Nutrient sensing by the mitochondrial transcription machinery dictates oxidative phosphorylation
Authors
Liu, LijunNam, Minwoo
Fan, Wei
Akie, Thomas E.
Hoaglin, David C.
Gao, Guangping
Keaney, John F. Jr.
Cooper, Marcus P.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Gene Therapy CenterDivision of Biostatistics and Health Services Research, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2014-02-01Keywords
Biochemical Phenomena, Metabolism, and NutritionBiochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
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Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), an important regulator of energy metabolism and lipid oxidation, is induced in fasted liver mitochondria and implicated in metabolic syndrome. In fasted liver, SIRT3-mediated increases in substrate flux depend on oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), but precisely how OXPHOS meets the challenge of increased substrate oxidation in fasted liver remains unclear. Here, we show that liver mitochondria in fasting mice adapt to the demand of increased substrate oxidation by increasing their OXPHOS efficiency. In response to cAMP signaling, SIRT3 deacetylated and activated leucine-rich protein 130 (LRP130; official symbol, LRPPRC), promoting a mitochondrial transcriptional program that enhanced hepatic OXPHOS. Using mass spectrometry, we identified SIRT3-regulated lysine residues in LRP130 that generated a lysine-to-arginine (KR) mutant of LRP130 that mimics deacetylated protein. Compared with wild-type LRP130 protein, expression of the KR mutant increased mitochondrial transcription and OXPHOS in vitro. Indeed, even when SIRT3 activity was abolished, activation of mitochondrial transcription and OXPHOS by the KR mutant remained robust, further highlighting the contribution of LRP130 deacetylation to increased OXPHOS in fasted liver. These data establish a link between nutrient sensing and mitochondrial transcription that regulates OXPHOS in fasted liver and may explain how fasted liver adapts to increased substrate oxidation.Source
J Clin Invest. 2014 Feb;124(2):768-84. doi: 10.1172/JCI69413. Epub 2014 Jan 16. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1172/JCI69413Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/26410PubMed ID
24430182Related Resources
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10.1172/JCI69413