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ArticleeLife2021

ACLY ubiquitination by CUL3-KLHL25 induces the reprogramming of fatty acid metabolism to facilitate iTreg differentiation.

Miaomiao Tian, Fengqi Hao, Xin Jin, Xue Sun, Ying Jiang, Yang Wang, Dan Li, Tianyi Chang, Yingying Zou, Pinghui Peng and 6 more

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Ubiquitination Links DNA Damage and Repair Signaling to Cancer Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Miaomiao Tian *Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Fengqi Hao *Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8640-7244
Xin JinKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Xue SunKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Ying JiangKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Yang WangKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Dan LiShanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Tianyi ChangKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Yingying ZouKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Pinghui PengKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Chaoyi XiaKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Jia LiuKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Yuanxi LiKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
Ping WangTongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yunpeng FengKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6912-3338
Min WeiKey Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9945-6961
Northeast Normal University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inducible regulatory T (iTreg) cells play a central role in immune suppression. As iTreg cells are differentiated from activated T (Th0) cells, cell metabolism undergoes dramatic changes, including a shift from fatty acid synthesis (FAS) to fatty acid oxidation (FAO). Although the reprogramming in fatty acid metabolism is critical, the mechanism regulating this process during iTreg differentiation is still unclear. Here we have revealed that the enzymatic activity of ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) declined significantly during iTreg differentiation upon transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) stimulation. This reduction was due to CUL3-KLHL25-mediated ACLY ubiquitination and degradation. As a consequence, malonyl-CoA, a metabolic intermediate in FAS that is capable of inhibiting the rate-limiting enzyme in FAO, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), was decreased. Therefore, ACLY ubiquitination and degradation facilitate FAO and thereby iTreg differentiation. Together, we suggest TGFβ1-CUL3-KLHL25-ACLY axis as an important means regulating iTreg differentiation and bring insights into the maintenance of immune homeostasis for the prevention of immune diseases.

Indexed as

UbiquitinationAcyltransferasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsATP Citrate (pro-S)-LyaseCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCellular Reprogramming TechniquesColitisCullin ProteinsFatty AcidsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAcyltransferasesAntineoplastic AgentsATP Citrate (pro-S)-LyaseCUL3 protein, humanCullin ProteinsFatty AcidsATP-citrate lyaseCUL3-KLHL25E. colihumanimmunologyinflammationiTregmouseTGFβ1ubiquitinationvirus

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PMID34491895
PMCPMC8423445
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