Author:
Ilacqua Nicolò,Anastasia Irene,Aloshyn Danylo,Ghandehari-Alavijeh Rana,Peluso Emily Ann,Brearley-Sholto Madelaine C.,Pellegrini Leonardo V.,Raimondi Andrea,de Aguiar Vallim Thomas Q.,Pellegrini Luca
Abstract
Abstract
Background
In mouse liver hepatocytes, nearly half of the surface area of every mitochondrion is covered by wrappER, a wrapping-type of ER that is rich in fatty acids and synthesizes lipoproteins (VLDL) (Anastasia et al. in Cell Rep 34:108873, 2021; Hurtley in Science (80- ) 372:142–143, 2021; Ilacqua et al. in J Cell Sci 135:1–11, 2021). A disruption of the ultrastructure of the wrappER-mitochondria contact results in altered fatty acid flux, leading to hepatic dyslipidemia (Anastasia et al. 2021). The molecular mechanism that regulates the extent of wrappER-mitochondria contacts is unknown.
Methods
We evaluated the expression level of the mitochondrial protein Synj2bp in the liver of normal and obese (ob/ob) mice. In addition, we silenced its expression in the liver using an AAV8 vector. We coupled quantitative EM morphometric analysis to proteomics and lipid analyses on these livers.
Results
The expression level of Synj2bp in the liver positively correlates with the extent of wrappER-mitochondria contacts. A 50% reduction in wrappER-mitochondria contacts causes hepatic dyslipidemia, characterized by a gross accumulation of lipid droplets in the liver, an increased hepatic secretion of VLDL and triglycerides, a curtailed ApoE expression, and an increased capacity of mitochondrial fatty acid respiration.
Conclusion
Synj2bp regulates the extent of wrappER-mitochondria contacts in the liver, thus contributing to the control of hepatic lipid flux.
Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Applied Mathematics,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Modeling and Simulation,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Immunology
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