core Facility (Trace Christensen and Jeffrey Salisbury), and the University of Iowa Metabolomics Core Facility for providing instrumentation and expertise. We thank Mahima Devarajan, Ann Hertzel, and David Berhnlor for scientific discussions and Margaret Harter for technical assistance. Funding was provided for C.N. (NIH: T32AG029796, K99AG070104, AHA: 20POST35180115), T.D.H. (NIH: K01DK125258), E.W.K. (NIH: T32DK007203), E.B.T. (NIH: R01DK104998 and University of Iowa Healthcare Distinguished Scholars Award), E.M.P. (NIH: R21GM127965), and D.G.M. (NIH: R01DK132849 and R01DK114401 and the University of Minnesota Institute on Diabetes and Obesity and the University of Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center Pilot and Feasibility grant). C.P.N. D.G.M. E.B.T. and E.M.P. conceived and designed the research. C.P.N. S.A. T.D.H. A.J.R. and T.W.M. performed experiments. C.P.N. S.A. S.B. T.D.H. A.J.R. E.R.G. L.H. M.D.B. J.A. E.M.P. and E.B.T. analyzed data. C.P.N. S.A. T.D.H. D.G.M. E.M.P. E.B.T. and A.J.R. interpreted results of experiments. C.P.N. S.A. and D.G.M. prepared figures. C.P.N. and D.G.M. drafted the manuscript. S.A. E.B.T. T.W.M. E.M.P. and A.J.R. contributed materials and reagents necessary for the completion of studies. C.P.N. D.G.M. E.B.T. E.R.G. and E.M.P. edited and revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript. The authors declare no competing interests.

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Keywords

  • CP: Metabolism
  • cytosolic mitochondria
  • fatty acids
  • lipid anabolism
  • lipid catabolism
  • lipid droplets
  • MAM
  • organelle interactions
  • peridroplet mitochondria
  • perilipin 5
  • single-molecule localization microscopy

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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