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ArticleDiabetes2023

N-end Rule-Mediated Proteasomal Degradation of ATGL Promotes Lipid Storage.

Jiesi Xu, Zhenglong Liu, Jianxin Zhang, Siyu Chen, Wei Wang, Xuefan Zhao, Mei Zhen, Xun Huang

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Article in Diabetes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiesi XuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1287-2987
Zhenglong LiuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jianxin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Siyu ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Wei WangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xuefan ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mei ZhenLunenfeld-Tanebaum Research Institute, Departments of Molecular Genetics and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Xun HuangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of China 2018YFA0506902National Natural Science Foundation of China 32230044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular lipid storage is regulated by the balance of lipogenesis and lipolysis. The rate-limiting triglyceride hydrolase ATGL (desnutrin/PNPLA2) is critical for lipolysis. The control of ATGL transcription, localization, and activation has been intensively studied, while regulation of the protein stability of ATGL is much less explored. In this study, we showed that the protein stability of ATGL is regulated by the N-end rule in cultured cells and in mice. The N-end rule E3 ligases UBR1 and UBR2 reduce the level of ATGL and affect lipid storage. The N-end rule-resistant ATGL(F2A) mutant, in which the N-terminal phenylalanine (F) of ATGL is substituted by alanine (A), has increased protein stability and enhanced lipolysis activity. ATGLF2A/F2A knock-in mice are protected against high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, hepatic steatosis, and insulin resistance. Hepatic knockdown of Ubr1 attenuates HFD-induced hepatic steatosis by enhancing the ATGL level. Finally, the protein levels of UBR1 and ATGL are negatively correlated in the adipose tissue of obese mice. Our study reveals N-end rule-mediated proteasomal regulation of ATGL, a finding that may potentially be beneficial for treatment of obesity.

Indexed as

AcyltransferasesFatty LiverLipaseAdipose TissueAnimalsLipolysisMiceObesityProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTriglyceridesAcyltransferasesLipasePNPLA2 protein, mouseProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTriglycerides

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PMID36346641
PMCPMC9871197
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