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Cell Rep ; 30(6): 1835-1847.e9, 2020 02 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32049014

RESUMO

Nutrients stimulate the anabolic synthesis of proteins and lipids, but selective insulin resistance in obesity biases the anabolic program toward lipogenesis. Here, we report the identification of a DNAJB9-driven program that favors protein synthesis and energy production over lipid accumulation. We show there are two pools of DNAJB9 cochaperone. DNAJB9 in the ER lumen promotes the degradation of the lipogenic transcription factor SREBP1c through ERAD, whereas its counterpart on the ER membrane promotes the assembly of mTORC2 in the cytosol and stimulates the synthesis of proteins and ATP. The expression of Dnajb9 is induced by nutrients and downregulated in the obese mouse liver. Restoration of hepatic DNAJB9 expression effectively improves insulin sensitivity, restores protein synthesis, and suppresses food intake, accompanied by reduced hepatic steatosis and adiposity in multiple mouse models of obesity. Therefore, targeting the anabolic balance may provide a unique opportunity to tackle obesity and diabetes.


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Fígado Gorduroso/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP40/metabolismo , Fígado/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Obesidade/metabolismo , Células 3T3-L1 , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Homeostase , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Proteína de Ligação a Elemento Regulador de Esterol 1/metabolismo , Transfecção
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Genes Dev ; 29(3): 277-87, 2015 Feb 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25644603

RESUMO

Apoptosis is executed by a cascade of caspase activation. The autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase, exemplified by caspase-9 in mammals or its ortholog, Dronc, in fruit flies, is facilitated by a multimeric adaptor complex known as the apoptosome. The underlying mechanism by which caspase-9 or Dronc is activated by the apoptosome remains unknown. Here we report the electron cryomicroscopic (cryo-EM) structure of the intact apoptosome from Drosophila melanogaster at 4.0 Å resolution. Analysis of the Drosophila apoptosome, which comprises 16 molecules of the Dark protein (Apaf-1 ortholog), reveals molecular determinants that support the assembly of the 2.5-MDa complex. In the absence of dATP or ATP, Dronc zymogen potently induces formation of the Dark apoptosome, within which Dronc is efficiently activated. At 4.1 Å resolution, the cryo-EM structure of the Dark apoptosome bound to the caspase recruitment domain (CARD) of Dronc (Dronc-CARD) reveals two stacked rings of Dronc-CARD that are sandwiched between two octameric rings of the Dark protein. The specific interactions between Dronc-CARD and both the CARD and the WD40 repeats of a nearby Dark protomer are indispensable for Dronc activation. These findings reveal important mechanistic insights into the activation of initiator caspase by the apoptosome.


Assuntos
Apoptossomas/química , Caspases/metabolismo , Drosophila/enzimologia , Modelos Moleculares , Animais , Apoptossomas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Ativação Enzimática , Ligação Proteica , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína
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