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CELL METABOLISM
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages 540-549Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.04.001
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [HL48044, A1083619, A1083663, T32 A160573]
- IDSA ERF/NIFID
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We show that mice with a targeted deficiency in the gene encoding the lipogenic transcription factor SREBP-1a are resistant to endotoxic shock and systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). When macrophages from the mutant mice were challenged with bacterial lipopolysaccharide, they failed to activate lipogenesis as well as two hallmark inflammasome functions, activation of caspase-1 and secretion of IL-1 beta. We show that SREBP-la activates not only genes required for lipogenesis in macrophages but also the gene encoding NIrp1a, which is a core inflammasome component. Thus, SREBP-1a links lipid metabolism to the innate immune response, which supports our hypothesis that SREBPs evolved to regulate cellular reactions to external challenges that range from nutrient limitation and hypoxia to toxins and pathogens.
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