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TOR (target of rapamycin) is a key regulator of triacylglycerol accumulation in microalgae.

ABSTRACT: Most microalgae abundantly accumulate lipid droplets (LDs) containing triacylglycerols (TAGs) under several stress conditions, but the underlying molecular mechanism of this accumulation remains unclear. In a recent study, we found that inhibition of TOR (target of rapamycin), a highly conserved protein kinase of eukaryotes, by rapamycin resulted in TAG accumulation in microalgae, indicating that TOR negatively regulates TAG accumulation. Here, we show that formation of intracellular LDs and TAG accumulation were also induced in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii after exposure to Torin1 or AZD8055, which are novel TOR inhibitors that inhibit TOR activity in a manner different from rapamycin. These results supported quite well our previous conclusion that TOR is a central regulator of TAG accumulation in microalgae.

SUBMITTER: Imamura S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4883934 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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TOR (target of rapamycin) is a key regulator of triacylglycerol accumulation in microalgae.

Imamura Sousuke S Kawase Yasuko Y Kobayashi Ikki I Shimojima Mie M Ohta Hiroyuki H Tanaka Kan K

Plant signaling & behavior 20160101 3

Most microalgae abundantly accumulate lipid droplets (LDs) containing triacylglycerols (TAGs) under several stress conditions, but the underlying molecular mechanism of this accumulation remains unclear. In a recent study, we found that inhibition of TOR (target of rapamycin), a highly conserved protein kinase of eukaryotes, by rapamycin resulted in TAG accumulation in microalgae, indicating that TOR negatively regulates TAG accumulation. Here, we show that formation of intracellular LDs and TAG ...[more]

PMID: 26855321

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