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Nuclear class 3 PI3K co-activates fasting-specific chromatin remodeling


ABSTRACT: Transcriptional remodeling in fasting assures metabolic adaptation that provides health benefits across species1-5. While the regulators of transcription and chromatin organization in fasting are known6-10, how lack of nutrients impacts RNA Pol II (RNAPII) and epigenetic writers remains unclear. Surprisingly, we find that class 3 Phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase (PI3K-3) lipid kinase, a master regulator of autophagy11, is present at chromatin where it co-activates epigenetic writers for transcriptional activation. To this end, the chromatin distribution of PI3K-3 largely overlapped with transcriptionally engaged RNAPII phosphorylated on Ser5 (RNAPII-S5p) and Setd1a/COMPASS, the transcription activating H3K4me3 methyltransferase complex12. Mechanistically, nuclear PI3K-3 interacted with RNAPII and the Set1a/COMPASS transcriptional complexes and facilitated their binding. Accordingly, PI3K-3 deletion resulted in lower H3K4me3 and RNAPII-S5p enrichment at selective loci. Conversely, PI3K-3 overexpression co-activated acetyltransferase p300/CBP while chromatin targeting of PI3K-3 promoted H3K4me3 deposition. In starved cells, PI3K-3 was needed for the transcriptional induction of autophagy-related genes, and in fasted liver, it was critical for metabolic shift, such as ketogenesis and lipid degradation. Thus, PI3K-3 couples nutrient availability to chromatin remodeling enabling adaptive transcriptional activation during nutrient stress.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE320350 | GEO | 2026/06/02

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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