Thioesterase Superfamily Member 2 Promotes Hepatic VLDL Secretion by Channeling Fatty Acids Into Triglyceride Biosynthesis.

ABSTRACT: In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), triglycerides accumulate within the liver because the rates of fatty acid accrual by uptake from plasma and de novo synthesis exceed elimination by mitochondrial oxidation and secretion as very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) triglycerides. Thioesterase superfamily member 2 (Them2) is an acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) thioesterase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fatty acyl-CoAs into free fatty acids plus CoASH. Them2 is highly expressed in the liver, as well as other oxidative tissues. Mice globally lacking Them2 are resistant to diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis, and exhibit improved glucose homeostasis. These phenotypes are attributable, at least in part, to roles of Them2 in the suppression of thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue and insulin

SUBMITTER: Alves-Bezerra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551314 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature