Inhibition of Mevalonate Pathway Prevents Adipocyte Browning in Mice and Men by Affecting Protein Prenylation

Recent research focusing on brown adipose tissue (BAT) function emphasizes its importance in systemic metabolic homeostasis. We show here that genetic and pharmacological inhibition of the mevalonate pathway leads to reduced human and mouse brown adipocyte function in vitro and impaired adipose tissue browning in vivo. A retrospective analysis of a large patient cohort suggests an inverse correlation between statin use and active BAT in humans, while we show in a prospective clinical trial that fluvastatin reduces thermogenic gene expression in human BAT. We identify geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate as the key mevalonate pathway intermediate driving adipocyte browning in vitro and in vivo, whose effects are mediated by geranylgeranyltransferases (GGTases), enzymes catalyzing geranylgeranylation of small GTP-binding proteins, thereby regulating YAP1/TAZ signaling through F-actin modulation. Conversely, adipocyte-specific ablation of GGTase I leads to impaired adipocyte browning, reduced energy expenditure, and glucose intolerance under obesogenic conditions, highlighting the importance of this pathway in modulating brown adipocyte functionality and systemic metabolism.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper Cell- och molekylärbiologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Medicine Cell and Molecular Biology hsv//eng
adipose-tissue
energy-expenditure
glucose-uptake
oxidative-metabolism
insulin sensitivity
statins
differentiation
thermogenesis
expression
farnesol

Becker, A. S. (author)
Balazova, L. (author)
Straub, L. (author)
Muller, J. (author)
Gashi, G. (author)
Maushart, C. I. (author)
Sun, W. F. (author)
Dong, H. (author)
Moser, C. (author)
Horvath, C. (author)
Efthymiou, V. (author)
Rachamin, Y. (author)
Modica, S. (author)
Zellweger, C. (author)
Bacanovic, S. (author)
Stefanicka, P. (author)
Varga, L. (author)
Ukropcova, B. (author)
Profant, M. (author)
Opitz, L. (author)
Amri, E. Z. (author)
Akula, Murali KGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Sahlgrenska Cancer Center (author)
Bergö, Martin,1970Karolinska Institutet,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Sahlgrenska Cancer Center(Swepub:gu)xbmarl (author)
Ukropec, J. (author)
Falk, C. (author)
Zamboni, N. (author)
Betz, M. J. (author)
Burger, I. A. (author)
Wolfrum, C. (author)
Göteborgs universitetSahlgrenska Cancer Center (creator_code:org_t)

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