RRC ID 75974
Author Hu Y, Wang Y, Wang X, Wu X, Fu L, Liu X, Wen Y, Sheng J, Zhang J.
Title The role of cation diffusion facilitator CDF-1 in lipid metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Journal G3 (Bethesda)
Abstract Zinc is one of the most important trace elements as it plays a vital role in many biological processes. As well, aberrant zinc metabolism has been implicated in lipid-related metabolic diseases. Previously, we showed that zinc antagonizes iron to regulate sterol regulatory element-binding proteins and the stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SREBP-SCD) pathway in lipid metabolism in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. In this study, we present the identification of another cation diffusion facilitator, CDF-1, which regulates lipid metabolism along with SUR-7 in response to zinc. Inactivation of SBP-1, the only homolog of SREBPs, leads to an increased zinc level but decreased lipid accumulation. However, either the cdf-1(n2527) or sur-7(tm6523) mutation could successfully restore the altered fatty acid profile, fat content, and zinc level of the sbp-1(ep79) mutant. Furthermore, we found that CDF-1/SUR-7 may functionally bypass SBP-1 to directly affect the conversion activity of SCD in the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids and lipid accumulation. Collectively, these results consistently support the link between zinc homeostasis and lipid metabolism via the SREBP-SCD axis by the cation diffusion facilitators CDF-1 and SUR-7.
Volume 11(7)
Published 2021-7-14
DOI 10.1093/g3journal/jkab120
PII 6237889
PMID 33871589
PMC PMC8495940
MeSH Animals Caenorhabditis elegans* / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans* / metabolism Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / metabolism Cations / metabolism Fatty Acids / metabolism Lipid Metabolism Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1 / metabolism Zinc / metabolism
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C.elegans tm6523 tm6669 tm788