Lipid Droplet Is an Ancient and Inheritable Organelle in Bacteria
Chi, X.; Ogunsade, O. O.; Zhou, Z.; Li, Z.; Li, X.; Zhang, M.; Song, F.; Wang, J.; Hammad, M. A.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, S.; Wan, X.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, C.; Liu, P.
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Lipid droplet (LD) is a monolayer phospholipid membrane-bound organelle found in all eukaryotes and several prokaryotes which plays key roles in cellular lipid homeostasis and human health. The origin and evolution of the organelle remains unknown. Here, we report that through screening over 660 bacteria using biophysical and biochemical methods, plus LD isolation and proteomic tool, LDs were identified in most of these microbes, affiliated with five main bacterial phyla. Moreover, LDs were also identified in E. coli overexpressing lipid synthesis enzymes, indicating that bacteria without detectable LDs possessed the ability of LD biogenesis. The similarity of isolated LDs from representative strains and evolutionary analysis of LD major protein PspA demonstrate that LDs were conserved in bacteria. Furthermore, time-lapse imaging revealed that LDs were inheritable accompanying with bacterial growth and division. Finally, a common ancestor of LD-containing bacteria was predicted to originate 3.19 billion years ago by a phylogenetic analysis. Our findings suggest that LD is a widespread and inheritable organelle from an ancient common ancestor.
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