Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 176-181.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2018-0707

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Regulation of LKB1-AMPKα-SIRT1 Signal Pathway in Lipid Metabolism in the Adipose Tissue of Dairy Cows

MING Peng-fei, HUANG Ying-ying, DONG Yan-li, NIE Xing-can, FENG Shi-bin, WANG Xi-chun, CHENG Jian-bo, LI Jin-chun, WU Jin-jie, LI Yu   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology,Anhui Agricultural University,Hefei 230036
  • Received:2018-08-06 Online:2019-02-26 Published:2019-03-07

Abstract: The increasing volume and number of adipocyte leads to disorder of lipid metabolism in adipose tissue,which causes different chronic diseases such as type II diabetes,ketosis,fatty liver,and hyperlipidemia. The LKB1-AMPKα-SIRT1 signal pathway plays important regulating role in the lipid metabolism of dairy cows adipose tissue. AMPK as conservative serine/threonine kinase plays a pivotal role in the regulation of energy metabolism. LKB1(liver kinase B1)is a serine/threonine kinase,an upstream kinase of AMPKα,participates in various biological activities such as intracellular energy metabolism. Silencing information regulator factor 1(SIRT1),a kind of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase,can increase AMPKα activity by deactivating LKB1. This article reviews the regulation mechanisms of LKB1-AMPKα-SIRT1 signal transduction pathways in lipid metabolism of adipose tissue in dairy cows,aiming at providing a basis for further studying the regulating mechanisms of related signal pathways in the lipid metabolism of dairy cows.

Key words: LKB1, AMPKα, SIRT1, dairy cows, adipose tissue, lipid metabolism