title: TIP47 functions in the biogenesis of lipid droplets.
abstract: TIP47 (tail-interacting protein of 47 kD) was characterized as a cargo selection device for mannose 6-phosphate receptors (MPRs), directing their transport from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network. In contrast, our current analysis shows that cytosolic TIP47 is not recruited to organelles of the biosynthetic and endocytic pathways. Knockdown of TIP47 expression had no effect on MPR distribution or trafficking and did not affect lysosomal enzyme sorting. Therefore, our data argue against a function of TIP47 as a sorting device. Instead, TIP47 is recruited to lipid droplets (LDs) by an amino-terminal sequence comprising 11-mer repeats. We show that TIP47 has apolipoprotein-like properties and reorganizes liposomes into small lipid discs. Suppression of TIP47 blocked LD maturation and decreased the incorporation of triacylglycerol into LDs. We conclude that TIP47 functions in the biogenesis of LDs.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biochemistry II, University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Anna V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Bulankina
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deggerich
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: Kudzai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mutenda
authors.forename: Julia G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wittmann
authors.forename: Markus G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Koert N J
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Höning
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism; D000070796:Perilipin-3; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D021381:Protein Transport; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D014280:Triglycerides; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes; C038196:PLIN3 protein, human; D000070796:Perilipin-3; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D014280:Triglycerides; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins