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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages 458-467Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.07.019
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- German Research Foundation [CRC 807, EN608/2-1]
- Volkswagen Stiftung (Life?
- Design principles of livingmembranes'') [93089]
- Max Planck Society
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Eukaryotic cells face the challenge of maintaining the complex composition of several coexisting organelles. The molecular mechanisms underlying the homeostasis of subcellular membranes and their adaptation during stress are only now starting to emerge. Here, we discuss three membrane property sensors of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), namely OPI1, MGA2, and IRE1, each controlling a large cellular program impacting the lipid metabolic network. OPI1 coordinates the production of membrane and storage lipids, MGA2 regulates the production of unsaturated fatty acids required for membrane biogenesis, and IRE1 controls the unfolded protein response (UPR) to adjust ER size, protein folding, and the secretory capacity of the cell. Although these proteins use remarkably distinct sensing mechanisms, they are functionally connected via the ER membrane and cooperate to maintain membrane homeostasis. As a rationalization of the recently described mechanism of UPR activation by lipid bilayer stress, we propose that IRE1 can sense the protein-to-lipid ratio in the ER membrane to ensure a balanced production of membrane proteins and lipids.
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