Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-29-2010
Journal Title
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
ISSN
1083-351X
Volume
285
Issue
44
First Page
33959
Last Page
33970
DOI
10.1074/jbc.M110.122978
PubMed ID
20817729
PubMed Central® ID
PMC2962496
Abstract
The SIRT1 deacetylase inhibits fat synthesis and stimulates fat oxidation in response to fasting, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here we report that SREBP-1c, a key lipogenic activator, is an in vivo target of SIRT1. SIRT1 interaction with SREBP-1c was increased during fasting and decreased upon feeding, and consistently, SREBP-1c acetylation levels were decreased during fasting in mouse liver. Acetylated SREBP-1c levels were also increased in HepG2 cells treated with insulin and glucose to mimic feeding conditions, and down-regulation of p300 by siRNA decreased the acetylation. Depletion of hepatic SIRT1 by adenoviral siRNA increased acetylation of SREBP-1c with increased lipogenic gene expression. Tandem mass spectrometry and mutagenesis studies revealed that SREBP-1c is acetylated by p300 at Lys-289 and Lys-309. Mechanistic studies using acetylation-defective mutants showed that SIRT1 deacetylates and inhibits SREBP-1c transactivation by decreasing its stability and its occupancy at the lipogenic genes. Remarkably, SREBP-1c acetylation levels were elevated in diet-induced obese mice, and hepatic overexpression of SIRT1 or treatment with resveratrol, a SIRT1 activator, daily for 1 week decreased acetylated SREBP-1c levels with beneficial functional outcomes. These results demonstrate an intriguing connection between elevated SREBP-1c acetylation and increased lipogenic gene expression, suggesting that abnormally elevated SREBP-1c acetylation increases SREBP-1c lipogenic activity in obese mice. Reducing acetylation of SREBP-1c by targeting SIRT1 may be useful for treating metabolic disorders, including fatty liver, obesity, and type II diabetes.
Keywords
COS cells, gene expression regulation, humans, insulin, lipids, liver, mass spectrometry, sirtuin 1
Recommended Citation
Ponugoti, Bhaskar; Kim, Dong-Hyun; Xiao, Zhen; Smith, Zachary; Miao, Ji; Zang, Mengwei; Wu, Shwu-Yuan; Chiang, Cheng-Ming; Veenstra, Timothy D.; and Kemper, Jongsook Kim, "SIRT1 Deacetylates and Inhibits SREBP-1C Activity in Regulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism" (2010). Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications. 261.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/pharmaceutical_sciences_publications/261