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ArticleNature communications2025

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase maintains energetic balance for functional oogenesis.

Oyundari Amartuvshin, Chi-Hung Lin, Yi-Ting Ke, Han-Jung Lee, Kreeti Kajal, Tsai-Ling Huang, Wen-Der Wang, Tsai-Ming Lu, Ling-Huei Yih, Chen-Yuan Tseng and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Oyundari AmartuvshinMolecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chi-Hung LinMolecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-3286
Yi-Ting KeInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4887-3575
Han-Jung LeeInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kreeti KajalInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tsai-Ling HuangInstitute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Wen-Der WangDepartment of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chia-Yi University, Chiayi City, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-2658
Tsai-Ming LuInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6416-8193
Ling-Huei YihInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen-Yuan TsengInstitute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0383-3660
Hwei-Jan HsuMolecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. cohsu@gate.sinica.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-2310

Funding

Academia Sinica 1130900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reproduction is tightly linked to nutrient availability and metabolic homeostasis, yet how specific metabolic pathways coordinate with cellular signaling to control oogenesis remains unclear. Through a targeted RNAi screen in the Drosophila germline, we identify Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (Acc), the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis (FAS), as an essential regulator of germline stem cell (GSC) maintenance and oocyte development. Acc loss shifts cellular metabolism toward fatty acid oxidation (FAO), fueling the TCA cycle and electron transport chain, which elevates ATP levels and hyperactivates TOR signaling. This metabolic reprogramming induces excessive protein synthesis, disrupting endosomal trafficking and fusome branching, a germline-specific organelle essential for synchronized cell divisions and oocyte selection. These defects are rescued by inhibiting FAO, suppressing TOR activity, reducing protein synthesis, or restricting dietary protein intake. Our study establishes a direct metabolic-signaling-structural axis in the female germline and highlights Acc as a key metabolic checkpoint that safeguards energy balance, intracellular trafficking, and oocyte fate.

Indexed as

Acetyl-CoA CarboxylaseDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEnergy MetabolismOogenesisAnimalsCitric Acid CycleFatty AcidsFemaleOocytesOxidation-ReductionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseDrosophila ProteinsFatty AcidsTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID41309601
PMCPMC12660795

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