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SIRT3 deacetylates mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase 2 and regulates ketone body production

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Shimazu, Tadahiro, Hirschey, Matthew D., Hua, Lan, Dittenhafer-Reed, Kristin E., Schwer, Bjoern, Lombard, David B., Li, Yu, Bunkenborg, Jakob +4 more·2010·Cell Metabolism

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The mitochondrial sirtuin SIRT3 regulates metabolic homeostasis during fasting and calorie restriction. We identified mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2) as an acetylated protein and a possible target of SIRT3 in a proteomics survey in hepatic mitochondria from Sirt3(-/-) (SIRT3KO) mice. HMGCS2 is the rate-limiting step in β-hydroxybutyrate synthesis and is hyperacetylated at lysines 310, 447, and 473 in the absence of SIRT3. HMGCS2 is deacetylated by SIRT3 in response to fasting in wild-type mice, but not in SIRT3KO mice. HMGCS2 is deacetylated in vitro when incubated with SIRT3 and in vivo by overexpression of SIRT3. Deacetylation of HMGCS2 lysines 310, 447, and 473 by incubation with wild-type SIRT3 or by mutation to arginine enhances its enzymatic activity. Molecular dynamics simulations show that in silico deacetylation of these three lysines causes conformational changes of HMGCS2 near the active site. Mice lacking SIRT3 show decreased β-hydroxybutyrate levels during fasting. Our findings show SIRT3 regulates ketone body production during fasting and provide molecular insight into how protein acetylation can regulate enzymatic activity.

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Shimazu, T., Hirschey, M. D., Hua, L., Dittenhafer-Reed, K. E., Schwer, B., Lombard, D. B., Li, Y., Bunkenborg, J., Alt, F. W., Denu, J. M., Jacobson, M. P., & Verdin, E.
Affiliations
  • Gladstone Institutes (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Cell Signaling Technology (United States) (US)
  • University of Southern Denmark (DK)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Verdin, Eric
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-12
Volume
12
Issue
6
Pages
654-661
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2100476416
Cited by
484
References
37
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (AG022325)
  • National Institutes of Health (GM-065386, GM-081710)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR18928-01)
  • Ellison Medical Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
SIRT3, HMGCS2, protein deacetylation, protein acetylation, ketone synthesis, beta-hydroxybutyrate, fasting, mitochondrial metabolism, liver mitochondria, lysine acetylation, enzyme conformational change, molecular dynamics simulation, SIRT3 knockout mice
MeSH terms
Acetylation, Animals, Fasting, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase, Ketone Bodies, Liver, Mitochondria, Mass Spectrometry, Immunoblotting, Mice, Knockout, Immunoprecipitation, Mice, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Sirtuin 3

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