PMID- 30568658 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191025 LR - 20200309 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Polarization of Human Macrophages by Interleukin-4 Does Not Require ATP-Citrate Lyase. PG - 2858 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02858 [doi] LID - 2858 AB - Macrophages exposed to the Th2 cytokines interleukin (IL) IL-4 and IL-13 exhibit a distinct transcriptional response, commonly referred to as M2 polarization. Recently, IL-4-induced polarization of murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) has been linked to acetyl-CoA levels through the activity of the cytosolic acetyl-CoA-generating enzyme ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY). Here, we studied how ACLY regulated IL-4-stimulated gene expression in human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). Although multiple ACLY inhibitors attenuated IL-4-induced target gene expression, this effect could not be recapitulated by silencing ACLY expression. Furthermore, ACLY inhibition failed to alter cellular acetyl-CoA levels and histone acetylation. We generated ACLY knockout human THP-1 macrophages using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. While these cells exhibited reduced histone acetylation levels, IL-4-induced gene expression remained intact. Strikingly, ACLY inhibitors still suppressed induction of target genes by IL-4 in ACLY knockout cells, suggesting off-target effects of these drugs. Our findings suggest that ACLY may not be the major regulator of nucleocytoplasmic acetyl-CoA and IL-4-induced polarization in human macrophages. Furthermore, caution should be warranted in interpreting the impact of pharmacological inhibition of ACLY on gene expression. FAU - Namgaladze, Dmitry AU - Namgaladze D AD - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Zukunft, Sven AU - Zukunft S AD - Center for Molecular Medicine, Institute for Vascular Signaling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Schnutgen, Frank AU - Schnutgen F AD - Department of Medicine 2, LOEWE Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and Frankfurt Cancer Institute, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Kurrle, Nina AU - Kurrle N AD - Department of Medicine 2, LOEWE Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and Frankfurt Cancer Institute, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Fleming, Ingrid AU - Fleming I AD - Center for Molecular Medicine, Institute for Vascular Signaling, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Fuhrmann, Dominik AU - Fuhrmann D AD - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. FAU - Brune, Bernhard AU - Brune B AD - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. AD - Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology TMP, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, IME, Frankfurt, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181204 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (IL4 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 72-89-9 (Acetyl Coenzyme A) RN - EC 2.3.3.8 (ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase) SB - IM MH - ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - Acetyl Coenzyme A/metabolism MH - Acetylation/drug effects MH - Blood Buffy Coat/cytology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/immunology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Histones/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-4/immunology/*metabolism MH - Macrophage Activation/*drug effects MH - Macrophages/enzymology/*immunology MH - Primary Cell Culture MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - THP-1 Cells PMC - PMC6290342 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ATP-citrate lyase OT - acetyl-CoA OT - histone acetylation OT - interleukin-4 OT - macrophage EDAT- 2018/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/28 06:00 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2018/12/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/09/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02858 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2018 Dec 4;9:2858. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02858. eCollection 2018.