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ArticleCell reports2016

Cholesterol-Independent SREBP-1 Maturation Is Linked to ARF1 Inactivation.

Lorissa J Smulan, Wei Ding, Elizaveta Freinkman, Sharvari Gujja, Yvonne J K Edwards, Amy K Walker

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Article in Cell reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lorissa J SmulanProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMASS Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Wei DingProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMASS Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Elizaveta FreinkmanMetabolite Profiling Facility, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Sharvari GujjaProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMASS Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Yvonne J K EdwardsProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMASS Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Amy K WalkerProgram in Molecular Medicine, UMASS Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: amy.walker@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research · US

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Mechanisms in Metabolic Control in C. elegans.R01DK084352 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI WALKER, AMY KAROL · 2011 to 2015
$1.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK084352NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipogenesis requires coordinated expression of genes for fatty acid, phospholipid, and triglyceride synthesis. Transcription factors, such as SREBP-1 (Sterol regulatory element binding protein), may be activated in response to feedback mechanisms linking gene activation to levels of metabolites in the pathways. SREBPs can be regulated in response to membrane cholesterol and we also found that low levels of phosphatidylcholine (a methylated phospholipid) led to SBP-1/SREBP-1 maturation in C. elegans or mammalian models. To identify additional regulatory components, we performed a targeted RNAi screen in C. elegans, finding that both lpin-1/Lipin 1 (which converts phosphatidic acid to diacylglycerol) and arf-1.2/ARF1 (a GTPase regulating Golgi function) were important for low-PC activation of SBP-1/SREBP-1. Mechanistically linking the major hits of our screen, we find that limiting PC synthesis or LPIN1 knockdown in mammalian cells reduces the levels of active GTP-bound ARF1. Thus, changes in distinct lipid ratios may converge on ARF1 to increase SBP-1/SREBP-1 activity.

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ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1Caenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCholesterolDiglyceridesGene Knockdown TechniquesGTP PhosphohydrolasesHep G2 CellsHumansIntracellular MembranesMicrosomesPhosphatidic AcidsPhosphatidylcholinesRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Transcription FactorsADP-Ribosylation Factor 1ARF-1.2 protein, C elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCholesterolDiglyceridesGTP PhosphohydrolasesPhosphatidic AcidsPhosphatidylcholinesRNA, Small InterferingSBP-1 protein, C elegansSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Transcription Factors

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PMID27320911
PMCPMC4934023
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