脂肪甘油三酯水解酶的研究进展

胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病的发生与脂代谢紊乱密切相关。细胞中的脂肪主要储存在一个以中性脂为核的细胞器——脂滴(lipid droplet,LD)中。脂肪甘油三酯水解酶(adiposetriglyceride lipase,ATGL)是在脂滴上发现的水解甘油三酯的脂肪酶。除脂肪组织外,ATGL也广泛存在于骨骼肌等多种非脂肪组织中,并发挥着重要的生理功能。越来越多的研究表明,ATGL与中性脂质贮存异常、胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病密切相关。运动可以通过改变ATGL的表达起到调控脂代谢的作用,进而在防治胰岛素抵抗等代谢疾病中发挥作用。     

骨骼肌的脂质代谢及其与胰岛素抵抗的研究进展

一系列的研究表明骨骼肌细胞内甘油三酯(intramyocellular triacyglycerol,IMTG)和胰岛素抵抗之间有密切联系。许多因素可调控IMTG的动态变化,如甘油三酯水解酶、激素敏感性脂肪酶、甘油一酯脂肪酶和脂滴结合蛋白等。而IMTG的代谢中间产物甘油二酯、神经酰胺和脂肪酸在骨骼肌中的聚集也与胰岛素抵抗密切相关。脂滴和线粒体对于细胞内甘油三酯及其代谢产物的周转速度起关键作用,对胰岛素抵抗也起着重要的作用。     

骨骼肌脂肪异位沉积在高脂膳食诱导胰岛素抵抗中的作用

高脂膳食会引起机体摄入脂肪的增加,导致人体内过量的脂肪储存,甚至超过人体脂肪组织的储存能力,造成脂肪的异位沉积,即在肝脏和骨骼肌等糖代谢的重要组织积累。最近的研究表明,与肥胖相比,骨骼肌脂肪含量与胰岛素抵抗的发生相关性更高。骨骼肌是最大的糖代谢场所,约80%～90%的2型糖尿病的发病原因为骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗。因此,骨骼肌脂肪含量与胰岛素抵抗之间的关系成为最近研究的热点,本文综述了高脂膳食引起骨骼肌脂肪异位沉积,进而诱导产生骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗的主要机制的研究进展。     

一种调控脂解的重要蛋白——围脂滴蛋白(Perilipin)

围脂滴蛋白（perilipin）是脂滴相关蛋白家族的核心成员之一,是定位于脂滴表面的高磷酸化的蛋白,对脂肪组织中甘油三酯的代谢有双重调节作用,既可通过阻止脂肪酶接近脂滴降低基础状态下的脂解,又可促进激素刺激的脂肪分解.Perilipin在脂代谢中发挥重要作用,其表达调控可能与肥胖及其相关代谢疾病如糖尿病、胰岛素抵抗等有重要关系.本文主要介绍了perilipin的发现、命名、结构特征以及激素和转录因子对perilipin的调控,并阐述了其与相关脂肪酶间的相互作用.目前的研究主要集中于围脂滴蛋白（perilipin）和激素敏感脂肪酶（HSL）之间,与新近发现的脂肪酶脂肪三酰甘油脂酶（ATGL）的相互作用则有待于进一步研究.     

MicroRNAs对骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗的调控及其机制

胰岛素抵抗是肥胖和2型糖尿病发生的共同病理生理机制。骨骼肌是胰岛素介导的葡萄糖摄取、代谢、利用的主要靶器官之一,是胰岛素抵抗发生最早和最重要的部位。研究表明,骨骼肌葡萄糖摄取障碍、胰岛素信号通路受损、线粒体生物合成受阻与骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗密切相关。当骨骼肌发生胰岛素抵抗时,多种microRNAs (miRNAs)表达上调(miR-106b,miR-23a,mi R-761,miR-135a,Let-7,miR-29a)或下调(miR-133a,miR-149,miR-1),它们参与对骨骼肌葡萄糖摄取、胰岛素信号通路及线粒体生物合成的调控,在骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗的发生与发展中发挥了重要作用。这些miRNAs可作为治疗骨骼肌胰岛素抵抗或糖尿病的潜在靶点。     

脂滴膜转运蛋白Rab18与脂质代谢的关系研究

脂滴是动物细胞内储存脂质的一种亚细胞器。脂滴表面存在多种脂滴周围相关蛋白,参与脂质动态平衡的调节,防止脂质代谢异常的发生。其中,Rab18作为脂滴周围相关蛋白中的一种,在脂质代谢的调节、信号的转导、膜运输等多种生理功能中发挥重要作用。对于Rab18与脂质代谢之间关系的研究,为动脉粥样硬化、糖尿病、非酒精性脂肪肝及肥胖等多种代谢性疾病的防治发挥重要作用,本文就Rab18与细胞脂质代谢之间的关系研究作一综述。     

AMPK及脂肪细胞因子调节胰岛素抵抗的研究进展

腺苷酸激活蛋白激酶(AMP-activated Protein Kina,AMPK)信号通路是调节细胞能量状态的中心环节,被称为"细胞能量调节器",在增加骨骼肌对葡萄糖的摄取、增强胰岛素(Insulins,Ins)敏感性、增加脂肪酸氧化以及调节基因转录等方面发挥重要作用.在整体水平,AMPK通过激素和脂肪细胞因子如瘦素、脂联素和抵抗素等调节能量的摄入和消耗.多种脂肪源性细胞因子表达异常与胰岛素抵抗(Insulin Resistance,IR)密切相关,而胰岛素抵抗又是Ⅱ型糖尿病发生的基础,并贯穿于Ⅱ型糖尿病发生发展的全过程.研究AMPK及脂肪细胞因子与胰岛素抵抗的关系,将为AMPK作为防治肥胖和Ⅱ型糖尿病提供新的药理学靶点.     

骨骼肌细胞中UBXD8的敲除及其对脂质代谢的影响

UBXD8是能与p97/VCP相互作用共同参与内质网相关的泛素化后蛋白质降解过程的膜蛋白.新近的脂滴蛋白质组学研究表明UBXD8能够定位到脂滴上,同时有研究表明UBXD8调控甘油三酯的代谢.但是UBXD8调控甘油三酯代谢的分子机制并不清楚.因此我们采用改良的CRISPR/Cas9技术敲除小鼠成骨骼肌细胞C2C12中的UBXD8.从筛选出来的26个可能的UBXD8敲除单克隆细胞系中鉴定获得了2个确切的UBXD8敲除单克隆细胞系.研究表明,敲除UBXD8没有显著改变脂滴上蛋白质的分布,但敲除UBXD8增加了细胞内中性脂的累积.同时敲除UBXD8可缓解棕榈酸引起的胰岛素抵抗和抵抗棕榈酸引起的细胞凋亡.当在敲除UBXD8的细胞中重新过表达UBXD8后,细胞再次出现了棕榈酸引起的胰岛素抵抗及细胞凋亡.这些数据表明UBXD8在细胞脂质代谢及其异常所引起的胰岛素信号和细胞凋亡中起着十分重要的作用.     

脂连素及其与糖尿病关系研究进展

脂连素是由脂肪细胞分泌的生物活性蛋白.研究已经证实脂连素受体1和2(AdipoR1和AdipoR2)要分布于胰岛素作用的靶组织,这两种受体是脂连素在体内发挥生理作用的主要受体.脂连素的胰岛素增敏和抗糖尿病作用是通过脂连素信号实现的,但两种受体通过不同通路发挥各自功能.近期发现了第一种与脂连素受体相互作用的蛋白-APPL1衔接蛋白.还发现脂连素能够通过增强胰岛素信号、促进胰岛素分泌、骨骼肌糖原合成以及调节骨骼肌线粒体的生物能学等途径起到改善胰岛素抵抗和抗糖尿病作用.重组脂连素的获得及其生物学功能的研究为其发挥治疗作用提供了可能,但脂连素发挥药理学作用还需进一步的研究支持.     

DNA断裂因子相似蛋白(CIDE)家族在甘油三酯代谢中的作用

DNA断裂因子相似蛋白(cell-death-inducing DNA-fragmentation-factor-like effector,CIDE)家族包括三个成员:CIDE-A、CIDE-B和CIDE-C。小鼠中CIDE-C被称为脂肪特异性蛋白27(fat special protein27,FSP27),以前都作为细胞凋亡因子加以研究。近年来研究显示,敲除了CIDE-A、CIDE-B、FSP27的动物都表现出了能量释放增多,且能够抵抗食物导致的肥胖以及对胰岛素敏感性增强。CIDE家族定位于内质网、脂滴和线粒体,参与甘油三酯储存、降解以及分泌代谢,与肥胖、高血脂、糖尿病、脂肪肝等脂类代谢相关疾病也有着密切关系,在调控机体脂质代谢平衡方面扮演着重要的角色。该文对CIDE家族在甘油三酯代谢方面的作用及其调控的分子机制进行综述。     

Interactomic study on interaction between lipid droplets and mitochondria

An increasing body of evidence shows that the lipid droplet, a neutral lipid storage organelle, plays a role in lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis through its interaction with mitochondria. However, the cellular functions and molecular mechanisms of the interaction remain ambiguous. Here we present data from transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence imaging, and reconstitution assays, demonstrating that lipid droplets physically contact mitochondria in vivo and in vitro. Using a bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we generated an interactomic map of protein-protein contacts of lipid droplets with mitochondria and peroxisomes. The lipid droplet proteins Erg6 and Pet10 were found to be involved in 75% of the interactions detected. Interestingly, interactions between 3 pairs of lipid metabolic enzymes were detected. Collectively, these data demonstrate that lipid droplets make physical contacts with mitochondria and peroxisomes, and reveal specific molecular interactions that suggest active participation of lipid droplets in lipid metabolism in yeast.     

Morphometric evaluation of lipid droplet associations with secretory vesicles,mitochondria and other components in the lactating cell

The size, cellular location, and identity of surface-associated components were determined for lipid droplets in lactating cells. Transmission electron-microscopic measurements were made involving 3801 droplets in approximately 211 cells from three rats and 1197 droplets in 66 cells from a mouse. For the purposes of droplet evaluation, cells were divided into seven locations ranging from basal to secreting positions. Droplets were also categorized with respect to contact with other droplets, basolateral plasma membrane, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, secretory vesicles, and endoplasmic reticulum-cytoplasm (ERC). Data on droplet size showed that droplet growth occurs mainly in the secretory position, confirming previously published findings. Lipid droplets from mouse tissue, although somewhat smaller in size showed similar growth trends to those of the rat. Data on numbers of droplet contacts and percentages of droplet circumferences involved in associations with other cell components showed that the dominant interaction of lipid droplets was with the ERC. However, intimate association of droplets with mitochondria was noted in all cellular locations. In addition, nursed animals exhibited a greater proportion of droplet surface association with secretory vesicles and less in contact with mitochondria in comparison to those not nursed. The significance of these relationships to milk synthesis and secretion is discussed.     

The Retinol Dehydrogenase Rdh10 Localizes to Lipid Droplets during Acyl Ester Biosynthesis

Rdh10 catalyzes the first step of all-trans-retinoic acid biogenesis physiologically, conversion of retinol into retinal. We show that Rdh10 associates predominantly with mitochondria/mitochondrial-associated membrane (MAM) in the absence of lipid droplet biosynthesis, but also locates with lipid droplets during acyl ester biosynthesis. Targeting to lipid droplets requires the 32 N-terminal residues, which include a hydrophobic region followed by a net positive charge. Targeting to mitochondria/MAM and/or the stability of Rdh10 require both the N-terminal and the 48 C-terminal hydrophobic residues. Rdh10 behaves similarly to cellular retinol-binding protein, type 1, which also localizes to mitochondria/MAM before lipid droplet synthesis, and associates with lipid droplets during acyl ester synthesis (Jiang, W., and Napoli, J. L. (2012) Biochem. Biophys. Acta 1820, 859–8692). LRAT, an ER protein, also associates with lipid droplets upon acyl ester biosynthesis. Colocalization of Rdh10, Crbp1, and LRAT on lipid droplets suggests a metabolon that mediates retinol homeostasis.     

The contribution of the Drosophila model to lipid droplet research

Intracellular lipid droplets have long been misconceived as evolutionarily conserved but functionally frugal components of cellular metabolism. An ever-growing repertoire of functions has elevated lipid droplets to fully-fledged cellular organelles. Insights into the multifariousness of these organelles have been obtained from a range of model systems now employed for lipid droplet research including the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. This review summarizes the progress in fly lipid droplet research along four main avenues: the role of lipid droplets in fat storage homeostasis, the control of lipid droplet structure, the lipid droplet surface as a dynamic protein-association platform, and lipid droplets as mobile organelles. Moreover, the research potential of the fruit fly model is discussed with respect to the prevailing general questions in lipid droplet biology.     

Functional stages in the interrenal cells of Rana perezi (Anura: Ranidae).

The electron density of the lipid droplets and mitochondrial matrix of the interrenal cells of Rana perezi differs during the year. This makes it possible to characterize the different stages of interrenal cell activity. A droplet/mitochondria index, based on their relative size, may provide an indicator of cellular activity.     

Heat shock protein 70 is translocated to lipid droplets in rat adipocytes upon heat stimulation

In mammalian cells, lipid storage droplets contain a triacylglycerol and cholesterol ester core surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer into which a number of proteins are imbedded. These proteins are thought to be involved in modulating the formation and metabolic functions of the lipid droplet. In this study, we show that heat stress upregulates several heat shock proteins (Hsps), including Hsp27, Hsp60, Hsp70, Hsp90, and Grp78, in primary and differentiated adipocytes. Immunostaining and immunoblotting data indicate that among the Hsps examined, only Hsp70 is induced to redirect to the lipid droplet surface in heat-stressed adipocytes. The thermal induction of Hsp70 translocation to lipid droplet does not typically happen in a temperature- or time-dependent manner and occurs abruptly at 30-40 min and rapidly achieves a steady state within 60 min after 40 degrees C stress of adipocytes. Though Hsp70 is co-localized with perilipin on the lipid droplets in stressed adipocytes, immunoprecipitation experiments suggest that Hsp70 does not directly interact with perilipin. Alkaline treatments indicate that Hsp70 associates with the droplet surface through non-hydrophobic interactions. We speculate that Hsp70 might noncovalently associate with monolayer microdomains of the lipid droplet in a manner similar to its interaction with lipid bilayer moieties composed of specific fatty acids. As an acute and specific cellular response to the heat stimulation, accumulation of Hsp70 on adipocytes lipid droplets might be involved in stabilizing the droplet monolayer, transferring nascent proteins to the lipid droplets, or chaperoning denatured proteins on the droplet for subsequent refolding.     

Lipid droplets as fat storage organelles in Caenorhabditis elegans: Thematic Review Series: Lipid Droplet Synthesis and Metabolism: from Yeast to Man

Lipid droplets are evolutionarily conserved organelles where cellular fat storage and mobilization are exquisitely regulated. Recent studies have defined lipid droplets in C. elegans and explored how they are regulated by genetic and dietary factors. C. elegans offers unique opportunities to visualize lipid droplets at single-cell resolution in live animals. The development of novel microscopy techniques and protein markers for lipid droplets will accelerate studies on how nutritional states and subcellular organization are linked in vivo. Together with powerful tools for genetic and biochemical analysis of metabolic pathways, alteration in lipid droplet abundance, size, and distribution in C. elegans can be readily connected to whole-animal energy homeostasis, behavior, and life span. Therefore, further studies on lipid droplets in C. elegans promise to yield valuable insights that complement our knowledge gained from yeast, Drosophila, and mammalian systems on cellular and organismal fat storage.     

Characterization of the lipid droplet proteome of a clonal insulin-producing β-cell line (INS-1 832/13)

Lipids are known to play a crucial role both in the normal control of insulin release and in the deterioration of β-cell function, as observed in type 2 diabetes. Despite this established dual role of lipids, little is known about lipid storage and handling in β-cells. Here, we isolated lipid droplets from oleate-incubated INS-1 832/13 cells and characterized the lipid droplet proteome. In a total of four rounds of droplet isolation and proteomic analysis by HPLC-MS/MS, we identified 96 proteins that were specific to droplets. The proteins fall into six categories based on function or previously observed localization: metabolism, endoplasmic reticulum/ribosomes, mitochondria, vesicle formation and transport, signaling, and miscellaneous. The protein profile reinforces the emerging picture of the lipid droplet as an active and dynamic organelle involved in lipid homeostasis and intracellular trafficking. Proteins belonging to the category mitochondria were highly represented, suggesting that the β-cell mitochondria and lipid droplets form a metabolic unit of potential relevance for insulin secretion.     

Fixation methods for the study of lipid droplets by immunofluorescence microscopy.

The study of proteins associated with lipid droplets in adipocytes and many other cells is a rapidly developing area of inquiry. Although lipid droplets are easily visible by light microscopy, few standardized microscopy methods have been developed. Several methods of chemical fixation have recently been used to preserve cell structure before visualization of lipid droplets by light microscopy. We tested the most commonly used methods to compare the effects of the fixatives on cellular lipid content and lipid droplet structure. Cold methanol fixation has traditionally been used before visualization of cytoskeletal elements. We found this method unacceptable for study of lipid droplets because it extracted the majority of cellular phospholipids and promoted fusion of lipid droplets. Cold acetone fixation is similarly unacceptable because the total cellular lipids are extracted, causing collapse of the shell of lipid droplet-associated proteins. Fixation of cells with paraformaldehyde is the method of choice, because the cells retain their lipid content and lipid droplet structure is unaffected. As more lipid droplet-associated proteins are discovered and studied, it is critical to use appropriate methods to avoid studying artifacts.     

Isolation of Cellular Lipid Droplets: Two Purification Techniques Starting from Yeast Cells and Human Placentas

Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles that can be found in most eukaryotic and certain prokaryotic cells. Structurally, the droplets consist of a core of neutral lipids surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer. One of the most useful techniques in determining the cellular roles of droplets has been proteomic identification of bound proteins, which can be isolated along with the droplets. Here, two methods are described to isolate lipid droplets and their bound proteins from two wide-ranging eukaryotes: fission yeast and human placental villous cells. Although both techniques have differences, the main method - density gradient centrifugation - is shared by both preparations. This shows the wide applicability of the presented droplet isolation techniques.In the first protocol, yeast cells are converted into spheroplasts by enzymatic digestion of their cell walls. The resulting spheroplasts are then gently lysed in a loose-fitting homogenizer. Ficoll is added to the lysate to provide a density gradient, and the mixture is centrifuged three times. After the first spin, the lipid droplets are localized to the white-colored floating layer of the centrifuge tubes along with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the plasma membrane, and vacuoles. Two subsequent spins are used to remove these other three organelles. The result is a layer that has only droplets and bound proteins.In the second protocol, placental villous cells are isolated from human term placentas by enzymatic digestion with trypsin and DNase I. The cells are homogenized in a loose-fitting homogenizer. Low-speed and medium-speed centrifugation steps are used to remove unbroken cells, cellular debris, nuclei, and mitochondria. Sucrose is added to the homogenate to provide a density gradient and the mixture is centrifuged to separate the lipid droplets from the other cellular fractions.The purity of the lipid droplets in both protocols is confirmed by Western Blot analysis. The droplet fractions from both preps are suitable for subsequent proteomic and lipidomic analysis.