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ArticleNature communications2025

Dysregulation of GTPase-activating protein-binding protein1 in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Qinqin Ouyang, Jiaqi Su, Yixuan Li, Haiping Liao, Haiying Guo, Yanan Sun, Xiaoyu Wang, Juan Chen, Josephine Thinwa, Wen-Xing Ding and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Qinqin Ouyang *Department of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jiaqi Su *Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Yixuan Li *Department of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Haiping LiaoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Haiying GuoDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yanan SunDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xiaoyu WangDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0242-8943
Juan ChenDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Josephine ThinwaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Wen-Xing DingDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Herbert TilgDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4235-2579
Fazheng RenDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. renfazheng@263.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5485-6862
Hao ZhangDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. zhanghaocau@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-5161
Rong LiuDepartment of Nutrition and Health, Key Laboratory of Functional Dairy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. liuronglr010@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1996-0015

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 3240801National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92354302-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) are two common liver disorders characterized by abnormal lipid accumulation. Our study found reduced levels of GTPase-activating protein-binding protein1 (G3BP1) in patients with MASLD and MASH, suggesting its involvement in these liver disorders. Hepatocyte-specific G3BP1 knockout (G3BP1 HKO) male mice had more severe MASLD and MASH than their corresponding controls. Intriguingly, the G3BP1 HKO MASLD model male mice exhibit dysregulated autophagy, and biochemical analyses demonstrated that G3BP1 promotes autophagosome-lysosome fusion through direct interactions with the SNARE proteins STX17 and VAMP8. We also show that hepatic knockout of G3BP1 promotes de novo lipogenesis, and ultimately found that G3BP1 is required for the nuclear translocation of the well-known liver-lipid-regulating transcription factor TFE3. Taken together, our results suggest that G3BP1 should be investigated as a potential target for developing medical interventions to treat MASLD and MASH.

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DNA HelicasesFatty LiverPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRNA Recognition Motif ProteinsAnimalsAutophagosomesAutophagyBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHepatocytesHumansLipogenesisLiverMaleMiceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDNA HelicasesG3BP1 protein, humanPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRNA HelicasesRNA Recognition Motif Proteins

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PMCPMC12354899

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