Dataset Information

Spliceosome component Usp39 contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis through the regulation of autophagy.

ABSTRACT: Regulation of alternative splicing (AS) enables a single transcript to yield multiple isoforms that increase transcriptome and proteome diversity. Here, we report that spliceosome component Usp39 plays a role in the regulation of hepatocyte lipid homeostasis. We demonstrate that Usp39 expression is downregulated in hepatic tissues of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) subjects. Hepatocyte-specific Usp39 deletion in mice leads to increased lipid accumulation, spontaneous steatosis and impaired autophagy. Combined analysis of RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP-seq) and bulk RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data reveals that Usp39 regulates AS of several autophagy-related genes. In particular, deletion of Usp39 results in alternative 5' splice site selection of exon 6 in Heat shock transcription factor 1 (Hsf1) and consequently its reduced expression. Importantly, overexpression of Hsf1 could attenuate lipid accumulation caused by Usp39 deficiency. Taken together, our findings indicate that Usp39-mediated AS is required for sustaining autophagy and lipid homeostasis in the liver.

SUBMITTER: Cui D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10624899 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Spliceosome component Usp39 contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis through the regulation of autophagy.

Cui Donghai D Wang Zixiang Z Dang Qianli Q Wang Jing J Qin Junchao J Song Jianping J Zhai Xiangyu X Zhou Yachao Y Zhao Ling L Lu Gang G Liu Hongbin H Liu Gang G Liu Runping R Shao Changshun C Zhang Xiyu X Liu Zhaojian Z

Nature communications 20231103 1

Regulation of alternative splicing (AS) enables a single transcript to yield multiple isoforms that increase transcriptome and proteome diversity. Here, we report that spliceosome component Usp39 plays a role in the regulation of hepatocyte lipid homeostasis. We demonstrate that Usp39 expression is downregulated in hepatic tissues of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) subjects. Hepatocyte-specific Usp39 deletion in mice leads to increased lipid acc ...[more]

PMID: 37923718

Similar Datasets

Project description:Mutations in the macroautophagy/autophagy gene WDR45 cause β-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN); however the molecular and cellular mechanism of the disease process is largely unknown. Here we generated constitutive wdr45 knockout (KO) mice that displayed cognitive impairments, abnormal synaptic transmission and lesions in several brain regions. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed loss of neurons in prefrontal cortex and basal ganglion in aged mice, and increased apoptosis in prefrontal cortex, recapitulating a hallmark of neurodegeneration. Quantitative proteomic analysis showed accumulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteins in KO mouse. At the cellular level, accumulation of ER proteins due to WDR45 deficiency resulted in increased ER stress and impaired ER quality control. The unfolded protein response (UPR) was elevated through ERN1/IRE1 or EIF2AK3/PERK pathway, and eventually led to neuronal apoptosis. Suppression of ER stress or activation of autophagy through MTOR inhibition alleviated cell death. Thus, the loss of WDR45 cripples macroautophagy machinery in neurons and leads to impairment in organelle autophagy, which provides a mechanistic understanding of cause of BPAN and a potential therapeutic strategy to treat this genetic disorder.Abbreviations: 7-ADD: 7-aminoactinomycin D; ASD: autistic spectrum disorder; ATF6: activating transcription factor 6; ATG: autophagy-related; BafA1: bafilomycin A1; BCAP31: B cell receptor associated protein 31; BPAN: β-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration; CCCP: carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone; CDIPT: CDP-diacylglycerol-inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase (phosphatidylinositol synthase); DDIT3/CHOP: DNA-damage inducible transcript 3; EIF2A: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A; EIF2AK3/PERK: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; ERN1/IRE1: endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signaling 1; GFP: green fluorescent protein; HIP: hippocampus; HSPA5/GRP78: heat shock protein family A (HSP70) member 5; KO: knockout; LAMP1: lysosomal-associated membrane 1; mEPSCs: miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents; MG132: N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-leucinal; MIB: mid-brain; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; PFA: paraformaldehyde; PFC: prefrontal cortex; PRM: parallel reaction monitoring; RBFOX3/NEUN: RNA binding protein, fox-1 homolog [C. elegans] 3; RTN3: reticulon 3; SEC22B: SEC22 homolog B, vesicle trafficking protein; SEC61B: SEC61 translocon beta subunit; SEM: standard error of the mean; SNR: substantia nigra; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; TH: tyrosine hydroxylase; Tm: tunicamycin; TMT: tandem mass tag; TUDCA: tauroursodeoxycholic acid; TUNEL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling; UPR: unfolded protein response; WDR45: WD repeat domain 45; WT: wild type; XBP1: X-box binding protein 1.

Dataset Information

Spliceosome component Usp39 contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis through the regulation of autophagy.

Publications

Spliceosome component Usp39 contributes to hepatic lipid homeostasis through the regulation of autophagy.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets