bims-ciryme 2020-07-26 papers

Issue of 2020‒07‒26
three papers selected by
Gabriela Da Silva Xavier
University of Birmingham

Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 22. 10(1): 12139

MCD diet-induced steatohepatitis generates a diurnal rhythm of associated biomarkers and worsens liver injury in Klf10 deficient mice.

Pierre S Leclère, Déborah Rousseau, Stéphanie Patouraux, Sophie Guérin, Stéphanie Bonnafous, Aline Gréchez-Cassiau, Anthony A Ruberto, Carmelo Luci, Malayannan Subramaniam, Albert Tran, Franck Delaunay, Philippe Gual, Michèle Teboul.

A large number of hepatic functions are regulated by the circadian clock and recent evidence suggests that clock disruption could be a risk factor for liver complications. The circadian transcription factor Krüppel like factor 10 (KLF10) has been involved in liver metabolism as well as cellular inflammatory and death pathways. Here, we show that hepatic steatosis and inflammation display diurnal rhythmicity in mice developing steatohepatitis upon feeding with a methionine and choline deficient diet (MCDD). Core clock gene mRNA oscillations remained mostly unaffected but rhythmic Klf10 expression was abolished in this model. We further show that Klf10 deficient mice display enhanced liver injury and fibrosis priming upon MCDD challenge. Silencing Klf10 also sensitized primary hepatocytes to apoptosis along with increased caspase 3 activation in response to TNFα. This data suggests that MCDD induced steatohepatitis barely affects the core clock mechanism but leads to a reprogramming of circadian gene expression in the liver in analogy to what is observed in other experimental disease paradigms. We further identify KLF10 as a component of this transcriptional reprogramming and a novel hepato-protective factor.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69085-w

Nat Metab. 2019 Nov;1(11): 1141-1156

SIRT7 couples light-driven body temperature cues to hepatic circadian phase coherence and gluconeogenesis.

Zuojun Liu, Minxian Qian, Xiaolong Tang, Wenjing Hu, Shimin Sun, Guo Li, Shuju Zhang, Fanbiao Meng, Xinyue Cao, Jie Sun, Cheng Xu, Bing Tan, Qiuxiang Pang, Bosheng Zhao, Zimei Wang, Youfei Guan, Xiongzhong Ruan, Baohua Liu.

The central pacemaker in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) synchronizes peripheral oscillators to coordinate physiological and behavioural activities throughout the body. How circadian phase coherence between the SCN and the periphery is controlled is not well understood. Here, we identify hepatic SIRT7 as an early responsive element to light that ensures circadian phase coherence in the mouse liver. The SCN-driven body temperature (BT) oscillation induces rhythmic expression of HSP70, which promotes SIRT7 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Acute temperature challenge dampens the BT oscillation and causes an advanced liver circadian phase. Further, hepatic SIRT7 deacetylates CRY1, promotes its FBXL3-mediated degradation and regulates the hepatic clock and glucose homeostasis. Loss of Sirt7 in mice leads to an advanced liver circadian phase and rapid entrainment of the hepatic clock upon daytime-restricted feeding. These data identify a BT-HSP70-SIRT7-CRY1 axis that couples the mouse hepatic clock to the central pacemaker and ensures circadian phase coherence and glucose homeostasis.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-019-0136-6