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Linear ubiquitination prevents lipodystrophy and obesity-associated metabolic syndrome.
Sci. Adv. 11:eadw2539 (2025)
Adipocyte hypertrophy during obesity triggers chronic inflammation, leading to metabolic disorders. However, the role of adipocyte-specific inflammatory signaling in metabolic syndrome remains unclear. The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex, LUBAC, is an E3-ligase that generates nondegradative linear ubiquitination (Lin-Ub). LUBAC regulates NF-κB/MAPK-driven inflammation and prevents cell death triggered by immune receptors like TNF receptor-1. Here, we show that mice lacking HOIP, the Lin-E3 ligase catalytic subunit of LUBAC, in adipocytes (HoipA-KO) display lipodystrophy and heightened susceptibility to obesity-induced metabolic syndrome, particularly metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Mechanistically, loss of HOIP attenuates TNF-induced NF-κB activation and promotes cell death in human adipocytes. Inhibiting caspase-8-mediated cell death is sufficient to prevent lipodystrophy and MASLD in HoipA-KO obese mice. HOIP expression in adipose tissue positively correlates with metabolic fitness in obese individuals. Overall, our findings reveal a fundamental developmental role for Lin-Ub in adipocytes by mitigating cell death-driven adipose tissue inflammation and protecting against obesity-related metabolic syndrome.
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Lipodystrophy; Adipose-tissue Inflammation; Insulin-resistance; Targeted Activation; Enrichment Analysis; Cell-death; Ikk-beta; Apoptosis; Fat; Mice; Expression
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englisch
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2025
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2025
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2375-2548
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2375-2548
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Washington, DC [u.a.]
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Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)
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30201 - Metabolic Health
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Helmholtz Diabetes Center
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G-506501-001
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Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg (Margarete von Wrangell-Programm)
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Jurgen Manchot Stiftung Foundation
Center of Mollecular Medicine of Cologne
Deutsches Zentrum fur Diabetesforschung
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2025-10-21