The ChREBP/Mondo-Mlx transcription factors are activated by sugars and are essential for sugar tolerance. They promote the conversion of sugars to lipids, but beyond this, their physiological roles are insufficiently understood. Here, we demonstrate that in an organism-wide setting in Drosophila, Mondo-Mlx controls the majority of sugar-regulated genes involved in nutrient digestion and transport as well as carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid metabolism. Furthermore, human orthologs of the Mondo-Mlx targets display enrichment among gene variants associated with high circulating triglycerides. In addition to direct regulation of metabolic genes, Mondo-Mlx maintains metabolic homeostasis through downstream effectors, including the Activin ligand Dawdle and the Gli-similar transcription factor Sugarbabe. Sugarbabe controls a subset of Mondo-Mlx-dependent processes, including de novo lipogenesis and fatty acid desaturation. In sum, Mondo-Mlx is a master regulator of other sugar-responsive pathways essential for adaptation to a high-sugar diet.
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control HSD 8h repC | Drosophila melanogaster | GSM1824688: control HSD 8h repC; Drosophila melanogaster; RNA-Seq | RNA-Seq | NextSeq 500 | 3rd instar | sug17delta/+ | control heterozygous (sug17d/+) 3rd instar high sugar diet | whole larvae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sug HSD 8h repC | Drosophila melanogaster | GSM1824687: sug HSD 8h repC; Drosophila melanogaster; RNA-Seq | RNA-Seq | NextSeq 500 | 3rd instar | sug17delta/Df(2R)Exel7123 | sugarbabe null mutant (sug17d/sug def) 3rd instar high sugar diet | whole larvae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
control LSD 1.5h repC | Drosophila melanogaster | GSM1824686: control LSD 1.5h repC; Drosophila melanogaster; RNA-Seq | RNA-Seq | NextSeq 500 | 3rd instar | sug17delta/+ | control heterozygous (sug17d/+) 3rd instar control diet | whole larvae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
sug LSD 1.5h repC | Drosophila melanogaster | GSM1824685: sug LSD 1.5h repC; Drosophila melanogaster; RNA-Seq | RNA-Seq | NextSeq 500 | 3rd instar | sug17delta/Df(2R)Exel7123 | sugarbabe null mutant (sug17d/sug def) 3rd instar control diet | whole larvae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
control HSD 8h repB | Drosophila melanogaster | GSM1824684: control HSD 8h repB; Drosophila melanogaster; RNA-Seq | RNA-Seq | NextSeq 500 | 3rd instar | sug17delta/+ | control heterozygous (sug17d/+) 3rd instar high sugar diet | whole larvae |