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Type IV P-type ATPases (P4-ATPases) are believed to translocate aminophospholipids from the exoplasmic to the cytoplasmic leaflets of cellular membranes. The yeast P4-ATPases, Drs2p and Dnf1p/Dnf2p, flip nitrobenzoxadiazole-labeled phosphatidylserine at the Golgi complex and nitrobenzoxadiazole-labeled phosphatidylcholine (PC) at the plasma membrane, respectively. However, the flippase activities and substrate specificities of mammalian P4-ATPases remain incompletely characterized. In this study, we established an assay for phospholipid flippase activities of plasma membrane-localized P4-ATPases using human cell lines stably expressing ATP8B1, ATP8B2, ATP11A, and ATP11C. We found that ATP11A and ATP11C have flippase activities toward phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine but not PC or sphingomyelin. By contrast, ATPase-deficient mutants of ATP11A and ATP11C did not exhibit any flippase activity, indicating that these enzymes catalyze flipping in an ATPase-dependent manner. Furthermore, ATP8B1 and ATP8B2 exhibited preferential flippase activities toward PC. Some ATP8B1 mutants found in patients of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (PFIC1), a severe liver disease caused by impaired bile flow, failed to translocate PC despite their delivery to the plasma membrane. Moreover, incorporation of PC mediated by ATP8B1 can be reversed by simultaneous expression of ABCB4, a PC floppase mutated in PFIC3 patients. Our findings elucidate the flippase activities and substrate specificities of plasma membrane-localized human P4-ATPases and suggest that phenotypes of some PFIC1 patients result from impairment of the PC flippase activity of ATP8B1.
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PMID:Phospholipid flippase activities and substrate specificities of human type IV P-type ATPases localized to the plasma membrane. 2782 76

P4-ATPases, a subfamily of P-type ATPases, were initially identified as aminophospholipid translocases in eukaryotic membranes. These proteins generate and maintain membrane lipid asymmetry by translocating aminophospholipids (phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine) from the exoplasmic/lumenal leaflet to the cytoplasmic leaflet. The human genome encodes 14 P4-ATPases, and the cellular localizations, substrate specificities, and cellular roles of these proteins were recently revealed. Numerous P4-ATPases, including ATP8A1, ATP8A2, ATP11A, ATP11B, and ATP11C, transport phosphatidylserine. By contrast, ATP8B1, ATP8B2, and ATP10A transport phosphatidylcholine but not aminophospholipids, although there is a discrepancy regarding the substrate of ATP8B1 in the literature. Some yeast and plant P4-ATPases can also translocate phosphatidylcholine. At least 2 P4-ATPases (ATP8A2 and ATP8B1) are associated with severe human diseases, and other P4-ATPases are implicated in various pathophysiologic conditions in mouse models. Here, we discuss the cellular functions of phosphatidylcholine flippases and suggest a model for the phenotype of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis 1 caused by a defect in ATP8B1.-Shin, H.-W., Takatsu, H. Substrates of P4-ATPases: beyond aminophospholipids (phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine).
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PMID:Substrates of P4-ATPases: beyond aminophospholipids (phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine). 3050 29

ATP-dependent phospholipid flippase activity crucial for generating lipid asymmetry was first detected in red blood cell (RBC) membranes, but the P4-ATPases responsible have not been directly determined. Using affinity-based MS, we show that ATP11C is the only abundant P4-ATPase phospholipid flippase in human RBCs, whereas ATP11C and ATP8A1 are the major P4-ATPases in mouse RBCs. We also found that ATP11A and ATP11B are present at low levels. Mutations in the gene encoding ATP11C are responsible for blood and liver disorders, but the disease mechanisms are not known. Using heterologous expression, we show that the T415N substitution in the phosphorylation motif of ATP11C, responsible for congenital hemolytic anemia, reduces ATP11C expression, increases retention in the endoplasmic reticulum, and decreases ATPase activity by 61% relative to WT ATP11C. The I355K substitution in the transmembrane domain associated with cholestasis and anemia in mice was expressed at WT levels and trafficked to the plasma membrane but was devoid of activity. We conclude that the T415N variant causes significant protein misfolding, resulting in low protein expression, cellular mislocalization, and reduced functional activity. In contrast, the I355K variant folds and traffics normally but lacks key contacts required for activity. We propose that the loss in ATP11C phospholipid flippase activity coupled with phospholipid scramblase activity results in the exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of RBCs, decreasing RBC survival and resulting in anemia.
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PMID:Identification and functional analyses of disease-associated P4-ATPase phospholipid flippase variants in red blood cells. 3085 Mar 95