MMAB promotes negative feedback control of cholesterol homeostasis
Goedeke L, Canfrán-Duque A, Rotllan N, Chaube B, Thompson BM, Lee RG, Cline GW, McDonald JG, Shulman GI, Lasunción MA, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. MMAB promotes negative feedback control of cholesterol homeostasis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6448. PMID: 34750386, PMCID: PMC8575900, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26787-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorCholesterolCholesterol, LDLFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression ProfilingHeLa CellsHep G2 CellsHomeostasisHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl CoA ReductasesLiverMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, LDLRNA InterferenceSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2ConceptsCholesterol biosynthesisCholesterol homeostasisMouse hepatic cell lineIntegrative genomic strategyIntricate regulatory networkMaster transcriptional regulatorCellular cholesterol levelsHMGCR activityLDL-cholesterol uptakeCholesterol levelsHuman hepatic cellsSterol contentGenomic strategiesTranscriptional regulatorsRegulatory networksIntracellular cholesterol levelsGene expressionUnexpected roleHepatic cell linesBiosynthesisMMABIntracellular levelsCell linesHomeostasisExpression of SREBP2Insulin-stimulated endoproteolytic TUG cleavage links energy expenditure with glucose uptake
Habtemichael EN, Li DT, Camporez JP, Westergaard XO, Sales CI, Liu X, López-Giráldez F, DeVries SG, Li H, Ruiz DM, Wang KY, Sayal BS, González Zapata S, Dann P, Brown SN, Hirabara S, Vatner DF, Goedeke L, Philbrick W, Shulman GI, Bogan JS. Insulin-stimulated endoproteolytic TUG cleavage links energy expenditure with glucose uptake. Nature Metabolism 2021, 3: 378-393. PMID: 33686286, PMCID: PMC7990718, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00359-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTUG cleavageGlucose uptakeProtein degradation pathwaysGLUT4 glucose transportersCoactivator PGC-1αC-terminal cleavage productInsulin-stimulated glucose uptakeAte1 arginyltransferaseGene expressionPhysiological relevanceWhole-body energy expenditureGlucose transporterPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptorCell surfacePGC-1αProtein 1Proliferator-activated receptorDegradation pathwayEffect of insulinCleavage pathwayAdipose cellsCleavage productsPathwayCleavageEnergy expenditure