Marisa J Brothwell, Guoshen Cao ... Katsuhiko Funai
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is associated with reduced mitochondrial cardiolipin concentration in mice and humans, and cardiolipin deficiency was sufficient to drive steatosis and fibrosis in the liver.
SETD6-mediated methylation of PPARγ establishes a positive feedback mechanism that enhances transcriptional activation and promotes hepatic lipid accumulation.