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PXD043813

PXD043813 is an original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.

Dataset Summary
TitleUncoupling Metabolic Health from Thermogenesis via BCAA Flux in Brown Fat
DescriptionBrown adipose tissue (BAT) is best known for thermogenesis. Whereas numerous studies in rodents found tight associations between the metabolic benefits of BAT and enhanced wholebody energy expenditure, emerging evidence in humans suggests that BAT is protective against Type 2 diabetes independent of body-weight. The underlying mechanism for this dissociation remained unclear. Here, we report that impaired mitochondrial flux of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in BAT, by deleting mitochondrial BCAA carrier (MBC, encoded by Slc25a44), was sufficient to cause systemic insulin resistance without affecting whole-body energy expenditure or body-weight. We found that brown adipocytes catabolized BCAAs in the mitochondria as essential nitrogen donors for the biosynthesis of glutamate, N-acetylated amino acids, and one of the products, glutathione. BAT-selective impairment in mitochondrial BCAA flux led to elevated oxidative stress and insulin resistance in the liver, accompanied by reduced levels of BCAA-derived metabolites in the circulation. In turn, supplementation of glutathione restored insulin sensitivity of BAT-specific MBC knockout mice. Notably, a high-fat diet rapidly impaired BCAA catabolism and the synthesis of BCAA-nitrogen derived metabolites in the BAT, while cold-induced BAT activity is coupled with an active synthesis of these metabolites. Together, the present work uncovers a mechanism through which brown fat controls metabolic health independent of thermogenesis via BCAA-derived nitrogen carriers acting on the liver.
HostingRepositoryjPOST
AnnounceDate2024-03-05
AnnouncementXMLSubmission_2024-03-04_07:00:14.589.xml
DigitalObjectIdentifier
ReviewLevelNon peer-reviewed dataset
DatasetOriginOriginal dataset
RepositorySupportUnsupported dataset by repository
PrimarySubmitterYuka Li
SpeciesList scientific name: Mus musculus (Mouse); NCBI TaxID: 10090;
ModificationListS-carboxamidomethyl-L-cysteine; alpha-amino acetylated residue; L-methionine sulfoxide
InstrumentOrbitrap Fusion Lumos
Dataset History
RevisionDatetimeStatusChangeLog Entry
02023-07-16 03:17:23ID requested
12024-03-04 07:00:15announced
Publication List
Dataset with its publication pending
Keyword List
submitter keyword: Brown adipose tissue (BAT), branched-chain amino acids (BCAA)
Contact List
Shingo Kajimura
lab head
Yuka Li
contact affiliationKyoto University
dataset submitter
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