PMID- 24726883 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140724 LR - 20220318 IS - 0006-3002 (Print) IS - 0006-3002 (Linking) VI - 1842 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Jul TI - Fatty acids are novel nutrient factors to regulate mTORC1 lysosomal localization and apoptosis in podocytes. PG - 1097-108 LID - S0925-4439(14)00088-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.04.001 [doi] AB - Podocyte apoptosis is a potent mechanism of proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy. More detailed mechanistic insight into podocyte apoptosis is needed to better understand the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. An elevated level of serum free fatty acid (FFA), as well as hyperglycemia, is a clinical characteristic in diabetes, although its causal role in podocyte apoptosis remains unclear. This study examined the effect of three types of FFAs, saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated FFAs, on podocyte apoptosis. Palmitate, a saturated FFA, induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-dependent apoptosis in podocytes. Oleate, a monounsaturated FFA, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 polyunsaturated FFA did not induce apoptosis; rather, they antagonized palmitate-induced apoptosis. Palmitate activated mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 (mTORC1), a nutrient-sensing kinase regulating a wide range of cell biology. Furthermore, inhibition of mTORC1 activity by rapamycin or siRNA for Raptor, a component of mTORC1, ameliorated palmitate-induced ER stress and apoptosis in podocytes. Activity of mTORC1 is regulated by upstream kinases and Rag/Ragulator-dependent recruitment of mTOR onto lysosomal membranes. Palmitate activated mTORC1 by enhancing recruitment of mTOR onto lysosomal membranes, which was inhibited by co-incubation with oleate or EPA. Inhibition of mTOR translocation onto lysosomes by transfection with dominant-negative forms of Rag ameliorated palmitate-induced apoptosis. This study suggests that saturated and unsaturated FFAs have opposite effects on podocyte apoptosis by regulating mTORC1 activity via its translocation onto lysosomal membranes, and the results provide a better understanding of the pathogenesis in diabetic nephropathy and a novel role of mTORC1 in cell apoptosis. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Yasuda, Mako AU - Yasuda M AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Yuki AU - Tanaka Y AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Kume, Shinji AU - Kume S AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Electronic address: skume@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp. FAU - Morita, Yoshikata AU - Morita Y AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Chin-Kanasaki, Masami AU - Chin-Kanasaki M AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Araki, Hisazumi AU - Araki H AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Isshiki, Keiji AU - Isshiki K AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Araki, Shin-ichi AU - Araki S AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Koya, Daisuke AU - Koya D AD - Division of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-Gun, Ishikawa, Japan. FAU - Haneda, Masakazu AU - Haneda M AD - Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. FAU - Kashiwagi, Atsunori AU - Kashiwagi A AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Maegawa, Hiroshi AU - Maegawa H AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Uzu, Takashi AU - Uzu T AD - Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140413 PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta JID - 0217513 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Palmitates) RN - 2UMI9U37CP (Oleic Acid) RN - AAN7QOV9EA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Diabetic Nephropathies/metabolism MH - Eicosapentaenoic Acid/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/physiology MH - Fatty Acids/*metabolism MH - Food MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Lysosomes/*metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mice MH - Multiprotein Complexes/*metabolism MH - Oleic Acid/metabolism MH - Palmitates/metabolism MH - Podocytes/*metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetic nephropathy OT - Free fatty acid OT - Lysosome OT - Podocyte apoptosis OT - mTORC1 EDAT- 2014/04/15 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/25 06:00 CRDT- 2014/04/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/03/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/04/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/25 06:00 [medline] AID - S0925-4439(14)00088-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.04.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta. 2014 Jul;1842(7):1097-108. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.04.001. Epub 2014 Apr 13.