Acyl-CoA thioesterase 12 suppresses YAP-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis by limiting glycerolipid biosynthesis

Haiyue He, Akiko Sugiyama, Nathaniel W Snyder, Marcos G Teneche, Xiaowei Liu, Kristal M Maner-Smith, Wolfram Goessling, Susan J Hagen, Eric A Ortlund, S Hani Najafi-Shoushtari, Mariana Acuña, David E Cohen

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Abstract

Cancer cells use acetate to support the higher demand for energy and lipid biosynthesis during uncontrolled cell proliferation, as well as for acetylation of regulatory proteins. Acyl-CoA thioesterase 12 (Acot12) is the enzyme that hydrolyzes acetyl-CoA to acetate in liver cytosol and is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A mechanistic role for Acot12 in hepatocarcinogenesis was assessed in mice in response to treatment with diethylnitrosamine(DEN)/carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) administration or prolonged feeding of a diet that promotes non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Relative to controls, Acot12-/- mice exhibited accelerated liver tumor formation that was characterized by the hepatic accumulation of glycerolipids, including lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), and that was associated with reduced Hippo signaling and increased yes-associated protein (YAP)-mediated transcriptional activity. In Acot12-/- mice, restoration of hepatic Acot12 expression inhibited hepatocarcinogenesis and YAP activation, as did knockdown of hepatic YAP expression. Excess LPA produced due to deletion of Acot12 signaled through LPA receptors (LPARs) coupled to Gα12/13 subunits to suppress YAP phosphorylation, thereby promoting its nuclear localization and transcriptional activity. These findings identify a protective role for Acot12 in suppressing hepatocarcinogenesis by limiting biosynthesis of glycerolipids including LPA, which preserves Hippo signaling.

Original languageEnglish
Article number216210
Pages (from-to)216210
JournalCancer Letters
Volume565
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2023

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
  • Hippo Signaling Pathway
  • Liver Neoplasms/pathology
  • Transcription Factors/genetics
  • YAP-Signaling Proteins/metabolism
  • Hippo pathway
  • Lysophosphatidic acid
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Acetate
  • Acetyl-CoA

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