Identification of a lipid droplet-plasma membrane tethering complex

ABSTRACT: Membrane contact sites (MCS) are interorganellar contacts that allow for the direct exchange of molecules such as lipids or Ca2+ between organelles, but can also be a mean for tethering of organelles. In mammals and yeast, LDs have been shown to engage in MCS with nearly all organelles in the cell, while in plants only LD-ER and LD-peroxisome contacts have been characterised. We here analyse three proteins, LD-localised SEED LIPID DROPLET PROTEIN (SLDP) 1 and 2 and PM-localised LIPID DROPLET PLASMA MEMBRANE ADAPTOR. Knockout of SLDP1 and 2, as well as knockout of LIPA lead to aberrant clustering of LDs in seedlings, while ectopic co-expression of SLDP and LIPA in Nicotiana tabacum pollen tubes is sufficient to reconstitute LD-PM tethering in this tissue, where LDs normally dynamically float in the cytosol stream. We propose a model, in which SLDP and LIPA interact and thereby form a tether to anchor a subset of LDs to the PM during post-germinative growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis Thaliana (mouse-ear Cress)

TISSUE(S): Seedling

SUBMITTER: Till Ischebeck  

LAB HEAD: Till Ischebeck

PROVIDER: PXD022769 | Pride | 2022-06-09

REPOSITORIES: Pride