Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

The mitochondrial β-oxidation enzyme HADHA restrains hepatic glucagon response by promoting β-hydroxybutyrate production

  • An Pan,
  • Xiao-Meng Sun,
  • Feng-Qing Huang,
  • Jin-Feng Liu,
  • Yuan-Yuan Cai,
  • Xin Wu,
  • Raphael N. Alolga,
  • Ping Li,
  • Bao-Lin Liu,
  • Qun Liu,
  • Lian-Wen Qi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28044-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Disordered hepatic glucagon response contributes to hyperglycemia in diabetes via gluconeogenesis. Here the authors report that the mitochondrial β-oxidation enzyme HADHA promotes β-hydroxybutyrate production, which negatively regulates hepatic gluconeogenesis during glucagon challenge by targeting HDAC7 in mice.