PI4P/phosphatidylserine countertransport at ORP5- and ORP8-mediated ER - Plasma membrane contacts

Jeeyun Chung, Federico Torta, Kaori Masai, Louise Lucast, Heather Czapla, Lukas B. Tanner, Pradeep Narayanaswamy, Markus R. Wenk, Fubito Nakatsu, Pietro De Camilli*

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Abstract

Lipid transfer between cell membrane bilayers at contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and other membranes help to maintain membrane lipid homeostasis. We found that two similar ER integral membrane proteins, oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP)-related protein 5 (ORP5) and ORP8, tethered the ER to the plasma membrane (PM) via the interaction of their pleckstrin homology domains with phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) in this membrane. Their OSBP - related domains (ORDs) harbored either PI4P or phosphatidylserine (PS) and exchanged these lipids between bilayers. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments showed that ORP5 and ORP8 could mediate PI4P/PS countertransport between the ER and the PM, thus delivering PI4P to the ER-localized PI4P phosphatase Sac1 for degradation and PS from the ER to the PM. This exchange helps to control plasma membrane PI4P levels and selectively enrich PS in the PM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)428-432
Number of pages5
JournalScience
Volume349
Issue number6246
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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