PMID- 30909319 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200626 LR - 20211204 IS - 1474-9726 (Electronic) IS - 1474-9718 (Print) IS - 1474-9718 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Jun TI - SLC1A5 glutamine transporter is a target of MYC and mediates reduced mTORC1 signaling and increased fatty acid oxidation in long-lived Myc hypomorphic mice. PG - e12947 LID - 10.1111/acel.12947 [doi] LID - e12947 AB - Mice that express reduced levels of the c-Myc gene (Myc(+/-) heterozygotes) are long-lived. Myc hypomorphic mice display reduced rates of protein translation and decreased activity of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 (mTORC1). Given the prominent effect of mTOR on aging, lower mTORC1 activity could contribute to the exceptional longevity and enhanced healthspan of Myc(+/-) animals. However, given the downstream position of MYC in these signaling cascades, the mechanism through which mTORC1 activity is downregulated in Myc(+/-) mice is not understood. We report that the high-affinity glutamine transporter SLC1A5, which is critical for activation of mTORC1 activity by amino acids, is a transcriptional target of MYC. Myc(+/-) cells display decreased Slc1a5 gene expression that leads to lower glutamine uptake and consequently reduced mTORC1 activity. Decreased mTORC1 activity in turn mediates an elevation of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) by indirectly upregulating the expression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a (Cpt1a) that mediates the rate-limiting step of beta-oxidation. Increased FAO has been noted in a number of long-lived mouse models. Taken together, our results show that transcriptional feedback loops regulated by MYC modulate upstream signaling pathways such as mTOR and impact FAO on an organismal level. CI - (c) 2019 The Authors. Aging Cell published by the Anatomical Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Zhao, Xiaoai AU - Zhao X AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, and Center on the Biology of Aging, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. FAU - Petrashen, Anna P AU - Petrashen AP AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, and Center on the Biology of Aging, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. FAU - Sanders, Jennifer A AU - Sanders JA AD - Department of Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. FAU - Peterson, Abigail L AU - Peterson AL AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, and Center on the Biology of Aging, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. FAU - Sedivy, John M AU - Sedivy JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9363-4253 AD - Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, and Center on the Biology of Aging, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. LA - eng GR - R37 AG016694/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R61 AR076807/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AG041688/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20190325 PL - England TA - Aging Cell JT - Aging cell JID - 101130839 RN - 0 (Amino Acid Transport System ASC) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Minor Histocompatibility Antigens) RN - 0 (Myc protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc) RN - 0 (Slc1a5 protein, mouse) RN - 0RH81L854J (Glutamine) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Transport System ASC/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism MH - Glutamine/*metabolism MH - Hepatocytes/enzymology/metabolism MH - Longevity/*genetics MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Minor Histocompatibility Antigens/genetics/*metabolism MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Protein Biosynthesis/genetics MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/genetics MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC6516164 OTO - NOTNLM OT - MYC gene OT - fatty acid oxidation OT - genetic models OT - mTOR signaling OT - metabolic regulation OT - mouse longevity COIS- None declared. EDAT- 2019/03/26 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/27 06:00 PMCR- 2019/06/01 CRDT- 2019/03/26 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/03/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ACEL12947 [pii] AID - 10.1111/acel.12947 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging Cell. 2019 Jun;18(3):e12947. doi: 10.1111/acel.12947. Epub 2019 Mar 25.