Death by lipids: The role of small nucleolar RNAs in metabolic stress
Jean E. Schaffer
Abstract
Excess fatty acid accumulation in nonadipose tissues leads to cell dysfunction and cell death that is linked to the pathogenesis of inherited and acquired human diseases. Study of this process, known as lipotoxicity, has provided new insights into the regulation of lipid homeostasis and has revealed new molecular pathways involved in lipid-induced cellular stress. The discovery that disruption of specific small nucleolar RNAs protects against fatty acid–induced cell death and remodels metabolism in vivo opens new opportunities for understanding how nutrient signals influence cellular and systemic metabolic homeostasis through RNA biology. Excess fatty acid accumulation in nonadipose tissues leads to cell dysfunction and cell death that is linked to the pathogenesis of inherited and acquired human diseases. Study of this process, known as lipotoxicity, has provided new insights into the regulation of lipid homeostasis and has revealed new molecular pathways involved in lipid-induced cellular stress. The discovery that disruption of specific small nucleolar RNAs protects against fatty acid–induced cell death and remodels metabolism in vivo opens new opportunities for understanding how nutrient signals influence cellular and systemic metabolic homeostasis through RNA biology. Fatty acids perform many critical cellular functions. These amphipathic molecules are building blocks of membrane lipids that demarcate the boundaries of cells and organize biochemical reactions within intracellular organelles. Fatty acids also serve as precursors for the biosynthesis of signaling lipids, such as ceramides and hydroxylated fatty acids, which regulate physiological processes. Moreover, fatty acids are nutrients that can be oxidized to produce ATP or efficiently stored as triglycerides. 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