C. elegans major fats are stored in vesicles distinct from lysosome-related organelles.

Abstract:

:Genetic conservation allows ancient features of fat storage endocrine pathways to be explored in C. elegans. Multiple studies have used Nile red or BODIPY-labeled fatty acids to identify regulators of fat mass. When mixed with their food, E. coli bacteria, Nile red, and BODIPY-labeled fatty acids stain multiple spherical cellular structures in the C. elegans major fat storage organ, the intestine. However, here we demonstrate that, in the conditions previously reported, the lysosome-related organelles stained by Nile red and BODIPY-labeled fatty acids are not the C. elegans major fat storage compartment. We show that the major fat stores are contained in a distinct cellular compartment that is not stained by Nile red. Using biochemical assays, we validate oil red O staining as a method to assess major fat stores in C. elegans, allowing for efficient and accurate genetic and functional genomic screens for genes that control fat accumulation at the organismal level.

journal_name

Cell Metab

journal_title

Cell metabolism

authors

O'Rourke EJ,Soukas AA,Carr CE,Ruvkun G

doi

10.1016/j.cmet.2009.10.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-11-01 00:00:00

pages

430-5

issue

5

eissn

1550-4131

issn

1932-7420

pii

S1550-4131(09)00301-5

journal_volume

10

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