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Energy balance

SIRT3 enhances mitochondrial energetics by directly deacetylating long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase and promoting lipid droplet dispersion on detyrosinated microtubules.

Improving mitochondrial health through exercise and metabolic conditioning may support the enzymes that break down fats for energy. This suggests that a healthy liver relies on both clearing fat (autophagy) and efficiently burning it (mitochondrial function).

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In addition, SIRT3 overexpression promoted LDs dispersion on detyrosinated microtubules, and directly deacetylated long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase to enhance mitochondrial energetics.
Tian Zhang et al. · Cell Death and Differentiation · 2019

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Supported by mechanistic studies in cell lines and mice.

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SIRT3 promotes lipophagy and chaperon-mediated autophagy to protect hepatocytes against lipotoxicity

Tian Zhang et al. · Cell Death and Differentiation · 2019

DOI 10.1038/s41418-019-0356-z

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