Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites.

Khaddaj, Rasha; Kukulski, Wanda (2023). Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites. Current opinion in cell biology, 83, p. 102212. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102212

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Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are areas of close proximity between organelles, implicated in transport of small molecules and in organelle biogenesis. Lipid transfer proteins at MCSs facilitate the distribution of lipid species between organelle membranes. Such exchange processes rely on the apposition of two different membranes delimiting distinct compartments and a cytosolic intermembrane space. Maintaining organelle identity while transferring molecules therefore implies control over MCS architecture both on the ultrastructural and molecular levels. Factors including intermembrane distance, density of resident proteins, and contact surface area fine-tune MCS function. Furthermore, the structural arrangement of lipid transfer proteins and associated proteins underpins the molecular mechanisms of lipid fluxes at MCSs. Thus, the architecture of MCSs emerges as an essential aspect of their function.

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