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Cardiolipin remodeling by ALCAT1 links oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to obesity.

ABSTRACT: Oxidative stress causes mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic complications through unknown mechanisms. Cardiolipin (CL) is a key mitochondrial phospholipid required for oxidative phosphorylation. Oxidative damage to CL from pathological remodeling is implicated in the etiology of mitochondrial dysfunction commonly associated with diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases. Here, we show that ALCAT1, a lyso-CL acyltransferase upregulated by oxidative stress and diet-induced obesity (DIO), catalyzes the synthesis of CL species that are highly sensitive to oxidative damage, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, ROS production, and insulin resistance. These metabolic disorders were reminiscent of those observed in type 2 diabetes and were reversed by rosiglitazone treatment. Consequently, ALCAT1 deficiency prevented the onset of DIO and significantly improved mitochondrial complex I activity, lipid oxidation, and insulin signaling in ALCAT1(-/-) mice. Collectively, these findings identify a key role of ALCAT1 in regulating CL remodeling, mitochondrial dysfunction, and susceptibility to DIO.

SUBMITTER: Li J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2923392 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cardiolipin remodeling by ALCAT1 links oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to obesity.

Li Jia J Romestaing Caroline C Han Xianlin X Li Yuan Y Hao Xinbao X Wu Yinyuan Y Sun Chao C Liu Xiaolei X Jefferson Leonard S LS Xiong Jingwei J Lanoue Kathryn F KF Chang Zhijie Z Lynch Christopher J CJ Wang Huayan H Shi Yuguang Y

Cell metabolism 20100801 2

Oxidative stress causes mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic complications through unknown mechanisms. Cardiolipin (CL) is a key mitochondrial phospholipid required for oxidative phosphorylation. Oxidative damage to CL from pathological remodeling is implicated in the etiology of mitochondrial dysfunction commonly associated with diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases. Here, we show that ALCAT1, a lyso-CL acyltransferase upregulated by oxidative stress and diet-induced obesity (DIO), ...[more]

PMID: 20674860

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Cardiolipin remodeling by ALCAT1 links oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to obesity.

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Cardiolipin remodeling by ALCAT1 links oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to obesity.

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