一个保存的SREBP-1/酸丁胆反电路调节了甲基动物中的脂生成
Amy K Walker1, René L Jacobs, Jennifer L Watts
1Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. amy_walker@mac.com
Cell
|November 1, 2011
概括
固醇调节元素结合蛋白 (SREBPs) 控制脂质代谢. 新的发现显示,SREBP-1活性受酸丁胆 (PC) 水平的调节,将脂质合成与代谢障碍联系起来.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 代谢生物化学 代谢生物化学
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 固醇调节元素结合蛋白 (SREBPs) 对于脂质平衡至关重要.
- 失调的SREBP活性与代谢综合征有关,包括肥胖和脂肪肝疾病.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查由SREBP-1控制的调节电路.
- 阐明一碳循环和酸胆 (PC) 合成在SREBP-1调控中的作用.
主要方法:
- 对C. elegans,小鼠肝脏和人类细胞的研究.
- 与一碳循环相关的基因表达的分析.
- 评估SREBP-1活动和脂质滴滴积累.
主要成果:
- 在单碳循环中,SREBP-1控制基因,产生S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe).
- 抑制SAME或PC合成导致SREBP-1转录和脂质积累的增加.
- 核SREBP-1的成熟是由PC水平调节的,这表明有一个反机制.
结论:
- 一个保存的调节电路将单碳循环和PC合成与SREBP-1活动联系起来.
- 有限的SAME或PC生产可能会激活SREBP-1,导致代谢障碍.
- 这为代谢性疾病的分子基础提供了新的见解.
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