JAZF1: A metabolic actor subunit of the NuA4/TIP60 chromatin modifying complex

Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Apr 7:11:1134268. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1134268. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

The multisubunit NuA4/TIP60 complex is a lysine acetyltransferase, chromatin modifying factor and gene co-activator involved in diverse biological processes. The past decade has seen a growing appreciation for its role as a metabolic effector and modulator. However, molecular insights are scarce and often contradictory, underscoring the need for further mechanistic investigation. A particularly exciting route emerged with the recent identification of a novel subunit, JAZF1, which has been extensively linked to metabolic homeostasis. This review summarizes the major findings implicating NuA4/TIP60 in metabolism, especially in light of JAZF1 as part of the complex.

Keywords: acetyl-CoA; acetylation; epigenetics; gene expression; lipogenesis; lipolysis.

Publication types

  • Review

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grants to JC (FDN-143314, OGB-179783, PJT-183708). AM was supported by graduate studentships from the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Nature et Technologie (FRQNT), the Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l’Université Laval, the Pierre J. Durand-Faculté de Médecine and the Fondation du CHU de Québec-Université Laval-Desjardins. JC held the Canada Research Chair on Chromatin Biology and Molecular Epigenetics.