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. 2006 May 19;281(20):14232-40.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M601682200. Epub 2006 Mar 29.

MLDP, a novel PAT family protein localized to lipid droplets and enriched in the heart, is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha

Tomohiro Yamaguchi  1 , Shuhei Matsushita, Kiyoto Motojima, Fumiko Hirose, Takashi Osumi
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MLDP, a novel PAT family protein localized to lipid droplets and enriched in the heart, is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha

Tomohiro Yamaguchi et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

Cytosolic lipid droplets (LDs) are multifunctional organelles that exist in all types of eukaryotic cells and control lipid homeostasis. In mammalian cells LDs contain a class of proteins in their surface layers that share a homologous sequence called the PAT domain, including perilipin, adipose differentiation-related protein (ADRP), a tail-interacting protein of 47 kDa (TIP47), and S3-12, which are distributed tissue- or cell type-selectively. Expression in some cases is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). In this study we identified a new PAT family member named MLDP (myocardial LD protein) in a murine cDNA data base and showed the mRNA and protein to be highly enriched in the heart and also expressed at lower levels in the liver and adrenals. Upon subcellular fractionation, a substantial amount of MLDP was detected in the top fraction enriched with LDs. Furthermore, overexpressed MLDP tagged with green fluorescent protein accumulated at the surfaces of LDs and co-localized with perilipin and ADRP. Deletion analysis demonstrated the N-terminal region containing a PAT-1 domain and the following 33-mer domain to be required for targeting of MLDP to LDs. MLDP was found to be up-regulated at both mRNA and protein levels in the heart and liver by a selective ligand for PPARalpha, Wy14,643, but not in PPARalpha knock-out mice. MLDP expression was also increased upon fasting in parallel with ADRP. These results indicate that MLDP is a bona fide new PAT family member localized in LDs. Its expression depends on the physiological conditions and the action of PPARalpha.

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