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Sirt3 promotes the urea cycle and fatty acid oxidation during dietary restriction

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Hallows, William C., Yu, Wei, Smith, Brian C., Devires, Mark K., Ellinger, James J., Someya, Shinichi, Shortreed, Michael R., Prolla, Tomas +5 more·2011·Molecular Cell

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Emerging evidence suggests that protein acetylation is a broad-ranging regulatory mechanism. Here we utilize acetyl-peptide arrays and metabolomic analyses to identify substrates of mitochondrial deacetylase Sirt3. We identified ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC) from the urea cycle, and enzymes involved in β-oxidation. Metabolomic analyses of fasted mice lacking Sirt3 (sirt3(-/-)) revealed alterations in β-oxidation and the urea cycle. Biochemical analysis demonstrated that Sirt3 directly deacetylates OTC and stimulates its activity. Mice under caloric restriction (CR) increased Sirt3 protein levels, leading to deacetylation and stimulation of OTC activity. In contrast, sirt3(-/-) mice failed to deacetylate OTC in response to CR. Inability to stimulate OTC under CR led to a failure to reduce orotic acid levels, a known outcome of OTC deficiency. Thus, Sirt3 directly regulates OTC activity and promotes the urea cycle during CR, and the results suggest that under low energy input, Sirt3 modulates mitochondria by promoting amino acid catabolism and β-oxidation.

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Hallows, W. C., Yu, W., Smith, B. C., Devires, M. K., Ellinger, J. J., Someya, S., Shortreed, M. R., Prolla, T., Markley, J. L., Smith, L. M., Zhao, S., Guan, K.-L., & Denu, J. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Fudan University (CN)
Corresponding author
Denu, John M.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-01
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
139-149
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2084481577
Cited by
389
References
46
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FWCI
19.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (P30AG028740)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA108941)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R03DC011840)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P41 GM 66326, GM-065386, R01GM065386, P41GM066326)
  • National Center for Research Resources (P41RR002301, P41-RR02301)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
Keywords
SIRT3, protein acetylation, ornithine transcarbamylase, urea cycle, fatty acid beta-oxidation, caloric restriction, dietary restriction, mitochondrial deacetylase, orotic acid, amino acid catabolism, SIRT3 knockout mice
MeSH terms
Acetylation, Animals, Energy Metabolism, Fatty Acids, Humans, Liver, Mice, Inbred Strains, Mitochondria, Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase, Oxidation-Reduction, Urea, Caloric Restriction, Mice, Sirtuin 3, HEK293 Cells

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