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ArticleNature communications2019

Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 couples mechanical cues and lipid metabolism.

Rebecca Bertolio, Francesco Napoletano, Miguel Mano, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Marco Fantuz, Alessandro Zannini, Silvio Bicciato, Giovanni Sorrentino, Giannino Del Sal

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 157 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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157citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

157 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 293 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Rebecca BertolioLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-7820
Francesco NapoletanoLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy.
Miguel ManoCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-4824
Sebastian Maurer-StrohBioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore, 138671, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-9640
Marco FantuzLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy.
Alessandro ZanniniLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy.
Silvio BicciatoDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1944-7078
Giovanni SorrentinoLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy. giovanni.sorrentino@epfl.ch.
Giannino Del SalLaboratorio Nazionale CIB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy. gdelsal@units.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-6003
University of Trieste · ITAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGAREA Science Park · ITScuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · ITUniversity of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) are a family of transcription factors that regulate lipid biosynthesis and adipogenesis by controlling the expression of several enzymes required for cholesterol, fatty acid, triacylglycerol and phospholipid synthesis. In vertebrates, SREBP activation is mainly controlled by a complex and well-characterized feedback mechanism mediated by cholesterol, a crucial bio-product of the SREBP-activated mevalonate pathway. In this work, we identified acto-myosin contractility and mechanical forces imposed by the extracellular matrix (ECM) as SREBP1 regulators. SREBP1 control by mechanical cues depends on geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, another key bio-product of the mevalonate pathway, and impacts on stem cell fate in mouse and on fat storage in Drosophila. Mechanistically, we show that activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) by ECM stiffening and geranylgeranylated RhoA-dependent acto-myosin contraction inhibits SREBP1 activation. Our results unveil an unpredicted and evolutionary conserved role of SREBP1 in rewiring cell metabolism in response to mechanical cues.

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismMechanotransduction, CellularActinsAdipogenesisAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterEvolution, MolecularExtracellular MatrixHumansLipidsMiceMyosinsProtein PrenylationActinsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesLipidsMyosinsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1

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PMID30902980
PMCPMC6430766
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