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    Role of activating transcription factor 4 in the hepatic response to amino acid depletion by asparaginase
    (SpringerNature, 2017-04-28) Al-Baghdadi, Rana J. T.; Nikonorova, Inna A.; Mirek, Emily T.; Wang, Yongping; Park, Jinhee; Belden, William J.; Wek, Ronald C.; Anthony, Tracy G.; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine
    The anti-leukemic agent asparaginase activates the integrated stress response (ISR) kinase GCN2 and inhibits signaling via mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). The study objective was to investigate the protective role of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in controlling the hepatic transcriptome and mediating GCN2-mTORC1 signaling during asparaginase. We compared global gene expression patterns in livers from wildtype, Gcn2 -/-, and Atf4 -/- mice treated with asparaginase or excipient and further explored selected responses in livers from Atf4 +/- mice. Here, we show that ATF4 controls a hepatic gene expression profile that overlaps with GCN2 but is not required for downregulation of mTORC1 during asparaginase. Ingenuity pathway analysis indicates GCN2 independently influences inflammation-mediated hepatic processes whereas ATF4 uniquely associates with cholesterol metabolism and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Livers from Atf4 -/- or Atf4 +/- mice displayed an amplification of the amino acid response and ER stress response transcriptional signatures. In contrast, reduction in hepatic mTORC1 signaling was retained in Atf4 -/- mice treated with asparaginase.