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<p>Cells monitor and dynamically regulate the lipid composition and biophysical properties of their plasma membrane (PM). The Target Of Rapamycin complex 2 (TORC2) is a protein kinase that acts as a central regulator of plasma membrane homeostasis, but the mechanisms by which it detects and reacts to membrane stresses are poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, we characterized a family of amphiphilic molecules that physically perturb plasma membrane organization and in doing so inhibit TORC2 in yeast and mammalian cells. Using fluorescent reporters of various lipids in budding yeast, we show that exposure to these small molecules causes mobilization of PM ergosterol as well as inhibition of TORC2. TORC2 inhibition results in activation of the PM–ER sterol transporters Lam2 and Lam4 and the subsequent rapid removal of accessible ergosterol from the plasma membrane via PM–ER contact sites. This sequence of events, culminating in the reactivation of TORC2, is also observed with several other PM stresses, suggesting that TORC2 acts in a feedback loop to control active sterol levels at the plasma membrane to maintain its homeostasis.</p>

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A dynamic feedback loop between retrograde sterol transport and TORC2 controls adaptation of the plasma membrane to stress

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    2025年11月13日

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  • Maria G Tettamanti,
  • Paulina Nowak,
  • Beata Kusmider,
  • Jennifer M Kefauver,
  • Vincent Mercier,
  • Aurélien Roux,
  • Robbie Loewith

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Cells monitor and dynamically regulate the lipid composition and biophysical properties of their plasma membrane (PM). The Target Of Rapamycin complex 2 (TORC2) is a protein kinase that acts as a central regulator of plasma membrane homeostasis, but the mechanisms by which it detects and reacts to membrane stresses are poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, we characterized a family of amphiphilic molecules that physically perturb plasma membrane organization and in doing so inhibit TORC2 in yeast and mammalian cells. Using fluorescent reporters of various lipids in budding yeast, we show that exposure to these small molecules causes mobilization of PM ergosterol as well as inhibition of TORC2. TORC2 inhibition results in activation of the PM–ER sterol transporters Lam2 and Lam4 and the subsequent rapid removal of accessible ergosterol from the plasma membrane via PM–ER contact sites. This sequence of events, culminating in the reactivation of TORC2, is also observed with several other PM stresses, suggesting that TORC2 acts in a feedback loop to control active sterol levels at the plasma membrane to maintain its homeostasis.