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. 2024 Mar;1869(2):159410.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2023.159410. Epub 2023 Nov 9.

PNPLA-mediated lipid hydrolysis and transacylation - At the intersection of catabolism and anabolism

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PNPLA-mediated lipid hydrolysis and transacylation - At the intersection of catabolism and anabolism

Mariana Colaço-Gaspar et al. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2024 Mar.
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Abstract

Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing proteins (PNPLAs) play diverse roles in lipid metabolism. In this review, we focus on the enzymatic properties and predicted 3D structures of PNPLA1-5. PNPLA2-4 exert both catabolic and anabolic functions. Whereas PNPLA1 is predominantly expressed in the epidermis and involved in sphingolipid biosynthesis, PNPLA2 and 4 are ubiquitously expressed and exhibit several enzymatic activities, including hydrolysis and transacylation of various (glycero-)lipid species. This review summarizes known biological roles for PNPLA-mediated hydrolysis and transacylation reactions and highlights open questions concerning their physiological function.

Keywords: ATGL; Acyltransferase; Adiponutrin; Lipase; Lipid remodeling; Lipolysis; PNPLA; Transacylation.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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