XBP1 links the 12-hour clock to NAFLD and regulation of membrane fluidity and lipid homeostasis

Huan Meng, Naomi M. Gonzales, David M. Lonard, Nagireddy Putluri, Bokai Zhu, Clifford C. Dacso, Brian York () and Bert W. O’Malley ()
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Huan Meng: Baylor College of Medicine
Naomi M. Gonzales: Baylor College of Medicine
David M. Lonard: Baylor College of Medicine
Nagireddy Putluri: Baylor College of Medicine
Bokai Zhu: Baylor College of Medicine
Clifford C. Dacso: Baylor College of Medicine
Brian York: Baylor College of Medicine
Bert W. O’Malley: Baylor College of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract A distinct 12-hour clock exists in addition to the 24-hour circadian clock to coordinate metabolic and stress rhythms. Here, we show that liver-specific ablation of X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) disrupts the hepatic 12-hour clock and promotes spontaneous non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We show that hepatic XBP1 predominantly regulates the 12-hour rhythmicity of gene transcription in the mouse liver and demonstrate that perturbation of the 12-hour clock, but not the core circadian clock, is associated with the onset and progression of this NAFLD phenotype. Mechanistically, we provide evidence that the spliced form of XBP1 (XBP1s) binds to the hepatic 12-hour cistrome to directly regulate the 12-hour clock, with a periodicity paralleling the harmonic activation of the 12-hour oscillatory transcription of many rate-limiting metabolic genes known to have perturbations in human metabolic disease. Functionally, we show that Xbp1 ablation significantly reduces cellular membrane fluidity and impairs lipid homeostasis via rate-limiting metabolic processes in fatty acid monounsaturated and phospholipid remodeling pathways. These findings reveal that genetic disruption of the hepatic 12-hour clock links to the onset and progression of NAFLD development via transcriptional regulator XBP1, and demonstrate a role for XBP1 and the 12-hour clock in the modulation of phospholipid composition and the maintenance of lipid homeostasis.

Date: 2020
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