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The role of SHMT2 in modulating lipid metabolism in hepatocytes via glycine-mediated mTOR activation
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- Issue Date
- 2022-05
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Citation
- Amino Acids, Vol.54 No.5, pp.823-834
- Abstract
- © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) converts serine into glycine in the mitochondrial matrix, transferring a methyl group to tetrahydrofolate. SHMT2 plays an important role in the maintenance of one-carbon metabolism. Previously, we found a negative correlation between the serine concentration and the progression of fatty liver disease (FLD). However, little is known about the role of SHMT2 in hepatic lipid metabolism. We established SHMT2 knockdown (KD) mouse primary hepatocytes using RNA interference to investigate the role of SHMT2 in lipid metabolism. SHMT2 KD hepatocytes showed decreased lipid accumulation with reduced glycine levels compared to the scramble cells, which was restored upon reintroducing SHMT2. SHMT2 KD hepatocytes showed downregulation of the mTOR/PPARɣ pathway with decreased gene expression related to lipogenesis and fatty acid uptake. Pharmacological activation of mTOR or PPARɣ overexpression blocked the inhibitory effect of SHMT2 KD on lipid accumulation. We also showed that glycine activated mTOR/PPARɣ signaling and identified glycine as a mediator of SHMT2-responsive lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. In conclusion, silencing SHMT2 in hepatocytes ameliorates lipid accumulation via the glycine-mediated mTOR/PPARɣ pathway. Our findings underscore the possibility of SHMT2 as a therapeutic target of FLD.
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- 0939-4451
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