Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01328-4
Kok Lim Kua, Carmella Evans-Molina
{"title":"LONP1 loss causes mitochondrial mayhem in β-cells","authors":"Kok Lim Kua, Carmella Evans-Molina","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01328-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01328-4","url":null,"abstract":"In this issue of Nature Metabolism, Li et al. reveal that disruptions in mitochondrial protein folding are an early trigger of β-cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes and highlight that LONP1 has a key role in the maintenance of mitochondrial proteostasis. Boosting mitochondrial protein folding capacity may offer a promising strategy to protect β-cells and prevent or delay diabetes.","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144669737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01333-7
Jin Li, Yamei Deng, Marie Gasser, Jie Zhu, Emily M. Walker, Vaibhav Sidarala, Emma C. Reck, Dre L. Hubers, Mabelle B. Pasmooij, Chun-Shik Shin, Khushdeep Bandesh, Eftyhmios Motakis, Siddhi Nargund, Romy Kursawe, Venkatesha Basrur, Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, Michael L. Stitzel, David C. Chan, Guy A. Rutter, Scott A. Soleimanpour
{"title":"LONP1 regulation of mitochondrial protein folding provides insight into beta cell failure in type 2 diabetes","authors":"Jin Li, Yamei Deng, Marie Gasser, Jie Zhu, Emily M. Walker, Vaibhav Sidarala, Emma C. Reck, Dre L. Hubers, Mabelle B. Pasmooij, Chun-Shik Shin, Khushdeep Bandesh, Eftyhmios Motakis, Siddhi Nargund, Romy Kursawe, Venkatesha Basrur, Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, Michael L. Stitzel, David C. Chan, Guy A. Rutter, Scott A. Soleimanpour","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01333-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01333-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Protein misfolding is a contributor to the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the specific role of impaired proteostasis is unclear. Here we show a robust accumulation of misfolded proteins in the mitochondria of human pancreatic islets from patients with T2D and elucidate its impact on β cell viability through the mitochondrial matrix protease LONP1. Quantitative proteomics studies of protein aggregates reveal that islets from donors with T2D have a signature resembling mitochondrial rather than endoplasmic reticulum protein misfolding. Loss of LONP1, a vital component of the mitochondrial proteostatic machinery, with reduced expression in the β cells of donors with T2D, yields mitochondrial protein misfolding and reduced respiratory function, leading to β cell apoptosis and hyperglycaemia. LONP1 gain of function ameliorates mitochondrial protein misfolding and restores human β cell survival after glucolipotoxicity via a protease-independent effect requiring LONP1-mitochondrial HSP70 chaperone activity. Thus, LONP1 promotes β cell survival and prevents hyperglycaemia by facilitating mitochondrial protein folding. These observations provide insights into the nature of proteotoxicity that promotes β cell loss during the pathogenesis of T2D, which could be considered as future therapeutic targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144669741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01326-6
{"title":"Mitochondrial age-classes expand the heterogeneity of tissue-resident stem cells","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01326-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01326-6","url":null,"abstract":"During cell division, a subset of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) inherits old mitochondria that increase intracellular α-ketoglutarate levels. α-Ketoglutarate facilitates remodelling of DNA methylation and boosts the ability of ISCs to regenerate the stem cell niche. Metabolite intervention with α-ketoglutarate during ageing can replace defective niche cells and enhance regeneration.","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144629613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01325-7
Simon Andersson, Hien Bui, Arto Viitanen, Daniel Borshagovski, Ella Salminen, Sami Kilpinen, Angelika Gebhart, Emilia Kuuluvainen, Swetha Gopalakrishnan, Nina Peltokangas, Martyn James, Kaia Achim, Eija Jokitalo, Petri Auvinen, Ville Hietakangas, Pekka Katajisto
{"title":"Old mitochondria regulate niche renewal via α-ketoglutarate metabolism in stem cells","authors":"Simon Andersson, Hien Bui, Arto Viitanen, Daniel Borshagovski, Ella Salminen, Sami Kilpinen, Angelika Gebhart, Emilia Kuuluvainen, Swetha Gopalakrishnan, Nina Peltokangas, Martyn James, Kaia Achim, Eija Jokitalo, Petri Auvinen, Ville Hietakangas, Pekka Katajisto","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01325-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01325-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cellular metabolism is a key regulator of cell fate<sup>1</sup>, raising the possibility that the recently discovered metabolic heterogeneity between newly synthesized and chronologically old organelles may affect stem cell fate in tissues<sup>2,3</sup>. In the small intestine, intestinal stem cells (ISCs)<sup>4</sup> produce metabolically distinct progeny<sup>5</sup>, including their Paneth cell (PC) niche<sup>6</sup>. Here we show that asymmetric cell division of mouse ISCs generates a subset enriched for old mitochondria (ISC<sup>mito-O</sup>), which are metabolically distinct, and form organoids independently of niche because of their ability to recreate the PC niche. ISC<sup>mito-O</sup> mitochondria produce more α-ketoglutarate, driving ten-eleven translocation-mediated epigenetic changes that promote PC formation. In vivo α-ketoglutarate supplementation enhanced PC turnover and niche renewal, aiding recovery from chemotherapy-induced damage in aged mice. Our results reveal a subpopulation of ISCs whose old mitochondria metabolically regulate cell fate, and provide proof of principle for metabolically promoted replacement of specific aged cell types in vivo.</p>","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144622476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-11DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01343-5
Christoffer Clemmensen, Zachary Gerhart-Hines, Thue W. Schwartz, Juleen R. Zierath, Kei Sakamoto
{"title":"Shaping the future of cardiometabolic innovation: advances and opportunities","authors":"Christoffer Clemmensen, Zachary Gerhart-Hines, Thue W. Schwartz, Juleen R. Zierath, Kei Sakamoto","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01343-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01343-5","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity is a global public health concern closely linked to cardiometabolic complications. This Comment provides our views on recent breakthroughs, emerging innovations and future needs of therapeutic interventions to counteract obesity and its associated health risks.","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144602904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-08DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01324-8
Julie Mie Jacobsen, Jens Frey Halling, Ida Blom, Jaime Moreno Martinez, Bjørn Hald, Kent Pedersen, Johannes Josef Fels, Søren Snitker, Anna Secher, Sofia Lundh, Carel W. le Roux, Kirsten Raun, Marc L. Reitman, Rune Ehrenreich Kuhre
{"title":"CagriSema drives weight loss in rats by reducing energy intake and preserving energy expenditure","authors":"Julie Mie Jacobsen, Jens Frey Halling, Ida Blom, Jaime Moreno Martinez, Bjørn Hald, Kent Pedersen, Johannes Josef Fels, Søren Snitker, Anna Secher, Sofia Lundh, Carel W. le Roux, Kirsten Raun, Marc L. Reitman, Rune Ehrenreich Kuhre","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01324-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01324-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>CagriSema is a combination of amylin (cagrilintide) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (semaglutide) analogues being developed for weight management. Here, we show that CagriSema blunts metabolic adaptation in rats. Quantifying CagriSema’s action on energy intake and expenditure in rats we observe 12% weight loss with a 39% reduction in food intake. By contrast, pair-feeding causes less-pronounced weight loss, while weight matching requires a 51% decrease in food intake. Therefore, approximately one-third of CagriSema’s weight loss efficacy arises from an effect on energy expenditure, the blunting of metabolic adaptation, which contributes to the successful treatment of obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01318-6
Hanseul Kim, Paul Nelson, Etienne Nzabarushimana, Jiaxian Shen, Jordan Jensen, Amrisha Bhosle, Chengchen Li, Nawon Lee, Christine Everett, Brittany Berdy, Giana Frongillo, Jonathan Livny, Frank B. Hu, Tracey G. Simon, Lauren McIver, Eric A. Franzosa, Andrew T. Chan, Boris Hayete, Kelsey N. Thompson, Curtis Huttenhower, Long H. Nguyen
{"title":"Multi-omic analysis reveals transkingdom gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease","authors":"Hanseul Kim, Paul Nelson, Etienne Nzabarushimana, Jiaxian Shen, Jordan Jensen, Amrisha Bhosle, Chengchen Li, Nawon Lee, Christine Everett, Brittany Berdy, Giana Frongillo, Jonathan Livny, Frank B. Hu, Tracey G. Simon, Lauren McIver, Eric A. Franzosa, Andrew T. Chan, Boris Hayete, Kelsey N. Thompson, Curtis Huttenhower, Long H. Nguyen","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01318-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01318-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a common condition linked to obesity and the metabolic syndrome, yet its transkingdom connections have been under-investigated. We performed high-resolution multi-omic profiling—including stool metagenomes, metatranscriptomes and metabolomes—in 211 MASLD cases and 502 controls from a cohort of female nurses. Here we show that MASLD is associated with shifts in 66 gut bacterial species, including widespread enrichment of oral-typical microbes, and transkingdom dysbiosis involving not only bacterial but also viral taxa. <i>Streptococcus</i> spp. are more abundant in non-lean versus lean MASLD, the latter being a paradoxical subtype of a disease typically associated with increased adiposity. These microbial changes correspond with shifts in transcripts and metabolites, including increases in polyamines and acylcarnitines and reductions in secondary bile acids. We highlight gut viral perturbations in MASLD, showing that expansions of bacteriophage targeting oral-typical bacteria correspond to expansions of their bacterial hosts in the gut. We provide a comprehensive resource for understanding MASLD and highlight transkingdom multi-omic microbial shifts as potential contributors to its aetiopathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"185 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01300-2
Weijie Wen, Changqing Yang, Tao Zuo
{"title":"Viewing MASLD through an integrative gut microbiome lens","authors":"Weijie Wen, Changqing Yang, Tao Zuo","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01300-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01300-2","url":null,"abstract":"The gut microbiome is pivotal to the development of liver diseases in multifaceted ways. A recent study uses a multi-omics, multi-kingdom approach to analyse the gut dysbiosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, highlighting a substantial role for oral-typical microorganisms and their associated metabolites.","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"227 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature metabolismPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01306-w
Sunan Li, Zu-Hang Sheng
{"title":"Fuelling synapses via lipid metabolism","authors":"Sunan Li, Zu-Hang Sheng","doi":"10.1038/s42255-025-01306-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-025-01306-w","url":null,"abstract":"Synapses have long been thought to rely exclusively on glucose metabolism for energy. In this issue of Nature Metabolism, Kumar et al. reveal that synapses can tap into fatty acid metabolism to fuel ATP production and maintain synaptic activity when glucose is limited.","PeriodicalId":19038,"journal":{"name":"Nature metabolism","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144520749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}