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ArticleCell reports2021

SIRT2 regulates mitochondrial dynamics and reprogramming via MEK1-ERK-DRP1 and AKT1-DRP1 axes.

Young Cha, Taewoo Kim, Jeha Jeon, Yongwoo Jang, Patrick B Kim, Claudia Lopes, Pierre Leblanc, Bruce M Cohen, Kwang-Soo Kim

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 62 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 1 institution in 2 countries.

Young ChaDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. Electronic address: ycha@mclean.harvard.edu.
Taewoo KimDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Jeha JeonDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Yongwoo JangDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea.
Patrick B KimDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Claudia LopesDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Pierre LeblancDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Bruce M CohenDepartment of Psychiatry and Program for Neuropsychiatric Research, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Kwang-Soo KimDepartment of Psychiatry and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. Electronic address: kskim@mclean.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Protein-induced human iPS cells for personalized cell therapy of PDR01NS070577 · NINDS · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI KIM, KWANG-SOO, KORDOWER, JEFFREY H · 2010 to 2020
$4.9M
Biorepository of iPSC lines from diverse rat strains for regenerative medicine researchR24OD024622 · OD · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI KIM, KWANG-SOO, KONG, SEK WON · 2018 to 2021
$3.4M
NIH HHS R24 OD024622NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS070577
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During somatic reprogramming, cellular energy metabolism fundamentally switches from predominantly mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation toward glycolysis. This metabolic reprogramming, also called the Warburg effect, is critical for the induction of pluripotency, but its molecular mechanisms remain poorly defined. Notably, SIRT2 is consistently downregulated during the reprogramming process and regulates glycolytic switch. Here, we report that downregulation of SIRT2 increases acetylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase-1 (MEK1) at Lys175, resulting in activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) and subsequent activation of the pro-fission factor dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1). In parallel, downregulation of SIRT2 hyperacetylates the serine/threonine protein kinase AKT1 at Lys20 in a non-canonical way, activating DRP1 and metabolic reprogramming. Together, our study identified two axes, SIRT2-MEK1-ERK-DRP1 and SIRT2-AKT1-DRP1, that critically link mitochondrial dynamics and oxidative phosphorylation to the somatic reprogramming process. These upstream signals, together with SIRT2's role in glycolytic switching, may underlie the Warburg effect observed in human somatic cell reprogramming.

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Cellular ReprogrammingMitochondrial DynamicsAcetylationDynaminsEnergy MetabolismFibroblastsGlycolysisHumansMAP Kinase Kinase 1MitochondriaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Oxidative PhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSirtuin 2AKT1 protein, humanDNM1L protein, humanDynaminsMAP2K1 protein, humanMAPK1 protein, humanMAPK3 protein, humanMAP Kinase Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSIRT2 protein, humanSirtuin 2AKT1DRP1human somatic cell reprogramminginduced pluripotent stem cellsMEK1-ERK axismetabolic reprogrammingmitochondrial remodelingOXPHOSSIRT2Warburg-like effect

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PMID34965411
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