We show that phospholipid anabolism does not occur uniformly during the metazoan cell cycle. Transition to S-phase is required for optimal mobilization of lipid precursors, synthesis of specific phospholipid species and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis. Average changes observed in whole-cell phospholipid composition, and total ER lipid content, upon stimulation of cell growth can be explained by the cell cycle distribution of the population. TORC1 promotes phospholipid anabolism by slowing S/G2 progression. The cell cycle stage-specific nature of lipid biogenesis is dependent on p53. We propose that coupling lipid metabolism to cell cycle progression is a means by which cells have evolved to coordinate proliferation with cell and organelle growth.
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Sanchez-Alvarez, M., Zhang, Q., Finger, F., Wakelam, M. J. O., & Bakal, C. (2015). Cell cycle progression is an essential regulatory component of phospholipid metabolism and membrane homeostasis. Open Biology, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.150093
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