ATP-Dependent formation of phosphatidylserine-rich vesicles from the endoplasmic reticulum of leek cells
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Preparation, Purification, and Use of Fatty Acid-containing Liposomes
Published on: February 9, 2018
Sturbois-Balcerzak1, Vincent, Maneta-Peyret
1Laboratoire de Biogenese Membranaire, Unite Mixte de Recherche-5544-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (B.S.-B., P.V., L.M.-P., C.C., P.M.).
Abstract:
Leek (Allium porrum) plasma membrane is enriched in phosphatidylserine (PS) by the vesicular pathway, in a way similar to that already observed in animal cells (B. Sturbois-Balcerzak, D.J. Morre, O. Loreau, J.P. Noel, P. Moreau, C. Cassagne [1995] Plant Physiol Biochem 33: 625-637). In this paper we document the formation of PS-rich small vesicles from leek endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes upon addition of ATP and other factors. The omission of ATP or its replacement by ATPgamma-S prevents vesicle formation. These vesicles correspond to small structures (70-80 nm) and their phospholipid composition, characterized by a PS enrichment, is compatible with a role in PS transport. Moreover, the PS enrichment over phosphatidylinositol in the ER-derived vesicles is the first example, to our knowledge, of phospholipid sorting from the ER to ER-derived vesicles in plant cells.
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