Ekaterina D. Korobkina, Camila Martinez Calejman, John A. Haley, Miranda E. Kelly, Huawei Li, Maria Gaughan, Qingbo Chen, Hannah L. Pepper, Hafsah Ahmad, Alexander Boucher, Shelagh M. Fluharty, Te-Yueh Lin, Anoushka Lotun, Jessica Peura, Sophie Trefely, Courtney R. Green, Paula Vo, Clay F. Semenkovich, Jason R. Pitarresi, Jessica B. Spinelli, Ozkan Aydemir, Christian M. Metallo, Matthew D. Lynes, Cholsoon Jang, Nathaniel W. Snyder, Kathryn E. Wellen, David A. Guertin
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Abstract
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) engages futile fatty acid synthesis–oxidation cycling, the purpose of which has remained elusive. Here, we show that ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY), which generates acetyl-CoA for fatty acid synthesis, promotes thermogenesis by mitigating metabolic stress. Without ACLY, BAT overloads the tricarboxylic acid cycle, activates the integrated stress response (ISR) and suppresses thermogenesis. ACLY’s role in preventing BAT stress becomes critical when mice are weaned onto a carbohydrate-plentiful diet, while removing dietary carbohydrates prevents stress induction in ACLY-deficient BAT. ACLY loss also upregulates fatty acid synthase (Fasn); yet while ISR activation is not caused by impaired fatty acid synthesis per se, deleting Fasn and Acly unlocks an alternative metabolic programme that overcomes tricarboxylic acid cycle overload, prevents ISR activation and rescues thermogenesis. Overall, we uncover a previously unappreciated role for ACLY in mitigating mitochondrial stress that links dietary carbohydrates to uncoupling protein 1-dependent thermogenesis and provides fundamental insight into the fatty acid synthesis–oxidation paradox in BAT.
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