Structural basis of omega-3 fatty acid transport across the blood–brain barrier

RJ Cater, GL Chua, SK Erramilli, JE Keener, BC Choy… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Docosahexaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid that is essential for neurological
development and function, and it is supplied to the brain and eyes predominantly from …

Recent advances in structure, function, and pharmacology of class A lipid GPCRs: opportunities and challenges for drug discovery

RNV Krishna Deepak, RK Verma, YD Hartono… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Great progress has been made over the past decade in understanding the structural,
functional, and pharmacological diversity of lipid GPCRs. From the first determination of the …

Mfsd2a utilizes a flippase mechanism to mediate omega-3 fatty acid lysolipid transport

GL Chua, BC Tan, RYJ Loke, M He… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Major Facilitator Superfamily Domain containing 2a (Mfsd2a) is a sodium-dependent
lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) transporter expressed at the blood–brain barrier that …

SLC22A14 is a mitochondrial riboflavin transporter required for sperm oxidative phosphorylation and male fertility

W Kuang, J Zhang, Z Lan, RNVK Deepak, C Liu, Z Ma… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Ablation of Slc22a14 causes male infertility in mice, but the underlying mechanisms remain
unknown. Here, we show that SLC22A14 is a riboflavin transporter localized at the inner …

Evidence for a trap-and-flip mechanism in a proton-dependent lipid transporter

E Lambert, AR Mehdipour, A Schmidt… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Transport of lipids across membranes is fundamental for diverse biological pathways in
cells. Multiple ion-coupled transporters take part in lipid translocation, but their mechanisms …

Molecular basis for lipid recognition by the prostaglandin D2 receptor CRTH2

H Liu, RNVK Deepak, A Shiriaeva… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) signals through the G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) CRTH2
to mediate various inflammatory responses. CRTH2 is the only member of the prostanoid …

Lysophospholipid remodeling mediated by the LplT and Aas protein complex in the bacterial envelope

W Niu, T Vu, G Du, M Bogdanov, L Zheng - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - jbc.org
Lysophospholipid transporter LplT and acyltransferase Aas consist of a lysophospholipid-
remodeling system ubiquitously found in gram-negative microorganisms. LplT flips …

Recombinant and endogenous ways to produce methylated phospholipids in Escherichia coli

J Kleetz, G Vasilopoulos, S Czolkoss, M Aktas… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Escherichia coli is the daily workhorse in molecular biology research labs and an important
platform microorganism in white biotechnology. Its cytoplasmic membrane is primarily …

How to measure omega-3 fatty acid lysolipid flipping: The ultimate guide

C Perez - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporters are responsible for the translocation of a vast
amount of highly diverse substrates across biological membranes. During the last two …

Investigation of the mechanistic basis of substrate recognition and translocation by the MFS flippase LtaA

E Lambert - 2021 - edoc.unibas.ch
Lipoteichoic acids (LTA) are essential cell-wall components in Gram-positive bacteria,
including the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. They contribute to cell growth, cell …