TNFα increases the degradation of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 by the Lon protease to support proinflammatory genes
Boutagy N, Fowler J, Grabinska K, Cardone R, Sun Q, Vazquez K, Whalen M, Zhu X, Chakraborty R, Martin K, Simons M, Romanoski C, Kibbey R, Sessa W. TNFα increases the degradation of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 by the Lon protease to support proinflammatory genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2218150120. PMID: 37695914, PMCID: PMC10515159, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218150120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4Dehydrogenase kinase 4Lon proteasePyruvate dehydrogenase activityHistone acetylationMitochondrial metabolismKinase 4Specific gene lociPDH fluxEndothelial cellsSiRNA-mediated knockdownAcetyl-CoA generationLysine 27Gene transcriptionTCA fluxRNA sequencingHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsProtein degradationHistone 3Gene locusUmbilical vein endothelial cellsNF-κB-dependent mechanismTricarboxylic acid cycle fluxVein endothelial cellsActive subunit