학술논문

PERK recruits E-Syt1 at ER-mitochondria contacts for mitochondrial lipid transport and respiration.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Cell Biology. 3/6/2023, Vol. 222 Issue 3, p1-20. 27p.
Subject
*LIPID transfer protein
*RESPIRATION
*MITOCHONDRIA
*MOLECULAR pathology
*LIPIDS
*MEMBRANE lipids
*HOMEOSTASIS
Language
ISSN
0021-9525
Abstract
The integrity of ER-mitochondria appositions ensures transfer of ions and phospholipids (PLs) between these organelles and exerts crucial effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Malfunctions within the ER-mitochondria contacts altering lipid trafficking homeostasis manifest in diverse pathologies, but the molecular effectors governing this process remain illdefined. Here, we report that PERK promotes lipid trafficking at the ER-mitochondria contact sites (EMCS) through a nonconventional, unfolded protein response-independent, mechanism. PERK operates as an adaptor for the recruitment of the ER-plasma membrane tether and lipid transfer protein (LTP) Extended-Synaptotagmin 1 (E-Syt1), within the EMCS. In resting cells, the heterotypic E-Syt1-PERK interaction endorses transfer of PLs between the ER and mitochondria. Weakening the E-Syt1-PERK interaction or removing the lipid transfer SMP-domain of E-Syt1, compromises mitochondrial respiration. Our findings unravel E-Syt1 as a PERK interacting LTP and molecular component of the lipid trafficking machinery of the EMCS, which critically maintains mitochondrial homeostasis and fitness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]