Cryo-EM structures reveal the mechanism of phosphatidylserine remodeling by membrane-bound glycerophospholipid O-acyltransferase 1
Kim, L.; Kim, S.; Ly, R.; Cohen-Abeles, L.; Liu, P.; Jiang, X.; Kwon, D.; Farese, R. V.; Walther, T. C.
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Lands cycle remodeling of glycerophospholipid acyl chains is crucial for cells to maintain appropriate membrane composition. Glycerophospholipids are cleaved at the glycerol sn2-position by phospholipase A. The lysophospholipids are reacylated by enzymes of the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) family to incorporate specific fatty-acyl chains to adjust membrane properties. How MBOAT enzymes recognize specific acyl-CoA donors, select lysophospholipid acceptors, and release products is unclear. Phosphatidylserine (PS), a critical anionic phospholipid, controls membrane surface charge, signaling-protein recruitment, and cell-death-associated membrane recognition, and PS acyl-chain remodeling is linked to ferroptosis resistance. Here, we showed that MBOAT1 preferentially generates monounsaturated fatty acid-containing PS from lyso-PS. High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structures of human MBOAT1 captured distinct binding poses of the fatty acyl donor, lyso-PS acceptor, and PS product. With lipidomics, enzymology and molecular dynamics simulations, these structures reveal the mechanism and pathway of MBOAT1-dependent PS remodeling.
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