Table 1:
Gene/Protein ([reference] | Connection to vesicle trafficking/function | Connection to lipid homeostasis |
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SNCA/αS [see section 1] | - binds to (small) vesicles - KD and OE affect synaptic trafficking - OE affects somatic trafficking |
binds to membrane lipids may bind to free FAs may affect lipid metabolism |
GBA/GCase [79] | important for lysosome function | key enzyme in glycolipid catabolism |
SCARB2/LIMP2 [84, 116] | chaperone for GBA trafficking | Indirect effect on lipids via GBA |
LRRK2 [94, 154] | regulates endocytic/lysosomal/ER-Golgi trafficking | may affect LD biology |
RAB29/RAB7-L [56] | endosomal Rab GTPase | may affect LD biology |
RAB39B [142] | Endosomal/lysosomal/Golgi Rab GTPase | may affect LD biology |
VPS35 [153] | retromer subunit; affects endosomal sorting | may affect LD biology |
VPS13C [84] | endosomal sorting | may affect LD biology |
ATP6AP2 [64] | ATPase cation transporter, lysosome | may affect lysosomal steps of lipid biology |
ATP13A2 [101] | ATPase cation transporter, lysosome | may affect lysosomal steps of lipid biology |
SYT11/Synaptotagmin-11 [1] | regulates lyso/autophagosome fusion; exocytosis | may affect LD biology |
SYNJ1/Synaptojanin-1 [92] | regulates synaptic endocytosis | phospholipase; affects lipid headgroups |
DNAJC6/Auxilin-1 [43] | neuron-specific clathrin-uncoating chaperone | ? |
PLA2G6 [83] | indirect effects via membrane lipid composition | phospholipase; affects lipid headgroups |
SREBF-1 [41] | indirect effects via membrane lipid composition | transcription factor; regulates sterol synthesis |
ELOVL7/FA-Elongase 7 [17, 69] | indirect effects via membrane lipid composition | affects chain length of membrane lipids |
DGKQ [20, 84] | indirect effects via membrane lipid composition | diacylglycerol kinase; affects lipid headgroups |