Transcription Factor EB Controls Metabolic Flexibility during Exercise

Publication date: Available online 20 December 2016
Source:Cell Metabolism
Author(s): Gelsomina Mansueto, Andrea Armani, Carlo Viscomi, Luca D'Orsi, Rossella De Cegli, Elena V. Polishchuk, Costanza Lamperti, Ivano Di Meo, Vanina Romanello, Silvia Marchet, Pradip K. Saha, Haihong Zong, Bert Blaauw, Francesca Solagna, Caterina Tezze, Paolo Grumati, Paolo Bonaldo, Jeffrey E. Pessin, Massimo Zeviani, Marco Sandri, Andrea Ballabio
The transcription factor EB (TFEB) is an essential component of lysosomal biogenesis and autophagy for the adaptive response to food deprivation. To address the physiological function of TFEB in skeletal muscle, we have used muscle-specific gain- and loss-of-function approaches. Here, we show that TFEB controls metabolic flexibility in muscle during exercise and that this action is independent of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator1α (PGC1α). Indeed, TFEB translocates into the myonuclei during physical activity and regulates glucose uptake and glycogen content by controlling expression of glucose transporters, glycolytic enzymes, and pathways related to glucose homeostasis. In addition, TFEB induces the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, fatty acid oxidation, and oxidative phosphorylation. This coordinated action optimizes mitochondrial substrate utilization, thus enhancing ATP production and exercise capacity. These findings identify TFEB as a critical mediator of the beneficial effects of exercise on metabolism.

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Mansueto et al. show that TFEB acts as a central coordinator of skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, glucose homeostasis, lipid oxidation, and mitochondrial function in the adaptive metabolic response to physical exercise in a PGC1α-independent manner.


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