Post-translational Modifications by SIRT3 De-2-hydroxyisobutyrylase Activity Regulate Glycolysis and Enable Nephrogenesis
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Abnormal kidney development leads to lower nephron number, predisposing to renal diseases in adulthood. In embryonic kidneys, nephron endowment is dictated by the availability of nephron progenitors, whose self-renewal and differentiation require a relatively repressed chromatin state. More recently, NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuins (SIRTs) have emerged as possible regulators that link epigenetic processes to the metabolism. Here, we discovered a novel role for the NAD-dependent deacylase SIRT3 in kidney development. In the embryonic kidney, SIRT3 was highly expressed only as a short isoform, with nuclear and extra-nuclear localisation. The nuclear SIRT3 did not act as deacetylase but exerted de-2-hydroxyisobutyrylase activity on lysine residues of histone proteins. Extra-nuclear SIRT3 regulated lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib) levels of phosphofructokinase (PFK) and Sirt3 deficiency increased PFK Khib levels, inducing a glycolysis boost. This altered Khib landscape in Sirt3 metanephroi was associated with decreased nephron progenitors, impaired nephrogenesis and a reduced number of nephrons. These data describe an unprecedented role of SIRT3 in controlling early renal development through the regulation of epigenetics and metabolic processes.
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