title: Deficiency in hepatic ATP-citrate lyase affects VLDL-triglyceride mobilization and liver fatty acid composition in mice.
abstract: ATP-citrate lyase (ACL) is a key lipogenic enzyme that converts citrate in the cytoplasm to acetyl-CoA, the initial precursor that yields malonyl-CoA for fatty acid biosynthesis. As cytosolic citrate is derived from the tricarboxylic acid cycle in the mitochondrion, ACL catalyzes a critical reaction linking cellular glucose catabolism and lipid synthesis. To investigate the metabolic action of ACL in lipid homeostasis, we specifically knocked down hepatic ACL expression by adenovirus-mediated RNA interference in mice maintained on a low-fat or high-fat diet. Hepatic ACL abrogation markedly reduced the liver abundance of both acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA regardless of dietary fat intake, which was paralleled with decreases in circulating levels of triglycerides and free fatty acids. Moreover, hepatic ACL knockdown resulted in diet-dependent changes in the expression of other lipogenic enzymes, accompanied by altered fatty acid compositions in the liver. Interestingly, ACL deficiency led to reduced serum VLDL-triglyceride levels but increased hepatic triglyceride content, resulting at least partially from decreased hepatic secretion of VLDL-containing apolipoprotein B-48. Together, these results demonstrate that hepatic ACL suppression exerts profound effects on triglyceride mobilization as well as fatty acid compositions in the liver, suggesting an important role for ACL in lipid metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shoufeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yunhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mengle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001275:ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D014280:Triglycerides; C030106:very low density lipoprotein triglyceride; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases; D001275:ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase