Lipid droplets control the negative effect of non-yeast sterols in membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under hypoxic stress

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159523" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159523</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159523" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159523</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Lipid droplets control the negative effect of non-yeast sterols in membranes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae under hypoxic stress

Original language description

The effectivity of utilization of exogenous sterols in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae exposed to hypoxic stress is dependent on the sterol structure. The highly imported sterols include animal cholesterol or plant sitosterol, while ergosterol, typical of yeasts, is imported to a lesser extent. An elevated utilization of non-yeast sterols is associated with their high esterification and relocalization to lipid droplets (LDs). Here we present data showing that LDs and sterol esterification play a critical role in the regulation of the accumulation of non-yeast sterols in membranes. Failure to form LDs during anaerobic growth in media supplemented with cholesterol or sitosterol resulted in an extremely long lag phase, in contrast to normal growth in media with ergosterol or plant stigmasterol. Moreover, in hem1∆, which mimics anaerobiosis, neither cholesterol nor sitosterol supported the growth in an LD-less background. The incorporation of non-ergosterol sterols into the membranes affected fundamental membrane characteristics such as relative membrane potential, permeability, tolerance to osmotic stress and the formation of membrane domains. Our findings reveal that LDs assume an important role in scenarios wherein cells are dependent on the utilization of exogenous lipids, particularly under anoxia. Given the diverse lipid structures present in yeast niches, LDs fulfil a protective role, mitigating the risk of excessive accumulation of potentially toxic steroids and fatty acids in the membranes. Finally, we present a novel function for sterols in a model eukaryotic cell – alleviation of the lipotoxicity of unsaturated fatty acids.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10606 - Microbiology

Project

<a href="/en/project/LTC20006" target="_blank" >LTC20006: Transport systems involved in intracellular pH homeostasis and yeast tolerance to low external pH</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

ISSN

1388-1981

e-ISSN

1879-2618

Volume of the periodical

1869

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

159523

UT code for WoS article

001258744400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85195885540