Distinct metabolic adaptation of liver circadian pathways to acute and chronic patterns of alcohol intake

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Dec 10;116(50):25250-25259. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1911189116. Epub 2019 Nov 22.

Abstract

Binge drinking and chronic exposure to ethanol contribute to alcoholic liver diseases (ALDs). A potential link between ALDs and circadian disruption has been observed, though how different patterns of alcohol consumption differentially impact hepatic circadian metabolism remains virtually unexplored. Using acute versus chronic ethanol feeding, we reveal differential reprogramming of the circadian transcriptome in the liver. Specifically, rewiring of diurnal SREBP transcriptional pathway leads to distinct hepatic signatures in acetyl-CoA metabolism that are translated into the subcellular patterns of protein acetylation. Thus, distinct drinking patterns of alcohol dictate differential adaptation of hepatic circadian metabolism.

Keywords: acetylation; alcohol; circadian; liver; metabolism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Drinking / genetics
  • Alcohol Drinking / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Circadian Rhythm*
  • Ethanol / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Transcriptome

Substances

  • Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins
  • Ethanol