Bifunctional Lipid-Derived Affinity-Based Probes (AfBPs) for Analysis of Lipid–Protein Interactome

Abstract

Metrics & MoreArticle Recommendations CONSPECTUS:Although lipids are not genetically encoded, they are fundamental building blocks of cell membranes and essential components of cell metabolites. Lipids regulate various biological processes, including energy storage, membrane trafficking, signal transduction, and protein secretion; therefore, their metabolic imbalances cause many diseases. Approximately 47 000 lipid species with diverse structures have been identified, but little is known about their crucial roles in cellular systems. Particularly the structural, metabolic, and signaling functions of lipids often arise from interactions with proteins. Lipids attach to proteins not only by covalent bonds but also through noncovalent interactions, which also influence protein functions and localization. Therefore, it is important to explore this lipid−protein "interactome" to understand its roles in health and disease, which may further provide insight for medicinal development. However, lipid structures are generally quite complicated, rendering the systematic characterization of lipid−protein interactions much more challenging.Chemoproteomics is a well-known chemical biology platform in which small-molecule chemical probes are utilized in combination with high-resolution, quantitative mass spectrometry to study protein−ligand interactions in living cells or organisms, and it has recently been applied to the study of protein−lipid interactions as well. The study of these complicated interactions has been advanced by the development of bifunctional lipid probes, which not only enable probes to form covalent cross-links with lipidinteracting proteins under UV irradiation, but are also capable of enriching these proteins through bioorthogonal reactions.In this Account, we will discuss recent developments in bifunctional lipid-derived, affinity-based probes (Af BP)s that have been developed to investigate lipid−protein interactions in live cell systems. First, we will give a brief introduction of fundamental techniques based on Af BPs which are related to lipid research. Then, we will focus on three aspects, including probes developed on the basis of lipidation, lipid-derived probes with different modification positions (e.g., hydrophobic or hydrophilic parts of a lipid), and, finally, in situ biosynthesis of probes through intrinsic metabolic pathways by using chemically modified building blocks. We will present some case studies to describe these probes' design principles and cellular applications. At the end, we will also highlight key limitations of current approaches so as to provide inspirations for future improvement. The lipid probes that have been constructed are only the tip of the iceberg, and there are still plenty of lipid species that have yet to be explored. We anticipate that Af BP-based chemoproteomics and its further advancement will pave the way for a deep understanding of lipid−protein interactions in the future.

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