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Lysine Deprivation Regulates Npy Expression via GCN2 Signaling Pathway in Mandarin Fish (Siniperca chuatsi)

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126727

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food intake; nutrient-sensing systems; appetite neuropeptides; mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi); lysine deprivation

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [32172951]
  2. National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0900400]
  3. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Aquaculture & Stock Enhancement [AHSC202002]

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Regulation of food intake is closely associated with nutrient-sensing systems and the expression of appetite neuropeptides. In this study conducted on mandarin fish, lysine and methionine were found to be feeding-stimulating amino acids, and neuropeptide Y (NPY) played a significant role in the regulation of food intake. Lysine deprivation activated the GCN2 signaling pathway, leading to the transcriptional induction of npy.
Regulation of food intake is associated with nutrient-sensing systems and the expression of appetite neuropeptides. Nutrient-sensing systems generate the capacity to sense nutrient availability to maintain energy and metabolism homeostasis. Appetite neuropeptides are prominent factors that are essential for regulating the appetite to adapt energy status. However, the link between the expression of appetite neuropeptides and nutrient-sensing systems remains debatable in carnivorous fish. Here, with intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of six essential amino acids (lysine, methionine, tryptophan, arginine, phenylalanine, or threonine) performed in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi), we found that lysine and methionine are the feeding-stimulating amino acids other than the reported valine, and found a key appetite neuropeptide, neuropeptide Y (NPY), mainly contributes to the regulatory role of the essential amino acids on food intake. With the brain cells of mandarin fish cultured in essential amino acid deleted medium (lysine, methionine, histidine, valine, or leucine), we showed that only lysine deprivation activated the general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) signaling pathway, elevated alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2 alpha) phosphorylation, increased activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) protein expression, and finally induced transcription of npy. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of GCN2 and eIF2 alpha phosphorylation signaling by GCN2iB or ISRIB, effectively blocked the transcriptional induction of npy in lysine deprivation. Overall, these findings could provide a better understanding of the GCN2 signaling pathway involved in food intake control by amino acids.

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