title: TRB3 links the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1 to lipid metabolism.
abstract: During fasting, increased concentrations of circulating catecholamines promote the mobilization of lipid stores from adipose tissue in part by phosphorylating and inactivating acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC), the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis. Here, we describe a parallel pathway, in which the pseudokinase Tribbles 3 (TRB3), whose abundance is increased during fasting, stimulates lipolysis by triggering the degradation of ACC in adipose tissue. TRB3 promoted ACC ubiquitination through an association with the E3 ubiquitin ligase constitutive photomorphogenic protein 1 (COP1). Indeed, adipocytes deficient in TRB3 accumulated larger amounts of ACC protein than did wild-type cells. Because transgenic mice expressing TRB3 in adipose tissue are protected from diet-induced obesity due to enhanced fatty acid oxidation, these results demonstrate how phosphorylation and ubiquitination pathways converge on a key regulator of lipid metabolism to maintain energy homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Peptide Biology Laboratories and Gene Expression Laboratories, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Jose E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Heredia
authors.forename: Judith Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Altarejos
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Screaton
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goebel
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niessen
authors.forename: Ian X
authors.initials: IX
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: Chong Wee
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: Rohit N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newgard
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montminy
mesh_terms: D041721:3T3-L1 Cells; D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005215:Fasting; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008066:Lipolysis; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013851:Thinness; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C474830:TRB3 protein, mouse; D025801:Ubiquitin; C471982:COP1 protein, mouse; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D000103:Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase