ACSS2

Acyl-coenzyme A synthetase short-chain family member 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACSS2 gene.[5][6]

ACSS2
Identifiers
AliasesACSS2, ACAS2, ACS, ACSA, dJ1161H23.1, acyl-CoA synthetase short chain family member 2, Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2, Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase, Cytoplasmic, ACECS1, ACECS
External IDsOMIM: 605832 MGI: 1890410 HomoloGene: 6469 GeneCards: ACSS2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

55902

60525

Ensembl

ENSG00000131069

ENSMUSG00000027605

UniProt

Q9NR19

Q9QXG4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001076552
NM_001242393
NM_018677
NM_139274

NM_019811

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001070020
NP_001229322
NP_061147

NP_062785

Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 34.87 – 34.93 MbChr 2: 155.36 – 155.43 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Function

This gene encodes a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the activation of acetate for use in lipid synthesis and energy generation. The protein acts as a monomer and produces acetyl-CoA from acetate in a reaction that requires ATP. It is also essential for the production of Crotonyl-CoA which activates its target genes by crotonylation of histone tails. Expression of this gene is regulated by sterol regulatory element-binding proteins, transcription factors that activate genes required for the synthesis of cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acids. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[6]

Metabolic production of acetyl-CoA is linked to histone acetylation and gene regulation. In mouse neurons, Mews et al.[7] identified a major role for the ACSS2 pathway to regulate histone acetylation and neuronal gene expression. Histone acetylation in mature neurons is associated strongly with memory formation. Chromatin becomes acetylated in specific regions of the brain, such as the hippocampus, in response to neuronal activity or behavioral training in rodent.[8] Such acetylation correlates with the increased expression of a set of 'immediate early' genes,[9] which encode proteins that broadly mediate changes in the strength of connections between neurons, therefore facilitating memory consolidation.[10] In the mouse hippocampus, ACSS2 binds directly to immediate early genes to 'fuel' local histone acetylation and, in turn, their induction for long-term spatial memory.

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000131069 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027605 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Luong A, Hannah VC, Brown MS, Goldstein JL (August 2000). "Molecular characterization of human acetyl-CoA synthetase, an enzyme regulated by sterol regulatory element-binding proteins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275 (34): 26458–66. doi:10.1074/jbc.M004160200. PMID 10843999.
  6. "Entrez Gene: ACSS2 acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2".
  7. Mews P, Donahue G, Drake AM, Luczak V, Abel T, Berger SL (May 2017). "Acetyl-CoA synthetase regulates histone acetylation and hippocampal memory". Nature. 546 (7658): 381–386. Bibcode:2017Natur.546..381M. doi:10.1038/nature22405. PMC 5505514. PMID 28562591.
  8. Schmitt M, Matthies H (1979). "[Biochemical studies on histones of the central nervous system. III. Incorporation of [14C]-acetate into the histones of different rat brain regions during a learning experiment]". Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica. 38 (4): 683–9. PMID 525146.
  9. Peixoto L, Abel T (January 2013). "The role of histone acetylation in memory formation and cognitive impairments". Neuropsychopharmacology. 38 (1): 62–76. doi:10.1038/npp.2012.86. PMC 3521994. PMID 22669172.
  10. West AE, Greenberg ME (June 2011). "Neuronal activity-regulated gene transcription in synapse development and cognitive function". Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 3 (6): a005744. doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a005744. PMC 3098681. PMID 21555405.

11. Sabari BR, Tang Z, Huang H, Yong-Gonzalez V, Molina H, Kong HE, Dai L, Shimada M, Cross JR, Zhao Y, Roeder RG, Allis CD(2015). Intracellular crotonyl-CoA stimulates transcription through p300-catalyzed histone crotonylation. Mol Cell. 58(2):203-15

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